Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 9, 1913, Page 6

et & = § " Usual Appointments worthy Elected President Joh.. Neal. The newly elected members of the Nresterly town council met in the “huncil chamber of the new town hall, Saturday night, for the purpose of urganization and the transaction of * usual first sesslon routine businoss. e meeting was called to order by Jerk Everett E Whipple who adminis- ered the oath of office s councilmen 1 Albert H. Langworthy, Maurice C. Flynn, C. Clarence Maxson. Charles Thomas, Wayland A. Seunders, Will- jam Culley and Frances G. Haswell All were reelected except Mr. Haswell who succeeds Willlam Clark who wes not a ocandidate for reelection, but the former has had experfence in the councll which antedates that of any other member of the council On_motion of Mr. Maxson, Seconded by Mr. Saunders, Albert H. Lang- worthy was unanimously elected pres- ident of the council. Walter Wheeler and Robert J. But- lor were reelected town auditors. Oth- er offices within the gift of the coun- il were distributed as follows: Lewis Stanton, superintendent of health; James W. Burke, constable with pow- er to serve papers; Edward M. Burke, Judge of probate; Albert H. Lang- worthy, Simon P. Nichols, corders of wood; Albert N. Crandall, surveyor of Jumber: Albert H. Langworthy, John T. Bdmond. gaugers of casks. A. Champlin, sealer of leather; John O. Babcock, C. H. Crandall, Stephen w. fish; Bdwin P. Barber, welghts and measures; Pendleton, Horace Vose, O. P. Cran- dall, Thomas V. Cottrell, Nathan F. Noyes, Edward E.__ Carpenter, auc- toneers; John T. Edmond, Albert H. Lengworthy, measurers of grain Thomas McKenzie, George W. Wood Bugene wand, surveyors of land; Thomas J. Welch, Henry R. Segar, Elmer F. Da- ley, weighors of coal: Isaac Bent, William B. Briggs, Horatio D. Healey James B. Babcock, field drivers; W. C. Gevitt, James C. Babcock, H. C. . isaac Bent, Horatio D. Healey, pound keapers: James Fraser, john W. Berry, George E. Chapman, fence viewers; Stephen W. Collins, | Joseph Guarino and Joseph Ouray | commissioner of wrecks; George F.|were the same person. He is known Barber, Charles E. Coon, harbor mas- | by either name. It was decided to | ters; John B. Brown, commissioner | defer action on the petition until the an burial of deceased goldiers: Ferbert | views of the chief of police were ob- P. Clark. town sergeant. These were | tained all_reelections. \ | Town Clerk Whipple and Superir Frederick C. Buffum who was urged | tendent of Water Works McKe to acoept the position of tree warden | asked that a member of the council by the fomer council and who was | be.appointed,as commissioner in charge | mnch inmerested in the work, made no | of the town hall and C. Clarence Max- application for reappointment, but It |son was the choice of the council was on@rstood that he was willing to serve. He was succeed by Edwin L. Gavitt Thomas E Brown, Edward E. West, Frederick T. Mitchell, Albert C. Lan phere and Donald Ferguson, were elected police constables with pay, and were designated as the regular police force. Mr. Brown was desis- nated &s chief and Mr West as ser- Feant and to act as deputy chief in the abmence of Chief Brown. The sal- ary of the chier was fixed at 330 a month and that of the other members of the force $70. Petitions were recsived from Michaal Curtin and Henry Chase for appoint- ment as special officers at Watch Hill and substitute policemen. Thomas made motion that Mr. Chase be elected. Mr. Flynn called for a bal- lot. The vote resulted fn five ballots for Mr. Chase and two for Mr. Cur- tin. and the former wae declared elected. The tour of duty was left at the discretion of Chief Brown. The saiary of the judge of probate was fixed at $500 a year and it was voted that regular sessions be held on the afternoons of the first and third Tuesday of each month, and all fees due the town be paid into the town