Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04

 partments have been announced as follows:; Cattle, Charles Burdick; horses, Isaac T. Hopkins; sheep. Ste phen A. Sweet; swine. Stephen A. Sweet; poultry. Frank C. Burdick; grain and vegetables. Thomas P. Brayman; fruits Mrs. Allen Money; plants and flowers, Peter s. Byrnes; dairy and other family productions, Mrs. Oliver Watson: domestic manu- facture fancy and needlework Mrs Charles c. Armstrong; needle and ! fancy work. Mrs. Nellie Burdick; chill drens department. Mrs. Charles Arm strong; fine arts and paintings. Mrs James Palmer.
 George L. Salisbury of Lafayette is secretary of the races. On Thursday Governors Day. is scheduled the best races, 2.1S trot and 2.16 pace. the purse being $500 each. and on Friday, and a free-for-au pace. purse $500. 1 The National Association rules will govern the races and there must be fuor starters in all events, with six entrants.
 The officers of the society are: President. Rowland Hazard; vice presidents, John Babcock. South Kingstown: George l.. Salisbury. IT, North kinSstown; William F. Saund- CTS. Westerly: Albert S. Babcock Hopkinton; Charles B. Kenyon. Rich nond: George C. Cross. Charlestown: Philip A. Money. Exeter, Charles J. Tucker, Narragansett; treasurer. John A. Allen. Peace Dale; secretary, John Frank w. Robinson. Wakefield: exc cutive committee, Rowland Hazard. George l.. Salisbury. Jr. John Bab- cock. George l.. Stillman, Albert s. Babcock. Charles J. Tucker. Thomas W. D. Rathbun. William F. Saunders, Herbert E. Lewis Wendell Phillips. George G Cross. Asa T. Hoxsie Hor- ace Arnold. Philip A. Money, Stephen B. Gardiner. Charles D. Kenyon Ste phen F, Davis: general superintend- ent. P. A. Money. Exeter: chief mar shaE Rowland E. Palmer: committee on fair. John A. Allen. Herbert r. Lewis. George c. Cross and Thomas W. D. Rathbun.
 The HydrauIions of Bristol have purchased d crack hand engine that will be used for muster purposes and be entered in the tournament of the New England Veteran ,F'iremen's as sociations at Wickford this month. the 18th. It is the Defender of East built at Seneca Falls. N. Y, in 1872 for the town of Shelby O., and was named Shelby No. l. It was purchased from Shelby by the East Weymouth Veterans Firemen's Association in 1900 for $500 and put in condition for muster purposes and in the first two years won more than 5000 in prizes. This is the engine concerning which there was so general controversy in 1903. when. at muster at South Weymouth Park. on Sept. 17. in a gale of wind it's stream was carried 285 feet inches. establishing a worlds record. The tub has d long and creditable record as a prize win ner and is considered one of the best in New England.
 With the advent of the Defender, Rhode Island will have field of hand engines that it will be herd to equal by similar number in New England. With the Nanantum at Providence, Fire King at Pawtuxet. Defender and King Philip of Bristol. Washington of Wickford, Volunteer at East Greenwich, besides the Liberty at East town, Star at Westerly. Narragansett at Riverside, Count Rumford at Rum- ford, Hay Cart at Pawtucket, Mechan- ic at Warren and a few others now seldom seen on the muster field the array is one to be reckoned with. The King Philip hand engine of Bristol was originally the Washington of Charlestown, Mass. and is a 9-inch Jeffers, built at Pawtucket in 1859. It went front sCharlestown to Belfast Me. in 1865. whore it was purchased by the Union Veterans of Peabody Mass, in 1892. and while in the pos session of s the latter company it achieved an excellent record It's best play was 229 feet ? Is inches, and in some 70 musters it won 37 prizes, eight of which were firsts. a total of s3s37 being it's winnings. In 1906 the machine was purchased by the King Philip Engine Company of Bristol. where.it has since been kept for muster purposes.
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