Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-07
Local Laeonies.

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Local Laeonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert P, Clark were
guests Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles C. Treat in Norwich.
BY a unanimous vote in the house,
Friday afternoon, an act was passed
providing for an inheritance tax sys-
tenn in Rhode Island.
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Abel P. Randall. He was in his S7th
year. Burial will be at Hadlyme.
The Louisiana, flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Herbert o. Dunn, of Westerly,
is at Guacanayabo Bay, Cuba. There
are twenty-one other naval vessels at
the same place.
The Rhode Island Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, representing
1000 women in this state, has petition
ed congress in favor of a federal NOV
ing picture commission.
There was a large assemblage of
friends at the funeral of Marie PalaZ-
zol Saturday morning, when there
was a requiem mass in the Church of
the Immaculate Conception. Burial
was in ST. MichaePs cemetery.
President Wilson. having returned
from his speechmaking trip, may find
the time to affix his signature to the
commission of John A. Farrell as post
master at Westerly. The nomination
has been confirmed by the senate.
Petitions from the Rhode Island
State Council, have been presented
congress from the state council, Jun
ior Order American Mechanics, favor
ing. the enactment of the Burnell i'm
migration bill, providing q literacy test
and other restrictive measures for the
admission of alien immigrants.
1t was voted to repair, and open in
the spring, the school buildings in the
Hewitt and Wheeler districts, at a
special town meeting in North Ston-
ington, Saturday. The committee APP
pointed to oppose the raise in trolley
fares reported that they had engaged
represent the town in opposition.
At meeting of the Inland Fish
commission, w. H. Boardman. mem
Der of the board resigned the secre-
taryship which carried with it a sal
airy of $3.50 year. Commissioner
James G. Robinson was elected secre-
tary. The title of superintendent was
Barnes, head of the force, at the
Wexford state hatchery
Rev. Fl. c. Van Horn in the early
spring will conclude his pastorate of
the Seventh Day Baptist church, in
Ashaway. Rev. George B. Shaw, of
NoTln soup, NED, mas been called as
his successor. Rev. Clayton A. Bur-
dick. of Pawcatuck Seventh Day Bap-
fist church. has declined a call to
North Loup, to succeed MIR. Shaw, who
is nephew of the Westerly pastor.
William Hathwaite Brown, of Sierra
Leone, British West Africa, spent Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. Stephen
Pickhover. He was a passenger on
steamer Apparn. and left Sunday even
ing for New York. He will sail to-
day on steamship Noardam, for a visit
to his old home in Lancashire. Eng
land. He reiterated the story of other
passengers in telling of the thrilling
trip.
struck with an automobile operated
by Frank Sheldon. when on, the Sten-
ington road. on the night of Jan. %,
John Shea died Sunday at Lawrence
hospital, New London. He was rs
years of age and is survived by a
widow, three sons and two daughters
James of Munson, Michael of Woon-
socket, John Of New London and the
Misses Mary and Katherine Shea, of
Race street, Pawtucket.
Frederick A. Brown died Sunday of
apoplexy at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Amos Rogers. in Noank. He was
born in Cornwall England. So years
ago, and located in Coventry, Conn,
in 1871. He worked at his trade
printing, in Rockville Ansonia Water
bury and New York and for the past
eight years resided In Noank He
leaves two sisters besides Mrs Amos
Rogers. They are Mrs. Helen Rogers
of Noank and Mrs. Harriet Brewer
of England
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