Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-04
BIC DEMONSTRATION IN WESTERLY
Seventeen Organizations Participate In Labor Day Parade Close of Wilcox Reunion-August Post Office Re- cepts $5, $5,452-Burdc<-P Purdy Marriage.

A Seagraves hook and ladder truck that has been on exhibition in Provi- dence, in connection with the annual l convention of the International Fire Chiefs association, was in Westerly, Saturday, enroute to Danbury. Conn.,, to be added to the fire department equipment of that city. The demon strator stated that the apparatus just as 1t stood, fully equipped, and with chemical tank and hose, or an Amerl- can La France city service truck Of standard make were what was offered l to the Westerly fire district for $5,- | 900, but neither offer was accepted. He added that he understood that l Westerly had selected a truck of the Maxim type furnished the ladders, and will pay fully as much, if not ! more, for it than for a Seagraves or | American LaFrance make. The West ierly truck may be Just as good, may graves and American La France | people consider each other their only 1 competitors.
 | The new truck for the Westerly de- | partment is expected to arrive within | ten days and, the talk of the Sea- l graves man to the contrary. it is be- l lieved that it will fully fill all the needs of Westerly, and do just as good l service as any other manufactured | The people are satisfied with the ser vice given by the two motor appara- 1 tus that have been in use for the past 1 two years, and the new apparatus is of the same type. An added advan- l tage of the department is that all the 1 apparatus will be of the same make, with interchangeable parts in an emergency, and can be readily driven 1 by any of the operators in the depart ment. The committee selected the 1 Maxim machine, after an examination of trucks of different makes. and of the new truck stands up as well as
 has the other two. and it surely will,
 the Westerly public ought to be sat- isfied.
 Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Purdy, of
 Providence, and Harry Wheeler Bur- i Thursday at the Mathewson Street l Methodist church, the ceremony be- ing performed by the pastor, Rev. Edward s. Ninde, D. D. The bride has resided in Providence for the past
 two years. She is the daughter of Dr. Purdy of Mystic and a graduate of East Greenwich academy. The bride groom Is a graduate of the Y. M. c. A. college, of Springfield. and Posse Normal School of Gymnastics, Boston,
 and for the past year has been super intendent of athletics at the West eTly High school, and for three years
 in charge of the playgrounds. MT. and Mrs. Burdick will reside in Glen IA4tlSc, AN. where NIT. DuEdlCh tS physical director in the public schools.
 Labor Day will be observed in Wcs- terly on a larger scale than ever be- fore, if all the plans for the eyer
 materialize. not barring the big dem onstration of twenty years ago, when every industry in the town was rep
 resented in the parade. The indus trial parade is scheduled for o'clock i in the morning, and will include 1T labor organizations, with floats, four ] bands, and a division of floats repre-
 serting business houses and indus tries that are not eligible to place in the divisions composed of organized
 labor. The parade will end at the Vose field in Quarry hi11. -r'har~ t17~-'e
 will be field sports, including a game
 of baseball.
 A feature of the parade will be the i participation therein of J2fnes Dun
 can, of Quincy. Mass, formerly of
 Westerly, president of the Interna-
 and vice president of the American Federation of Labor. At 9 o'clock, on
 the Vose field MT. Duncan will de- liver an address on the general sub- ject of organized labor.
 The annual reunion Of the Wilcox 1 Family and Allied Families. held on 1 Tl1ureday, Friday and Saturday in i Westerly. was in every way satisfac- tory to the visitors, and to the resi- dent members. 1t being pronounced by unanimous vote just a little more pleasant and beneficial than the pre-
 ceding reunions. There was a busi-
 ness session Saturday and then the visitors, piloted by members of the local committee. visited Watch Hill Pleasant View, Weekapaug and points of historical interest in and about the town inPII16inU the TOel7Ia Do h
 cock house. Babcock Buryinssround Governor Wood house. Wequetenuock
 Buryingground, Thomas Nirigret
 farm: Wilcox church, and Wilcox
 The feature of the final session was
 a1 address with special reference tc
 Wilcox ancestry. by Dr. Raymond
 Webb Wilcox, M. D., u. D, of New York, surgeon United States Army
 Medical Reserve Corps, and president
 of the American Therapeutic society
 Postmaster John A. Farrell reports
 the receipts of the Westerly post of-
 flee for August s5.452.24. was the tl largest for any single month since the
 establishment of an office in Westerly.
 The sum of $5,452.24. as against $5,-
 015.14 of August, 1915 which was the
 record, an increase of S43710 The
 standing of, post offices is based upor
 the receipts of from April to April
 and the Westerly office lacked s647
 of being made @ first class post office,
 which would carry with it an increase
 in the salary of postmaster, as well as | placing Westerly omOr~ the most pre-
 tentious cities. Already there has
 been an increase from April, over last
 year of $1,000. therefore the indica-
 tions are that Westerly will he among
 the first class post offices when tho
 next rating is completed
 II For the benefit of farmers and the
 general public a demonstration will be
 made at the Kingston fair next week
 on agriculture and allied work, under
 the auspices of the Rhode Island II State college.
 The programme will be as follows: ] Tuesday, Sept. 12, 10 a. m.-Soi1