Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-07
WEST ERLY

The new town council will meet this (F'riday) evening for organization and will pluck and distribute the plums from the political tree. The offices to re doled out and the present incum- bents are: Judge Edward M Burke, judge of probate: Harry B. Agard, town soi citor: Dr. Samuel C. Web ster, suI erintendent of health; Her bert P. Clark. town sergeant; Mau- rice W. Flynn. superintendent of ve- hicies; Dr. Thomas E. Robinson, milk inspector; Thomas E. Brown, chief of police: Donald NJ. Ferguson. sergeant of police; Frederick T. Mitchell, Hen ry Chase, Michael Curtin and Albert Lanphere, policemen. Also, long list of minor offices. some with emolument in the shape of smalk fees. and many where the officers are to serve with out pay. It is not believed that all the present ineumbenls of these off, ces will be reappointed.
 Frederick S. Peck. of Darlington, was unanimously elected Rhode Isl- and's representative on the republican national committee, filling the vacan- cy caused by the death of William Paine Sheffield, of Newport, at meet ing of the state central committee held III HTONlQ6HC6.. JOSSpn Burlingame presided.
 Members of. the republican womens executive committee and the state central committee were present as guests. While the women did not have vote on the matters before the meet ing. as the rules of procedure to in- clude women has not yet been adjust ed by the national committee. it was deemed wise by the mems committee to have them get acquainted with po- litical matters. Chairman Burlingame welcomed the women into the party and told them it was not play, but serious matter Mrs. Isabella C. Chap man is Westerly S representative on the state central committee.
 A real surprise was sprung at the annual meeting of the Rhode Island Suffrage party, when the new element of the organization entered into con- test with the old. and ruled the roost. Mrs. Sarah NJ. Algeo. organizer of the state party and it's chairman since it's formation in 1916, was defeated for reelection by a vote of 34 to 24. Tie officers elected are: Miss Leila P. An drews, president; Miss Mary T. Case. Miss Mabel E. Ogleman, Mrs. Louis A. ! Willsor, vice chairmen: Miss Made laine c. Cars, secretary: Mrs. Edwin i Tetlow treasurer: Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, Mrs. Edward L. Marsh, Mrs Edward A. Farrell Mrs. Edward II. Whitney. Mrs. Della A.. Johnson Mrs. Henry A. Barsalou and Mrs. Ber- i tha Higgins. members -at-large. According to local experts in the game of politics. the placing of Co., ]; lumbus Zerbarina on the citizens tick
 ct was the master card that defeated the regular republican ticket. The Italians of Westerly are the balance of power and in order to make sure tiat their vote would count for their i fellow countrvman, they voted the straight citizens ticket, to avoid any chance i1 marking that might make ] tfeir vote void.
 It is known that many of these vot
 CTS preferred some republican can i didates for the council to some on the ! cit zers' tickets, still they were talk ] ing no chances that might be detri- 1 mental to the success of their favored | candidate Mr. Zerburina received ] more votes than any candidate OF either ticket who had a rival candi- date.
 l Miss Caroline Hazard, of Peace Dale, predecessor of Miss Ellen F Pendleton, of Westerly as president o1 Wellesley college. has given Yale uni ,t versity S1.000 to support a research fellowship of the American School o1 l Oriental Research in Jerusalem dur ing the present college year.
 George Washington R.ahcoek, 71
 son of Charles and Francis Nye Bab- cock, who was born in Westerly Jan 24 1S49, died October 1T. 1919. at hi!
 home in Albion, Wis. He is survived
 by his wife, who was Miss Abiah J
 Hayes. and whom he married in tht
 fall of 1873. He also leaves a daugh
 ter. Nellie, sister. Mrs. Harriet Pal !. mitel of Albion. and a brother, Frank lin R. Babcock of Indian Ford. Wis Mr Babcock went west and settled
 at Albion with his brother in law
 Captain William Saunders, with whom he made his home while he attended Albion academy In the winter of 1S6
 he united with the Albion Seventl T ay Baptist church. From 1872 to 1871
 he gave his attention to a homestead in Valley county, Nebraska, not fal
 from North Loup. He sold out hi interests there. settled in Albion anC tengaged in farming until fifteen year! ago when he went into the village. Tn November 1887. MT. Babcock wa. ordained deacon of the Albion Seventl .f Dap Baptist church. He was a devout = ly religious man.
 Local Laconics.
 Mrs. John $. Henry of Hartford ii
 the guest of MT, and Mrs. C. Leo Hig gins in Lester street.
 } The fund for the purchase of al
 ambulance for the Westerly Sanitar,