Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
Local Laeonies.

No cases were tried at the session of the Third district court in Westerly Friday.
 pr. AIbertI D. Segar, of wiIIimantic, is the guest of his brother, Henry R. Segar, in Grove avenue.
 At the whist and social of the Cath olic club Thursday evening the prizes were awarded Miss Emily Daly and Edward Butler.
 Rev. John O. HaarVig of Boston will supply the pulpit of the Pawcatuck Congregational church Sunday morn ing and evening.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Mary F. Buffum. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward H, uffum, to Hen ry L. Johnson, M. D.
 Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton. president of Wellesley college. spent Thanksgiv- ing at the home of her brother, James M. Pendleton, in Elm street.
 Judge Herbert w. Rathbun and Miss Lucy A. Wilcox are to be married Wednesday at the residence of the brides parents at Quiambaug. Several from Westerly attended the husl1ing bee in North Stonington Fri day evening, which was given by the Misses Ruth and Sarah Thompson.
 Dr. Frank I. Payne gave an inter- esting address on Ancient and Mod ern Firearms before the Antioch club in the Broad Street Christian church, Friday evening.
 The pulpit of the First Baptist I church in Westerly will be supplied Sunday morning and evening. by Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, pastor of Pawca- tuck Seventh-day Baptist church.
 Sixty members of Narragansett Icommandery, Knights Tenplar. at tended the annual inspection of Co., lun1bia commandery, Norwich. Friday night. The trip was made by special l trolley car.
 Miss Hattie Louise Watson and Will lit Thompson, both of Westerly, were married Thursday evening by Rev. John G. Dutton in the parsonage of the Broad Street Christian church. They were attended by Frederick E. Williams and Miss Lillian Murphy.
 The jury in the superior court for Washington county in session at King ston, rendered verdict of guilty in the assault and arson case brought against John and Allen Briggs. John was sentenced to six months and AL len to three months in the Providence county jail.
 There has been an increase Of s5,- 758,55 in the debt of the Westerly fire district during the past year. due to the purchase of two motor-driven fire apparatus and the installation of a new heating system in the fire house. The annual meeting of the district will be held next Wednesday evening. Rev. John C. Dutton of Westerly of1ciated at the marriage of Miss Clara Marguerite Holmes and Lewis Herman Brown, both of Stonington. at the residence of Ernest Ledrew Gran dall, the Waukeya farm. in North Stonington. Thursday noon. MT. and Mrs. Brown will reside at the Brown farm, near Angililla brook. 1 Mrs. Henrietta Peckham Eldredge who was born in Westerly 56 years ago, died Friday morning in Mystic
 where she has resided for twenty
 three years. She was a daughter oi
 the late John D. and Eliza Thompson | Peckham and leaves, a. son. Walter l H. Blackler, of Wollaston, Mass. ShS
 is also survived by 8. brother and twC
 sisters, Herbert D. Peckham of New
 London and Mrs. Ella B. Pecikham O Spartanhurg, $. C., and Mrs. Walter
 Soule of Portsmouth, N. H.
 Alexander Defonti was arrested D!
 Harry M. Kingsley, deputy comnnis sioner of birds, charged with hunting without lawful license. being an aiieI
 resident. He was found guilty afte, hearing before Judge Oliyed H. Vii Hams, in the Third district court ant
 fined SEQ and costs DefontI is a. res ident of Bradford. has taken out hi first citizen papers, but has not be | come an American citizen. The stat commissioner of birds has appointed Attorney Everett A. Kingsley to pros
 ecute cases brought under the bfrt flaws,