Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-25

The town election will be held the first Tuesday in November and it will be the first ever in Westerly swhen town officers will be elected for two- ycGx -s-rcs. E+s<5Sistr sifa elections will be held biennially, alternating with the biennial state elections. Heretofore the town elections have been held an nually and in the month of June. The officers to be elected are to succeed the following. Eugene B. Pendietoh, mod orator; Everett E. Whipple. town Haswell, Charles G. Craig. Thomas F.. Robinson, Daniel F. Larkin, Howard E. Thorp, Frederick E. Fowler. council men; James M. Pendleton. treasurer and collector; Samuel M Sharpe, Howard E. Thorp, Albert N. Crandall assessors; Ellery Barber oyerseer of the poor. The present members of the school committee are Arthur M. Cot trell, Thomas Perry and Thomas Hope.
 The new council will select success ors to these officers: Edward M. Burke. judge of probate; Harry E. Agard, town solicitor; Herbert P. Clark. town sergeant Dr. Samuel C. Webster, su- perintendent of health; Edwin Barber, sealer of weights and measures; Thomas F.. Brown. chief of police; Donald Ferguson, sergeant; Frederick T. Mitchell, Henry l.. Chase. Michael Curtin, George H. Champlin. Albert C. I.amphere, patrolmen; Maurice w. Flynn. superintendent of vehicles; Thomas E. Robinson. milk inspector: D. l$ Slocum: also. all other minor officers. So far known. every officer on the list is a candidate for reelection, and they are all republicans. No democrat has Chinamar's chance of being elected to office in Westerly.
 Accordins to the Rhode island census of 1919, Westerly comes within 443 of being one half the entire population of Washington county. The population of the county is divided as follows: Westerly 1o.115, South Kingston 5.4s7, North Kingston 23S1. Hopkiuton ?. .496, Richmond 1.45S. Narragansett 1,4s1, Exeter 904. Charlestown 9o1. Total population of county 26.79S.
 A pamphlet issued by Walter F. Ranger, commissioner of public schools of Rhode Island. contains interpreta- tions and suggestions for promotion of Characterization in the schools. It is issued primarily to assist superinten- dents and school committees in the admanistra ton of the law under which Mrs. Agnes NJ. Ba con has been named supervisor of Americanization and will have general advisory powers over the work.
 Under the Americanization act the state board of education is authorized to make rules and regulations in re- gard to the enforcement of the law The pamphlet gives a summary of the law and the standards to be pursued in teaching also suggested tests for the examina tion of students under the law, together with explanations and directions for the work
 There is a special effort on this week to enroll 10 o00 members of the Legion of Honor. and 500 more will bring that result. Posts in Westerly. Newport Central Falls. Fdgewood and the ma ioritv of the other towns are making great gains in membership. but there is la~ging in Providence, Pawtucket and Woonsocket.
 L. erly public library, has received from Col. Charles Foster TiIliushast large photograph of the Rhode Island coast artillery. national guard composed of 2-S 500 officers and men mustered into the United States service July g. 1917 Tho picture was taken at the Dexter training ground. Providence. and is presented with the compliments of the ord for the library. Westerly was rep resented in this comm and by Majors Arthur N. Nash. Bourdon A. Babcock and the Fifth company.
 A Bridoenort newspaper has this item of local interest: Twenty eight seventeen s gold pieces and three S250 gold pieces were found by a pro- bate court clerk in a safe deposit box in a local bank, the property of Miss a factory Sept. 1s. When the woman died a-key to the box was found in her pocket. and attached to this was a note, written six years ago giving the name Of the bank in which the box vras held, and the information that there is enough to hrry me The woman had been modestiy buried o- the supDosition that she died vitfoz-t means. A nephew. Howard M. Barber of Westerly, F. l.. is said to be the only heir"
 At the Colonial clubhouse this Thursday evening First Lieutenant James T. Nelson, aviation section aero- nautics will give g practical demon stratlon and lecture on physical train ing. Lieutenant Nelson for over four teen months was stationed at the wen known aviation camp, Eazelhurst field A1neola, l.. l., where during the war he served s athletic instructor in tra in ing as laid down by Captain Walter Camp. fer many ye;trs athletic advisor at Vale university.
 The exercises for the care of the av- iator covered a period previous to and during the time Of the flight training and with these exercises Lieutenant Nelson Incorporated his own ideas for muscle huilding and quick thinking