Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21

The Close of Dynasty of Cotton Mill 1 Owners, Is the subject of an interesting | article by w. A. Macdonald, and tells 1 of he sale of the vast holdings of the ! Knight family, known as the B. B. & R. Knight company, to F. K Rupprecht. of New York, at published estimates of from S15IOo0,O0O to s2o.Oo0 900. An ab- stract from the article is of special To- cal interest:
 Tt was in Westerly that Robert Knight for two years attended the Paw catuck academy, seventy-five years ago whence he went to teach school for two years at Exeter, an interlude of study in a long life of business. And so at Westerly he came to own the White Rock mill in that pleasant country that is so quaint and rugged and entirely human in history, and so attractive to the eye. Here, as elsewhere in the chain of his cotton mills. the members of his family have now ceased from active participa- ton in the world he built Romance or no romance that is a page not to be | turned without thought.
 -The retirement of the sons of Robert | Knight from the active arduous work I that has bound them for years does not change the name nor the character of 1 the great industry which their father {, made his life. It does not remove | personal and distinctive connection that deserves the chronicling.
 l About ono hundred members of Mar | ragansettt Commandery, Knights Tem- I plar, left Westerly at 5 o'clock We'd ! nesday afternoon, in private automobiles | for New London, and returned at mid night. At New London they were join 1 ed by the Nelseco band, and took part in the programme arranged by Palestine l Commandery of that city, and in unison ixx-;+h Cotu of | wcih. There was a street parade, with three bands followed by a Sanquet and entertainment
 | Tho Rhode Island Anti-SaIoOn league recently sent questionnaires to all nomi- nees for membership in the Rhode Isl and general assembly which convenes in | January. The league requested that re- turns be made not later than today
 (Thursday), and proposes to select those l favored for election by the league The ! question read:
 Will you assist in taking out of the Rhode Island laws those acts which dc not agree with the oonstituL CT, and laws of the United States, especially the
 two so-called Sangy, or four per cent bere bills?
 Will you assist in putting in the Rhodc
 Island statute book laws which will as
 SiSl. III elICTCinS pTOnlDlliOn.
 These questionnaires have been re
 ceived in Westerly by Abraham P. Dat
 son and Tristan D. Babcock, candidate.
 for senator, and Joseph T. Murphy
 Samuel H. Davis, Frank c. Booth anC
 George M. Bray.
 ThOmns L. Reilly, of Meriden, forme
 democratic congressman. who serve' } with the late Congressman George H Utter and who attended his funeral il Westerly, will be the principal speake
 at a democratic rally in Infantry hall
 Providence. this (Thursday) evening
 Senator Peter G. Gerry will preside. Mr = Reilly is an old-time newspaper worke ', and is at present sheriff of New Hayel county.
 At tho annual meeting of Narragan
 sett Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knight
 of Columbus. held at their quarters | the Stillman building. officers were elect ed as follows: James A. Donohut
 faithful navigator; Andrew J. Martin l faithful captain; George F. Chapman faithful admiral Peter McGinn. faith ful pilot; Rev John Cassagle, faithfu friar; Thomas Cowley, faithful control 1 Ter; Richard J. Butler. inside sentinel a James W. Mccormick, outside sentine n The faithful friar, Rev Father Gas s sagne S. M, is an assistant pastor c the Church of the Immaculate ConceT
 tion, coming to Westerly Sfrom Atlant: , Georgia, where he received the fourt e degree, the highest in the Knights c
 Columbus.
 Charles Perry of Westerly and Georf j. s. Palmer of New London attended tf IL meeting of the board of trustees of Il n Northfield schools held in Holbrook ha
 Mount Hermon, Mass President WI
 liam R. Moody reported the completiS
 of the special building fund of s1Oo, ,OO D and he reported a material increase '' the financial condition, as well as in r E gard to membership of the schools. l. A committee composed of form r. students is to make plans for the eel y braticn in 1921, of the fortieth anr le versary of the founding Of Mount He 'n mon school
 ls Mabel Kenyon. accused of the murd -0 of Dr. Herbert Tetlow, has given eyiden
 of her bitter hatred of Dr. NJ. H. Sea . lon. when on the witness stand, and
 reason of some fancied wrong. It is e1
 dent that such feeling is not showed
 the woman's husband. her two sons a 2 her chief counsel. Judge Herbert w. Rat ! bun. as they ride to Norwich on ca court day with Dr. Scanlon in his aut mobile
 I Local Laconies s Peter Batch of Wakefield. was q Westerly Wednesday, renewing acquaiI I ances He is veteran locomotive ( 5 ginger. with his quarters at one time s Westerly. He accompanied Narragans