Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-14

Charles H. Pendleton read a paper
Of more than ordinary local interest at
the meeting of the Westerly Historical
society Thursday evening. His sub
ject was Ibid You Know?" This gave
him a very wide scope and he, told of
things of historical value in connection
with the town of Westerly, that many
of his hearers did not know. The
paper showed plainly that Mr.. Pendle-
ton had delved deep into the history
of his native town and with thor
oughness that will be of material as
sistance to the future historian OF
Westerly, as the paper is to be pre-
served by the historical society. Pres
ident Esther Wilcox presided at the
meeting and there was a large attend
ance of members.
The invitation from the Westerly
fire department to hold the July meet
ing in Westerly in connection with a
clam bake and other festivities, was
unanimously accepted at the quarterly
meeting of the Rhode Island State
Ffremen's association, held Wednesday
night in Providence. Some time dur
in the same month there will be a
conference on Legislation for firemen
held a Rocky Point. The East Airing
ton Fire company and the Pawtucket
Valley Veteran Ffremen's association
were elected to membership in the
league, and the Ashton and Buckley
Hose companies were dropped from
the role by reason of non-payment of
dues.
Rev. n. c. Van Horn has accepted a
call to become pastor of the Seventh
| Dap Baptist church in Dodge Center
Minnesota, having resigned the pas
| torate of the church in Ashaway
/
| ly and the ladies of the community
| took advantage of that fact to give
| expression of their friendship and re-
gret her going away. A large dele
| cation SURPRISED Mrs. Mrs. Won Horn by
taking possession of the parsonage
their stay being made as pleasureablt
as possible. After u short social ses-
sion, Mrs. Van Horn was given three
sets of silver spoons and other piece;
of silver and cut glass. Mrs. Viii
Burdick made the presentation speed
in verse and Mrs. Van Horn eX.
pressed her thanks briefly. The Phi
lathea class of the Bible school sen
Mrs. Won Horn a buoquet of forty pinl
and white carnations.
In keeping with the general improve
nents in progress in that section o
the town the trustees of Wilcox parB
! propose to have q granolithic Sidewall
laid along the front of the park prop
erty, between the post office and til
Hinckley Mitchell building. Thi
: means complete stretch of high grad
{ walk, the full length of Broad stree
: to High and up High we'll toward Ca
nal street on the west side of tn
street. Thre is a piece of park prop
erty beyond the Hinckley- Mitche
building, which may also be include
1 in the sidewalk Improvement TIL
i long stretch of sidewalk along Zig
street, between the Coy and rhe Rob
e inson properties is not included in tn
e present plan of Improvement.
At the thirty ninth annual meetin
a of the Rhode Island Branch of the VIC
mans Baptist Home Mission held
8 the Stewart Street Baptist churcl
Providence, a union of all the Bapti.
t missionary societies in Rhode Islam,
:, was formally voted, and a constitutio
for the same approved. The new org
n anization is to DE known as the We
I mans Baptist Missionary Society
Rhode Island. The present officer
). will continue until the society is full
d organized.
At the morning session Mrs. JOSEF
: L. Peacock of Westerly, was one
the speakers and her subject we
: Money. She said the Stewart Sire
e church nearly contributed the amour
= asked for by the central body, the SUI
desired being S460C and the amour
n given being $4,34253. She said thel
was an improvement in the number