Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-12
WE s E RLY

first copper coin to be authorized by con gress, on the homestead of one of the first settlers of Dover, Mass, looked over his handful collection of copper coins and among them was Franklin penny, which he picked LID years ago on the Stillman farm on Potter Hill road It was struck off in 17S7 and is one of the few that were .coined. The penny took it's name from Benjamin Franklin because of the inclusion in it's design of the homely admonition Mind Your Bus. iness," after a suggestion by him thai coins should serve purposes other than ] those of legal tender.
 1 On ore side of the coin are thirteen ! circle linked together, in a small circle
 n the middle with the words United : States around it and in the center "We | Are One" On the reverse is dial with ] the hours indicated, a meridian sun above it. on one side of which is the ford | ''Frigio," and on the other the date 17S7.
 Below the dial appsprs the Franklin phrase, Mind Your Business"
 The annual roll call and sa.rer e1 ! the Broad Street Christian church was
 held Wednesday evening, about Is mem
 bers responding, when Clerk Samuel Girven called the roll President Charles
 Nebbe presided and addresses were made by the pastor Rev. Philip A. Sailer and nr. A. VI Phelps. the latter speal1ing on { The Future Of Westerly. There was a pleasing musical programme which in 1 cluded vocal solos by Mrs Isaac Smith
 and Wilfred Blackburn. The wear has been one of the most successful in the history of the church.
 As told on the local page of re Bull.
 ietin Thursday, while chopping wood on
 Wedre sday afternoon, in the ernpoy Q
 A. C. Tiilinghast in Ledyard, Ar hur Hib. bard, 46 was instantly killed The medi-
 cal examiner of the town of Ledyard
 could not be located, and Dr. F. W. = yves, medical examiner for Groton was summoned. After completing his invest. gation, he gave permit for the remova of the body to morgue in Pawcatuck.
 MT. Hubbard is survived by two dau@h ters, Mrs. Albert Tillinghast of Centra Village and Miss Delsey Fay Hubbard 0.
 Ledyard also by two brothers, Fred ana Oscar Hubbard.
 At meeting of Westerly Branch, Ret
 Cross, it was decided that the annua . membership campaign for Westerly VII } include also a campaign for funds lv b
 used purely for home service work t, commence next Thursday and continu for one week. closing simultaneous witt
 the national campaign Treasurer Jame
 NJ Pendleton was elected cash..v of tn coming campaign. Chairman ' Iuel Il :, ! Davis presided. There is al Present S5,
 5S3 in the treasury.
 Local LaconiCs,
 The church bells did not ring at o'clock, Thursday morning tu conmem v crate the signing of the arTnisrice The expenses of operating the Rhod = Island hospital during the year endia October 1, exceeded the income from il
 sources by about sfO0,oo0.
 The state returning board declared T
 election of a representative from the se( ond district to the general assembly. ar : a new election will be hzld. Esd~as Aue u CT, republican, and Joseph A. Boavouloil = dt n2ocrat, each received 55j votes. I Flags were generously displayed . honor of Arnistice day and for the frs Il time a flag was raised over the main er
 trance to the First Baptist church ', The post office was closed from 1 II ,, Thursday afternoon.
 At a social session Of the choir of tl7 :, Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist churcI al the home of MT and Mrs. John Tame e the pastor. Rev. Clayton A. Burd,ck. gq: | an informal talk on His 5Exp2ri1nt
 With Choirs.
 So far as known there were no store # open in Westerly on the afternoon e Arlnistice day, except a few opp rated |
 residents of foreign descent who nevs close their doors, during business hour