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LY e aa _Favas Baking Powder. Famous for th T are the highest. . MATTERS INTERESTING WESTERLY Inventory of State Property Going On—Theory That Mon- key on Dock Estate Commiited Suicide—David Meiklg Struck In the Eye By Golf Baii-——Schosl Garden Direc- tor Mark A. Cassidy Resigns. 4 Major Charles T. Glives, quarter- ol Wash- Rl sl or the iatatocof Bh sed and a new one opened with the Island, has nearly completed the in- | ¢runsfer of the properts Ventory of the government property in | 2 the custody of the state. Thix work is = done under the provision of the new| the V. a pet at the Dock national defense act. All property and | ¢state, off the Watch Hill road, com- military equipment now cha | mitted by: hanging Sunday state will he turncd over to nizht hort chain at- Glives as property officer, who in the | ! 2 was permitted to future will be custodian of the govern- | cut 1 Y shines on a wire ment property in the state, which is| rov tched from the residence to valued at $350,000. 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Meikle, at Plea: View, ‘was severely injured Sund: He v ruck under re by a golf ball driven & sther and received a razged and regular cut down the t cheek. Dr Scanlon closed the wound with eizht | stitches. The eye is not seriousiy in- jured and the permanent disfigurezent is reduced to the minimu It is planned to have the trial of Engineer Charles H. Mansfield, in- | dicted for manslaughter, commenced | in the county next Wednesda for Washingtos Kingston The attorney general su in erior court session at stated Monday afternoon that the trial would un- | doubtedly be held at Westerly and be- | Thursday morning, provided the selection of the jury and the view can be_completed on Wednesday. Judge Elmer J. Rathtun is presiding at the present session. After the court | s formally opened the grand jury | was selected. When the grand jur retired the attorney general's docket was taken up and the assignment of cases made. Of the 2§ cases assigned 24 of them are set for trial at West- { erly. The grand jury returned indict | ments against Henry Co: cha | with breaking and entering the resi- dence of Annie N. P. C: | against Lulgl Gineerella for ass i | with a dangerous weapon upon I Pignalori. Today will be devoted divorce busines: Local Lacories. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smith of Phoenix- ville are guests of Miss Hattie Cottrell at her home on Main street. John Francis Connors and Hodze Metiveer will enter the chusetts School of Pharmacy. William §. Martin has resigned as | assistant manager of the Smith Gran- ite company to assume the manage- ment of the Corduri company. The engagement of J. Herbert Macomber, Jr., of New York, formerly | of Westerly, to Miss Hazel May Fry- er of Bast Providence has been an- nounced. Leo Cella, graduate of Stonington High school, class of 1916, has entercd the Rhode Island state college pre- Elzeor Be Careful In Using Soap On Your Hair i . 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He will be put to Dplea Wednesd: Pasquale Brogno, who dicd Saturday in Backus hospilal, aged 80, was baried Monday in Westerly, following a re- 1 mass in the of the Im- maculate Conception. Rozers of Potter Hill was ad- Ity of being a commo the Third district cour He was sentenced in the state workhouse. to one Mark A. Cassidy, who has success- fully conducted the home and school garden work in‘Westerly, has tender ed his resiznation to the school com- mittee. He will open a florist's store lence. Solomon Hurwiiz has resigned as cher of the Shaar dek scheol in Westerly to resume his studies at the Columbia schook of journalism. M rwitz_will be succeeded by C. Lip- z of New Yor ajor and M h, ac- companicd by M Merton L. Stott, started on 'an automobile trip Monday morni They wiil be gone at least two weeks and the trip will inciude a visit to Montreal and per- haps e win Stillman Crandall, who n Hepkinton, son of Samuel a Nichols Crandall, died Sun- at the home of his only iiving off. C. Crandall, No. 15 on’ street, W erly. He had been & member of the Seventh Day Baptist church since he reached the age of 12. He was in his $3d vear. C. Edwin Gove of Bever: formerly a member of a We: Mass., terly con- tracting firm, and who upon retire- ment asreed to do no business Westerly for a period of five years, was here Monday The term of the agreement expired five days ago. He has contrac: to build three cottages at Watch E two for George X. Mc- Lanahan and one for F. Curtis Kings. bury. Daniel B. Sullivan and family left on the 5.02 frain for New London Mon- day afternoom. Mr. Sullivan will pro- ceed to New Haven Tuesday morning to assume the management of the Mo- hican store in th y. As soon as a rent is secured, D . Sullivan and two childfen will move to New Haven. In the meantime they will remain in New London, the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. STONINGTON Annual Town Meeting Held Monday— Firemen Close Successful Fair— Schools Open. a The annual town meeting was held Monday evening in Ryon’s hall and at 730, when the meeting was called to order, there was a large attendance, every section of the town being repre. sented, the largest delegations coming from Pawcatuck and Mystic. The propositions glven consideration were as follows: To hear and act upon the report of the selectmen relative to the expendi- tures of the town for the year ending Aug. 30, 1916. To hear and act