Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-27

Smith, all members of the Watch Hill summer colony. The deceased is sur vived by her husband. who is well known in Westerly and one sister.
 MT. and Mrs. Hastings, with the families of William P. Anderson of Cincinnati and William Proctor, the soap manufacturer of that city, were among the first city people to erect cottages at the local resort, which in a few years grew to be one of the leading summer places along the At lantic coast.
 MT. Hastings felt a great pride in the summer resort which he and his wife had helped to found, and during the many years in which they spent their summers there he was one of the leaders in all movements which he thought would work for the bet torment of the Hill. One of the most important reforms in which MT. Hast ings had a hand was the changing of the Watch Hill chapel into a union meeting place wherein people of afi denominations and creeds might wor- ship.
 Since the burning of their cottage on the night of the great fire which destroyed the Watch Hill house, the Atlantic house and a number of other cottages, MT. and Mrs Hastings have not spent the summer months at the Hill as in former years.
 Several local gardeners, especially on the West Side report that their gardens have been raided within the 1 past few days. Owners of fruit trees have also suffered heavy losses. There l appears to be a certain class of boys and girls who make it their practice to visit the fruit trees on the grounds | of private residences, and when ques- toned they say that they are sent out by their parents to get the fruit. i The general opinion of those Who have been visited by the thieves is that they should be taken over by the pro- per authorities and punished accord | ing to low
 Joseph GenareIo of Westerly, a
 member of Battery F, 66th Coast Ar tillery, was one of the fortunate ones 1 to receive an autographed letter pre- sented by King George V, of England to the American troops when they were reviewed by his majesty upon their arrival in England. The auto | graphed letter was sent by Genarellc to his brother. Patsy Genarello, of 4 Pierce street.
 Local Laconies.
 The forty seventh annual reunion
 of the Ninth Regiment, Rhode Is. land Volunteers Veteran Association will be held Wednesday at Crescen Par.
 Members of the United States Vol unteers, Veteran Association will gt to Rocky Point next Wednesday fo, their forthyfourth annual reunion. Washington No. 1. of Wickford. wa
 the only Rhode Island tub to come il
 the money at the annual New Eng
 land state muster at Brockton, Satur
 day. The distance for the Washington
 was 2G2 feet ' 3-8 inches, and b,
 squirting that mark she captured S5C
 Enterprise No. of Campelo won frs with 211 3-S inches.
 Miss Kathryn Cottrell, who ha charge of the local Childrens Tin Bo fund drive. announced yesterday tha the sum of $109.48 was raised betwee, June 15 and August 15 by means c the tin boxes which were placed i various stores and business places ab } out town. It is hoped that contribu 5 tions for this worthy cause will con l tinue to come in the future as well a they have in the past.
 Much interest was caused in West : erly yesterday afternoon at about 2:1 l o'clock by biplane, thought to b