Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-04

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 James Elmer Thewlis, 51. serving
 his first term as postmaster at Wake
 field, died Sunday morning after an illness of three weeks. He is sur
 vived by his wife. and a son, Dr. Mel ford W. Thewlis, former medical sex- aminer, and nows a lieutenant in the medical corps of the army. Postmas- ter Thewlis was the son of Michael ard Sarah Thewlis. and was born in Chester Hill, Conn, September p, 1866. For several years he was in the bakery business, which he sold out, and was for long time collector for the J. c. Tucker company.
 R; B.. Cooley, professor of animal husbandry at the Rhode Isiand State college, Kingston, is a member of the committee recently. formed of New England and New York men to en- courage sheep raising. The commit tee will seek, as to means towards that end. to secure the enactment of uniform dog laws. The government is anxious that more sheep be raised in the east, and there are vast areas of land not now utilized that are suit able for sheep grazing.
 The eighty men from the old Fifth Company, Westerly, and the Fourth Company, Providence, who have been assigned to represent the Fort Getty garrison in the military parade in Providence, Saturday, were ordered back to the fort when they reached East Greenwich by reason of the rain storm, Major Arthur N. Nash of Westerly, who is in command of the fort, was on his way to Providenc. in his automobile, with Captain Ham n1ond, and as soon as he heard that the men had been ordered back to the fort, he promptly got into telephonic communication with the then ranking officers at Fort Getty and instructed him las soon as the eighty men return ed from their interrupted trip, to grant them leave of absence until 1045 o'clock Sunday morning
 Since the burning of the old Palmer Street school building in Paweatuek, the big clock in the cupola of that structure is missed not only by resi- dents of that section, but also by rail- road passengers through Westerly. One who makes daily trips who miss es the old school clock, suggests that a clock be placed in the steep1e of the Pawcatuck Congregational church. and expresses willingness to make contri- button for that purpose. There are eight churches in Westerly and Paw catuck and not one has a public or town clock" There IS, however, a clock in the tower of the old town hall and another in front of the bank building of the Washington Trust Co.
 The superior court For Washinaton county reconvened at Westerly. Mon day, with Judge Chester W. Barrows and a jury. The case on trial is one that has been in the courts for sev- eral years. Some time ago iUNgment was rendered for plaintiff on default but the defendant claimed that this was due to the carelessness of his at- torney in the conduct Of the case Up- on petition of defendant new trial was granted. This is an action in which David Svmes, g contractor. of New York, seeks to recover the sum of sf,273.60 from Archiba1d McNeil and wife. of Bridgeport, balance alleged to be due plaintiff in the construction of the summer home of fI,e McNeiis at Musicolony. The hearing occupied the attention of the court all of Mon days session and will be resumed when the court comes in at 10.3t this morn ing. Rathbun and Dunn are coun- 1 cil for plaintiff and Whitman for de- fendant.
 The jurors in the case are: James McVay. Edwin Fisher, of Charlestown: Richard J. Edward, nf South Kings town; Orrie A. Northr1p. John AL mond.' of North Kingstown: William F.. Steadman Walter Rogers. F Stewart Greene. of Westerly; Joseph E. Ennis, Charles F. Kenyon, Of Charlestewn: Jacob Finklestein of Narra gansett. ,5--is :--,e
 Dev. A. E. Kelsey. graduate of Brown in Class Of s3ss now aqent for |, A iar-