Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12

Ehor1tlee.
 At the annual session of the Grand IcoSe Of Rhode lsiano, Sons Of St. George, hold in Westersy. officers were eaactsd do follows: Titus Gibson, grand president: John T. Parker, grand vice. president; Arthur Ii. Morris, grand messenger; fieSeft Broadf,ead, grand secretary; Geo, sc sInhles. grand troes- urer ard William H. Magrenson was Jaw. William F. Smith or Committee on appeal and gr1evsooe; Jonn Nor. phet of Committee on fnance, and Ed- ward Massiu, trustee
 The repulLs of the retiring officers showed the order 10 be in a 11ui IsrlnS condition fnanciaiiy. While tLe l.- crease h memborship ssas not aa large as last year.tuGrc was eair- Tue uexL conv ention w1u be heid In Prov ideEce.
 Supreme President William T. Bar- low installed the newly eiected officers and in behalf of the grand iooge pre- sented Samuel G. Holder, the retir ing grand president with a solid gold emblem of lis rank.
 When the proposition for tns ppr- chase of u,etor driven fire apparatus was being considered by the W esterly fire district. the question was asked as to the cost of care and operation and Chief Cott-ell replied that the cost would probably rot exceed S5 a month. There was a hidden belief that the chief was talking through his cap; bu-, as usual, the veteran fire chief knew whereof he spoke. He had plan ned to pay tho driver S5 for each fire alarm responded to and this carried with it tho care of tho apparatus. The alarms do not average over dozen a year. which Wil: bring the cost of operation to the chiefs figure of $5 I, ~r.t ts.p bot Ix<, the cost under ordinary circumstances.
 Local Laccnies,
 Mrs. Matt Hazard and daughter Beulah were in New London Fri day.
 Rev Albert Goodwin, of Atkinson, N. H., will preach in the Congrega- tional church Sunday evening.
 Oscar Stuart, of Rochester. N. r., is to conduct a series of evangelistic ser vices at the Peoples Mission.
 Mrs. Daniel H. Champlin of Chicago is the guest of her sister, Miss Har- riet E. Stanton. in Elm street.
 Herbert .Macomber, employed in Providencei is spending a portion of his vacation at his home in Wester- ly.
 Rev. J. G. W. Herold. of Andover, 1OHH.. VIII Supply In6 putplI OI IlS First Baptist church in Westerly Sun day, morning and evening.
 The Mormon elders who have been doing missionary work in Washing ton county for the past two years, have been transferred to New Haven.
 Mrs. Ellen B. Kite. S4, widow of James Kite, died Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Crockett. in Pleasant street
 Members of the Fifth company, Coast artillery corps, will have an opportu- nifty for rifle practice at the state range at Burdens pond today (Saturday) and Sunday.
 Frank Foster Dodge left for Ken nebago Lake, Maine Friday. where he will be the guest of Eugene Atwood and family of Stonington, who have a summer place at the lake.
 Miss Amey Hazard. who spent a va cation at the home of her parents. MT. and Mrs.. Matt Hazard, has returned to East Orange. N. J., where she is a teacher in the public schools.
 A delegation of Westerly firemen at- tended the annual muster of the Rhode Island State Firemen's league at the Kingston fair. Friday, the closing day. There was 8 material falling off in visitors at the fair from Westerly this season.
 John D. Norman, who left Portland, Oregon, October 29. 1911. on a bicycle trip, reached Westerly Thursday af- ternOon and left for New London Fri