Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-03
6. E. HODGE INJURED AT WESTERLY
Norwich Man Fractures Right Hip, Stepping From Moving Trolley Car-Dr. M H. Scanlon Fails to Pass Army Phy sica Examination Hearing in Thomas Divorce Case Yanello Appeals William Collins, Wrestler, Again Alt tackled by Negro.

i, used more than ordinarily by the | Rhode Island National Guard com | mands, before they were federalized. l The chartered commands of sthe state the past month, many of the members qualifying markSmen, sharpShoot- | CTS, or experts. The range has been | open to all chartered commands. ex- | cept the Newport Artillery. which has a range in the home city. Orders were sent Friday night to all
 Rhode Island selection boards for the 1 mobilization and entrainment of the | Ill men who will go to the federal 1 encampment at Aver, Mass, Septemr l Der 5, under the selective service law. All men who are chosen as the ini- 1 tiaI increment will report to their re- spective selection board headquart- CTS. in time to take conveyance and
 arrive in Providence, at the Union | station, at 12 o'clock. noon. These
 men will represent five per cent. of
 the quota of 2,211 for the state.
 in an ace of being k!Icd," whatever
 that may mean. according to by
 stander who witnessed near -acci- dent Saturday morning. Mrs. Still l man was crossing the street, at Main l and Broad street, when an automobile | operator bore down upon her. It was
 a case of striking the lady or a wag-
 on with the operator and he quickly |
 tomobile well under control and in l consequence the wagon was but slight 1 ly damaged. Mrs. Stillman escaped injury, although considerably excited
 ever the incident.
 Captain Edward >sisson ha. made some very successful hauls of fish, in
 5each h'gn aing e 1 Rau tes ef 2sso pounds of sea trout. Friday night he scoop
 ed from the forty-tw striped 1 bass On the same night he landed l a seven-foot shark, which was per
 haps the catch of greatest public in | tereSt, even if no profit to the fisher | man. The shark had been seen off | the beach for several days and the | captain made two sets for the big fish
 in a special net. and with success. This is the only fish of the species that
 has been seen off Watch Hill during | the season.
 Judge Herbert w. Rathbun, receiver
 for the Westerly Fish company, has | sold the fishing steamer Nomad now at Stonington, to F. NJ. Dyer company
 of New York city. bankers. who are interested in large fishing industries. The same company also purchased a i lot of fishing paraphernalia. The No-
 mad was built at Noank. in 1901, is GAS feet long. 13.s breadth. and feet
 in depth. Her tonnage is 37 gross and IT net.
 
 gansett Baptist association will be
 held in the First Baptist church. wes- terly, next Wednesday and Thursday.
 The general subject of discussion for | the first afternoon session is The Lo- | cal Church and Present Natural Cris- is. The speakers and their subjects
 are: Military Service; How the Church Can Aid in Raising Forces, l by Major Hadlai A. Hull. of New Lon don: Conservation of Supplies; by Ed ward Simpson, president of Rhode Is- land Anti-Saloon League; Maintaining 1 the Moral and Spiritual Ideals by President Horr of Fthe Newton Theo- l logical school. Rev. Dr. w. W. Has
 kell of Davisville will call the meet | ing to order, and Rev. Mark Mohler | of Jamestown. will be clerk.
 Captain Robert R. Lyon. who while stationed at Fort Terry, was engaged
 vicinity, is. now at Fort Moultrie. S. C., and letter received from him by | a Westerly friend reports him in good
 health and spirits and ready for the Florence Dudley. He is a member of l Palestine Commandery, Knights Tenn plar, of New London
 Rev. Mark MoFIer, clerk of the Mar | ragansett Baptist association, that will l meet in annual session in the First Baptist church. Westerly. next We'd nesday and Thursday, has resigned | the pastorate of the First Baptist church in Jamestown. R. l. He has enlisted for active military duty in l the aviation corps, and will soon com- mence training in that important arm ! of the service. The seven men of State Division i board, to be the first five per cent of l the young men drafted for military l service, and who are to leave Septem l Der 5. for the camp at Aver. Mass 1 f~I1 rrysJJ L. l. or roll from the division: Dr. John i Frederick Marshall Keighley anj John l ! A. Enos. of Westerly; Albert $. Krauss 1 or or Es@ Ess;, sreenwic1; g1n; William ,1s Gard,ner ragansett Pier; Fred Wl1is--- snlth. ] of Peace Dale; and Walter G. Barber l of East Greenwich.
 Exempt buttons will be distributed 1 60 the draft candidates to whom dis l charge has been granted. It is in l tended for coat lapeis and bears a shield with the word Exempt. The ]! buttons are of bronze andf1 will be ap- portioned among the selection boards | for examination.
 George B. Palmer, of Westerly, a railroad fireman, was very seriously injured Friday evening. when at Will cox curve. near Quianbaug. He was riding motorcycle at high speed and in rounding the curve was in collis- i ion with a high powered automobile also going at fast speed. The automo- bile is of Pennsylvania register and was bound to Pier. The ! motorcycle struck on the inside of one of the forward wheels of the car, but 1 the only damage to the car was the bending of the mudguard and breaking of the windshield. The motorcycle was wrecked. The occupants of the automobile rendered every possible as- sistance.
 MT. Palmer. who is thirty-two years of age. was taken into the home of MT. and Mrs Elmer ID Wj1cnY nd I |, Dr. A. H. Meyers was summoned from Mystic. Subsequently Mir. Palmer was conveyed to the Lawrence hospital in New London. Dr. Meyers was of the z opinion that internal injuries were | sustained, in addition to a deep gash over the left eye. and cuts and bruises in the face. arms. legs and body.