Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-14

force of trackmen of the Norwtch and Westerly Traction company coAn menced Tuesday morning the Temosa, n of the rails in Broad street and D1xon square, and when their work IS com -pleted all rails in that section Will pc ' removed except the main line, ana HI cars will pass through instead or lo Dixon square as terminal The cnanSe in terminal from Dixon square to the railway station is not opposed py tue business men in Dixon square ana VI cinity, nor by the great majority or patrons of the trolley system, nor even by the representatives of the trolley q, companies The change was demand ed. however. by the members of the Westerly town council, or, ratner, majority thereof, and an edict TOT the removal of the tracks was issued.
 The council decided that all the rails in the square, as well as those in upper Broad street, must go, and gave itca- < ton for the turnout in Railroad ave nue and spur extension in Canal street: The council went a step farther ana demanded that the rails be removed by June last There was a delay In the arrival of material for the Railroad avenue siding and as the rails in DIX, on square could not be removed untll that work was completed, the order or the council as to the time could nQf be compiled with. Then it was de- cided not to remove the rails until the
  ] the summer residents had left for theI winter homes.
 ,< Rev. Joseph L. Peacock of Westerly was elected a director of the Rhode island Baptist Educational union at the annual convention in Providence Monday evening. The exercises com i prised music reports of committees, routine business and a sermon by Rev. J. L. Campbell of the First Baptist church, Cambridge, relating to the value of the Bible as an effect on the showed the organization was in good financial condition. According to the report of the Woman's auxiliary, a missionary had been prepared for work in Japan, but explained that she had not been sent abroad by reason of un- settled conditions.
 Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Rev. Herman Wat jer, president; Rev. w. l.. Wood, vice president; Rev. c. D. Burr, secretary; O. A. Jillson, treasurer; Rev. T. E. Bartlett, Rev. H. M. King. Prof ". C.. Poland. Rev. B. Holyoke, Rev. c. M. Gallup, Rev. Frank Rector, Rev. Jo- seph l.. Peacock, directors: William Armour. George B. Nichols, auditors. The Woman's auxiliary committee is composed of Mrs. Ii. w. Watjen, Mrs. T F. Bartlett Mrs. W. H. P. Faunce. Ss r. cox, Mrs. Sarah c. Durfee. Mrs. H. H. Pepper, Mrs. F. O. Draper and Miss Florence A Williams.
 Joseph Mcknight, 30, son of Mir. and Mrs. Edward Mcknight. of Paweatuek, night. He was a, machinist by occu- patton, learning the trade at the Cot trell plant where he was employed as 5ourneyman for several \ For the past two years he has .mployed in New York. MT. Mex leaves a widow, his parents, twt lers and two sisters. He was [ Pawca- tuck. The news of his tn was shock to his many friends as we'll as to his relatives. Mir. Mcknight resid- cd at ASA East Sixteenth street, New York
 Several years ago a brother, George Mcknight, a soldier in the cavalry, United States army, was thrown from q horse and instantly killed while in service in the west.
 AZ the recent caucus of the second representative district the democrats made no nomination for member of the general assembly and this was considered as practically the indorse- ment of Albert H. Langworthy the republican nominee. There was evil dently no such intention on the part
 
 held Tuesday in the town hall, at which Bernard Christie was chairman and Thomas " Craney was clerk. Tristan D. Babcock, conceded to be the most popular democrat in Wester- 1y and who was last week nominated for state senator. was nominated Tues day evening as the democratic oppo- nent of MT. Langworthy. It Is under stood that MT. Babcock did not de- sire to be the opponent of the state senator, Louis W. Arnold, with whom he has served on the board of water commissioners for many years, The town committee will fill the vacancy caused by the declination of the nom- ination for senator by Mr. Babcock,
 Mrs. Eliza J. Insham, president of Rebeksh assembly, Independent Order Odd Fellows. of Rhode Island, pre- sided at the annual session held re-