Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
WESTERLY

Milo Marsh Clarke died Tuesday 1 morning at his home on Summer street. MT. Clarke had been enga ged continually in the market business in Westerly since his school days, except a brief period when he was in New York state. He has been in failing health for the past year. He took keen interest in public matters and in town meeting usually expressed his views plainly and forcibly. He served | a term in the town council, but never | sought office although active in politi- cal affairs, and unhesitatingly giving 1 expression to his version of all mat | ters of public interest. He was char | itable in all his dealings, kind dhearted and ever ready to aid the deserving. | Some of his public utterances were l open to criticism, but the real good he accomplished in private, his generos- l ity and true friendship is readily at tested by those who knew MT. Clarke best. He was consistent, honest and a high grade citizen that will be a | loss to the town. He was a member
 of Calvary Baptist church.
 MT. Clarke was the son of Rev.
 Henry and Jerusha M. Clarke, and | He married Sept. 21, 1874. Clara B. Brand, daughter of William H. and
 Sarah Ann Clarke Brand. He leaves his widow, three sons, William Brand, Milo Robinson and Henry Marsh Clarke; also. two brothers, Joshua M. Clarke of Westerly and David Wright
 Clarke. formerly of New London, now
 of New Haven. Waldo D. Clarke. en- gineer of the state pier at New Lon
 don, is a nephew.
 Funeral services for Archie C..
 Thompson were held Tuesday after
 noon in Christ Episcopal church, and
 were conducted by the rector, Rev.
 Edmund J. Cleveland. The Masons,
 Odd Fellows and all fraternal organi-
 cations in which Mir. Thompson had
 church was filled and there were
 beautiful floral tributes. After the
 service the body was forwarded to
 Boston, and today Wednesday, will
 be taken to the Forest Hill crema-
 tory.
 After eleven years of service as li-
 brarian of the Westerly Library and , Memorial association. Rev. Joseph L
 Peacock retires as librarian with to- day Aided by a staff of experienced
 assistants, MT. Peacock's administra- ton, has been highly satisfactory tc
 the reading public of Westerly and 2 vicinity. and the service is generally s praised by the large number of sum- mer residents, patrons of the library 2 This library is not only one of the g very best in New England in equip
 ment, but is also noted for it's cour- i teous and intelligent service of it: : staff. People familiar with library
 work in the larger cities frequentl! y bestow compliments in the method O
 conduct of the library, and it's adapt a ability to public service.
 Mir Peacock goes to Raleigh, N. c,
 as president of the Shaw university
 He will be succeeded by Basil Boie' Wood, who has had experience in tn +' Springfield and other libraries. It i -' the intention of MT. Wood to keep tn ' library work up to it's present higl :, standard of efficiency and by so do l. ing he will satisfy the trustees and al = who are benefited by use of the Ii T brary, made possible through tn
 benef1cence of the late MT. and Mrs T Stephen Wilcox.
 : An effort is being made to unioniz ; the jitney drivers and owners so- = called, throughout Rhode Island 4 There are now two organizations il e the state. one in Pawtucket composet 7, of Pawtucket men. and the Provi " dence organization which take , Westerly, Woonsocket and Newport . The plan is to organize branches il = the different sections and transfer tn , out town men now in the Provl s' dence. to the local branches when or r ganized. It is also planned to inter e view dealers in automobile supplie
 and endeavor to arrange for discount to association members and thus ob z, tain discounts given to retailers.
 l n ming instructor at Watch Hill, ath
 letic trainer and assistant footbal q coach at Brown university. has bee e appointed director of athletics fo . Providence Post, American LegioI a The membership of this post is s00(
 and several hundred are well know
 amateur and professional athlete:
 MT, Huggins will also be head of tn
 combined board which vii be made u ,e of the head coaches and managers c In each branch of sport to be taken u
 by the egion.
 i The only case before Judge Levi, c. in the Second district court. at Sout
 Kingstown, Tuesday, was the actio at of book account of Charles H. Ia.
 of Westerly, against Samuel Cam re aghan, of South Kingstown. At th t. request of Attorney Ledwidge, couu 1e sel for plaintiff, the case went to tn 7n uisi docket.
 or Charles D. Maxson, who served a
 secretary for nearly twenty-six of tn 1t M. V. C., originally Westerl
 High school organization. declined re
 election at the annual meeting held lg Boy Scouts hall. The officeEs electe 10 were D. Harold Rogers, president
 Arthur H. Coy. vice president Hal