Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-15
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS AT WESTERLY
Lasted Only Ten Minutes Contest Fails Ma teralze-Albord Ennis in Court Charged With Larcency Case Continued Till Today-High School Defeats Take Day Of for Trivial Reason

CT, and could not explain how his WhereaDouts were ascertained as he did not give his home address when leaving New York. He said that his gambling while in New York was on horse racing and that one of his as sociates was a police officer in the big city. He declared that if he had decided to have the case tried on it's merits and insisted upon his innocence he could have received financial as- sistance from New York. He told va ried and conflicting matters iR con- nection with the crime and the police do not believe now that he has told the truth.
 Ennis was arraigned before Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third dis trict court Thursday evening and pleaded guilty to the charge of lar ceny. The responses to queries of the court were not satisfactory and the case was continued to Fridays ses- sion.
 At the annual meeting of the Wes- terly Historical society, held Thursday evening in Memorial building, these officers were elected: Ethan Wilcox, president: Everett E. Whipple, first vice president: Mrs. Edward M Burke, second vice president: Mrs. Thomas Perry, recording secretary; Miss Ser tha Nj. Brown, corresponding secre- tary: Miss Gertrude Foster, treasurer These officers and Rev. Joseph L. Pea cock and Mrs. La Clede Woodman- see constitute the executive commit tee. Miss Julia Smith declined to be g. candidate for reelection as presi- dent.
 The officers elected at the annual
 meeting of the First Baptist church
 are as follows: Thomas H. Peabody,
 president; Daisy H. Peabody. secre-
 ta1y and clerk; Dr. William A. Hillard,
 financial secretary; William E. Mar
 tin: treasurer; Deacon William H.
 Greene, J. Henry Potter, Horace E.
 Burdick, J. A. Church. Otis H. Chap
 man, trustees. The Sunday school of
 f1cers elected are: Deacon Ethan Will
 cox, superintendent; Deacon l.. b.
 Chase, first assistant; Deacon Leroy
 Farnsworth. second assistant; Howard
 Greene, secretary: Harry Nichols,
 treasurer; Bertha M. Brown, primary superintendent The. republican caucus to nominate
 candidates to be balIoted for on the
 second day of June was held in the new town hall Thursday evening and
 was the first political caucus to be held in the edifice. There was a large at tendance of voters indicating that
 there was more than ordinary interest
 in the coming election. The caucus was called to order by William Clark, chairman of the town committee. Eu- gene B. Pendleton was chosen moder-
 ator and Everett A. Kingsley clerk.
 Eugene B. Pendleton was nominated for town moderator Everett E. Whipple for town clerk. James NJ. Pendleton for town treas urer and collector
 Thomas Perry was nominated for school committee for three years, and
 Arthur Nj. Cottren for one year. Albert N. Crandall for tax assessor for three years.
 Ellery Barber for overseer of the poor.
 First councilman-William Culley. Second councilman-Maurice W. 1 Flynn.
 Third ouncilman-Charles B. Thom- ! Fourth councilman-Francis G. Has, 1 we'll.
 Fifth councilman-Charles G. Craig. Sixth councilman-Thomas E. Rob-
 inson.
 Seventh councilman = D. Harold 1 Rogers.
 The town committee was empowered l to fill any vacancies that might occur. All the nominations, as made by the 1 town committee, were adopted, and 1 without the slightest opposition. The contest that was expected from Wayland A. Saunders, who was drop ped from the list of councilmen of last year, did not materialize. and the eau i GUS adjourned after a, session of only | ten minutes
 l Charles w. Berry of the committed 1 of the First representative district | called district caucus and Everett A. l Kingsley was chosen chairman and 1 Howard Thorp clerk The purpose was | to elect a moderator and clerk for the 1 district. Ira B. Crandalf was. elected moderator and John [. Dunn clerk | Immediately thereafter there was a l caucus of the Second district which was called to order by William Clark l and Eugene B. Pendleton was chosen
 chairman and Lewis Stanton clerk i Eugene B. Pendleton was elected mod l orator for the district and Lewis Stan- 1 ton as district clerk. 1