Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-02

druggist in point of service in Rhode
Island, having been in the business for
spent as drug clerk in Westerly,
and the rest of the time in Hope VAL
ley. Mr.. Greene was born in the
town of Hopkinton and received his
early education in the private schools
of Westerly and later was graduated
from the Massachusetts College OF
Pharmacy. In 1862 he entered the
pharmacy of Potter and Champlin in
Westerly as a clerk. 1t was his youth
full ambition to become a physician,
but partly because of too close appli-
cation to his studies and his duties
as a clerk and partly because of a
constitution that was never over ro-
bust he was compelled at the end of
i've years to give up his work because
of Ill health.
At that time physicians advised him
TO go farther inland away from the
damp atmosphere of the coast, and
following his advice. he went to Hope
Valley and opened drug store in the
Bank building, in the rooms now oc-
cupied by the Washington Trust COM
panv.
His reception when he first went to
Hope Valley was far from cordial.
Then as now in many instances the
drug store was sometimes used as a
blind for the Illegal sale of intoxi-
eating liquor and the temperance low
ing folk of the town of Hopkinton had
sort located in their most important
village.
Although Mr.. Greene was an earnest
advocate of prohibition and an out
spoken opponent of the promiscuous
use of narcotics, he made little or no
effort to quel1 the storm that his COM
ing had stirred up, but he conducted
his business in such Il way that it was
not long before some of those who had
most bitterly opposed the opening of
the drug store became his best friends
and regular patrons.
Providence. who was a lieutenant
colonel before the reorganization of
the Coast Artillery corps, and who
Is at present the senior major, has
been assigned to command the first
battalion of Rhode Island troops to be
ordered out by direction of the federal
war department in the pending
troublous times. The battalion is
composed of the Second company. of
Providence Captain Washburn, Fifth
ant Freestone commanding; Twelfth
company of Woonsocket, Captin Shun-
ney, and the Fifteenth company of
Pawtucket Captain Connors. Steps
panies to the full strength, and the
Fifth company has shown activity
along that line. Although Westerly's
population is infinitesimal in COMPARE
there is patriotic spirit sufficient in
Westerly to practically double the
present strength of the Fifth company.
There are many men enrolled in the
much better in the local military
command, and now that call for re-
cruits has been made 1t is expected
there will be general response. It
is urged that there is no self-sacri-
flee, no real patriotism. in membership
WI
eligible for military service. who are
physically fit to serve their state and
nation. Men who are eligible to the
national guard are not permitted to
an organization that Is to be fully uni
formed and equipped and drilled to
meet any emergency that may arise
within the borders of the state. The
force is practically an organization of
special constab1es Of the town.
The Pawtucket and Woonsoclet
companies are In Major Bourbon A
company is Major Arthur N. Nasi1's
battalion. Both these majors are
residents Of Pawcatuck In the town of
Stonington and Major Ba,bcock is
serving his second term as representa-
town Of stonington in the Connecticut
can war both served In a Rhode Is
land regiment.
Governor Beeekman has announced
the personnel of the new penal and
charitable commission, that 10 to sup
plant the board Of state charities and
correction and the state obard Of con-
troll and supply. to be as follows:
Jesse H. Metcalf. of Providence, at
, lar 81 and ve enairm an George R. Lev
DR.. John w. Keefe. of Providence, for
Providence county; Harry Loeb ia
cobs Of Providence, for Providence
county; Edward II: Rathbun Of Woon-
han, of Pawtucket, for Providence
county; Thomas Rodman, of South
Kingston, for Washington county;
James F. Freeman Of East Greenwich
for Kent county; Ezra Dixon. of Bris-
toll, for Bristol county. This commits
sion will chose the four salaried men
who will attend to the clerical work.
The present members Of the state
board Of control and supply are: Will
:am s. Schoheld of Providence; James
F. Freeman of East Greenwich. Louis
W. Arnold of Westerly. Oscar A. Ben
nett of Woonsocket. The state board
Of charities is at present composed as
follows: Walter A. Reed. of G1ocester
ton, of Tfverton. Newport county; Ez-
ra Dixon. Of Bristol, Bristol couny:
Horace F. Horton of Cranston at
large; Thomas Rodman. of South
thew J, Cummings of Providence, at
large; Samuel H. Long. of Warwick,
Kent county Robert C. N. Monahan,
Of Providence. Providence county; Po-
seph Jalbert Of Woonsocket. Provi-
dence county.
There was q meeting Sunday after
noon OF the members of the Westerly
local of the international Hold Car
riers and Building Trades Union, and
the demand made for an increase in
pay, made of employers month ago, |
was the topic of discussion. 1t |
was stated that if the demand is not |
met a strike will ensue. A committee |
was appointed to deliver the ultima |
tum to the contractors. The demand |
Is for a fiat rate Of SO for an eight |
hour day. The pay is now from So to |
s.. 40 day. The railroad laborers |
who struck for an increase of from
20 to 80 cents an hour or SO for a ten |
hour work day. are still out. The com
promise offer of 81 cents an hour has /
been rejected.
No member Of the Westerly dele
cation to the Rhode Island general