treasury. Henry B. Agard, who has served several terms as town solicitor, was who takes the best care of his health is surest. to succeed in the bustle of life, Jidngy Is the Ideal Tonic Send for Prices to Your Druggist Or to Us. KING’S PUREMALT DEPARTMENT 36-33 HAWLEY 8T, BOSTON “BUILT FOR THE ROAD BY MEN WHO KNOW.” There's no possibility of mechanical troubles or cails for expenses. The Deluxe s pre-eminently the sound, wusky. comfortable mount to yourself fto find out all aboul -the DeLaxe. The ultimate cholce of all ex- perienced riders. . WILSON BROS, Agents, 0d Norwich. Conn. “As Smiling as a FRESH MINED CHAPPELL STERLY’S COUNCIL ORGANIZES | Made For Ensuing Year—A. H. Lang-| Observes Memorial Sunday—Welcome Home For Rev, George | You owe it | A NEWLY SH Red Cedar Shingles THEY DO NOT SHRINK OR SWELL AND RESIST DECAY. Barn Boards and Ceiling by the million of Counc —Fire Department roelected to that office. fixed at $600 a yea tofore. It was suggested that the salary be Increased $10 a month, but after discussion it was decided by un- derstanding that the salary would not be increased this time. It was voted that the highway dis- | tricts of the town be considered as one | highway district. Councilman Albert The salary is ,the same as here- | H. Langworthy was chosen chairman of the highway committee with au- thority to selicet his associates. He named, Councilmen Maxson and Saun- ders. Walter A. Wheeler was elected clerk of the committee by the town council The bond of the town treasurer was fixéd at $25,000, the surety to be ap- { proved by the town council, + Councilmen Culley and ¥iynn were appointed the committee on street | lights. Justin Havens, was reelected su- pervisor of highways at a salary of $1.000 a year and to furnish his own conveyance. The petition of Elihu | Chesebro for appointment to the po- sition did not materialize, and was erefore evidently withdrawn. Oouncilman Thomas was authorized to take charge of the toilet accomods tions for the public at Watch Hill. Petitions were received from John L. | Greene and Edwin L. Gavitt for ap- | pointment as milk inspector, but no action was taken A communication was received from Miss Helen Segar, secretary of the lo- cal branch of the State Anti-Tuber- culosis assoclation, asking the council | to appoint one of its members to rep- resent the council on the directory of | | the branch to succeed William L. Clarke, who Is not a member of the | yresent council, Mr. Haswell was the manimous ¢l A tavern Courtland B at Pleasant | ce of the council. 1 license was issued to | Bliven for the Wigwam | View and victualler's li- | cense to Georse W. Austin for Bay | ‘ reet at Watch Hill. Joseph Guari- no petitioned for license for pool table At his place in Pierce street, which Ted one of the councilmen to inquire if | t Police constables to serve without | ) pas.. except when called to duty by | the chlef of police, were ®lected as | follows: James Maxwell, John Rear- | don, Horace E. Burdick, David T. Tal- | bot. J. Henry Burke, Wlias G. Rathbun, | James Benzte, William Culley, Walter H. Nash, Lewis Stanton, H. Fred Card, . Michael ‘Curtin, Johi Catto, D. J. Don. ohue, George H. Williams, Thomas F. | Himos, Russell L. Slocum, Daniel Mur- . Howard W. Swan, Walter Wheel Wiiliam H. Holland, Ralph Stead- | m Arch oseph D. Nash, | King, ¥ n Rae, Azel B. James C. Stewart, William H | William E. Burke, Benjamin | wcey, James A. Landers, Wil- | _Hall old H. Burdick, Au- | =Y dge, Samuel | Patton Latham, Ellery Bar- ber H. Morrison, Charles A Dion, *. Faverio, Joseph H. Thom- | son, The name of Harry Chase | | was added to the list in order to make Rim eligible for police duty at Watch Hill ! The councilmen canvassed the vot- | In glist and selected the names of all }who are eligible for jury duty for the | ensuing year. The council then ad. journed. E | |, Through some inexplainable way {there was a confusion of names in the