Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-10
WESTERLY.

Persons making application will re- ceive a small stub receipt and will lat 1 CT be sent certificate of membership | from national headquarters. No in l dividual may give more than the s1 fee, but may give memberships for any number of different persons by payment of s1 for each.
 The campaign for associate members will provide the necessary money and will give the people an opportunity to have a part in extending the in fiuence of scouting
 Following Westerly's wake, in post poning the celebration of the two hun dred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town from May IA to Old Home Week. June 22-2S. the committee having in charge the Rhode Island Victory ball, scheduled for Pershing Day, June 13. has been post poned to November II. This social event is to be held in Providence and every city ad town in the state has representation on the general commit tee of arrangements.
 Manager Richard HoIeate has bunch of baseball players that are out for the amateur championship of New London and Washington counties. The team is known as the Independents r
 
 grounds won over the fast St Mary's team of Jewett City by score of to ?, although defeated week previously by the one-sided score of 14 to E. It was an interesting game from start to finish. the teams being evenly match ed, hut the visitors were defeated by the deceptive work of the Independent pitcher and the theft of Ione drive by the circus catch of Wi'kinson ar'ong the c"n-rd in the ri~ht Gold.
 Moses J. Brines, formerly of West erly. now enga ged in Y M. C. A. work in Boston, and Dwight L. Rogers of Providence were the speakers at an informal meeting in the First Baptist church relative to the formation of branch in Westerly. Thomas Perry was selected to preside and Walter S. Price was clerk As result of the meeting these votes were unanimously adopted:
 Voted. That # is the sense of this i meeting that Y NJ. C. A. be organ ized in Westerly.
 i Voted That the chairman appoint a i committee to CO., operate with the ren- resentatives of the Y. M C. A. in | making a survey of the community l Y. M. C. A.. and that Thomas Perry ] I Five of the six ministers with pas- | torateS in the village of. Westerly met 1 in the Memorial building Monday af- | ternoon and discussed a resolution re- l citing, the connection of Maurice W. l Flynn with an alleged disturbance a | I the Cottage inn. Narra gansett Pier, an i outcome of which is the pending of the | coroner's inquest into the death of E. Court Bentley MT. Flynn. it is claim i ed, was at the inn when Mir. Bentley was assaulted. The resolution states that the Cottage inn incident was a l disgraceful affair and the ministers or a majority of them. call upon MT 1 Flynn to resign as president of the Westerly town council and state sena : l tor. The ministers claim to represent the sentiment of the community Mir Flynn was not invited to be present. Local Laconies.
 The postponement of the celebration of the incorporation of the town anni- versary did not cause q postponement of the carnival of the Westerly Sani- tary corps.
 1 All is set for Old Home week and soon the committee will announce the official program
 As the time draws near, there is be lief that there will be more generous loosening of the pursestrings for Olt Home week.
 Westerly is rich in historical record: and the exhibit in connection with 0lt Home week will open wide the eyes O even the oldest inhabitants and make them feel like four year olds.
 The Edward H. Buffum family have returned from Tampa, Fla. where they spent the winter.
 i John Brundette of Springfield. Mass. formerly a prominent resident o1 II Westerly, spent the week end here. "Westerly has never given it's mora sanction to card playing or billiards. writes an ancient historian An at tempt to open a billiard saloon in 1S6t was promptly put down by the public voice; but in 1887 tables were licensed on the Stonington side. There exist! also a fashion which is well nigh z fever of ball playing
 The old PaWcatuck hotel. built il 1859. was known as the Red Jug.
 The present Watch Hill lighthous , l was built in 1855.
 < Expect references to the earlier day : of Westerly about this time, in con nection with the 250th anniversary Olt 1 Home week.
 Tobias Saunders was the first repre- sentative from Westerly to the genera assembly-1669. Joseph Clarke wa : the first town clerk.