Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

At the Rhode Island State college there was a meeting Friday after noon of the executive committees Of the Washington and Kent County Farmers association, when prelimi- nary formation was made of the Southern Rhode Island Farm bureau, to carry along the county agent plan as advocated by the extension depart ment of the state college. There will be a general meeting soon to rattfy a permanent organization. Sumner Mowry, of South Kingston, was elect ed president, with a vice president from each town in the district, as fol- lows: Kingstown, s. Frank Tent, Ham ilton; South Kingstown. E A. Mall 1ette, Kingston; Hopkinton, Charles F. Kenyon: Charlestown, George C. Cross, Cross Mills. Westerly, Louis J. Reu- ter; Narra gansett T. Elliott Tucker; Slocum, stephen A. Sweet: Richmond, Roy Rawlings, Wyoming; East Green. wich, Walter Devoe; Warwick, Albert Cole, Apponaug; West Warwick, F. L., Vaughn, East Greenwich: Coventry, w. T. Lewis, Anthony: West Green wich, Charles s. Brown, Greene, Pro- sion service at the State college, was elected secretary of the bureau, and Herbert Barton of Warwick was made treasurer. The executive board con- sists of president secretary treasurer, and Philip A. Money of Exeter, c. Pal rner Chapman of Westerly, Oliver c. Straight of Anthony and William Fl. Godfrey of Apponaug.
 The society voted to make the mem bership dues 50 cents per year, and it is the intention to increase the mem bershAp to 1000 by the first of July The extension department of the State college is havinb bulletins printed on Farm Bureau and the County Agent. which will be ready for distribution in & few days and will be mailed N1 a1V vh1 A p1s7 fIIti xxri11 also be adopted for the new body and any resident or property holder in the district is eligible to join.
 The state legislature appropriated s5,000 for this work within the state. and as there will be three districts, one-third of the amount will go to the Kent and Washinfton County associa- ton. It will, however, be necessary to raise a like amount and to this end the promoters of the project have set to work. Every town in the dis trict will be petitoned at it's financial town meetings to appropriate sufficient sums to meet the necessary outlay. The permanent organization will be effected soon, and there must be at least two members from each town before organization can be completed.
 Friday, May 14th, will be Arbor day in Rhode Island and under the amend cd law it's observance is compulsory in all public schools of the state. The act was repealed which made Arbor day a legal holiday for schools and was placed in the same category with Flag day and Rhode Island, days on which schools are required to observe with appropriate exercises. AIEbor day still remains legal holiday except in so far as it relates to schools. Here tofore the schools could dismiss for the day, but now every school must assemble for regular session and every pupil who does not attend will be recorded as absent. Walter E. Ranger, commissioner of public schools has issued a pamphlet which provides a complete programme for the schools, with many suggestions for varied ex- ercises.
 In the selection of grand and petit jurors for the May term of the United States district court, which convenes in Providence, May 25, Westerly was not given any consideration. although Charles Bedford, of Pawtucket, for merly of Westerly, was named a grand juror. The grand jury is made up of seven from Providence and Pawtucket furnishes 6, Tiverton 2, Coventry 2 and Cranston 5. The petit jury is com posed of T from Providence, 10 from Pawtucket and Cranston furnishes g, Tiverton 6. Charlestown 1 and Coven- try 6.
 James M. Pendleton, manager of the Westerly branch of the Industrial Trust company, will preside at the first of a series of interscholastic debates in Westerly High school hall this CMonday evening in competition for the silver cup offered by the Brown club of Providence and for which six high school teams will compete, the cup to be the property of the school winning three times. The question for debate is Resolved, That the United States Should Own and Operate the Telegraph, and the teams to debate will represent the Classical high school of Providence in the negative and the Westerly high school in the affirma- tive. The judges will be Rev. Edward Holyoke of Providence, President How ard Edwards of the State college and Attorney Chauncey E. Wheeler of Providence.
 The time linart has expired for writ Ing the essays for the prizes offered to pupils of the Westerly public schools by Phebe Greene Ward chap ter, Daughters of the American Rev Oiution, on the subject of Forestry. The essays were handed in on Satur- day for the considera ton of the judges and it is probable that the winners, first and second, will be announced this week. The judges are Ethan Will DklMEIII Cn7rhAk