Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-09
WESTERLY BOARD OF TRADE ELECTION
Arthur L. Perry is President-Vote to Celebrate Towns
 Fifteth Anniversary-Funera of John F. Vose-Dis- R hict Court Cases Continued Annual Meeting of Physi-
 cians' Association Funeral, MT. and Mrs. John ~ Horn.

At the annual meeting of the West srly Board of Trade these candidates were admitted to membership, under suspension of the rules, Frederick W. Stiles, H. J. Leon, William Lapham md Wilfred Ward. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Arthur L. Perry, president; Arthur M cottrell, first vice president; Everett E. Whipple, second vice president; Charles J. Butler, secretary; Lewis Stanton. treasurer. Frederick B. Fow- Ter Prank W. Coy, Ira B. Crandan and George L. Stillman were elected to the executive committee for three years, Martin H. Spellman was elect ed a member of the committee until 1920, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of MT. Cottrell to the vice. presidency.
 Frederick c. Buffum, of the execu- live committee referred to the meeting with the local fuel administrator on Thursday afternoon and stated that there, was less than 800 tons of coal in the bins of local dealers. and urged iItrict conservation, so that the supply 1udiciously distributed would serve the people for one month. Upon motion of Irvine O. Chester, ihe president will appoint a committee 10 consider the advisability of cele- brating the two hundred and f1ftieth anniversary of the founding of the town May IA. 1919.
 Many friends of John Frederick vose attended the funeral service at his home No. 55 Mechanic street, Friday afternoon which was conducted by Rev. F. Stewart Kinley, pastor First Baptist church. The beautiful floral tributes included a large wreath of roses from lifelong friend of the de- ceased. Anthony Kennedy familiarly known as Tony" the noted Irish comedian; also spray of carnations from Charles Newton, now of Crom- well. Conn, an old time circus man and actor. The employees of the Nash news store sent a large spray of mar cissus. Burial was in the family plot at River Bend. The bearers were Eu- gene B. Pendleton, Walter Snyder, John H. Ryan. Byron F. Peckham. William Browning and Everett Wat rous.
 ln the Third district court, Friday, Judge Oliver H. Williams presiding, Frank Bersitu, Michele Luzzi and Gennero Feregelo, were arraigned on the charge of maliciously injuring property by tearing pickets from the fence of the Westerly Lumber com pany- on Oak street. Gennero pleaded not guilty and said he was walking ahead of the other fellows, and had been assisting them home. Michele al- 80. pleaded not guilty and said he was drunk and going along minding his own business. Frank also pleaded not guilty. Neither of the accused or the state was ready to proceed with the trial and the case was continued to nsxt Friday, the regular court day. The men were held for appearance in court in bonds of $500 eaci1
 This trio was drunk and trouble sume Thursday night and were having things their own way along Oak street regardless of law and order until the appearance of Policemen Chace and Curtin who placed them under arrest They began to shout and swear ir their native tongue on the way to the police station and it was kept uu without cessation all night in the cells accompanied by an occasional clans of a cell door when shaken violently by the prisoners. They kept this up until brought into court, where they bscame more docile as they realized there was a severe penalty to fit the crime for which they are charged. A fellow couutryman with whom tile &C., cused talked, says that they supposed they had been-arrested for ifftoxicatiou ard would be released upon the pay ment of $4.s0. and that "the three bows wluld- not mind a co little thing like that"
 The case of the state against Luigi Generelle, charged with assault with dangerous weapon, was again or dered continued. this time for two weeks. All civil cases on the docket we're continued.
 The period for the opening of aqen. cias in Rhode Island for the sale oi ~flr savings stamps expires next Sat urday. It Is known that 6g per cent of the 21S5 agencies allotted to the stitte are now established. Only foul of the eleven districts in the state have filed their quota. Of these four three have more than doubled the number of agencies expected. District 5, made up of Charlestown, Hopkinton Rich. rnond and Exeter heads the list witi 2z6 per cent of it's quota of agencies District G. Narragansett and Nortl and South Kingstown is second witt e24-5 per cent -.
 District II, Westerly, stands thirt with 209 per cent. The only other dis tritt that has reached the mark fl Cranston, Johnston, Foster and Sci eutlee, WHICH mas l1S.0 per cent.
 Miss Bertha Brown read an inter esting paper on the subject of Trees interspersed with selections from sev ersl poets on the subject, at the meet ing of Phebe Greene Ward chapter ID. A. R. Miss Wright of Providenc, save a short talk on the conservation ,f food. Mrs. Samuel H, Davis. tn, 
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