Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-12

Among the prize awards at the exhi- bition of the North kingstown Poultry association, held in Wickford, were the following: Buff Plymouth Rock, Will liam J. Symons, Westerly, first COCK. horns Film Grove Polutry Yards, North Stcningtoh second hen, first and sec und cockerel; single comb white Leg horns John Wheweu, Westerly, third hem; single, comb buff Leghorns, Will liam $. Maggs, Westerly. second cock, third cockerel; blue Andalusian, Will liam s. 4Iaggs, Westerly; single comb buff Orpington, Frank D. Davis, Nor wich, first and second cock, first and third hen, third and fourth cockerel, first bullet; single comb black Orping- ton, W. G. Clemens, Westerly, first hen. dottes Mrs. George ". Steadraan, Westerly, second cock second hen, first cockerel. second bullet; William S. Maggs, Westerly, fourth cock; rose comb Rhode Island Reds. J., P. Pas COG, Westerly. first cock, first bullet. There are thousands of railroad ties : in storage rear the Westerly railway station and carA loads are being added almost daily the large product being the result of the chestnut blight.
 In WasciErton county owners of chestnut stuIapage have cut down inn mature trees owing to the presence of t':c hlicht and in many instances lealth- trees have been "enaoEe1 long before they have attained their full growth, as owners feared they would ! he destroyed by the fungus disease.
 In addition to the large supply at Westerly cross ties Eire piled up at yearly all the way stations between Providence ands Westerly as evidence Of the dread which the chestnut tree blight has inspired in the owner Of woodland. for to great extent where t;.e diesase has nlanifes;ett itself an e'fort is being made to remove the timber before it's marketable value has heen seriously impaired.
 TEa exan,irine beard If tho'Sfi"st , Artillery distci3t, which recently made i exan'Inati0cs fer the-ratings of first class aE1 second class gu1ners has retVrret2 the following report: First conpanv Corporal Sharette Privates Bliss, Jackson, Nickers and Walker Mechanic Heap seccnd- class gunners; Third company, Sereeant Beagle, Cor porals D0nery and Murray, first-cla kunuers, '1orporals Murray and Pow ers and Private Mckeen, second class guyiners: Fourth company, Sergeant B'cWn and Private Rooney secoa d. class gunners; Seventh company Mu- sictan Harwood, Mechanic Selvey, Pri- vates Graham, Gerald and Robinson, second class gunners; 1fth company, 1 Corporsls Brennan McNeil, McElroy 1 and Ss undeTs, Private Joilrson. sec l ond class gunners.
 1 Catt1ir Robert c Thaokeray cf Westerly was chairman of the exam ming beard of the First Artillery dis : trict that examined candidates for non n-cCmmissioned officers The exam ! nation was held Friday evening in the state armory a,t Providence, and those taking the examinations were Third company. Corporal Murray for ser geant Private Nfckean for corporal: Seventh company. Corpora1s Buston, 1 sI- 1c- and NcC1trJ-. :a~ *rrge,i't, PriVates Crocker, Gerald, Graham and I't tbirscL and Musician HarEnn1 anf Mechanic Selbey, for corporal; Fo-( tn cor1panH, Private John F. Rooney, for corporal; 17th company, Corporals Ha- gerty and Gorton, for sergeant, and Private Johnson. for corporal.
 C"1 iE Thackeray las faf1el T posi- ton with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust company in Providence but will retain his residence in Westerly.
 Samuel SIocun, deacon of the First i Baptist church, stonecutter by trade and civil war veteran. who died in t3ackus hospital. Norwich. Thursday night. age S1. was buried in the fam iy plot at River Bend Saturday aft ernoon. There was a large attendance at the funeral service which was held at his residence in Cross street and was conducted sby Rev. J. w. FaorJ. D. b, pastor of the First Baptist church :! The bearers were Joh-l F. Ednond, i Elmer F. Clark. George B. Taylor and ] Eugene E. Pendleton.
 The msnbers of p. S. Barbes Hose company responded to two fires Saturday night, and did some fire fighting in the second call. Thhe ] first alarm was sent in for fire in the dwelling house of No. AT Mechanic street. occupied by Mrs. Eleanor York and owned by Charles D. Chapman. The firemen made quick response and succeeded in subduing the flames with chemicals. A dog was the indi- rect cause of the fire. He playfully ran against table upon which rested a lighted kerosene lamp. The lamp fell to the floor, smashed, and the burning fluid, spattered all over the room, with the expected result All