Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-21
WESTERLY

AIltO the war; mas gwen Ills III lo IOI IFS countrys sake. He was called soon after enlistment and sent to France and engaged in active service in the corps. At his own reque1t, and in order to be in the van and near tho enemy he was transferred to the tank service and assigned to the whippet branch.
 A few weeks ago Michael J. Mo Carthy, Jr who went from Westerly with the Fifth Company, and who was voluntarily transferred to the tank service, wrote his father that he had been wounded, but not so seriously as many of his comrades, and that the chances of complete recovery were very good. Tn the same letter. young Mccarthy wrote that he saw Joe" Broadfoot fall during the battle, as he stepped from his tank but was un- able to go to him to render aid or as certain the extent of the injury, and that a bullet had struck Broadfoot. No official report had beeII received at the time hy MT. Broadfoot's mother vet she placed reliance on McCarthy's statement.
 The young man. who was the son of Anna and the late Thomas Broadfoot was born in Westerly, February IS, 1889, and was in his thirtieth year. He was long employed ill the c. W. Willard stroe, and was generally and favorablv known in this section of the state. His brother. John. is with the Canadian forces and was recently wounded. Walter is in inc United States navy and William with his youngest brother, Howard, is at home with his mother. Miss Agnes D. Broadfoot, one of the moSs respected of young women, died a few months since of tuberculosis.
 Wednesday, Mrs. Broadfoot received letter from Red Cross nurse stat ing that her son was fatally wounded by a bullet which went through rivet hole, or an eye hole of the tank, and lodged in his abdomen \ success full operation was made but he failed to rally from the shock He was con- scious for some time in the hospital and spoke freely of mother and home He requested the nurse to write to his mother, if he failed to survive. Soon after the letter was received informa tion came by telegraph from the ad- jutant general at Washington, stating officially the death of Josiah r. Broad foot
 Mrs. William P. Buck. of New Lon don and Mrs. Lyman C. Horton, Of Bristol, formerly of Westerly. are ac- tive at the session of tl.G executive board of the Woman's Hone Mission ary society of the New England Southern conference, in session at the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church in Providence. Mrs. Buck presided at the opening meeting when ms 5tters per taining to different denartments were discussed, an1 Mrs. Horton conducted the memorial service. PIedres were | m i, l canization, chldren's denartment. Christian stewardship and settlement work. Attention was centc~ed on the l Italian activities in Providence and the | Portuguese mission in Ee79 Pcdford and the need of additional funds and | workers was shown to ba imperative if the work is to be maintained
 John Roach. of New York. a s,,~,r7er | resident of Harrington B. l. who last | June, at his cwn request. was, anpoint- ed deputy United States marshal by 1 Marshal John J. Richards, at a sal ary of $1 a year, has resigned and re- | turned to New York, as. v.th the com ing of peace he believed bis services would not be necessary. For five months of faithful work and for the use of his automobile he will receive the governments check for fifty cents
 His first official act was when !lo came to Westerly in his automobile and returned with Russell, the alleg- cd draft stacker to Providence. and delivered him to the department of justice. MT. Roach is q descenda nj of the shipbuilding Reaches of Phila- delphia, and brother in law of William c. Sproul, governor elect of Penn | sylvana.
 Miss Jennie B. Stanton, teacher in | Westerly schools, who enlisted for Y | M. c. A. canteen work several months ago, sailed from New York for France Tuesday. These workers are required to pay out at the start $700 for tn. privilege of entering the Service and without pecuniary recompense, but living expenses are allowed these pa trotic workers. The Y. M. C. A. sec retaries. and other workers as we'll as the entertainers, receive substantial pay for service rendered. With the canteen workers it is ionar of love and to most of them considered as 6 patriotic duty.
 Thomas Mckenzie, chairnsn of tht committee for work in corporations 1T connection with the Unted Wal Workers campaign. gave patriotic talks at every industrial establish ! ceived the co-orperatiou of his feIlav workers. AS q result, the corporation, pledged SIP 800, and tke erployes ST., 3S6.19, total of S19.8S6-19 Thert were 2204 pledges, and the averag, pledge of employers Is S3.S5.
 The large greenhouse plant of S J. Reuter- & Son, said to be the thirt largest in New England, and once leading Westerly industry, which wen into receivership and out of business ' few years since. IS to ba revived an( the business continued on even larg
 CT scale than ever. The property wa bought by the Washington Trust com
 any to cover mortgage. the pur
 'ase including the entire nlant, tn
 .ensive lot of land connected there
 h, and the residence facing Broat
 eet. The entire property has beel
 rchased by Charles Munro, of Nev
 ven, and the work of getting tn
 nt ready for resumption of busi
 ss will be commenced With the Ieas
 sible delay.
 Frank FaIeone, of Westerly, indicted
 1r violent assault upon Robert Day ct the Crumb Granite Quarry, Brad
 lord, three years ago, was up for sen
 tence before Judge Rathbun in the su
 perior court at Kingston and was sen
 fenced to eighteen months inc stat,
 prison. In imposing the sentence
 Judge Rathbun said he was inclined t, [ leniency owing to eXtenuatlng condi tlons, as an assault of that nature us
 ually received a sentence of four O
 five years. Day was foreman at th plant and Falcone, an employe, as
 saulted him with a shovel, inflictin.
 severe injuries. Falcone is 31. mar
 ried and has wife, and four chil
 dren- He has resided in Westerly thir
 teen years and the present is his frs