Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
JOHN F. CRANDALL DIES AT WESTERL Y
Was One of Cranda Brothers of District Mo- 6Carence Lamb Ordered to Report at Washington on-Funera of Michael C. Keegan-Arthur H. Smith Dead in England Mark Cassidy Injured in Automobile Accident.

John Franklin Crandan, 65, one of I the Crandall Brothers, of District No.
 6, town of Westerly, died suddenly on Monday morning, at his new home in High street, having recently moved | there from the Crandall Brothers farm. He and his brothers, Charles, Henry and Oliver Perry, were known everywhere as the Crandall Brothers. In early life John worked at stone
 cutting on Quarry Hill. He was born brothers, is survived by his widow, who was Miss H. Louise Conner, and a sister, Mrs. Emily Chapman. The Crandan Brothers the direct descend ants of Preacher John Crandall. the first Seventh-Day Baptist minister of America, and one of the earliest set | tiers in Newport. Their grandfather, John Crandall, fought in the Revo- Charles Crandall, was prominent far mer in Westerly, District No-- 6. He was born February, 1797, and died on Nov. "A, 1874. He had served as cap tain of militia and was an influential member of the Seventh Day Baptist | church. "The Crandall brothers" ac- cording to family history, learned in childhood that to want anything meant to work for it; many a time 1 they gladly worked arduously all day for twenty-five cents, satisfied with the pay-willing to earn it with all the might of their manly natures. Af- ter the fathers death, in 1874, the
 youngest, Oliver F., at the capable
 mothers suggestion, snanaged thu farms, sharing equally with her all the products of the three adjoining properties.
 '1n 1881 the three brothers pooled | their assets. forming a company, the
 Crandal Brothers, having their good
 mother share with them, and the gen. | ial hospitality of that happy home at | tracted friends at all hours. The
 brothers responded day and night to
 the call of progress until their few
 acres increased to thousands. Their
 swamps of maple, pine and cedar sup
 ply ever increasing demand: that
 now out soil has been made to blos- som like the rose: The brothers are | leaders in everything they undertake; | they have won for themselves by their individual and combined efforts
 a position of honor; are associated | moral and advance the commercial | standing of the community. Mrs. Crandall died at a greatly advanced l age in the Crandall homestead, sur
 happy in the crowning joy of her | life-the success of her boys, the
 Crandall Brothers"
 The Crandall Brothers have nearing
 Canal street, and recently John F. | and Oliver took up their residences in | the village of Westerly. Charles Hen
 ry remained on the old homestead. 
 An active campaign is to be made l by the Rhode Island Equal Suffrage association, and Mrs. Edwin c. Smith, | of Providence, has been chosen head | of a committee to organize the three | congressional districts in the state for
 vigorous work in support of the fed 1 eraI amendment for full suffrage to
 women. Mrs. Smith sedved as chair | man of the legislative committee
 whose work resulted in the passage
 of the suffrage act in the state leg | islature. Chairman of committees | have been selected as follows: Mrs Edwin c. Smith, congressional 1egis- | lation; Miss Helen Emerson, coopera- | tive service; Miss Mary M. Anthony, | education Mrs. Clarence Fuller, en- rollment; Miss Mabel Orgleman, or
 ganization; Mrs. Henry S. Bernstein,
 programme: Mrs. Avis A. Hawkins, | school work; Mrs. Arthur Livingston Kelley, ways and means.
 Through the efforts of Congressman O'Shaunnessy and the Providence
 nent of labor announces that it would suspend the immigration law to ena- ble group of Portuguese immigrants
 under detention at Boston, on the charge of illiteracy, to proceed to their destinations in Rhode Island, provided they engage solely in agri cultural work. This is in keeping with the action to permit Mexicans to cross
 
 farms. Also, the more recent decision that a number of French Canadians,
 now in the United States, may return across the Maine border. notwith standing the immigration law. Donald North, head scoutnaster of the Rhode Island Boy Scouts, has been deignated by the department of la i bor, as the head of the work in the state of organizing the United States Reserve nIITDOSa of this movement is to send boys from
 the cities to farms throughout the country where there is difficulty ex-
 perienced in getting sufficient help to harvest the crops.
 Rev. and Mrs. Arthur B. Striek-
 land. of Providenee, have as their
 guests, Rev. and Mrs. Seymour E.
 ter a seven weeks trip. Rev. and
 Mrs. Moon are American representa-
 tives at missionary training school
 at Kirupest. Congo Belt. Mrs. Moon
 ter read a paper before Phebe Greene
 Ward chapter, in Westerly, recently,
 and it is expected that Mrs. Moon
 will talk to the chapter at an early date.
 Clarence Lamb, who was transferred
 from the Pawtucket branch to the Westerly branch of the Industrial Trust company. and who passed a suc- cessful exa imitation for clerkship in the departmental servise of the quar- term aster department. has been or dered to report in Washington next
 Wednesday morning. He will train there for a short period before assign ment to field service. MT. Lamb was graduated from Brown university class 1915. and is a member of Phi Kappa. He is also a member of the Westerly Catholic club.
 
 There was a large attendance at the funeral of Michael c. keegan, held Monday with a mass of requiem in St Michael's church with Rev Walter I.VddV PeiAhrant the