Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-04
FIRES ON WEDNESDAY,
Loss of 800 on Main Street Property Blaze in Paw catuck Does $2OO Damage-Nest Week to be Cleanup Week-ExteusiOn of Rural -Ferguson-Barber Wedding.

the root. which reached some of the
 The Barbers put two streams of water on the roof. and exsmguished the blaze before much damage re- suited. The loss is estimated at s2OO.
 Al the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Rhode Island. held in Providence, these officers were elected: Ellis A. Cranston. grand master; William H. Lowe, deputy grand master Tristan Mowry; grand treasurer; Orloff I. Ellsworth, grand representative; Sumner Mowry, trus- tee Odd Fellows Home association; Kirkland H. Wilson. grand secretary; Donald Spears, grand warden.
 The appointfve grand officers are: George H. Curtis, grand chaplain; Henry M. Burritt, marshal; Walter Mcintyre, guardian: Albert G. Eatongh, conductor: Robert F. Gra- ham, hearld.
 The regular meeting of the Board of Managers of the Seventh Day Bap- tist Missionary society, held in Vest erly, William l.. Clarke. presiding, 1t was voted to appoint Sabbath Ral1y day, May 27, a time for special effort to cancel the debt of the society, S4,- GOO. and to invite each member of all the churches of the denomination to present at that time a freewfl offer ing for this purpose. Ira B. Cranda1l, John H. Austin and Charles H. Stan ton are the committee to forward the plan.
 Tn formation was received from Rev James ". Crofoot, missionary, that he has engaged passage from China, and expects to sail with his family on June 24, on vacation.
 nr paTr9b0rcr Sanf rYanS fnr the hospital building at Lieu-oo, China the contract for the building has been awarded and the work is progressing The board expressed its approval o1 the plans and expressed appreciation of the loyalty. self devotion and self sacrifice of Drs- Palmborg and Gran dall in forwarding the work at lien Secretary E. B. Saunders and Dea- con A. E. Main were the delegates that represent the missionary society in the Mems National Missionary con- gress held in Washington, D. C.. on April 26- 30.
 The evangelistic committee report ed that Rev. D. Burdett Coon and As sistant Nelson, have during the quart CT have conducted two successful se- ries of meetings. At North Loup. Ne church by baptism. At Jackson Center, Ohio. there were a number oi bautisms and additions to the church are expected in the near future. President James M. Pendleton pre- sided at the May meeting of the West erIy Board of Trade, Charles J. But l Ter, chairman of the municipal inn
 provement committee, reported that
 next week had been designated as Cleanup week, and that plans were | in the works that would probably re- suit in the cooperation of, all the peo- pie of Westerly. President Pendletor eomplimented the trustees of Wilcox park, and Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, fo1 | the public spirit shown in the con- struction of granolithic sidewalks. | Frederick c. Buffum, chairman oi
 the fire preventio ncommittee, told oi the work that had been and is being done by the school children and cities | to prevent fires, and complimented the 1 efficiency of the fire department 1T extinguishing fires when they do oc- cur. He believed that the fact that i there had been no fires of consequence I in Westerly during the past year was due in a great degree to the agita- tion and education for fire prevention