Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-01
WESTERLY

the officers of the Rhode Island State
Guard that it is his intention of dis
banding the organization. The Off
GERS have expressed almost unanimous
adverse opinion in the matter and
have sent a resolution to the COM
mander- in chief asking that the or
ganization be kept for the period of !
the enlistment of the men-siX months
after peace-or until provisions are
made for an organization to succeed |
the present state militia. 1t is I'M
(erstood that Governor Beeckman does |
not consider the opinion of the Off
GERS as expressing the desires of the |
organization as a whole. The officers. |
therefore are getting the various |
companies in the state to vote on the |
matter and last Thursday night the I
question of disarmament was placed |
before the members of the Fourth |
company, of Westerly.
/ Major E. E. Whipple, who inspected |
the company that evening, called the
men together in the company room
and told them that the governor had
expressed his intention of do ng away
with the guard and asked the men
to take a vote on a resolution similar
to the one framed by the officers and
sent to the chief executive. The COM
pany voted IS to- Il in favor of re
tanning the organisation. There was
considerable dissat sfaction among
tie company members, however as
many of them desired a ballot vote
Oh the matter. which was not granted.
Late Friday afternoon a petition
was circulated among the members of
the Fourth company which will be
/ sent to Governor Beeckmap after the
signatures are secured. 1t asks that
| the guard be dsbanded upon the
! &c
! for the organization and that 1t would
| be unnecessarv expense to the state
| to longer ma ntain it.
C. Palmer Chapman Of Avondale.
a member of the Westerly grange, has
! been cleo; ed president OF the Rhode
/ Island State Corn Growers associa-
ton. The members of the society
voted to confer with horticultural,
| fruit growers and poultry associations
with view to holding a joint show
" the state armory in Providence in
| 1920 John J. Dunn of Westerly, sec
| rotary of the state board of agricul-
ttire, was elected recording secretary
and treasurer OF the association. \
! special prize will be offered next sea-
son for the best acre of corr grown
in the state.
A letter received by Miss Bessie
West of 95 Main street from Lieu.
6. E. CIR ffiths of the SSth U. S. Aero
squadron. A E. f, states that Lieut..
Il Harold w. Merrill of Westerly met
death on Sunday, Oct 6 1918 in the
| second stage of the Argonne Meuse
drive. He accompanied 4 new pilot,
Lieut.. Mcbride, on a mission over
Hriey. They left the field at a. m.
and while returning to tho field at
2i5 o'clock something went wrong
~ oh ",
'dashed to earth. killing both lieuten-
ants instantly. That afternoon they
were buried with imDromptu service
a. Aevigny France, in a hospital
cemetery. Although Mrs. Maria Mer-
r;I, mother Of Lieut.. Merr Il, received
9 communion I'm from the govern
ment several weeks ago, stating th"t
! he had di-1 - cotton tho letter OF
lieut.. Griffith brought the first infor
nation concern II the manner in
which he met death. A memorial SER
rce will be held for 7 lieut.. Merrill at
the First I@Qtist church on Broad
street SUNDAY afternoon at 3 o'clock
Company r, Connecticut State Guard
Of Pawcatucl. and the Fourth com
pany. R. I. S. G., of Westerly, will at
tend the service.
Local Laconics.
II L
4 officers of the s. D. p. society Of the
4 Tsawcatuck Seventh-day Baptist
4 church will be held Sunday evening
& at the home Of Miss Frances Burd elk
Miss Ruth Burdick OF Main street /;
visiting her sister Mrs. Leon Bassett
in Worcester Mass.
Mrs. Emma Sheldon of Clark street
and Miss May Pearce of Norwich arc
suending the weekend in New Yorl'
city.
In the big pin bowling contest held
among members of the Fourth com
rany R. 7. S. G., Capt, y F. Dat
sen and Edward Mari, finished the
\ W nners. Another tournament will be
4 stArted next week
a Lieut. Aubrey L. Maddox Of Hart
ford is visiting friends in Westerly
4 ever the week.
The Richmond Jurors who viii serve
Z al the February session of the super
4 Tor court for WASHINGTON county ar
i Charles w. Barber, Wyoming grand
Thomas Fl. Barber, Arcadia ana
I Claude II. Burdick. Carolina petit
j The Rhode Island State college in.
4 terscholastic meet. which was aban
Goned last wear because of the war
v will be held in the coming spring.