Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-21
WESTERLY

W4lH q 4illSll LSul TOT SLdLe SSHd-sl tor from Westerly between Senator Albert H. Langworthy and Maurice w. Flynn and square; four -cornered scrap for representative in the first | district between Representar-ve Tran | cis G. Haswell and his willing to be | successors, Joseph F. Murphy, John | Ferguson, Jr.. and Dr. Thomas E. Rob | lnson with possible contest for | representative nomination in the sec ond district against Representative Samuel H. Davis, there is indication of a lively republican caucus next Monday night. The real point at is- sue is the stand of the candidates in the proposed national prohibition amendment. While claim is made that Westerly is strong for prohibition and always has been, the fact that the town has voted license for several years, puts the claim in doubt.
 The 69th annual conference of the Narragansett Baptist association was held at the First Baptist church. East Greenwich, Moderator William B. as follows: Rev. s. B. Chapman, mod | orator; Thomas H. Peabody, vice moderator; James E. Reynolds, treas urer; Harry s. Dixon, Clerk. MT. Pea body declined to- accept the honor on the ground that the pastor of his church, the First Baptist, Westerly. had never been made moderator, but his declination was laid on the table. Committees were appointed as fol- | lows: Rev. ". L. Woods. Charles s. ] Wightman, c. B. Reynolds, in place and preacher for next years conven- tion; Rev. W. A. Talty, Rev. T. C. | Gleason, Rev. W. H. Hackett William H. Green and Charles Sherman, on nominations for personal council; Rev. A. H. Adams. Jr.. Rev. W. T. Bone and John H. Champlin, committee on ap- portionment. The delegates. Deacon and Mrs. William H. Greene, Mr and Mrs. Thomas H. Peabody, Rev. F.. Stewart Kinley. Miss Daisy Peabody, Leo z: Nye. Deacon David A. Cong 1 don, Mrs. F. Stewart Kinley, Mir. and Mrs. William Scott, Mrs. Albert T. Kenneth Mrs. Adelaide Chapman and Lewis s. McNeil
 | At the annual meetinq of the La 1 dies Aid society of the Broad Street Christian church, these officers were l elected: Mrs. Jennie Smith. president; | Mrs. Lyndon Taylor, Mrs. Lena hase vice presidents; Mrs. Fred s. Opie, | treasurer; Mrs. Samuel Girven. col | iector; Mrs. Edward Gavitt, treasurer l Mrs. Frederick Rogers, the retiring i president, Tn behalf of the society, | presented to Mrs. John G. Dutton one 1 dozen silver spoons, nonogramed and with date, of the Mothers pattern, for twenty years of service in the society In behalf of the members, Mrs. Jennie l Smith presented handsome china i dish to Mrs Rogers.
 | The aPportionment amonu the local 1 boards of the call for 393 general ser ] vice men who will go from Rhode Isl- | and to Camp Meade, Md, during the | five days period beginning Oct. :, has 1 been announced. To insure the en- ! trainment of the desired number 403 registrants will be summoned. State | Division, No. 1, which includes West | erly, will furnish 21 men.
 1 Twelve limited service men will be sent to Camp Devens on Saturday | three to complete and the rest to fill vacancies in the recent quota of thir- ty draft clerks. several of whom were taken for general service after they reached camp.
 The Second district considered fifty claims for exemption from the draft i Friday, all cases on industrial or az i rlculturai grounds. Among those whose claims were denied and placed l in Class 1. as men held for military f service are: Walter A. Kenyon, of l Hopkinton, Ernest Panciera, 53 Led
 ward avenue: Anthony Marrone, 2S
 Canal street, and Antonio GalIuci, Cen
 tral park, Westerly; William Henry
 Masterson, East Greenwich Walter
 Earle Mattesop. of East Greenwich,
 was placed in class 2, Division c, as q
 necessary agricultural worker. and AL bert Willard Damon. of Kingston, was
 given same assignment. Willis A
 Jones. of Norwich, was placed in Glass ,, Division D. as necessary indust- rial worker
 Ratification of the federal prohibition
 amendment prevailed at the republi-
 can caucus in Hopkinton when Joseph J. Taylor was nominated for senator , and Rev. Everett P. Mathewson fol representative. Frank Hill was chair. man and Frank E. Nichols clerk. Sen.
 ator Joseph J. Taylor, Representative
 Leverett A. Briggs, John S. Cole ant
 Albert $. Babcock were chosen dele !, gates to the state and Second distric congressional conventions. John S } Cole wa selected member of the stat s central committee. The town commit
 tee is composed of Charles s. Briggs
 Amasa Edmonds, Frank E. Nichols
 Henry D. Bailey and Henry J.Wheelel
 Resolutions were adopted in ap k proval of the action of Senator Col e and Congressman Stiness in support
 ing the president in his conduct c e the war.
 h Local Laconics.
 n All cases on the civil docket of tn
 Third district court were continued a q Fridays session in Westerly. Ther l, was no criminal docket.
 6 Company c, Pawcatuck, Connecticu e State guard, gave a well attende
 dance in the armory Friday evening The committee was composed of Hen
 ry E. Palmer, Robert E. Cole F'rede1
 ick Barker Jr.. Bison w Bromley an I Jesse w Barber
 ! Miss Grace Sheffield, a teacher i - the West Broad street school, ha
 moved from North Stonington to Paw = catuck.
 More than 500 pupils are enrolle a in the West Broad street school, Paw E catuck. The new teachers are Mis
 vilah Esten. Miss Mae Murphy, Mis E Helen Day and Mrs. Roy Richards. E In the recent registration at Wesr R erly there were natives of Englan Ireland Scotland, Greece, Turke H Italy, Russia, Japan and China. E The special war work in Wester \ next week will be the collection
 garments for refugees.
 Miss Maria Papalia has resumed ht
 duties as teacher in Butler, N. Y. Miss Mary Frost Ormsby Evans
 on a visit to relatives in Ohio ! Mrs. Job Thorp, formerly teach
 in Williams Memorial institute, Ne < London, is substituting in the Fl
 street school, filling the vacanC
 caused by the death of Mrs. Ru Paumer. Miss Elizabeth Welch is a stude
 at Mou ntSt. Vincent academy, Rive
 dale, N, Y.
 The intermittent and heavy shnwe