Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-18
WESTERLY

: There is to be public hearing on the proposed erection of a building across the Pawcatucl river by Andrew Fisner, a matter which the selectmcn of Stontng- ton are interested, for the people of this section. The hearing will be aeld today (Friday) at 1.S0 o'clock ia the pawca- tue kcourt room on Liberty street About 10 days ago a hearing was held in Westerly. The government sough. the opinion of Westerly town council, but the decision has not been given, a3 the selectmen of Stoningten asked to be heard. Major V. L. Peterson of the U. s. engineering corps, who Is Investigating has served notice on all interested in the project to attend the meeting which is to be held today and presat thir viws
 Latr. on joint meeting will be held be- tween the selectmen of the town of Stonington and the Westerly town coun- ell members when probably some action will be reached. The government con- tends that this is navigable water they have right to give or refuse permits
 for buildings. The recommendations Of the town of Stonington town council will
 have some weight in the matter.
 The officers elected for the year by
 the Watch Hill Improvement socis-y are
 as follows: President, Mrs Davis C.
 Anderson; vice president, Mrs. Samuel
 Beetle; treasurer, Mrs. Henry B. Joy {; secretary, Mrs. Edmund P. York; corre- spending secretary. Mrs. William s. h. his executive committee, president, vice president treasurer and secretary, Mrs John Newberry. Miss M. L. Howard, Mrs. Frank Turnbull, Mrs. Philip Stanley auditing committee, Mrs. Harvey Cowee and Mrs. Robert Barrie; nominating
 committee, Mrs. Walter Hope, Mrs Geo.
 Babcock; agent, Mrs. Edmund York
 1 People who travelled on the 4.s4 ex- press from New York to Boston Wednes- l day were delayed The train was side l tracked about an hour, waiting for an engine from Midway. to come along for
 the ASA limited, which was disabled at
 Bradford. Some of the men travellers
 put on bathing suits and went into the
 water for swim, they used the baggage car as a bath house. When the engine
 came along. half on hour later, they
 were dressed and ready to "move on''
 About 1Bo children gathered wednes- 1 day afternoon on the playground provid- 1 ed and entered the athletic contest Tho children did not seem to mind the intense
 heat and enjoyed the games immensely.
 The First Hepkinton Seventh Day Baptist church, located at Ashaway will | hold their conference Tuesday morning
 and continue through Sunday, Aug. 27 1 Six out of the eight living pastors will attend, they include Rev Clayton Bur dick, 1899-1904; Rev. Vim. Burdick | t1904-1S2t; Rev. Herbert c. Van Horn t19iI-1916; George Show, 1si6-191S: Rev ID. B. Coon, 191S-1921 and Rev. Alva L.
 Davis, the present pastor. The Ashaway i High school is the building where the I,children's services will be held every l afternoon, but Friday and Sabbath day at o'clock, in charge of Miss May Dix
 on.; of Shiloh, NJ A choir will fur :; nish music under the direction of Al bert Randall. assisted by Miss Ruth Phillips of Alfred, N. Y, and Mildred i Filler of Pittsburgh and John Tanner oi the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist 1 church choir and members will have i charge of the music Sabbath morning, In the church. There will be speakers of I note at the services There will be a celebration at Newport 1 Monday, August 2S. and at the morning 1 service a bronze tablet to the memory of ] the founders of the first Seventh Day l Day Baptist church In America, 25o
 years ago, will be dedicated The old communion service which will be con | ifucted by the pastors of the Seventh Day Baptist churches of Rhode Island | A celebrated oil portrait of Elder l Thomas Hiscox which is on exhibition in the old Seventh Day Baptist church, will ] be on view, this being contributed to the celebration by Mrs. Cornelius Wander bilt. Representatives of She state oi 1 Rhode Island, city of New port and tn. Baptists of New England will address tn, sE Eafternoon services. Arrangements hav' Steamship company for the steame
 been completed with the New Enslaa' ]. The General. to stop at wickford land ing so passengers leaving Westerly a 7.S0 am. win be in Newport before