I report made of the proceedings of the {Thira gistrict court day .whereby | in Westerly, Fri- | it appeared that Charles | | i and not Charles | was prosecuted for conducting the junk | business without_the required liconse, Everybody in Westerly knows th Charles Richmond was the . person | !prosecuted ,and not Charles Gordon, | *ho is a resident of Norwich, and his fellow citizens should know that fact. Mr. Gordon was in no way uvnv)(;:v(ll with the court case in Westerly, Richmond, i T Neal, who has been ‘ |abroad for the past five months, will return to Weaterly this | (Monday) | evening and will be given a h | home-welcome by t. Michael's church of which he is the | tor. He will be met at the r | n re {station by the Tioly Name societ |headed by the Westerly band, v {escorted to the parochial residence {where he will be welcomed by a il‘nxe assemblage on the lawn. Firemen’s Memorial Sunday was ap propriately observed in Westerly 1 and veteran firemen. Th all firemen who have b with the active 3 on Westerly depart- e visited during the morning | and potted plants placed on each by | | delegates selected for the purposes. | In the afternoon at two o'clock a pro- | cession was formed in Broad street which was composed of the Westerly band, the Westerly Fire Police appear- ing in new uniforms, the Alert Hook and Ladder company ,the Rhode Is- land Ones and the Cyclones, and the Westerly Veteran Firemen's associa- on. The march cemetery were held addresses dick of church, Grace was to the River Bend where the religious services which included prayer and | by Rev. Clayton A the Seventh-Day and Rev. L. G. Morton of Methodist church, with sing- ing by the choir of the Broad Strest Christian church and sacred and pa- triotic music by the band. Bi Baptist Saybrook.—For the accommodation of hose who are desirous of attendinz the opening Haddam bridge on June 14, & special thate o | he run from Saybrook Junction to Eas Haddam, stopping Essex Deep River, Chester and at Hadlyme. a. m. or 6 and 8 p. m. Basket of Chips” INGLED ROOF As much of the early history of Hampton is interwoven with that of Windham, this account of the first is also in reality first pastor. church in Windham the account of Hampton's Teén miles northeast from Norwich in X8 was an sroken wilderness, called Joshua’s tract, its_first” settler | was an Englishman by name of Cates, supposed tp be refugee, who, fearful- of Andro's - spies in Norwich and New London fled to the wilderness with his negro servant, Joe Ginne, dug GOAL, ali sizes dwelling, and CO., central Whart || L peions ot i et | chased Joe; thence o New York, from OLD HAMPTON PAPERS OLD CHURCH HISTORY. 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The Mecca package, while convenient, is the p]ain‘est, most inexpensive cigarette package ever designed —otherwise Mecca could not possibly be sold for 5 cents! No matter whether you now smoke 10c or’ 15c cigarettes, take advantage of this FREE Rug Offer to fry Mecca. Forget the price you pay—just judge the QUALITY! The quality that has always given “perfect satisfaction.” ree get a 5-cent pack- esesEasmmmsEs age of Mecca, and ask the dealer for an extra Rug FREE. Remember, all the ladies! want these beautiful, miniature Mecca Rugs. Go right away to any dealer displaying FREE OfferSign in window, i and to take advantage of this special offer. All dealers who have not | calling up Representative George J. Holman, Wauregan Hotel, telephone 704, between 11 and 12 included what are now called | George Aiken were among the first set- tlement was a daughter to Jonathan | silver as salary for the first vear; the | ish in “haplin. Scotland, Windham | tlers. In 1716 the Town of Windham Jennings. In 1691 a grist mill was set | collectors being the committee and | ITnmlE"I']‘: 2 . | consented that it be formed into a sep- I bperation by Jonathan Crane on the | Joseph Huntington, who could levy | and