Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15

AA0 NO4VOIaIOilS QOlIfB pdr14ASOo sAAi Rhode Island will pay into the treas ury of the state the sum of $776,S71.22. decrease of $2,37S.10 from the as- sessnent of a year ago. This does not include the tax against bank and trust companfes, which is not made until June 30, under the law. The list of concerns in Westerly aand vi cinity having a corporate excess Of $50,oo6 or more, and the amount of tax due is as follows:
 Westerly Automatic Telephone com- pany, gross earnings $37, ,646.17, tax $T52.92, Norwich & Westerly Trac- ton company $71,120.67, tax $711.20s Westerly fight & Power company $106,- 629.6e. tax S1,O86.29.
 New England Granite Works, ex- company s5I,57S.54, tax $2o6.30; Paw cat1ck Woolen mills s109, ,670.05, tax $484-l4; Bradford Dyeing association i. 4419.9eA, tax $1.67S.25: R. A. Sher- man Sons company $60, ,95o.So, tax 32z3s5; Westerly Textile company company s70,13s.44. tax s2So.5. The big plants of the c. B. Cottren Sons company and the Lorraine company, classed as the leading Westerly indus tries arc located in Pawcat1fck and pay taHes to the state of Connecticut.
 Librarian Josepi, L. Peacock and Aosisfaut Librarian Raiss Alice E. Kennedy represented the Westerly Public library at the annual meeting of the Rhode Island Library associa- ti0dy held Friday at Johnston. The addroas of welcome was by Rev. John B Bk11le, chaplain at the state prison. HA hold of his EoE1K at the institution an4 se1d that the library possibilities w9Eo very large and that it would be a great advantage if the inmates had u1nne reading matter. He said there aHe 2vailab7e books on travel, classics and popu1aF magazines and the in- n.tes egprezaate then-
 Rev. GideDn A Barrgess gave an ad- df1ss on SoEne Old Books and then reports in .eonnecd5on with the recent U1neffng of thB American Library as-
 af3nn at Washington were received. DE. H- i- K9UD1aaam gave a ~birdSeye H1BW~ of the d1ip and H. G. BrsgHana tot4 uf toax of the libraries in the nGtlDuna capital and Miss Gertrude WA&1eu1ore spoke on the noF1nal and meh Echod section of the conference.
 nE FeanDck took exception to the $u653ect of Dr. K.o0pnrans address. EaDdseye View. for as his rtsane 1n- o1GzGerence and therefore hest qsaaaffiad b eaare that pardiealfar ydew. Mfr. Fo0cOok told 0f a pleasant ha9f day hs spent with Rev Tsx9iaer Chanae1ze Rt Gecrge4own sxn3gaer4ity. of Eanieh the reverend fadher. who Soume11F re-
 
 and HbEarian- He was shown the rare Esorks in the archives of the uniNeTsrty And was imteTested in the Eniqme cat- A1pgufnE of panrp7llsts which he fully exp2ained. Mir Peacock expiahned that 6ahe university was a classical ir.,fi1T1- 4snn and differed fro nfhe Cathnfic rzn1uersity at the capital. He redahsd Inc pheasant manner in which he wass eU1ertHined by Fatber ChanasTle, who h q noted classical scho1En- Mr. Rea- COOK also repented artsmfanne at the opening of the Aanefiean university, where he heard the iadcTeHsss of Pres tdenf Wilson and SerTstaEies Bryan and Daniels and fonr bds5rops of fhe Met11odist Episcopal c.hIrrh.
 Omcsrs for the e1fsrfng year were elected as follows. Harold P Dough erty. of Pawtntiset grasid7ezn; d. E. Border of Portsmouth, Ms8- Rua1do Cofwen of Ba7Tington, vice presidents: Miss Edna ID. Rice. of Paw tucket, cor Fes<qndAg secretary; Miss Eva W Ma- goon 9 rrovddenee; recorder Low
 Narsaeansekt comnaanAery, Knights 74s1ptaFs of Westerly. viii help Wash 7nDton co<nasaasdery, of Newport. to ce7ebuate its one han6Eedth anniser- sazsy- EAe celebration was commenced Snnday Afhefno0n when the mennhers of Wasfzineseon eomnnaaaderw attended Trinity church where a special ser mon was pneasaaAA by the pastor, Sir KndEhf Rey Stanley c. HRle;has. TYais afternoon Reg, Hughes wild give .asa- 0fher szeEnpn, and at the same seFasiee ta1ere will he a hiat0adead address by Past CCznaaandar Robert S. BuFiisa- game. uoW DEelate of the eenanand- ery This evening Waslingt0n .eem- 1nzndefy wtH give a ladies night in Masonic hail. with a musical and lit 1zr r<l4xr <111f< rl4 7oW4nG
 On Tuesdax all of the commentaries 1n Rhede Island end those from Fall Rfuer and New Bedford will he in NeEpoEt There will be a parade ot the kniz11bs in the morning and einner w1A be served at Newport beach.
 Trara< Be54L z6, wAao was in the Srsr& rank of granite setAptons, anonc <he espeHts ia t3nat Hae in tIfis c0uDtFE d3ed Saturday in the Etafe hospihaa wla&Ee he has been since last Wosem31er Hes.was one of wes- terry D noost respaetAd citizens and had resided here for half century. Mir Bald was born in Italy where he learned the art as boy being only sfxteeu years when he went to Hart ford and fn the employ of the James c. BHttarEon Quarry cenapany. He continued to work for the Patterson coHpany in Westerly for many wears but his last employment was with the