Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN WESTERLY
Three Youths Who Damaged Property of Lumber Company Have Cases Disposed of in District Court-LocaI Man State Committee For Italian War Relief Bromley Norman Mazriage-Teachers' Club Presents Principal s. R. Sheldon Wrist Watch.

riano vervena, Rt. Rev. James Dewolf | Perry, Senator La Baron c. Colt, Sem ator Peter G. Gerry. Lieutenant Gov ernor Emery J. San Souici, Joseph H. | Garner, mayor of Providence, Former i Governor James H. Higgins, Rev. w. H. P. France, Samuel F. Colt, H. An thony Dyer, Mrs. E. G Radeke, Sam uel R. Burieigh, Colonel Joseph l man B. Golf. Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott | and William B. Greenough.
 lt has been announced that the l young men who will go to Camp Dew ems next Saturday, the last fifteen per cent. of the first New England draft, | will not become a. part of the Seven ty-Sixth division. It is believed that they will be sent to Camp Wadsworth, l at Spartanburg, s. C.. to swell the ranks of the First Maine Artillery, First New Hampshire Infantry. First Connecticut Infantry and the Fifth, tional Guard regiments, all of which are renamed as pioneer infantry units.
 Local Laeonies.
 A hotel man of considerable experi- ence is negotiating for the purchase of the Nash inn in West Broad street Pawcatuck. sH 2'-1
 At the annual meeting of the Rhode Island society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Edmund was ap- pointed agent for Washington coun- ty.
 A proposed amendment to the Rhode Island constitution provides for the election of county sheriffs by the peo- pie, and that they be elected for terms of four years.
 Miss Margaret E. o'Gara of Provi- dence, who took the oath of office Fri day, is the first woman to serve as a deputy United States marshal in Rhode Island,
 A resolution has been introduced in the house appropriating $10.0o0 for the Rhode Island State college, for cer- tain necessary repairs land additional special maintenance.
 Mrs. Mary Foot, head of the chil dren's department of the state library. will give twelve minute talks next Sunday in each Sunday school in Vest erly, regardless of denomination. There was a report Friday that an effort was made by Westerly to get 8 teacher from Stonington, by an of Tier of more pay, the change to be in effect before the end of the school year.
 ] James winthrop, who claimed to be a descendent of John Winthrop the founder of New London, pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined g and costs of $3.S0 in the district court, Friday.
 The Societa Operala Italiana di M IS. has authorized Samuel Mardone, Michele Papaplia and Joseph Gerva- sini to purchase twenty war saving stamps and also 100 fires of the 1tali- an government loan
 Mrs. Helen s. Norman of Westerly l and Andrew Bromley of New Britain were married in the latter city in St. I Marks Episcopal church, Tuesday, by Rev. William Sutcliffe They were at- tended by MT. and Mrs. F. o. Lusk.
 The Westerly delegation in the Rhode Island general assembly is ev- lidently storing it's foresnsiv ammuni ton for the drive when the battle for alternate sessions of the superior court in Westerly is on in that legislative body.
 The February thaw had much more to contend with than the customary January thaw in Westerly, and was lmore effective. The great mass of ice land snow has practically dissolved and Iwithout any attendant damage of con- sequence.
 A boy of nineteen who was in the Third District court Friday on a charge of defacing property, acknowl- edged that he was partially intoxicated at the time. He did not divulge who violated the law in selling him intox- icating drink.
 l At the hearing before the state sen
 ate and home committee on militia on the proposed act to create a State Guard, Representative Samuel H. Da- wis spoke for the act and said that the
 Westerly Board of Trade was in fa-
 vor of it. The members of the Westerly Teachers club at a social session al
 the home of Superintendent Willard H
 Bacon, presented a wrist watch tC
 Principal Israel R. Sheldon, of the
 High School Mr. Sheldon has joined
 the federal aeronautic corps. Maurice H. Cook, major in adjutan generals department, state of Rhode . Island, has been drafted into the fed eraI military service. He has been or , dered to proceed to Boston and repor to the commanding general northern department for assignment to duty. President Ethan Wilcox of the West , erly Historical society, has appointed Miss Lillian Thomas. Miss Mari
 Zangrandi and Mrs. La Clede. Wood
 mansee committee to draft brie
 sketches of the lives, of Benjamil Evans and George A. Pope. member who died recently.