Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-05
EASTER EXERCISES OF WESTERLYK K. T,
Narraganse Commandery and Friends Services in Ma
sonic Hall-Two Charlestown Sisters Asphyxiated-
Effects of the Storm-Quarry Employe Attacks Fore
man With Shovel.

Easter Sunday afternoon the annual
services of Narragansett commandery,
Knights Templar. were held in Ma
sonic hall under the direction of Emil
nent Commander Arthur N. Nash in
accordance with the ritual. There were
many in attendance besides the sir
knights. The service opened with the
professional, Onward, Christian Sol
diers, trio, and closed with the recess
sional, Marehe Celebre, trio. Besides
Ae customary responses, the recitation
of the Lords prayer and the Apostles
creed, these solos were rendered by
Mrs. Briggs, soprano, I Know That My
Redeemer Liveth, and Hosannah, with
violin obligato, and there was a violin
solo, Adagio Pathetique, by Miss Max
A. Burdick, pastor of the Pawcatuck
Seventh day Baptist church.
Two elderly sisters, over 80 years Of
age each, were asphyxiated by smoke
from a fire in their home at Cross
Mills, in the adjoining town of Charles
town, Saturday morning. They were
Mrs. Dorcas Smith, widow of William
Smith late of North Kingstown, and
Mrs. Henry Clay Card, and they met
their death in the cottage Of the latter,
where they had resided together for
several years. Neighbors discovered
smoke coming from a partly opened
window in the Card cottage and on en-
tering the house found that a kerosene
lamp had evidently been overturned
and set fire to the carpet. This fire
was speedily extinguished.
The dead body of Mrs. Smith was
found on the kitchen floor, where the
fire was located, and the body Of Mrs.
Card was on the bedroom floor ad5oin-
ing. It is believed that the lamp was
and that when the lamp was dropped
to the floor and started the fire, the
women were suffocated in their efforts
to extinguish the blaze. Mrs. Gard
leaves a son, Edward Card, member
of the Narragansett Pier life saving
station. Mrs. Smith leaves a son and
daughter, William Smith of North
JAMESTOWN, and Mrs. Warren Cook, of
Rock Hill, North Kingstown.
The beIated blizzard that arrived in
this section Saturday included West
knock out business of almost every
description, and the big blow and snow
put the kiboSh on the customary East
er trade. From 10 in the morning I'M
til after midnight the storm ragged with
great severity, the wind reaching the
gale velocity, and the snowstorm be-
ing continuous. So far as known, no
damage of consequence resulted from
the storm in westerly and vicinity.
The trolley cars, although little off
schedule IlHlSs uaAue Trips dS near
thereto as possible, and, the severe
storm considered. the service was quite
satisfactory. The cars on the Watch
Hill route, by reason Of the low tracks
and the nearness to the tracks of the
tenders, in consequence. were forced to
battle through the snow, and with
more difficulty than on other divisions,
where the tracks are HIGH but the
Watch Hill trips were made in about
the ordinary time. The trains on the
steam road were also OF Of schedule
time all trains being from half an hour
hour to an hour late in arrival al
Westerly. 1t was some storm, and then
some more.
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