Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-11

boat and change of wind indicate ted that the fatality occurred about 1 O clock Friday afternoon. .4se <Elmer- Babcock was born July 12 1850. son of William and Phebe- Gould Babcock, and leaves a widow; and two brothers. A brother, Harry, was drowned in the same pond five years ago. Elmer Babccrk was strong swimmer and was d former surfman at the Point Judith station. He en- tered the service in 1900 and resign : ed in: 1910 to engage in the fishing business.
 Ns.f Saturday is Firenren's Day, the ninety ninth annual tournament Of the New England States Veteran Fire mens' league at Wickford. The muster will be held under the auspices of the Narragansett Veteran Firernens' asso- ciation at Wickford. Ten water prizes have been offered aggregating s675, with $2eo as first prize The drawings will be Friday evening at the Wickford fire station. and the playout will be after the parade which starts at 10 o'clock.
 The Rhode Island entries include the, Washington No. l of W'ckto-d Volunteer of East Greenwich, forrs, erls-- at Central Falls, where it wnl the New England League champi aship thre c times :ssNo nantum of Provi1el;e. u-itil Ktsg, if Pawtuxet;, Star If Westerly forrneriv at Cranston; Anerleea cf Snu.h .KicEstowu. formerly at Edge wncc I-'bertv of East i'-cty,ica-e :: Ds.fci;d, s5aof Bristol -for-Ic@ly ar Eat Weymouth, Mass. and Kim; i'hi.io of SF,s.o,
 le ada ton to t.e Rhode Island ma -flir es ailsthe we'll known crl'.K.r rs,2c 1s of Ny. .Ntw IsnFIaad win be on n97.. ,.,, n so'7--l lfncock No. I. Enter,r se N. , ami F1c-ector No. 3; Live Q tk No. 4i e,rnier.:, the City of So-r... f,I,s If Sel:1rrvii'e: Hinghan1 Vet . r Fl ir Eila m :: Bed Ts .Let of Cambridge: Whit, Angel ,~lsf Uncover. Mass; S.a- O Irr.a;ca # |; Ins .ca Plain; Mo.-ati,1 lit of Eraintree: Okomni okapese-t pf Mir b'ehead; Protection of Brpeisv:ll, an I Getrnan,c No. 2 of CheIse
 Ir1ca +rd dgcs chosen to take -rm~ge Of r eu-ster include: Ge rye \ T, " ec I-o:-tle nd. Me, Preside It If the Nex Eng States League fLAai-T1aG, Lcseys F.. Whitman of K ll':A -svil .e John C. Stevens Of Marl"eien l. Ed p'ar1 - Walker of So'c.-- il, '. J.'t IT :! f1uT'en O. East ProyI4aa .e. IT. :.it $ c. R3E;ns5 e. T.rockton. W. Nv. T4ime. cf " c<tcr ' District Chief EIva.i S.lau-.. ot Boston. LOS, n ali..", t>, . F ayi. kr league -oT.Il' . ni-te' C, : < sts ot J. T. [. .I:-.r,li-k of Wickfcrd. Charles c. Rogers of Brock ton. John c: Stevens of Marblehead r TSd T hunt Ol nISTllle ana Fdl- rick Manning of Amesbury. The com n1ittee of Narragansett Veteran Asso . ciation includes Peter s. Byrnes. wi1- liam F. Hanbly, John Fl. P. Burdick Henry J. Cooper. Edwin $. Babcock and J. P. Burdick.
 Local Laeonies.
 The steamfitters union with branches all over Rhode Island is in strike for ninety cents an hour
 Frank J. Gethro. 4s owner of the Newport and Block Island Steamboat company, died suddenly while aboard the steamer New Shorhan1 at Provi dence witnessing a fire drill. Satur- day.
 There is a serious sugar shortage in Westerly.
 Some are finding fault in South kingstown because cider with a kick in it is being sold. This is strictly legal in Rhode, Island and the only way to stop the sale is to have the court decide the place where cider is sold to be nuisance, and prosecution under that charge.