Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-29

interests of home and foreign mis- sions. under the auspices of the War. ren Baptist association of Rhode Is land, held Wednesday in the First Baptist church at Warren. Mrs. Pea cock. spoke at the afternoon session and the exercises included an address on India by Miss M. Morrow. The subject, What New Methods Have
 You Used to Advantage in Your Cir cfes? was discussed by Mrs. Frank
 Watkins, Mrs. R. l.. Waite and Mrs. E. A Farnel There Twas also a so-. cial half hour devotional exercises and singing.
 At the morning session, in addition addresses as follows: A Message Con- corning the New Society, by Miss E. c. Hodges What Is the Best Way to Prevent Missions in Sunday Schools, Miss Florence Nixon. How May We Make Better Use of Our Missionary Literature Mrs, A. T. Barton; Shall We Suspend Missionary Activities During Summer Months. Mrs. J. ".
 Osterhout; 1Glimpses of the Judson Centennial. Mrs. Howard Pepper.
 Six biu sticks, the biggest over seen
 in this section, were in the Westerly freight yard Thursday, with the New all and Crutnb quarries as their des- tinatfons. They are of Oregon pine
 and are to be used as derricks to han
 dle large, blocks of granite. They were
 each 95 feet in length and 25x2S inch
 es in diameter. and three long freight
 cars were used in their transportation.
 The freight charges exceed $500 to the
 Bradford station, where they will be
 delivered to the consignees.
 Local Laconics. There will be a session of the Third district court in Westerly today. Clifford C. Bradford. of Maiden, Mass, formerly of Westerly, is here
 on q visit.
 Ellery Allyn and Gurdon s. Allyn of
 the Mason's Island company, were in Westerly Thursday
 It,is a confirmed fact that the troll ley tracks in Dixon square will not be removed by June l..
 The town election will be held next Tuesday and the political pot has not come to the boiling point. The last meeting of the present town council will be held next Monday. the
 day before the annual town election. Fielding Jones and family of Prov
 idence arrived Thursday at Watch
 Hill where they Will spend the season.
 A big motor van arrived from At tleboro, Thursday, with the household
 effects of family that has located in Pawcatuck.
 Several automobile owners have ten dered the use of their machines to
 veterans of the Civil war in connec- tion with the Memorial day exercises. The Westerly town councilmen met Thursday evening as a board of can yasserS and canyaSSed the voting list to be used in the election next Tues day.
 The funeral of William Brown took place from his residence in Tower street, Thursday afternoon. Burial was at River Bend. There was a large attendance including delegation from the Paving Cutters union. A Pawcatuck bay named Kenyon, who followed the La Tena circus, was taken into custody with several other boys in New London during Thursday night and placed on probation. The Paweatuck boy was sent to his home. Howard P Knight, who delivered IngersoiFs Vision of War. in the Wes- terly High school prize speaking con- test, Thursday evening, will deliver Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg at the Memorial day exercises in the town hall.
 It is not definitely settled that Post master General Burleson and family will spend the summer at Watch Hill. They have made an offer of a $500 rental for a cottage for the season, provided the cottage be near the shore and convenient to a bathing beach. Watch Fill cottages are not rented at that low price
 The Westerly Automatic Telephone company planned for a change in the toll system between Watch. Hill and the village of Westerly. It limited the service of subscribers to specified number of calls. The matter has not been passed upon by the Public UtiI- ities commission and question has been raised as to the right of the company for an extra charge for service within the limits of the town of Westerly.