Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-25
Local Laconics.

u district court in Westerly today.
 The Westerly constabulary will par ticipate in the Memorial day parade.
 David S. Langworthy, 45, died Thurs day at his home in lower PawcatUck
 The Westerly veteran firemen will have a practice squirt with their old piano box hand fire engine Saturday afternoon.
 There are sons of veterans in West erly, but none are affiliated with any organization of that name, none ex- ists in the town.
 By order of Chief Engineer Henry A. Stahle, there was inspection and test of the hydrants in the Pawcatuck fire district Thursday evening. District Deputy Warburton will be stow the third degree upon a class of 15 candidates members of Nara gan sett council, K. of c, Sunday after noon
 At the mass meeting in the taber- nacle Westerly's allotment of $2,o0o in aid of the Y. NJ c. A. army hut work was raised in ten minutes. and with a balance of $3s.41.
 The new motor. truck of the Alert Hook and Ladder company was out of commission for repairs Thursday, but is now back in the 'firehouse in readi- 1 ness to respond to the first tap of the 1 bell.
 Rev. and Mrs. Joseph L. Peacock who attended the North Baptist con vention in Cleveland, O., returned home Wednesday night. Mrs. Peacock was one of the speakers at the women's banquet.
 Leo C. Wye. Albert Baker. Charles IT. Davey and William F. Martin have been delegated to place flowers on the graves of former members of Granite City camp, on Woodmen's Memorial Sunday, June 3.
  expert with pistol. rifle and shotgun will give a free exhibition of their eff ciency at the grounds of the South County Rod and Gun club on Registra- tion day, June ,.
 John F. Murphy, formerly of Pawca- tuck. has been reelected president of the Providence Typographical union, and also chosen delegate to the an nual convention of the Interna tiona1 Typcgra phica1 union to be held at Col orado Springs
 Up to date there has been nothing doing towards raising a fund for band concerts in Wilcox park in the good old summer time. Patriotic music would do no harm even in these patriotic times is the declara tion of a West erly Civil war veteran.
 The enga cement is announced of Miss Isabelle Hoxie, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William D. Hoxie to Cor nelius Walworth Middleton of Brook lyn, N- !. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon at the New York home of the Hoxie family. Alfred H Chapman of the South County Rod and Gun club has qualified for the 15 per cent. proficiency medal of the American Amateur Trapshoot- CTS association. In the competition MT. Chapman broke 40 targets out of a possible 300. an average of s2 per cent.
 The Memorial day program of the South County Rod and Gun cub as arranged by the contest committee. in cludeS five 15-bird events for amateurs There will be a 5O-bird event for be- ginners, divided into two 15-bird and two 10-bird events. Prizes are offered in each event.
 Eight young men were admitted to the Rhode Island bar at a session of the supreme court. They are Edward M. Brenn>n of South kingstown, George A. AIoriarty, Jr., of Newport, William J. Sharkey of Woonsocket, Gerald Donovan, Ira Lloyd Letts Wal ter J. Hennessey. J. Raymond Dubee and Leonard Swain of Providence.
 At the annual meeting of the Wom- en's College club Mrs. Albert V. Phelps was elected president; Mrs. Samuel M. Cathcart. vice president: Miss Lucy IF. Rice, secretary; Mrs. Harry B. Agard, treasurer. Miss Genevieve Burdick favored with a, sketch of the life of Trails Lived, and read The Hungry Stones, a short story by Rabindfanath T'a p0re