Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-30
WESTERLY

The Westerly Veteran Firemen's as- sociaton is agreeable to a movement among the volunteer and veteran fire mems association of the state to form a flremen's division in the big Victory and Columbus Day parade in Provi- dence on Sunday. Oct. 13. The first organization to take definite action in this connection was the Providence Veteran Firemens association, which last Tuesday evening voted to parade and appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements and to use ther influence to secure the appear ance of other associations and a gem eral cooperation in the parade plans.
 It is expected that there will be sev- era.l hundred fremen in the parade, with fully 250 men in the ranks of the Providence veterans. wearing the GUS tomary uniform red shirts, black trousers and black fire helmets The old Gaspee hand d-engine which was built for Providence in 1S49 by Will liam Jeffers. of Pawtucket, and saw active service in that city for many years, will be in line.
 Men between the ages of 1s and 45 whether or not qualified for foreign service, are wanted by tile coast ar tillery in the coast defencess in Mar ragansett Bay. Classification number and letter in the draft are required from applicants. which will be pro- vided promptly by local boards ii, ask ed for. Candidates may apply at Fort | Adams and applications should in clude besides name and class number and letter the present address, local beard number. it's address, and wheth- | CT applicant is qualified for limited l service or general service Limited l service men will be accepted only to | perform particular duties for which they are peculiarly fitted.
 | The quarterly meeting of the Rhode Island State Firemen's League will be l held on Wednesday. Oct. g. at which time the vacancy caused by the death of Frederick ". Cady as treasurer will be filled. Whoever is elected will, | by virtue of the office, become treas urer of the State Board for Bremen S | Relief. The relief board will meet at an earlier date to adjudicate several 1 claims that have been pending since 1 Mir. Cady's death. All the fire com panies of Westerly are affiliated with the state organization.
 Local Laconics.
 The Canadian casualty list contains the name of Albert Stockweu of Wes- terly, reported as both wounded and missing.
 The election of John Ferguson, Jr. to the Rhode Island legislature will exempt that gentleman from military service.
 John Frill, the former well known baseball player. and William H. Hol- land, motorman of the Shore Line Electric railway, died Saturday of pneumonia, after Spanish influenza N This brings the total deaths of West erly people up to five. The others are Raphael Giorna, William R. W Peterson and Charles T. McSparren.
 Influenza has so lessened the work ing force that it is impossible for the Westerly trolley cars to be run or schedule time.
 Lieutenant John T. Melville. for. merly of Westerly, has been reported severely wounded in action in France
 Rev. John G. Dutton officiated a
 the marriage of Frank Depler Krebi and Miss Ruth Esther Brown, daugh
 ter of Mrs. Daniel o. Brown. Satur
 day afternoon. The ceremony wa! performed at the home of the bride grandparents, Mir and Mrs. William Travis.
 Seven large trucks made up mo tor train from Boston to New Yorl that passed through Westerly Sunda. morning,