Willimantie. " | S0te e ranting to them the site of the present Bingham Mills. The | suit if necessary, to get the money. He roads lea e e | ihared oands " that they had ‘ o et el s A oan Norwlich was the market place, but the married, the next Dpaid towards a new meeting house on | Winaham Green. | < who numbered - about thirty, settles @ nearly all were members of the church | daughter of Rev. W of liam Adams N v ving Indi- | Dedham, 8o the church voted to in- | surrounding parishes attended _the | WA ] X ha there to Norwich, and then to Joshua’- | der a large tree on the Green. Their | pounds for three years, then seven flie eplary; the minister AW Teen ing o Separate parish It began to Tract, but after Andros was driven | first public meeting was recorded on | for three years, then elghty for three | granted a lcn‘l”r h»bp-‘ i \uu"l e o from England he came from out | May 18, 1691, conducted by Rev. Mr. | vears, then ninety for three years more | if any nnur\ 1)\ .‘Q )””;,n B b Dauld i “i”‘““ LEETIRT T place. bought a tract of land | Fitch and his son Jabez. {hns engaging him for twelve years, | Had to forfelt six shillings a cord. | tlers, who traditlon eave bullt the fret Mason and built the first The settlers petitioned the General | but he contintied there until he died in In 1706 the |\ur(r.uv ( \“ x ‘( itue !l. > aQ ‘y» i ”;” “,"\ TR the Windham { Court for the lberty of a township | in Enfleld, of pleurisy, having | land “"Z..'.',‘J:':’f" 5 - aetilenten, gnd |t villghgir e b a T econd house of which there is | with all privileges, 0 the new planta- { been pastor of the church for nearly | sold fo settiend. WOl CHRENE | money &My putid land & they 4p- cord w built by Jc an Jen- | tion now calied Windham was formed | thirty-thr vears: He left am wv“ A ot Fs B B0 il e b ey i nings on land purck n Bir- | on May - 12, The question of | and thirteen - children, the Coiurn all of, SatenciMass, purcrasel | déns sehet/ @il uatnsaned [and. | chard. In 1697 Joshua and Jeremiah | township libe and privileges being | but @ vear oid. Buluss bis family undred acre Jana on’ both fldes | ine withiishie indith’; of saidparl Ripley, John Crane. Ricugrd Hendee | legally settled they voted to engage o | increased the ehurch.iincrensed ot Little' River of William Mooral for | shoyld bertixed at, thetuls ufien shil and Josep "ot igton, William wnd | minisier and after repeateq’applica- | salary, for Windham Gias vrospetink | wen, e e orlam, Baih.| paTibh epenbes, @nl Tihat pRLE Joseph Backus, and John Larrabee, | tions the Rev. Mr. Whiting was in- | and the town covered a lurge extent of pginn ym Winaha oug free 0 county bullt houses on what is now known as | duced to come to Windham and he | territory, Durlng hls -pastorate the feading [rom Windham through Burnt | were feed: frumt paying_county ‘Windham street. Crane was a black. preached his first sermon Jan. 1st tak- | church received 3§3 members; at 1»‘1. I:'Nddv .xm:\ i v.'l,“dq ]m"‘« i h\. L .: e Eeantet 3aT 18 .‘ e smith by trade. Categ was a widowe; ing his text from Genesies LI. Samu time of his.death it .numbered 64, |.The A\l:[ul‘\llh»fl-v (:I” o | 1 \\ Tl Ak S gL ;;i\ 2l Backus and Hendee were unmarried: | el Roberts and Jongthan Crane were | havinz dismissed congregations, (o {johm Durkee of FoICAEICIn 55, 08 | HDerin Sag S RINCER WERG BV thers came with thelr Wives. Gnd | the sommitice aopoMited. ta setile the | Mansfeld and . Windham village: 'the fhettlement was called Windham Villao | the codnell to. sell suld_ i it pybe 1l but the Riplevs were | question of the minister's salary: and | latter known as Camada Purish frst oLt e A 1Y and. a lents of Norwich. they agreed (o give him twenty pounds | anq now as [ampion. g ability tha. '..\ o ¥ Massa t, W P A The first child was born in the set- worth of provisions and four pounds must have been very great for his par- Thomas [uller, Johu- Button and (Continued en Page Seven.)