Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21

people of the district did their full duty and then some. The allotment to the district was $7j0 ,00G, and Sat urday noon the amount. subscribed to the Fourth Liberty loan had reached $1 001, $50. or S250 00O above the aIlot- roent. The campaign closed at o. clock Saturday. night, and then the tctal sum had reached $1,276,55O, and there is sure to be an increase in this amount when the returns are all in. A big celebration was the result. The state guards paraded with band, the church bells and fire alarm were rung and the factory whistles shrieked and everybody was happy.
 The Rhode Island State Board of Health. m session Saturday afternoon, voted to recommend that the present ban on theatres. schools, and other places of public amusements, caused | by the influenza epidemic, be contin- ued for the present This recommen- I dation does not affect PaWcatuCt. in | Connecticut, just across the bridge from Westerly"
 Jesse A. Whaley of East Greenwich, | whose name appeared in the casualty list Friday, was struck ina the face with a hand grenade when he went over the top during the night of Sept. | 20, In a letter received from him by l his mother, Mrs. Loretta Crandal1, he states he wrote the letter himself in 1 the hospital. where hn was improv- l ing. He made sure that the letter was sent in order that h4s mother might know just how he was. MT. Whaley was entrained by the local board from State Division No. 1. April q. to Camp nix, where he was assigned to Com L inf ho ont overseas soon thereafter. Because of his blindness he did not go into many i details.
 The Rhode Island total sales of war savings stamps thus far is S4,4S2,78 or the equivalent of $7.09 for every individual. Heavy sales for the past weei; are reported in preliminary | statements from postmasters and it is expected that the impetus given the state campaign by the Liberty loan drive vriI result in very large sales J for the week Westerly stands fifth in the ten postal districts with a
 credit af S251 41S.S0.
 Miss Katherine G. Price, daughter of l the late Postmaster Walter Price, a
 well known soprano singer, will leave today 10" New York preparatory to sailing for France to engage in Y. M c. A. work. Miss Price has been sing ing in military cantorments during the past year. Miss Jennie B. Stanton
 who left Westerly some time ago, is
 still in New York and it is probable sine will sail on the same steamer with
 Miss Price, Miss Loretta Fitzmaurice of Waterbury, a niece of Walter FitZ-
 maurice of New London, accepted for
 Y. M. c. A. work, is also booked for
 early sailing overseas.
 
 Edwin M. Greene of Hope Valley son
 of Mrs. John Greene, who died Tues
 day in Washington from pneumonia was buried with military honors Sat
 urday afternoon. The escort was fur
 nished by the Fourth company West
 erly, Rhode Island State guard, and a
 volley was fired at the grave and taps
 sounded. The members of the Ameri
 can Red Cross and Hope Valley trooT
 of Boy Scouts were in the funera,
 procession. He was in the electrica
 service of the army. He was grad
 uated from the Westerly High school
 class of 1916.
 Three more deaths are added to the
 toll of Westerly and Pawcatuck from the prevalent disease. Joseph Gacione
 4. son of Angelo Gacione, S6 Oak street. died Friday night; Joseph
 Needle, 2, died Saturday morning al
 the home of his parents in Robinson street; Louis Chimatore, 50, died Sat.
 urday at Il Oak street
 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Buffun
 announce the engagement of theil l, daughter Marjorie to Commandel Conant Taylor of the navy. Miss Buffum is a graduate of West ToWI school, Pa Commander Taylor is { son of the late John A. Taylor o
 Brooklyn and Mrs. Taylor now O , Westerly. He is a grandson of Rev John Taylor, who was for many year pastor Of the Broad street Christian