Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-21
see how the home was set, and it was

V, at danger
 The witness declared emphatically that the distant signal could not be set at safety and the home" show at danger. He said it was a little hay that night, but he could see his east bound starter signal, a distance which the plans showed to be 240O feet. He said McAIanus SC. the dis tant and first home signals and that he threw the rest.
 The witness said he saw the crash and that the local train was moving slowly at the time, The Gilt Edge was running 50 miles an hour when it hit the local. After going to look at the home signal he came back and then gave notice of the whack to headquarters, called physicians and did everything he could. He said the rear car rested upon the engine and l its occupants were moaning and cry
 ing to be saved. The car, he said was | afire.
 The funeral of Miss Janet McGre- | gor Clarke, age 22, daughter of Mir.
 and Mrs. William Clark, the young
 lady who was burned to death in the 1 Bradford train wreck, Monday night, | was held Thursday morning, from the residence of her parents in Elm street 1 Many sorrwiEg relatives and friends were at the funeral service which was i conducted by Rev. William F. Will Hams, rector Christ Episcopal church, assisted by Rev. F. A. Macdonald of the Congregational church. There | were beautiful floral tributes includ- ing pail of Easter lilies, also a large | wreath of pink and white sweet peas
 from Westover seminary, BIiddlebury, Conn.,, where Miss Clark was grad
 uated in 1918. Burial was private, at
 River Bend cemetery. The bearers
 were William McGregor Clark, Robert l Clark, brothers of deceased, MCGregor
 Demarest, Douglas Demarest, Donald
 Cottrel and Calvert Cottren.
 William Bell and Thomas R. PIats
 represented Pride of New England
 Lodge. Westerly, at the thirty third
 annual meeting of Manchester Unity odd Fellows of Rhode Island, held on | Wednesday in Providence. The officers , elected are: Herbert G. Roberts oi
 Providence, provincial grand master;
 Alfred Mitchell, of Westerly, deputy , of Providence, corresponding secre-
 tary; Walter Lowe of Providence, au-
 ditor; Isaac A. Kenworth, of Provi. , dence, treasurer; H. D. Fletcher, oi r Providence, book examiner; Ralph H , Shaw, John Busil, Andrew-Dick trus. ! tees.
 Grand Master John Herbert presided at the meeting and made these ap. r. pointments for the session: Elisha f Smithers, guardian: A. H. Pierce, war. 2 OOHs "llllcIl h. bTOduDenL, Cl3Dl1l0, William E. White John A Waugh
 credentials committee; Walter Lowe ! Otto koener, finance committee: An, f drew Dick, Ralph H. Shaw, reception | committee
 During the past year there has beer Y | a slight decrease in membership. Tn, . | financial report showed an increase il
 capital of $7.9S4.74. Death benefits O r $2,6OO and wives benefits of S1,15 were paid during the year. The tota
 hPrShin hn z+ fn f- f were twenty nine deaths during tn S year. The members contributed S9O4 o 85 for war relief.
 o William D. White and H. B. Me 9 Fadyn were elected representatives t " the grand lodge meeting in Newa rk The provincial grand master announc ' ed the deputies to lodges, which in il cluded the assignment Of John Sinnis n ter, of Victoria lodge, to Pride of Ney 5 England Lodge of Westerly. = Rev. Frederick A. Macdonald, pas . tor of the Congregational church, con 2 ducted the funeral service of Rober . Scott Smith, age 24, at the residenc
 of his parentsc, MT. and Mrs. Pete
 smith, in George street, Thursday af tenpoon. The comnittal service, ac cording to the Masonic ritual, was b Franklin lodge, No. 20, F. & A. N Burial was at River Bend and tn bearers were II. Russell Burdick an ! win D. Hawke, Lorin G. ,McLaren, Da vid Robertson, Jr. The floral tribute d included a square and compass froi ] Franklin lodge, a keystone from Pal s mer chapter, spray of roses fror the H. T. s. club, spray of lilies fror N the R. A Sherman Sons company, N wreath on an easel from the Du Dro N Inn club of Pleasant View, wreath c \ pink roses and lilies from the Rotar club, and a large spray of roses an N pink sweet peas from the Washing ton Trust comp0pv where Mir Smit had served as receiving teller. Mrs. Joseph L. Peacock of Westerl presided at the meeting in ProvidenC
 Wednesday when the Woman's Foreig
 mission of Rhode Island, the Woman
 American Baptist Home Mission socit
 ty of Rhode Island and the Free BaJ
 tist Woman's Missionary society, wit
 a total membership of $500, combine
 under the name of Woman's Bapti
 Mission society of Rhode Island. Tn