Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Local Iaconics,

| sale next nOItn unQef IOreClOS ure mortgage proceedings.
 Local Laconics. | W D. Cross is visiting at his home 1 in Chester. Pa.
 | Up to noon of Wednesday, Westerly subscribed s4s6,55o in Liberty bonds MT and Mrs. John H. Murphy and 1 party spent Sunday at Wachaug pond l Charles P Eccleston of Ashaway
 has moved to 34 Spruce street, West | erly.
 1 seriously i'll with poison ivy the past l week.
 l There is talk of having the post pnned Liberty Loan parade next Sat ; urday.
 l It's sure to rain when the Westerly parade.
 ] There was very high surf at Plessant View and Watch Hill We'd nesday.
 Even the saloons were closed We'd nesday afternoon on account of Liberty Loan day.
 The local contributions to the Knights of Columbus recreation fund Miss Bessie Grant-of Spruce street is on a motor trip through the noun tains of New Hampshire. Fenelcn, who was the star left half back of Haven Hill High school, has returned to Westerly High school.
 Mildred Fenelon. w. H. S., 1917, of the Connecticut Woman's College is visiting her parents in Westerly. There was a Closer suspension of business in Westerly Wednesday than on the Ordinarily observed Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. John A. Coulter of Chicopee Falls Mass. visited the home .~f hJ,. oJI1f fnr-,y ,fc Ash J. K. Fleming. a teacher in the Westerly High school, left Wednesday afternoon for his home in Arlington, Mass.
 Corporal Arthur Fenelon of Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, was home Sun day. preparatory to leaving for the south. T. Austin O. T. Murphy of Narragan- sett avenue accompanied by his sis ter. Frances, is visiting in Narragan- sctt Pier.
 The Westerly chapter of the Red Cross has selected Mrs. Ed. N. Bur dick to collect gold and silver for the melting pot.
 The public schools of Westerly are to be closed Thursday and Friday so that the teachers may attend Teach CTS Institute in Providence.
 Frank Vinett. formerly manager of the Bliven Opera house is making a business tour of New England With Eight Bells moving pictures.
 Due to Ve Teachers Institute on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. the public schools of Westerly will be closed until next Monday morning.
 There is some objection to holding public parade in Westerly Saturday, yet it is the day always selected for the parade of the Westerly fire depart ment.
 number of patriotic selections were played on chimes of Christ Epis- copal church, Wednesday afternoon, between ? and o'clock, in recogni- tion of Liberty Loan day.
 Patriotism covers a multitude Of ether isms, and there are Seventh Day Baptist men who have no con scientious scruples against participat- ing in patriotic parade Sunday.
 The football squad of the Westerly High school has been practicing hard and steady for the past week so as to give the Rhode Island State College Freshmen a warm reception Friday.
 There were times Wednesday after noon when the peple in Dixon square could be counted by the fingers of one hand. not including the thumb and when no vehicle of any descrip- tion was in sight.
 When, the granolithic walks were Pawcatuck river bridge, the iron patch work fence that divided the walks from the highway fere used to rein- force the new sidewalks. When the Westerly walks on the bridge were under construction, the iron fence was carted away and presumably sold as junk. or given to the contractor.
 Attorney Samuel H. Davis. who made application for appointment as chaplain in the division of the na- tionai army, designated for early transport overseas, has been notified that his application has been rejected as he Is over. 70 years of age. MT. Davis is now one of the representa- tives in the general assembly and was a former pastor of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church.
 With a northeaster in full force with the stores and other business places closed In observance Of the half hoii- day. Westerly was some dulI place from neon hour. until the people com r,enced to assemble at the patriotic meeting in the opera house. Had the weather been fair during the period there would have been over two thou sand paraders in line. and the side walks impossible as the procession moved on.
 Rt. Rev. Bishop Matthew Harkins, head of the Catholic diocese of Proyi- dence, is critically i'll, suffering from general breakdown, at the episco- pal residence in Providence. The usual outdoor procession was omitted and low mass was substituted for high mass at the conservation of Rev. Den is M. Lowney as titular bishop of the see of Ardianople in Turkey and aux Hilary of the diocese of Providence. in the hope that Bishop Harkins might be able to attend the convention on Tuesday.
 Westbrook.-Salvation Army repre- eentatives have been in town collect ing contributions of neWSOaDerS and