Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-09
WESTERLY

tubs at New Haven. 65 years ago July g, 1855 In this contest was the ma chine now known as the Hay. Cart of Iawtucket, which was sold to West erly and known as the Rhode Island Ones, and which was afterwards re- purchased by the Pawtucket firemen, and is still in active muster service.
 The muster was held under the aus rices of the New Haven fire depart ment, Charles A. Eettieton, chief. It was the twelfth Of more than a thous- and general hand engine musters held since the initial one at Ashland Mass, Oct. 6, 1s4s There were 21 contesting machines divided into two ciasses-those with eight inch cylin- ders and over in the first class and all others in the second class. The playing was perpendicular through 400 feet of hose. The playout took place on the Green. where @ pole was erected for measuring the stream. !50 feet high. The judges were stationed in the cupola of the Tontire House. The pole was marked of in feet with large figures, and the judges through field glasses noted the highest point reached by the water. The prizes were two silver goblets, one for each class | There was parade of 37 compan- | ies including more than 200 New York city volunteer firemen, who had attended the muster to back the South wark No. -38 against all corners. The l playing was from 4.30 to S.3G in the evening, with seven machines in tic | first class, the result of which was as | fellows: > | Gaspee 9, Providence, 14s feet: Ern- 1 pire' 9. Fair Haven. 1S7 feet: Hay Cart | (Rhode Island No. D Pawtucket 13: I feet: Nameaug, New London, after. wards owned by the Rough & Ready 1 Veterans of Olneyvil,e, 125 feet Southwark 38, New York, 121 feet l Red Jacket 10. Williamsburg, N. Y. 11S feet. The Southwark compan, ! entered a protest, claiming that i prayed through 504 feet of hose, whil, l the Gaspee only played through 37, feet. The protest was not allowed and the New Workers challenged th' Ciaspees to another contest at tit pole for the following day for . du 1 nlicate goblet trophy. The Gaspee; declined the challenge. but made ai exhibition play in the presence 0 | thousands of witnesses, putting wate ever the firemen's hat on top O. tn, pole. seven feet higher than it's pla, of the preceding day. Afterwards tn Southwarks. attempted to get up 1 contest with the Gaspee for priz Of from s1o00 to s5O1o but as the Nev [ Norkers would not agree to the con 1 test being held at Providence. tn f challenge was not accepted.
 Ii The War Savings Stamps sales i Rhode Island for the last week in Au gust. just announced amounted t $47, ,2G4.97 and brought tine total fo the month over the $5o0 009 mark. Tn total amount since the campaie. opened is $3,695, ,S5S.02, a Der capita c Si.S5. The maturity value O. sales 0 Sept. 1 was s3,13S.2S714. The review ing post office sales of war stamps ar now in excess of $3, GOO, 900. The exac amount sold through these agencie, to September l. was $3,135.2S7.14 Tn remain ng $560,56S of Rhode Islan sales were made through books all stores. The post office sales by posts districts are as follows:
 | Providence. sf f546,5S1.S9; Pawtuck ct $5S1, ,304.92; Newport, s260.205.6S l Woonsocket s246,445.0S: Westerl S215, ,A2492: Eaet Greenwich. s175.5SS | 72: Bristol s53.03769; FWarren. s41, 154.59 Narra garsett Pier .17.79S 99$ Wakefield, s11747.91. Total, $S,125, zS114.
 Local Eaconics.
 Dr. Joseph A. Higgins and D. Richard O'Brien Shea, both born an reared in PaWcatuck, have been in tfl thick of battle since they went over seas, and have endured the hardship ard sufferings of the actual fightin soldiers. Dr. Higgins is attached { the American Medical corps with th English army and Dr. Shea is cor nected with the marine corps,
 Governor. Beecllman has called upo the cities and towns of the state { close public schools on registratio day, so that oteachers may serve 2 registrars.
 All registrants of 1917, and June last, whose status under the draft la |, in any way changed, should coTrmun Cate al once with the local boar
 There are cases where men in defer red classes have not informed the lc cal board when cause for exemptio vas removed. There is d heavy per alty for failure to report.
 Some men pronounced physical ' fit for military duty by focal boar . doctors are rejected at camp, resultir l ill much hardship and needless e1
 pense
 Rhode Island draft board examine' ] have achieved high records. The av, rage number of inducted men rejectt l at camp is 5.S3 per cent. Rhode I. ] lands average is less than four D, cent.
 , There are said to be some 16ao cas, Of delinquency and desertion divide e among the twenty two local boards
 Rhode Island: - There wills be school holiday Westerly Thu-sday-Resist tration Da
 n1Er 5- , ill Westerly.
 Congressman OShaunnessy addres,
 ed large audience in the Bliven OJ era house Sunday evening, on Cor
 sress and the War Admittance W.
 by plimentary ticket.
 Under the order to close recruitir
 officers, First Class Private Joh Gent, of Westerly. has been relieve from that duty in Taunton He ws ordered to Providence to receive ol ders as to future assignment.
 The Rhode Island Branch of u American Federation of Labor wi
 hold a convention in Westerly Sa
 urday, There will be an open nee
 tng in the town hall. with an addrei
 by James Duncan. vice president
 the American Federation of Labo
 MT. Duncan was formerly a Wester
 granite cutter
 David Novograd has purchased t!
 Ambrose. Kenyon residence in Mo
 street.
 After %, 900 paving blocks had bet
 loaded on barge in the Pawcatut
 Saturday, the craft sprang aleak ar
 sunk. One of Scott's diving outf1
 from New London stopped the les
 and the barge was raised.
 A travelling artist. with oil paintin
 a speciality, spent Friday and Saturdi
 in vacant store in the Dixon bloc
 His work is really meritorious and
 easily disposed of the pictures at hs
 a dollar apiece. In a nearby sto
 window is large oil painting
 flowers with a sale tag of $1,0oo a
 tached thereto.