Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-05
WESTERLY

sergeant PdClck IoPrlore, or Westerly. who served in Company B, charged, with excellent character, at Camp Upton. May 2s. and reached home in time to see the Memorial Day parade. He entered the service Sept. IS, and participated in the battles of Foul, Marbache, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. as recorded in his discharge, and was 23 years old at time of enlistment in East Greenwich. Sergeant Lo Priore eherishes copy lows:
 Headquarters 32S Infantry,
 American E. F.. France, '
 April 1st 1919.
 EXTRACT
 1. The following named officers and men of the 32Sth Infantry aresshereby honorably mentioned in Regimental Orders. They fully and properly per formed their duties as soldiers in the hard fighting of the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives: They are credit to their organization and country. @
 Sergeant Patrick qsos4S6) LoPriore, Company "B." s2Sth Infantry.
 Sergt Lo Priore went through the entire Meuse- -ArEonne offensive, stay ing at the front the whole 25 days and displayed great fortitude and devotion to duty by remaining at his post, de- spite the fact that he. was physically exhausted and i'll. 2. The commanding officer takes pride in announcing these fine exam pies of courage and self sacrifice
 By Order of Colonel Wetherill
 w. K. MERRITT,
 Captain. 32Sth Infantry,
 Adjutant
 Miss Marie E. Zangrandi, of the Westerly Memorial and Library asso- ciation, was elected chairman of the executive committee of the Rhode Isl- and Library association at the annual meeting held Tuesday in Newport. A feature of the exercises was the ded- ication Of the first permanent building of the American Library association at Newport. which included an in spection of the training station and having "chow" with the navy boys.
 At the business session, Joseph l.. Peacock, of the Westerly library, pre- Sented resolutions upon the death of his predecessor, Ethan Wilcox, for many years librarian and at the time ot his death librarian emeritus. Will liam F. Foster presented resolution commenting the library training course at the Rhode Island Normal school. The speakers during the day were: Captain Campbell, commander of the training station. Captain Coss- ard, chaplain, at the station and Dr Wiley, librarian at the Naval War col loge.
 The following officers were elected William D. Goddard, of Pawtucket president; George L. Hinckley. ot Newport first vice president Miss Alice Morse, Providence, second vice president: Miss Edith H. Simmons. ot Central Falls, recording secretary Miss Gertrude E. Robinson Provi dence, corresponding secretary: Law renee E. Shaw, Providence treasurer Dr. Edwin Wiley, Mrs. Mary s. Puech Mrs. William R. Babcock. committed 10 consult with state board of educa ton; Miss Marie E. Zangrandi, Miss Bertha H. Lyman and Miss Mary F Robbins, executive committee.
 Coroner Everett A. Kingsley, whc holds clerkship at the state capitol. ir Providence, is holding an inquest in. 10 the death of Benjamin CourtlanG Bentley, overtime at his residence il Westerly. The hearing is as privat, as the place in which it is, held, an( the coroner says he will make his re port to the attorney general of tn. regular Even the names of the witnesses ar, withheld. The first to be called wa. Dr. Payne, who attended Mir Bentley during his last sickness The doctol was closeted with the coroner for nor, than an hour. In order the Providenc, specialists, Drs. Rogers and Smith ar, the next witnesses
 John R. Wilcox, sheriff for Washing ton county announces that he has in terviewed Thomas Barber and Georg, Reynolds, who were at the Elm cot tage, Narragansett, with Joseph Gi rard and two wood choppers. on tn, night that claim is made that MT Bentley received injury that resulted in death several weeks later. Tn, sheriff says neither Barber or Rev holds were outside of the place whel the assault was committed near tn automobile. It is understood tha there were about fifteen men in tn cottage where the disturbance tool place, but the officer has not beel able to get the names of all of them Sheriff Wilcox also interviewed Josepl Girard who gave him the name of on man Joseph Freeman?) who assault ed MT. Bentley. According to tn sheriff, Girard broke one of his thumb that evening.
 The investigation was not sought b members of the Bentley family, bu now that it has been ordered, thos who were with MT. Bentley are no opposed to carrying the investigatio 10 the extreme limit
 The citizens ticket won in Tuesday election in the adjoining town of Hop ktnton, the only other ticket being tn regular republican nominees The re suit of the vote is as follows:
 Town CIerk-
 Voting Districts-1 2. I'll Everett P. Mathewson, 102 SS IS F. Adelbert Witter. G.. S6 IA 2S Witter elected by 45 plurality.
 Town Treasurer
 Frank E. Nichols, ... 80 S4 16 Harry A. Spencer. =. IS 1S6 q Spencer elected by 90 plurality