Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31

The SmithTeld Granite company, with a capitalization of 5000 becomes the Westerly Ice company, capitalized for S10,000, under changes voted by the stockholders, and announced by the Secretary of State on Friday. William B. Steadman, president, and Charles w. Richmond, treasurer, of the cor poration, filed the formal notice of the conversion.
 For the first time in it's history the Westerly High school will be without a man on it's teaching force when the school opens next Wednesday,. The present war conditions have made big changes in the ranks of the hign school teachers. leaving only the wo- men to continue the work of educating the young men and women of the town. Israel R, Sheldon and Charles l.. Cheetham, principal and assistant principal of the high school, respect lively, left to join the colors last year, and Luther A. Tarbell, the athletic di- rector, also volunteered for service The latter has been in active service on the French front for several months. Several of the women teachers have also resigned to take up government or industrial work of some kind. R. E. Pomeroy, the re- maining man on the teaching staff, accepted a position as principal of the Stoughton, Mass. high school
 The complete list of teachers in the high school this year follows: Miss Laura E. McIntire, acting principal; Miss Helen R. Scammon, vice prin- cipal, science and mathematics: Miss Esther D. Griswold English; Miss Lutie L. Wheeler, French and Span ish; Miss Helen E. Wight. commercial I;eh bookkeeping; Miss Rachel w. Morse, history; Miss Edna M Robbins, math- matics and science: Miss Josephine Hart, Latin; Miss Gertrude Ross, sten- ography and typewriting.
 On Friday afternoon the children of the playground presented a Mother Goose playlet before large assemb- lage of parents and toWnspeople. This was followed by a tetherball tourna- ment to select the best players for the final tournament to take place today. Practically the whole of today will be given over to the athletic contests and big patriotic pageant, to be pre- scented by the children in observance | of National Patriotic Play week. The Mother Goose playlet will also be re- l peated.
 The playground this year has been in charge of Miss Clementina De Roe | co, who has had the assistance of a | number of volunteer workers, through | the efforts of the child welfare com mittee of the women's committee of l the council of national defence Miss Phoebe Perry, chairman. of the local
 committee, has taken an active part | in the work among the Italian chill
 dren, of which the playground is | largely composed. In addition to the | regular games and sports, classes in
 basketry folk dancing. knitting and | the English language for Italian wo-
 men have been held this summer. The regular session of the Third | District court was held Friday morn
 ing at g o'clock. Judge Oliver H. Wil-
 Hams presiding The case of State
 Thomas E. Brown, complainant, vs Harold Coan, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was con- tinued for two weeks. Attorney Her
 bert w. Rathbun is counsel for the l defendant. Three writS were entered
 as follows: The Bentley Clark Auto company vs. Ernest A: Smith, Attor-
 ney Harry B. Agard: Carbone, Inc. vs. Talbot Hanan, Attorney John Fer l guson, Jr; ana ?. A. Barber vS- Tal-
 bot Hanan. Attorney Ferguson.
 At the 14th annual reunion of the
 Larkin Family Association held al l Watch Hill Thursday, the following officers were all reelected to serve for the ensuing year: Isaac G. Lar
 kin of Lebanon. president: T. Irving
 Larkin, Norwich. vice president; Miss
 Matte Slocum. Lafayette, R. l. record ing secretary; and Miss Annette
 Tucker of Hope Valley. corresponding