Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Local Laconios.

Local laconics.
George E. Chapman is on a visit to
friends in Westboro, Mass.
Alexander r. Gavitt has succeeded
Harry Peckham as steward of the
Colonial club.
Laymen are permitted to act as law
yers in minor courts of Connecticut,
even to defend on the charge of the
serious crime of murder.
The fishing steamer James NJ. Gift
ford, owned by the Westerly Fish COM
pany. has been sold to the Lewes
Fisheries company, Iewes, Del.
If the full equipment arrives in time
the Pawcatuck' company of the Con-
necticut Home guard will participate
in the Memorial day parade in West
erly.
Four heavily laden motor vans from
through Westerly village Tuesday af-
ternoon. Two others were bound to
Narragansett Pier.
Westerly Grand Army men have
deputized the United Spanish War
Veterans to arrange the details for
Memorial day observance. One of the
new features will be a big parade.
Charles f. Shackley of Stonington,
vice president for New London county
is attending a session of the executive
committee of the Connecticut State
Firemen's association in Hartford and
South Manchester.
Maurice w Flynn, president of the
town council. Everett f. Whipple, town
clerk. and DIR. F. c. Pagan, the local
board selected in connection with the
selective draft registration, attended a
meeting of instruction in Providence
| Tuesday.
The Westerly constabulary has elect
ed these officers: Colonel Everett E.
Whipple, president; Israel r. Sheldon,
secretary Arthur L. Perry. treasurer
Herman Dock, Arthur NJ Cottrcii,
Maurice w. Flynn, John B. Moore, ex-
ecutiVe committee.
Mrs. Thomas Perry, captain in
charge of the military census for
Westerly. with her Heutenants and
corps of enumerators, held a session
chamber, town hall. to arrange the
preliminaries for taking the census.
mass meeting will be held in the
tabernacle this evening as a booster
for the Y. NJ. C. A. army hut cam
paign- Prominent speakers will ad-
dress the meeting, which will be pre-
coded by street parade, with the
Westerly constabulary a feature.
The Westerly Textile company. To-
Gated in the business section of the
village of Westerly. has been added
to the protected list of Rhode Island
factories engaged on government con-
tracts. within a hat mile of which en-
envy aliens must not go after June 1,
without a special permit from the
United states marshal.
Congressman Walter r. Stiness has
appointed Jack Harvey, a senior at the
Westerly High school, principal for ex-
animation for entry into the United
States naval academy at Annapolis.
The appointment is direct, not by the
general competitive route. II Jack
makes good in the exams. he will also
make good in the navy football or
baseball team, or both.
Rev. Howard w. Benedict of Bloom
field, the eloquent chaplain of the Con-
necticut house of representatives, has
been invited by Budlong post, G. A. r..
to deliver the address at the Memorial
day exercises in the town hail. in the
evening. If railroad connections will
permit. it Is expected he will accept.
He speaks at the big demonstra ton in
Unionville in the afternoon.
A fire alarm was sent in from box g.
corner Church and Orchard streets
Stonington borough, early Tuesday
morning for a fire in the house at
Orchard and East Grand streets, own
ed by Mrs. John Burns of New York
and occupied by Christopher Mellows
and family. The fire was near The
chimney and was extinguished with
chemicals The damage was slight