Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
WESTERLY ELKS' LODGE OF SORROW
Annual Memorial Service Held Sunday Afternoon on Necrology yList-Committees Appointed on s. o. B. Denominationa House -Suber-Lawrence Engagement Announced-Brthday Surprise Party for Robert Mitchell.

I Augustin T. L. Ledwidge, Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, Dr. John M. O'Connell,
 Louis w. Arnold. Charles P; Eccles- ton, James H. Mcknight. William J. Kennedy, George Southwick.
 The Pennsylvania Railroad company
 has filed application with the inter state commerce commission for ap- proval of a proposal to cancel party fares and distances; also, present charges for moving special passengers and baggage cars and special passen- ger trains to New London, Westerly, N. J.. and Maybrooke. N. Y. This has special reference to the Colonial and Federal express trains.
 Applications have been received from the Lehigh Valley Transporta- ton company and the New York, On- tario and Westerly railway, for ap- proval of proposals involving consid- erable srate increase on anthracite coal shipped to New London. The proposed increases range from 25 to 50 cents per ton and would apply to cargo lots of coal from Lehigh Val ley coal piers at Perth Amboy. N. J., hawkin. N. J.. to New England des- tinations.
 Under the direction Of the Seventh Day Baptist General conference, it is planned to build Denominational home. This matter was discussed at the meeting of the board of directors of the American Sabbath Tract so- ciety where was announced the spe- c1al correspondence received concern ing the proposed denominational building. Letters in favor were receiv- ed from Rev. Clayton 4. Burdick, Geo. Benjamin Utter. Ira B. Crandau John H. Austin, of Westerly. and Dr. Anna L. Waite, of Bra dford, Rev. F. A. Wit ter. Hopllinton, Rev. Geor~e R. Shaw. Ashaway. Charles F. Gardner of Wa terford and A. $. Babcocl1 of Rock vile, R. I.
 A eoIcred man resident Of Westerly for a cuerter century. sccompanied by
 the one he loves best of all aliuhted from farm wagon m front of the town haT. and went direct to the town clerks office. The man said he want ed license The lady assistant ask ed: "What kind of q license, doe or huntine?'' The co1ored ron 1a1lrhed and said he had those, and he r1Ieeeed
 he would have a marin re so as to
 make the collection complete Con
 tinrinc fe said: ''Sav. Miss vol, 77orrst
 have been hera for ! lcng time. for
 it was you who gave me a license
 when I married my frst wife" The
 bride was silent and seemed to
 he inst 9 friHe astonished, but said
 nothing. After the license had been
 issued, and as they were on their way
 down the granite stems. the woman
 was heard to remark: 'fyVhat's flat you
 said about yo11r first wife ?" The re-
 ply was inaudible ThA n1srriare an-
 nouncement has not yet heen publish ed.
 Theodore Francis Greer. state direc-
 ter Of the wsr savi1cs can1psi1o has anDointed a state advisory committee
 of thirtv-one members. which includ-
 es Charles Perry of Westerly, presi-
 dent of the washtn~ton Trust com
 pany. The members will aid in snread-
 ing the doctrine of thrift in Rhode Is-
 land. and through them the worl<ines
 of the war savings certificate and the
 thrift plans will be explained. Later
 campaisn committees will be named
 in each of the cities and most of the
 towns in the state. in order that as
 many people is possible may he
 reached and made to understand the
 objects and aims of the campaign.