Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-23
WESTERLY


 endorsement, but was in the minority l. has been the custom for the caucus to stand by the committee nomina- tions, but there have been exceptions. especially when committeeman would not adhere to committee action It is therefore not improbable that while a majority report will come to the eau GUS on Monday night favorable to Flynn. that minority report for Lang worthy will come from the same com mlttee As a result there will be a contest that will be decided by ballot, and, as goes the caucus, so goes the election. Mir. Flynn is president of the town council, succeeding MT. Lang worthy and the friends of the former believe he will succeed the latter as state senator. In this friends of Mir. Langworthy take an opposite view and declare that he will win out. The in- hcations are that the caucus will not adjourn before midnight and will be a reminder of the political sessions that were held in the opera house years ago, now referred to as all-night ses- sions
 The First representative district committee has indorsed the renomina- ton of Francis G. Haswel1 as member of the general assembly. It is appar- ent that the district will not accept as conclusive the recommendation of the committee, and that Joseph T. Mur- phy and John Ferguson, Jr., and pos sibly Dr. Thomas E. Robinson, may enter into the contest for this nomina- tion. In the Second district the com mittee voted to endorse the renomi- nation of Representative Samuel H. Davis.
 In addition to the indorsement of a fU nf Ip mittee, Mir Flynn has the indorsement of organized labor over MT. Langwor- thy, as expressed at the recent con- Nention of the Rhode Island Branch of the American Federation of Labor. Mir. Langworthy is a retired grocery man, was fora years a member and president of the town council. served several terms TS representative and was elected state senator two years ago. MT. Flynn is a granite cutter by occupation and has for many years been in business on his own account. He, too, has, been in the town council membership several years and is the present president of the council Both are republicans.
 Charles p. cottreII, of Westerly, Roy Rawlings of Richmond and Edward P Jastram of Providence have filed ar T tary of the state of Rhode Island, for the purpose of forming a corporation to be known as Roy Rawlings, Incor- porated. The concern is to be located in Hopkinton is capitalized at $50 G00 and will engage in the business of l buying, selling and dealing in cotton grain and other products of the soil; manufacturing meal and like products and selling the same at wholesale and retail
 The Westerly High School football candidates have commenced work for the season of 1918, in response to the call of Coach D. Harold Rogers. Last season this school team won ten l straight games and scored 317 points to [ for their opponents. This in- ciuded l23 to victory over their old rivals, and an 80 to 0 victory over 1 LaSalIe Academy of Providence The team has lost a number of valuable 1 players by graduation and war enlist l ruents, still several veterans will start 1 the season and the available materia i is encouraging. The crack left -ovei $ are s. Blake, Gill, De Bhsi, Pugh and Fain, and among the promising bunch Of candidates are Adams, Palmar Gonaware, Minick, Geary, Francis, Blu teau, Murphy, Murray, Chapman ana 1 Kingsley.
 The present manager of the team is Alexander Blake but owing to a tic vote for captain At the end of last sea son, that officer will not be choser until two games in the present season when all piayers will be eligible fol election to the captaincy.
 Warren Wilcox, for many years { teacher in the schools of Coventry ant Exeter, who had been i'll for a long time, was found dead sitting in hi, chair, early Saturday morning, whar' his wife left him at midnight, it be ing customary for him to sleep in ; chair of late rather than in bed. Be sides his wife, he leaves a son. Elme,
 k. Wilcox. of Anthony, principal O
 the Harris school, and a daughter Mrs. Genea Barber of Hope Valley MT. Wilcox was born in Exeter, an;
 taught in the public schools of tha town. Later he moved 10 Coventr, and taught at Spring Lake. Due. Ct failing health he abandoned teaching and served as janitor of the Washing ton school.
 Through the efforts of Dorothy 6
 Wheeler an honor roll has heen erect ed in Ashaway. the expense being de T frayed by voluntary subscriptions. l contains the names of the young mel
 who went into the service from tn
 first voting district. of the town o Hopkinton, as follows:
 Lawrence Babcocl, Walter BabcocR
 Charles B. Briggs, Leverett A. Briggs
 Jr, Mckinley Browning, Vaughn
 Browning, Melville Burdick, johl
 Coon, Julian T. Crandall, Percy Da
 kin, Alvord P, Ennis, James Finley
 Clarence Geer, Lewis Green, Henr
 Harrington, Albert Hill, Frank M. Hil
 Howard Halberton, William Jacques
 Harry Langworthy, Lloyd Langworthy
 Walter Lewis, Fred Mathieu, Williar
 Mcdonald, James Miller, James Milne Crville Murphy, Patrick Murray, Mar
 tin Oats. Charles Opie, Harry Rathbur Fred Riffenburg, Edward T. Rush!ov
 Patrick Scott, Arthur Smith, Elme
 Spencer Paul Spencer, Clarence Stil Paul Thorpe, Rogers Trainer, Joh TurnbulI Edward Wells, Forest We'll Nathaniel Wells. John West. Harr Wright.
 Local Laconies.
 The East Greenwich democrats hay indorsed the republican nominees fo
 senator, Thomas J. Freeman. and fo
 representative, Charles C. Eldredge.
 The usual pre-caucus circulars ar
 in circulation.
 There is a rumor that the democrat ir caucus will favor the nominatio
 of Maurice w Flynn, republican, fo senator instead of making a part
 nomination with no chance of winnin;
 A large number of relatives an friends attended the funeral and re qdiem mass in the Church of the I'm , maculate Conception. Saturday, ( John Ferraro of the navy who died
 mi itary escort. Like condition prevaile | at the funeral of Clarence Roberts, { the navy, who died in Chelsea, frol sr. Michaels church in Pawcatuck
 week ago. As both boys died in tt
 service they were entitled to the GUS