Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

The republican caucus will be held this week and nomination of town of, ficers will be made tosserve for the ensuing year, the election being mere ly A legal requiremefft. As domination is equal to election in Westerly. the real contest is at the caucus and not at the polls. As rule the town com mittee controls nominations though the, e have been times when commit tee candidates failed of nomination in caucus. At the present time there seems to be political calmness that may evolutionize into a temptest on caucus night, and opposition may de- veIop where least expected It is not believed that any republicans. no mat te. how much their desire office will announce candidacy in opposition to ths.: present town clerk or town treas urer, the most lucrative offices that can be determined by popular \ vote. Therefore the present 1ncumbents will probab.y be nominated without oppo- sitioI. s%H
 It has been hinted very broadly that five members of the present town or mere of these there may be some opposition. but not enough to prevent renornination. According to report. the other. two members are not candidates being cor tent with the service already rendered tie town.
 Ellery Barber Is not q candidate for renoInination ass overseer of the poor
 George E. TiIIinahast, 62. vice pres ident of the Ti1linghast- Stiles company and connected with the cotton indus try many years. died Monday after noon at his home in Providence. He was operated upon for intestinal trouble last Thursday and pneumonia developed. MT. TlIinghast married in 1882 Belle C. Hoxsie of Westerly He leaves a daughter, Sybil M, who lived with her father, her mother having died in 18sS. and two sons c. Ralph. deputy sheriff for Providence courty anl Wisiiap B. Tillinghast. re :entl.- discharged from Battery B. 1o3rd F'ieli i-ctiIFry. MT. Tniinghast married again in 1900 His second wife Wal; Alice f.ctstone of Providence. who died in 13in. He is survived by brother also, Colonel Frank W. Til1inghast.
 :, MT rillinghast was born October r. 1857 in Hopkinton. He attended ti1e rnt lie schools of, Hopkinton and aftclv ard became student at Ea:;t North Scituate and the New Hampton I i'e-ary Institute of New Hampton. New Hampshire. graduating from the latter in 1S76. He was a member of Of Elks. Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was once a lieutenant of the United Train of Artillery.
 For first time championship has been won, by Rhode Island in New England trap-shooting contest for the cIldlnplOIlSnlp. The shoot was al the Mount Clair Gun club, Wollaston, Mass There were two Connecticut and two Ma chusetts teams in the meet, also ard Rhode Islanders were high with 4I3 out of possible 800. The scores of the Connecticut teams were 4s7 and 462 and the Massachusetts team 47O and 461. The Rhode Island team was cornposer sof E. c. Griffith. C. H. Dalton. W. T Weaver and A. P. Sisson all known to local shooters as they have shot at journeys on the grounds of the South County Rod and Gun club at Westerly. The Rhode Island team averaged s46 per man.. Tn addition to team shooting E.=C. Griffith was second hteh gun with 145 out of 15o. c. Fl. Griffith was third with IA out of 150. Tt was registered tourra- ment with eighty five shooters.
 A preliminary poultry show of the South County Poultry and Pet Stock association was held in the Parish house at Ashaway Tuesday afternoon and evsning. .441 opportunity was given for the testing of birds before the main show which will be held in Westerly in the state armory next month. Professor Lambert of the 1 Rhode Island State College. expert in judging poultry. gave timely talk