Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-19
MOTHER AND SON STIR WESTERLY Y
Excitement Over Rumqred Kidnapping by Mrs CrouchRoc- well of Demented Boy Women Protest Against Nor Elders Street Meetings-Levi Lecare of Taftvlle, Arrested, Charged With Non-Support.

| past two years through the efforts of two young elders oI the MOI mon church They have distributed their literature and given addresses in the open air explaining the principles of their religion. These meetings have been held in Dixon square and were conducted in an orderly way. Mrs Britain has invoked the aid Of the police to prevent these meetings. She called on Chief Brown Thursday and asked that he order the discontlnuance of the meetings. She added that her i action was approved by a committee composed of a woman member or all the Protestant churches in Westerly The chief assured Mrs Britain that if the meetings were in violation of law they would be stopped, but that he | must first be satisfied on that 1mpor- tant point.
 One who was near when Mrs. Brit tain made complaint to the chief suggested to that officer that Rhode Island was supposed to be the cradle of religious liberty" Roger Williams gave from the beginning entire free- dom of conscience to every settler and men of all religions and no religion were safe from molestation. This idea grew and spread until it became a part of the constitution of the United States. Then this sentence of the con- Stitution was read to Chief Brown: Congress shall make no law respect
 
 hibiting the free exercise thereof" Levi LeCfaire, former resident of Pawcatuck, was arrested in High street Wednesday night by Policeman Donald Ferguson by orders of Chief cation from the office of police inspect ors in Providence to take into custody LeClaire and hold him for the Provt- dence police. as he was wanted in that city on the charge of non-supporc of his wife and three children. LeClaire had been at work in TaftvilIe for tba past four weeks and arrived in Wes-- erly Wednesday afternoon. An officer from the inspectors office came here Thursday and escorted the accused to Providence.
 There was a largo assembIase es friends of the graduating class in at- tendance at the exercises of the eighth grade graduation in the West Proad street school, Pawcatuck, Thursday afternoon. The programme as arranged by Principal Ephraim P. Colson com prised the following: Song, O. Vert Thou in the Cauld Blast, chorus; reel tation, Legend of Bregenzo, >Phebe Hall: essay, Mexico, Harold Carpen- ter; song, violets Fate. class; recita- ton, Candy Pull. Florence Perry; song. Merry June, class; essay. Patriotic Songs, Joseph K Ryan.
 In behalf of the graduating class, John Davis presented the school a large cast entitled Night, by Thur waldsen, the Danish sculptor. In the absence of committeeman, Prof. Will liam H. Perry. superintendent of schools for the town of Stonington, ac- cepted the gift, extending thanks to the donors. Professor Perry took oc- graduates and urged them to continue on in the requirement of good edu- cation and not be content with stop ping at the eighth grade. He ex- plained that 1t would pay in the saw ing of time, when employed. and also have an education that would give added power to enjoy the best things in life. He advised the graduates to not be afraid to work and to use their education in their work.
 Diplomas were awarded by Professor Perry to the following graduates: Florence M. Barker. Marion s. Barr, Evelyn Blackburn, Ruth A Boyington, Teresa E. Ffshwiclz, Phebe G. Hall, May Lahn, Muriel Langworthy, Flor er:ne W. Mayne, Gladys E. Brown, Irene V. Holland, Beatrice Senior. LII Han $. Surber. Doris A. Filling, Harold w. Carpenter, John l.. Davis, Joseph K. Ryan, Benjamin B. Senior, William H. Shippee. Thomas Sutcliffe, Joseph
 
 Holland. W. Eston Bromley, Harold w. Crandall, William Johnson.
 feature was the awarding of the Peleg s. Barber prizes for the best es- says, competed for by the Pawcatuck pupils of the Stonnigton High school and eighth grade pupils of the Broad street school. The board of judges was Rev. Albert F. Earnshaw of Mys- tic. Rev. Joseph l.. Peacock of West erly and Dr. George Miner of Mystic. The awards were announced by Rev. Mir. Earnshaw. who paid tribute to the late Peleg s. Barber, who provided for these annual prizes, and concluded by quoting the appropriate passage: "He being dead, yet speaketh.''
 The prize winners were: Stanton A. Burdtck, high school, first prize. S20, subject of essay, Mexico: John F. Cro- min, high school. second prize. s10, subject, Our National Game; Joseph K. Ryan. eighth grade, third prize. s. Special mention was given Thomas Sutcltffe. Elizabeth Ledward and Les; ter Higgin bottum.