Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-13
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followed the sermon by Rev. G. H. F. /
Randolph and the appointment of COM |
ra!ttees.
Today's program will include devo
tons by Rev. George Z. Shaw, bust |
Less, reports of delegates. committees !
and communications, educational So !
ciety's hour, women's hour, sermon.
The Sabbath evening service will |
include praise service, sermon and |
conference meeting. Sabbath morning, |
sermon, offering for missionary, tract
and educational societies. Sabbath |
afternono, Bible school. Young Peoples |
hour. Evening after Sabbath. praise |
service, sermon.
" The Sunday exercises will be in the
main conducted by members of the
Pawcatuck church. Westerly. Devo- |
tons, John H. Austin; missionary and
tract hour, Rev. Edwin Shaw. Sunday
AFTERNOON, devotions. Rev. Clayton A.
Pu: dick: sermon: business. Sunday
evening. praise service, Edwin Whit
ford sermon, Rev. D. Burdette Coon.
A:1o urnment.
Westerly churches were represented
at the 18th annual meeting of the
Rhode Island Baptist Sunday School
convention held in Providence, and
Arthur r. Riley was elected member
Of the board of directors. The officers
elected are: Wallace L. Pond of Provi-
dence, president; Allan P. Peacock of
Shawomet, first vice president; Fred
erick L. Temple. Providence, second
vice president; J. Willard Baker, Paw
tucket, third vice president; E. Sykes
Goodwin, East Providence, secretary;
Herbert c. Lottsfeldt. Providence, as
sistant secretary; James f. Reynolds,
Wexford, treasurer: William 7. Peck,
Cd, Providence, auditor.
Special invitation has been made by
the executive committee for Old Home
week celebration, requesting all civic
organiza tons to join in the parade
| scheduled for Friday. This special in
vitation is sent out to emphasize the
| general request previously made 1t is
: eXl ected there will be general re
Spouse. Friday is to be known as
/ and the civic organizations in that pa
rade will make it a big feature OF the
week. The committee states there will
; be about 100 floats in the parade.
| Bids for contracts have been reeeiv-
| ed for the vitriied and iron pipe, the
| frames, covers and steps for the
|
erly, the initial and real constructive
move for the long delayed and much
needed plan of sewerage. This work
took another forward step on Thurs
day afternoon, when competitive BIDS
were opened by the board of sewer and
water commissioners, with the bidders
present for the laying of the pipes and
the building of two pumping stations.
There were five bids for the work of
laying the pipes and only one for the
construction of the pumping station.
Superintendent Mckenzie has been at
work for months in preparing the
plans for the work, and the specifica-
tions il. regard to construction. These
plans and specifications, and extern
sive advertising for builders has been
in regard to the several contracts that
are to be given out on this extensive
work.
The first estimates on the plan OF
sewerage We're made about four years
ago, and appropria made for the
commencement of the work, but due tC
work and labor conditions, the work
was not commenced It is estimated
that the work when completed will
cost the town of Westerly fully $780,
900.
The bids received Thursday aft
ernoon, for laying pipe and build
ing manholes:
Ralph N. Riley. Easton Pa. $3.50,
921.58: Frank A. Gomeno. Providence
s169, 661.50; Bruno and Petite, Bos-
ton, s169,19030; DOnfro Brothers, OF
Leominister, Mass, s152,125.90.
Bid for pumping station, r. "A
Sherman & Sons company Westerly
500. 9975O; same firm, for sub station
$7392.00. There We're no other bid
ders.
Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, of West
erly, officiated at the marriage of Miss
Helen Eleaet Taber. of Mystic and
Lewis Randolph Greene, of Westerly
at the home OF the bride in Mystic
Wednesday evening. The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Gladys Ia
Der, Of Providence, Wilfred 3. Utter
Of Westerly, was best man.
Coroner Everett A. Kingsley on
Thursday filed in the Office of the
clerk Of the superior court for Wash
ington county, at Kingston, his report
on the inquest conducted by him into
the cause of the death of Edward S
Hoyt, who was electrocuted May q
at Westerly, while employed as a line
man for the Westerly Automatic Tel
ephone company. The coroner finds
that the deceased came to his death
by electrocution, said electrocution
being caused by wires of the telephone
company screen coming into contact
with current and wires of the electric
light company, said contact occurring
as the result of gross negligence of the
officials and employees of the Westerly
Automatic Telephone company in i'm
4 properly constructing said screen and
later allowing the same to become
doubly unsafe by neglect and want OF
, repairs" Whether or not further &C
| ton will be taken against the tele-
phone company officials could not be
learned.
Mr.. Hoyt was working on a pole a