Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-28

WESTERLY

were never equaled at any funeral | held in Westerly; mementoes from | relatives, intimate friends, associates in business and Masonic forganiza- tions.
 The funeral service was conducted 1 by Rev. Frederick A. Mcdonald, now engaged in Y. M. c. A. work in West Virginia, a former pastor of Pawca- tuck Congregational church, of which Mir. McLaren was an active member. Burial was at River Bend. The bear CTS, selected from employees of the Quarry Hill plant. were William Nit chell, William C. Smith, Herbert G. Allen, Alexander G. Thompson, Will liam H. Ledward and George H. Led ward.
 The golden wedding day of MT. and Mrs. Lodowick c. Shippee, of East Greenwich was on Tuesday, and their three sons and three daughters wei 6 at the old home. the Locust Hill farm. Division road, two and one-half miles from the village. as follows:
 John Smith Shippee, Brown uni versity graduate and college profes sor; Annie Maybelle, wife of Freder- ick J. Hoxie of Phenix: Harry Lodo- wick Shippee, a Brown graduate, now living in Apponaug; Grace Emolyn Shippee, principal of Spring street school, East Greenwich; Hannah Pfe- be, wife of Bernal c. Edwards Of Providence, and teacher Of the vocal department at East Greenwich acad- eniy, and Allen Edward Snippee. grad uate of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, and connected with the Pawtucket gas plant.
 I-odowick c. Shippee is the son oi Pardon V. and Hannah (Stone) Ship rnn the old Mill place, in Shippeetown, East Greenwich. He married Nov 26, 1868, Miss Anna J. Smith, daughter Of. Capt. John Smith of Wickford who lost at sea before his daughter was born.
 The marriage ceremony of MT. and Mrs. Shippee was in keeping with the times and the custom in country i'places. The young people drove to | Exeter, where Elder Joseph Carpen- ter lived. and there were married. They lived at PheniX a short time and then removed to East Greenwich
 where Mrs. shippee carried on a mil linery business for fourteen years. They lived in Westerly for a brief l period and then went back to East l Greenwich, and nave since then lived
 at Locust Hill farm
 The First District board, with iur- l isdiction over State Division No 1, which includes Westerly and the rest 1 of Washington county, and East and West Greenwich. of Kent county, met at the state house on Tuesday to wind up its affairs preliminary to discharge.
 Records and papers were fully signed
 and all put in shape to be turned over to Captain George H. Webb, director
 of the draft for Rhode Island, upon the receipt of final instructions. Cap 1 tain Webb does not know just when
 he will be authorized to accept the
 records and discharge the board mem oers. Governor Beeckman thanked the
 members for their faithful service
 since the -selective service law was
 enacted.
 Franklin L. Hall, formerly auditor
 Of the Narraganaett Electric Lighting
 company, to. which the Westerly Light
 and Power company is subsidiary, has 1 been elected Secretary and treasurer of the corporation. succeeding the late William c. Nye, Jesse E. Gray was
 elected assistant secretary.
 | There are eleven gold stars on the
 Westerly Roll of Honor recently placed
 in front of the town hall. The stars
 are, opposite the names of Josiah F. Broadfoot, Harley P. Chase, Wallace 6. Craig. Joseph Denton, Anthony A
 Ferraro, Rapael Giorno, Daniel A. Hunter, Arthur Marsden, William
 Marsden, Clarence M Perry and John
 Murane.
 The recent real estate transfers re-
 corded by Town Clerk Everett E EWhipple are as follows: Charles J Rood to Eva Pape, and others, house iaDd land in Avondale; Newman P I0lya 11-y h0sv 4N n ILucca and wife. house and lot in West street; Joseph A. CIoran to John Ben son, two lots in Bradford park; George 4. Golden to Lottie E. Golden, house and lot in Dixon street Honora O'Brier
 to. Annie O'Brien, one-quarter inter
 est in house and lot in Spruce street
 Elizabeth A. Simms to Henry P. Wal
 ton, 100 acres with all improvements
 in Post road: Henry L. Mitchell anG
 others to Hobart B. Ayers. two tracts
 with Improvements, north of Dunn's
 Corners: Angelo M. Guarino to Sal vatore Sposata and wife lot in Co
 lumbus park: Katherine P. Michie
 guardian, to Louisa Gineerella, two same period there were recorded twC mortgages amounting to $23Q0, and {
 chattel mortgage of $500.
 Westerly is interested in the fedora ,, release by the felt section of the wa
 industries board, as the Davison fel , mill located here, in common with al others, from the obligation of securin, special permit to produce and sel their merchandise. The felt mills hav' been notified that they can resume tn : manufacture of felts for civilian pur , poses. This was a loss that was felt The mills are now enabled to produc
 materials that are much needed bot by industries that require felt in con , nectien with the finished items the. produce. and will likewise benefit tn consuming public requiring felts o , various kinds. ; So far as the supply of felt control
 the situation, the action taken vii enable the piano and musical instru
 ment manufacturers to resume thei
 activities. The felt shoe and slippe
 manufacturers will benefit to a lik
 extent, lad well, as ether industrie which have been compelled to do with out the material.
 The capital stock is $5500oo (no , $50,000) of the newly incorporate Ninigret Mills company of Westerly < There are 5000 shares preferred $10 , and 5000 shares common at $10 eacf
 The incorporators are Frederick F I Fowler, Charles Perry and Charles Fowler.
 Rev. William j. McNeiI, pastor 0 : Pawcatuck Congregational church . preached at the union Thankssivin g service held Wednesday evening in tn |. Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptis f church on the subject Clouds Hay Their Silver Linings. There was . special musical program in whic : nearly all the church choirs partici l pated. There was a large congrega t ton, and a spirit of religious patriot ism prevailed. A pleasing feature wa t the singing of America, the old word
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