Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-04
SENIOR EfONORS AT WESTERLY
Principal Maryo Announces High Stand Pupils to Brotherhood of St. Andrew-Nathan Bliven Dies at Norwich-Postmaster-G General May Lease Watch Hill Cottage.

The rife practice season of the --.-Cdo Island National guard was ened Friday fully month earlier --a usual and the interest is con lesaDlys increased by the military --1isities incidental to the trouble with ; esSico. There has been improvements .si the Runtvrd range and the state appropriated $500 for the rebuilding of tire ranges at Burdens pond for the use of sls65 With company, Westerly. The qualification course with the raffe, as last year, is divided into lnstruc- ton y<actiee and record practice.
 Special orders from the office of the adjutant general provides for eXafnina- tions in the basic course, the fire and battle commander, emplacelnent and searchlight courses battery commando CT, range and communication courses and the rated position course. Board of officers to conduct the examinations are made and Capt. Robert Gladstone Thackeray of the Fifth company IS chairman of the board. on rated posi- ton course.
 Representatives of the focal assem- bly of the Brotherhood Of St. Andrew connected with Christ Episcopal church will attend the annual conyen- ton of the New England assembly, Brotherhood of St Andrew, to be held in Grace church parish house, ProV1- dence next Friday evening, continuing through to Sunday eVenlng. All the meetings and services will be public. Besides the accredited delegates others wlll attend from Westerly. The organ iza<icn includes two departments. the senior and the junior, and delegates will be present from all sections of New England. William E. Weeden of Westerly is first vice president Of the brotherhood.
 
 The fire companies of Westerly and Pawcatuck are arranging for partici- patton in the big nreIneli's parade Tn StOningtou Aug. s. which Is to De a feature of the centennial celebration of the battle oI StoninSton. Firemen's s day Will be under the direction of the Stonington, the PaWcatuck and Mystic department, all located in the town of Stonington. Each of the companies in the three departments will head di- vision and each will have at least two visiting companies. Chief Engineer Edward r. Teed Of Stonington will be marshal and Chief Henry A. StahIe oT Pawcatuck and Chief Charles E. Do- hath Of Mystic will act as the aides. Assignments for the parade have been made as follows:
 First divisiUn-Pioneer Hook and Ladder company No. ] of Stonington, with Wakefield Hook and Ladder uOmpany No. 1 of Wakefield and Alert Hook and Ladder company of W ester y.
 second division-P. S. Barber Hose company of PaWcdtuCh, with East GreenHjch fire department and Rhode Island Ones of Westerly.
 Third division-Stoningto Steam Fire Engine company No. 1 of Ston- ington. with Cyclone Steam Fire En- zine company No. ? of Westerly; sec ond visiting company not decided
 Fourth division-B. F. HoXie Engine company of Mystic with Mystic Hook and Ladder company of Mystic and Eoank Fire company of Noank.
 Fifth division-Neptune Hose con- Dany No. 1 of Stonington, with West erly Veteran Firemen's association; second visiting company not decided
 Nathan BIiven Of the Dunn's corner' section, Westerly, died Friday evening in Backus hospital, Norwich, from gansreue poisoning of the right foot following an urgent operation. MT Eliven was 70 years of age. was { fisherman, a farmer and for yeari conducted a small grocery and notions store. He is survived by Mrs. BIiven who was widow of the brother of de- ceased, Daniel w. Bliven. He alst leaves a sister, Mrs. Oliver Macomber of Westerly, and a brother, Josepl Frank Bliven, of New Haven. Another brother James F. Bliven, was killed hr being struck by a locomotive neal the W Westerly railroad station a few weeks since. Twenty years ago Mir Eliver had a severe attack of neaSle! and for a time he was mentally de ranged and while in that condition h' attempted suicide by shooting. MT Eiren was for many years a membe of the Seyenth-day Baptist church a Dunn's Corners.