Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
WESTERLY BOY KILLED BY AUTO
Elliott Vincent, g. Was Sliding Path of Laundry Truck Funeral of Henry Clyde Barber|L O. O. F. Election Thomas-NoFthrup Mariage-Service Flag Presented Boy Scouts.

son of MT. and Mrs Clarence E. Vim cent, was run over by ap auto.truck Thursday afternoon. and instantly kill ed. The boy was sliding on his feet on the ice alongside the road in Chace street, Pawcatuck, just as the tuto- truck, owned by c. A. Freeman, laun- drxman, and operated by Howard Leonard came out of the driveway from the laundry. The truck was heavily laden and was moving slowly. The Vincent boy suddenly slid down a short incline and directly into the side of the truck He fell and before still. one of the wheels passed over his head, fracturing the skull and caus- ing instant death.
 Drs. Johnson and Scanion were call ed just as soon as the accident occur red, in the hope that there might still be life in tl.e child. Dr. Johnson inn media tely notifed Patrolman Wheel er. who, in turn summoned the medi- Mystic who will make thorough in vestigation. and will report the facts to Coroner Franklin H. Brown, of Nor wien, who will probably make person al investigation, and fix the blame for the fatality.
 The funeral services of Harry Clyde Barber, the youn1 man who was. kill cd in the automobile accident on Rrightnan's Hill, Monday morning, when Ephraim Williams. of New York, was also killed. were held Thursday afternoon from the residence of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Winthrop w. Barber, 189 Mechanic street, Pawca- tuck. There was a large assemblage of relatives and friends. among the latter being Rev. Lawrence J. Kelley, nastor of 1he Church of the Immaculate Conception. Young MT. Rarber was deservedly popular. and his friends were distributed among all classes in Pawcatuck end Westerly where he was hest known. The floral tributes were cf exceptional beauty. The services '-cra conducted by Rev. F. Stewart Rowley. Burial was at Riverbend, and the corteee was composed of six teen automobiles.
 The campain, for the sale of War ss~inns and Thrift Stamps in Rhode Island. is we'll under way. and dur ing the next year the people of the state ara expected to buy total of 2.360 GOO worth of these stamps. A schedule has been prepared of allot- ments by which every city and town tionate share of the state total to be raised The speakers bureau is nrac- tical1v formed. and speakers will be furnished wherever desired and free n1ent of the state organization as shown by the following. Pawcatilck Is expunred geographically. and in formation is given that a part of Westerly is located in Connecticut.
 s''For the Durnose of the campai ign, that part of Westerly which lies in o=7-ecticElt has been annexed to Pnode Island by agreement with the ro~necti~,lt war savings committee. Arthur M. Cottrell has been appoint- ed director of District H. which is ma de -up nf Westerly alone"
 The allotment for the Westerly dis +r'ct is $2a3. 400: for Narra eansett s23.- es0: North Eingstowr. ss5.e40: South Kingstowr'- SIS s,s2o: Char1estown s25.- GAO: Fop'-.n=ton. sAS 46O; Richmond. s3s,53o; Exeter, s16,10o.
 Fnr the third time sine. the adootion of the present constitution. seventy six years 2 go. the Rhode Islannd gener- vear'= day. The chair of Senator Guy Norman will be vacant in the hoI'=n. as he is now a liertenant com narder, in the navy and in foreign serv-ice- There will be two vacancies in the house. Representative Rufus F. PcclSharo- of Little Cron1rton. whose f1I1e-al was held Wednesday. and Ma
 ns- Clarence H. Greene, of the quart >-u: as4er's department TOW at Camp f~reones Charlotte, N. c. The Westerly ' le~atior to the assembly is cornpos- HS Scnltor Albert H. TangwOrthy, Francis q IIasweIl and Samuel H Da- vfs. Every town in the state is en-
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