Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

in payment a check on the Westerly branch of the Industrial company. Mr. Lupinazzo accepted the check and gave the stranger S2476 in change, the diff ference between the purchase and the amount of the check. Mir. Lupinazzo held the cheek for several days, and then gave if to a Norwich salesman, with an- ] other check and currency in payment for a t>S of goods.
 The check was deposited in Nor wich bank and by regular order came to the Industrial Trust company. Here 1t was quickly discovered that the cnecK was of no value. and MT. Lupinazzo was required to make good the amount. Mir. l.upianzzo has good description of the man who defrauded him and sleuths are on the trail of the offender.
 willard H. Bacon, of westerly. super Intendent of public sch s7ls was elected vice president of the Rhods Island Hu- man Education society at the sixeteenth annual convention held Friday after noon in Providence. The other officers elected are: Judge Charles Matteson, president: Judge William H. Sweetland, Mrs. Sarah J. Eddy, Mrs John w. pan ielson. E. A. Ballon, John l.. Alger, Her bert ". Lull, Miss Sarah Dyer Barnes r,harles F. Dennis, Jr., Miss Eila L. Sweeney. Rev Frank Craig, Albert L. Anthony. Frank O. Draper, Wendell A Nowrv. vice presidents Edward C parkhurst. treasurer; B. l.. Woodman- isee auditor: Mrs John R. Rathon, sec re,ary. Miss Elizabeth W. Olney, cor responding secretary Miss Isabelle F. Howell, assistant; Miss Julian Mcleod clerk.
 Bassett Albert c. Rider Russell orla- neil Miss Sarah J. Eddy, Martin S Tanning. Mrs John l.. Alger, Miss Ma rion D, Weston, Rev. Edward Russell Evans. Walter E. Ranger, Mrs. c, E.. E Solon. Harold L. Madison. Lewis H. Meeder and Perry F. Arnold.
 During the year representatives or the society addressed a total of 64,669 pu- nils of 17S7 classes in 2S9 schoois, ana fl was demonstrated that deep interest was taken in humane education "ork The societv has SIT members and con- tributors. of whom 29 are life, 76 asso- riate .25e active. as teachers. 6S 1u- niors and 49 contributors.
 The degree team of Narraganse,..' council. Knights of Columbus, eXelnph- 6ed fine third degree on a large numper at csndidates at Stafford Springs, Sun dawn afternoon. making the trip by au- tonobiles. They were accompanleo Oy a deiegation of local knights. The Mar t,-sgansatt team is one of the very pest and has accepted many invitations to work the degrees from councils Tn all sections of Rhode Islan9 and Connecu- cut.
 Tbsre was an auction on the Grant farm so-called Friday, and two horses fourteen head of cattle, twenty-five hehs' wagons. harness and lot Of 1arn1Ins m utensils were sold for spot cash, 1ne ' fsru, is situated in the town or Ncrth sto,i,r+on. inst off the turnpike on the rsrtwav leading north from the bo- ,,,,,,d Purdicl< farm. Friday evening the dyrsl1inp house and big farm on the r,rarnises were totally destroyed py hre'
 Inc file of the farm is held by Magnus r.auIls and Mrs Emma Bowman was m ros-essiou. varian York, a nelgnoor was the first to discover the fire, wien In his opinion. was caused by de1ectlVe -bir,nev his attention being attracted by Fhe dense smoke being emitted. He says me fire started in the attic and burned ranidlv. Much of the furniture was saved but articles of value were burned Miss Bowman was not in the house al Tho time the fire was discovered and sub saquentiy she told MT. York she regret ted he did not save two trunks that wert In her boom. as their contents were val ned at $500. This room was locked, ac- cording to Mir. York, and the fire was burning so briskly that the fire fighters had no time to force an entrance The marks from the burning dwelling set fire 10 the barn. and as Mir York put it; "There is nothing left of the Grant farm but the land" Theer was a report that the fire was of incendiary origin and town and county officials are to make ar investigation. The loss is not stated, but mortgage of s3.900 indicates the val. uation. It is said the property is insured
 \ new swinging sign in front of a High street store extends across the sidewalk, and several feet beyond ths curb line, as there are no sign restric lions or building regulations nj Westerly A large auto truck highly laden hit tha sign in passing Saturday morning anc the sign fiattened on top of the load a, the truck passed, and then for a time i kept up penduium-like motion It ii possible for that sign to be struck in like manner at some other time and be torr from it's fastening, and perhaps fall upor a pedestrian or two, and cause iniur, that would form the basis for a lawsui against the town. A town oficia, Suv gested that the sign be raised a few fee pr it's length reduced.
 kt. Rev. James Dewolf Perry, bisho, or the Episcopal diocese of Rhode Islanti administered the rite of confirma tio,, ', lorty-seven men and women in Chris cnurch, Sunday morning. At noon +b, Dishop made an address to the Suudo, school, in addition to the sermon at oo,, nrmation. June 12 the bishon and Mr, Ferry and their two sons exnect to co, Tor London to attend the Lambeth cor terence They will spend July in Lon uon ana August in other parts of Eng fayment of the soIdiers' bonus to +b bololers and sailors, marines and nurses ana yeowomen, too, who served in tb world war, as residents of Rhode Isla anf mas commenced as required under th Jaw. About 25O checks were receive saturday by the clerk of the bonus hoa - rom the state treasurer, and from no, ,n Inere Will be from 250 to 300 check scnt out daily, each to the vaIue of s1ni Members of the bonus board are soo,1 ~, pected in Westerly to receive tba snnIi cations Of those who went from here | me war, and the l6eal applicants viii h among the last to receive the bonus
 The service men who did not racai,, the town recognition medals at tba bonz oI Rear Admiral Dunn during Old Hon, week. by reason of the failure of the re uuired number being received by the corr Inlltee' Will receive them when they res
 H 'i 'Ie DonuS board at the offic of the town clerk ''4e
 The democrats of Rhode Island renr, sented Dy delegates will hold state COY Nentloh Tn Providence next Thursday at ternoon to elect ten delegates And o14a, mates to the national Convention tn Eeld in Can Francisco. It is believed 1T county delegates will be Pstr;ck [ Quinn of Kent county Patrick I Mnrrh or Newport county, Luigi De Pasn,,s a and Mrs. Robert E. Newton of Prov aence county Stephen J. Casey of Was,