Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-24

IS,j has arranged them in an attractive exhibit in the room where the collec- | ton of minerals is kept. The exhibit, | which is decidedly interesting one, 1 may be seen by the upblic during li- 1 brary hours.
 One of the historic relics to be seen1 is the flag carried in the Dorr Re bellion by William c. Pendleton, color bearer of the Westerly Company. Iii was presented the Westerly Memorial and Library Association by his sister, Harriet N. Pendleton. There is also with the flag a large picture of T. w. Dorr, inaugurated governor of Rhode Island May 3. 1S42.
 Among other curios is a piece of pine tree with a bullet from Chica- mauga battlefield. also pipes made by Rhode Island soldiers during the Civil war, a footstove used by the great grandmother of Mrs. W H. Wilcox and a sperm oil lamp given by Fred l.. Pierce.
 A relic with most interesting his tory is the rundlett. owned by the Westerly Historical society. This rundlett was among the articles stol- en by Thomas Mount and others on the night of Dec. g. 1T90, from the store connected with the dwelling house of Joseph Potter at Potter Hill, in the town of Westerly. At the time it was stolen it was full of rum. The rundlett was recovered with the other articles stolen. a few days later, where they were secreted in the town of North Stonington. Mount was hanged May 27, 1791, for the breaking, enter ing and larceny from a dwelling house in the night time. being the last per son to suffer the death penalty in Washington county. Rhode Island. The rundlett finally found it's way into the possession of Eugene B. Pendleton who gave it to the Historical Society at Westerly, March 15, 1913.
 Other relics include: cane or dog stick, once the property of King Tom, Ninigret chief of the Narragan- setts canteen used in the revolution ary war. loaned by Charles A. Brad ford; powder horns, once property of David Pendleton, ITO, grandfather of 1 Charles F. w. Pendleton, who donated | them to the library; picture of the i battle flag used at Stonington, Aug. 1 10, 1874. This is the only photograph ever made of it. Map of the Village of Westerly. 1923. Picture of the old Babcock Mansion, Westerly, colonial house, pictures of MT. and Mrs Bab- cock. MT. Babcock was postmaster at 1 Westerly in the old days. Brides
 
 i found in North Stonington by Mrs.
 John B. Brown. Westerly. Piece of
 the steamer Metis. wrecked at Watch
 Hill in 1872 also pictures of the wreck. Pocket book about 200 years old. Spe- | cimen illustrating manufacture of
 shoe pegs. contributed by l.. T. c. i Clawson. Beautiful collection of bead work made by the late Frank G. Rice.
 There are also views of the Ship l,@
 Charles Phelps, lying disrnantled in
 the Calumet River. Chicago. There
 are interesting pictures of the freshet of Feb. 14, 1886, and picture of the | Spray the small boat in which Cap Il tain Joshua Slocum sailed around the i world. The picture was taken at l Watch Hill.
 I Among old newspapers and docu- ments in the exhibit are the follow ing: Connecticut "Almanack' 1767 minutes of the Stonington Association
 held at New London Oct. IT and IS 1797; book of old laws passed back ir Il 1867 by His Majesty's Colony of
 Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
 tions, at Newport; copies of the Nor
 wich Packet date of Dec. 16, 1773, The
 Newport Mercury, 1792, The Literary
 Echo. Westerly 1883, The Independent
 Chronicle, Boston. 1S16.
 There is also tin basin. once the
 property of Peleg Saunders, presented the Library Association by his grand l mother, Sarah A. Saunders and there
 are several specimens of confederate money.
 ; Con1memoration exercises will fea-
 ture the 250th anniversary programme
 today (Tuesday). The programme which will be held in the Bliven Opera l at oto be as follows:
 , Selection by the orchestra, Charles . o. Gavitt. leader; invocation. Rev , William F. Williams; tenor solo Moses J. Brines. a graduate of the Westerly High school; address, Hon . Walter B. Vincent. associate justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island } and a former Westerly boy; orches- , tra selection; solo by Mir. Brines
 chorus.
 . Details for the Merchants and tn, t Manufacturers parade to be held or l Friday afternoon. have now been per. fected. The parade will be formed il , three divisions. The first division 3 will report to c. H. Ledward, right ol
 the corner of Broad and Elm streets The line will form on the east side o . Elm street. The second division vii report to 1. E. Whipple. right on tn corner of Broad and Granite streets The line will form on the east an,
 south sides of Granite street. Tn third division will report to H. M \ Clarke, right on the corner of Grov
 avenue and Granite street The lin | will form on the east side of Grov \ avenue.
 The line of march will be as fol k lows:
 Through Broad street to Yves Broad to Williams, to Palmer, t f Moss, to West Broad. to High, t Grove avenue, to Granite, to Broad, t Main, to Cross. to Elm. Dismissed a
 the corner of Fl mand Broad Fl The reviewing stand will be in fror of the town hall on Broad street. In case some floats cannot make tn \ turn from Main to Cross streets tn \ parade will continue to Beach an ' Elm.
 The marshal will be Abraham ]
 Datson and his aides will be Charle 6 H. Ledward. Everett F. Whipple, Her \ ry M. Clarke, William Mitchell. NJ The three divisions will be made | E as follows: First Division-Wester
 band executive committee, mai
 committee, Central Labor unio Grand Army of the Republic, Willia \ Clark Thread Co.,, and mule spinner P. H. ODie Co.,. Westerly Industrial
 improvement Co.,. Frank N. Wilco
 Westerly Textile Co.,. H. T. Kenyon \ O., Whitall Electric Co.,, Laurel Glt
 Irvine Co.,, Westerly Sun, Fisher Bro
 II. A. Cunning, Boston Furniture c