Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-17


Lydia F. Nichols. widow of Thomas
for years and who when out for an
airing was in a wheel-chair. died on
Saturday morning at her home. No.
z Dixon street. aged % years. Mrs.
Nichols Is OF a family of QualSers and
is survived by three daughters. Eliza
beth p. Lydia F.. and Eunice Nichols.
and two sons. Thomas p. Nichols. tell
er in the savings department Of the
Washington Trust company. and Will
lam 8, Nichols, q civil engineer in the
city OF Providence. Another son who
died eight years ago. was o. Foster
Nichols, chief engineer OF the depart
ment OF bridges for the city of New
York, and father OF the late Mrs. Ar
thur L. Perry, OF Westerly.
Prominence 10 given 20 a group of
paintings by Carl J. Nordell, formerly
of westerly, at the exhibition of the
Boston Society of Water Color Paint
ers at the Boston Art club. OF the
six subjects exhibited by Mr.. Nordell
the most important is Britanny
Landscape, with a busy sky full of
shadows are not always at just the
right value writes a chitic; but the
fore ground and the village beyond are
charming. Market Day, Moret, is
picturesque and well-painted street
scene with figures; and An Old Corner
/ Is a good study Of a quaint place in
Britanny.
Unless an invitation is received from
Westerly for the annual tournament or
the Rhode Island State Firemen's
league, it is probable that it will be
omitted, even by representation at the
Kingston fair. 1t has been limited
strongly at the meetings of the league
during the year that Westerly would
make a bid for the annual event, but as
it has not been made. it now seems
to be practically decided that there
will be no demonstration by the state
league this year but that instead the
companies will give their entire en-
ergies to the success of the big mus
ter of the New England league, which
will be held in Providence the last
week in August as feature of the
annual convention of the International
Fire Chiefs association.
The state league muster, If held,
would come on Labor day. which
would bring the events so closely to-
Setber that one or the other. or both,
would fail, if both tournaments were
to be held. 1t is barely possible that
the state muster may be pulled off at
an earlicr date. but as yet no invi-
tation has been received by the league
from any of the associations to hold
the mus er this year and there Is no
intiination that one will be received,
with Westerly eliminated.
The flremen's gathering for the New
England muster will probably be the
largest ever seen in a hand-engine
muster fisld. There will be over
dozen companies entered from Rhode
Island.
At the annual meeting of the Rhode
island Oyster Growers association.
Franklin T., Holman was elected DreSi-
dent, Charles w. Long xict president.
A. e Boiler treasurer and F. w.
Brigham secretary These officers and
Charles W. Greene, John w. Dodge, E.
M. Buckingham and w. III. Raye were
selected executive committee. F. L.
Holman, DR. F. H. Conway and John w.
Dodge were, appointed committee to
confer with similar committees ap-
pointed by the Connecticut and New
York associations. with the object OF
inducing the federal government to
make a study of the sanitary condi-
lions Of the waters in which oysters
are grown. to bring about national
method of disposing of sewage. and to
study the many problems connected
with the raising of oysters.
Nicholas s. Winson was elected pres
ident of the Rhode Island Fruit Grow
ers' association in annual meeting, and
John NJ. Dean vice president, and
Richard NJ. Bowen secretary treasurer
Mr.. Winsor was elected to the execu
tive committee for three years. Rich
ard NJ. Bowen James H. Richardson
and Frank Farrar exhibition commit
tee The report of the secretary
showed a gain of 20 in membership,
and that members were awarded the
principal prozes at the New England
Fruit show when over fifty barrels and