Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
WESTERLY

E sdsit was to show her wedding ding to q her daughter Twenty-Five years ago C last summer Mrs. Wilcox when on 8 r trip from her home to the bathing ' beach wore her wedding ring and when 2 che returned her ring was missing. r. A search vas made but without ayal. z The search was made repeatedly for < several years and then all hope of re- z covering the ring was abandoned. All ~ the neighbors were told of the loss, C including Charles Miner and Ira La- \ thRm, frequent visitors to the beacn, e. who always thereafter had weather . eye out for that ring.
 - 2 One day last week, John Manson, V who has been a resident of Quinebaug E tpr about year, found a plain gold ring among the sea weed which ne -hauled into his boat, He showed the g ring to his neighbor, Mr. Latham, -telfing of his find aud said he would Like to locate the owner. The inserip- -stlon in the ring was Moses to Estelle" and MT. Latham declared that it was Moses Wilcox. Early this week, Mr sAfanson delivered the ring to the own -eF. IL was in as good condition as --When Mrs. Wilcox lost it while bath ling twenty five years ago. The ring eTaE found in the same location off s-ths beach wkeTe it was lost. By the TAction of the sea the ring must have -Ieen buried in the sand and washed -Out again mary times during the long -peFied.
 7 Seven Knights of Columbus, mem. -berg of Earragausett council, of seWesterly, will receive the fourth de- sgfee at a session to be held in Narra .sE1nsett hotel, Sunday afternoon. There will be large class of candidates from N-1- A IL. s-ceremonials candidates wear dress rafits, but special exception is made to those who are in the army and na- .lYY, and they will be permitted to re- seeive the degree while in uniforms z Hannah L. CFandaII widow of John q. Crandall, and administrator of the sestste, has petitioned for a change in the inventory as presented by her and raceepted by the Westerly probate eeurt, It is explained that a checking account of s1 .25o, which is her person. sel property, was placed in the inven- toFy through error. This Is part Of an account given her by her husband for her own use and therefore was no part of her husbands estate.
 The Westerly committee of the Fourth Liberty loan offered q prize of q war saving stamp and S2.50 in thrift stamps to school pupils for the best adrertising posters. Due 10 the clos Ing of schools on account of influenza the posters were not ready in time for tise. Since then they have been com Pleted and the committee makes this Announcement:
 First prize Maurice Thoumine, Grade 8 GD. Elm street; second, Ray nlond Lamphear, Grade S, (2), Elm street
 Primary grades. paper cutting. Grade 9, Bradford
 Honorable mention High school, Evelyn Craig, Louise Frechette, Henry Metivier, Thomas Sanders, Marion Manchester; Grade 8 (Elm)-I Emily Barber, Herman Etelman, Monroe Bamford, Frances Andrews Beulah Tri1p, Constance Rathbun Irvine Pendlehury; GFra1e : tElm)- Hanes Fanc!era, Nellie Marine, Rob ert Barber, Vera Como,!i Susie Nj xreili Helen Murphy; Grade 6 ('leas- Ant) Mary De Perry, Adam Ferare, Palma Manfred, Mary Stella (Elme), e. Ffddes (Tflm), Abraham Deutsch, aDunn's Corners). Bernice Gilman fElm), Frank Martinoli. (Quarry HilD. Mary Murphy, (EIm) Doris 'ornburg (Elm); Grade 5b (Pleasant), Arthur Guarino: Grade 5b (Pieasant), Iyril Ash worth; (Eln'J. Harry Knight: Chestnut street Grade 2.
 
 Iiill, Grades 2 and 4, were leading in the exercises of the primary grades. The churches of Westerly will unite heJt Wednesday evening in q Thanks giving and Victory service in the Paw eatuck Seventh Day Baptist church The sermon On Clouds With Silver JSinings, will be delivered by Rev. W. I. McNeill Of the Congregational church. An attractive programme is fn rrtlns Il, will participate. Miss Charlotte Max soIl will give a violin solo The New America, composed by Dr. Whitford, with the words of old America, will be Sung for the first time in public in Westerly.
 The sale of buttons realized S35 for .the Unconditional Surrender club of Westerly, and the amount has been given to the local Red Cross. The club has membership of 500, with pr Edward Whitford chairman and Harry crandaI secretary treasurer. George Leonard and Harry Crandall sold the buttons and in, the mills and Shops and aided materially in the suc- cess of the campaign.
 Charles Buck, of Pawoatuck, who after a brief illness died in Law Fence hospital, New Londfn. was for many years in the employ of the c. B. tottren Sons company. He is survived py tive sons. Charles and Jeremiah, and three brothers, George and Ed ward of Westerly, and Henry Buck of Fall River.
 Local Laeonies.
 = At the annual meeting of the North eastern Dental association, held in Providence, it was voted 10 change the name to the New England Dental society.
 Judges Sweeney and Doran presid- at sessions of the superior court in Providence Thursday.
 There are 511 names on Westerly's Roll of Honor board.
 -a A Westerly man of sinnuence de- cares: Tt is none too early to or Eanize for the erection of a monument to the Westerly soldiers and sailors Who gave their lives in the great war"
 Fridays regular session Of the Third District court was a repetition of the TWO Fridays that preceded Nothing doing.
 There is to be another flower shop tn Dixon square.
 Charles A. Morgan, serlouslyill dur fns the week, was reported as some what improved Friday afternoon,
 inspectors Libb and Harrir gtou have lied complaint with the chief of noIice qf Wakefield to arrest q Newport man and two Wakefield men on a charge of diih. "' 'u-
 Very few brands of standard c;rars are put m in special boxes for the coming Christmas trade in wester-
 Members of the Fourth Comnanv hn vi N1