upon the report of Aug. 30, 1916. g < To take into consideration the ad- visability of authorizing the selectmen to publish their report before the an- nual business meeting of the town. To appropriate and provide a sum of money sufficient to maintain and sup- port the common schools of the town according to the statute laws of the state relating thereto. ! To authorize and direct the select- men to appropriate a sufficient sum of money to keep the highways, private ways and bridges in said town in good and sufficient repair for the ensuing year. To hear and act upon the petition of Joseph Smith and others for an ap- propriation of $50 to J. F. Trumbull post and $60 to Har -~k post, G. A. R., to aid in observan . @ Memorial day: also to act on a li.c appropriation for the same purpose to Williams post, G. A R. To hear and act upon the petition of Arthur N. Nash and others for an pa- propriation of $25 for Robert Brucker camp, U. S. W. V., to aid them in ob- servance of Memorial day. To hear and act upon the petition of ‘William J. Lord and others to discon- tinue the office of highway commis- sioners. To elect a highway commissioner, if required. To hear and act upon the petition-of Warren C. Randall and others: Re- solved, That the number of the town school committee be three members in place of and instead of six$¥ncmbers as now constituted. To act upon the matter of the formal discontinuance of a_ small parcel of land on #he north side of the highway near the Harhcr schoolhouse. To hear and act upon the advisabil- ity of empowering the selectmen to regulate the salaries of the patrolmen. To grant and levy a tax on the as- sessment list of said town, next to be completed, to pay this town's propor- tion of state and county tax, and for the support of its common schools ant for the re; of the highways, pri- vate ways and bridges, and for the support of the town’s poor, and for all other Incidental and neccssary ex- penses incurred by said town. To fix a rate for collecting said tax. Also to have the full tax list printed in_book form for gencral distribution. To empower the selectmen to neso- tiate loans sufficient to pay the neces- sary expenses of said town. Seleatmar. Fred FEoulter called the meet and Henry A. Stahle presided n Clerk Elias B. Hinck- ley read the call for the meeting, whigh included the foregolng proposi- tions. Al were adopted without op- position until the 13th was reached, the proposition to discontinue the high- way commissioners. James E. Lord, who headed the petition, spoke in fa- vor, declaring that the commisgion 1s a faflure and that Ir would be better to have the duties revert back to the selectmer e five vears' work by a proven failure. . Andrew Fallon also spoke in fa of aholishing the commission, and cited instances In support of his claim. The 13th proposition was then put on its pascage ani carrled. This action made unnecessary a vote on the election of a highway commis- sioner. There Wwas more discussion when the 15th proposition was reached, which provided for t bership of the school committee from SiX to three. Alfred G. Martin moved for indefinite postponement, but the motien did not prevail. Andrew Fallon made a lon 1 strong talk against the proposition. He declared that the schoo! work cculd be best dome by a committee of three, and that it had Dbeen dem. el bevond question that a e of six could not do the with satisfaction to thes the people. Ellery Ma the continuation of the committee at present const! 1e reduction of the mem- | tuted, as the several sections of the big town could then be represented on the comunittee. A ballot was called for and the chair appointed Dr. James H. Weeks and Martiz Devine tellers. The ballot re- sulted as follows: Whole number of votes Necessary for choice Yes . eeee 147 o5 - 2 . 113 The proposition was declared adopt- ed by a,mujority of 24, thus reducing the number of school committeemen from six to three. ‘The 16th proposition was carried without opposition, and the 17th, which would empower the selectmen to reg- ulate the saleries of patrolmen, was tabled. All the other propositions were carried without debate. While Ryon hall was filled to capacity, the best of order prevailed. Close of Firemen's Fair. The annual fair of Stonington Steam Fire Engine company came to.a suc- cesstul close in Borough hall Mondey evening. About 40 members of Niag- ara Engine company No. 1 of New Loéndon were the gpecial guests and they presented an elegant electric lamp to the Stoningt company. The New Londoners made the trip in au- tomobiles and were hospitably enter- tained. There were also large delega- tions from the Westerly fire companies at the fair. Schools Open. The Stonington schools resumed ses- sions Monday, there being no cases of infantile paralysis in the, town. Henry Gardiner has ' entered the school of forestry at the University of Maine, at Orono. Mrs. Mary J. Burns has as her guests Mr. and Mrs, Bdward Burns of Omaha and Mrs. Ella Riggs of Nsw York. After spending the summer at his camp in Maine, Bugene Atwood has returned to his home in the borough. NOANK Guests Leaving for City Homes—Stu- dents Start . for Schools—Village Small Talk. . 280 . 131 Mr. and Mrs. Bverett Fitch have re- turrned to New Haven after a summer at West View. Misses Laura Perkins and Emma Wilbur of Groton spent the week end with Mrs. Melville Daboll at Sound- view cot J. H, bster and assistants have been at work on Ender’s Island for a week. Lester Smith has returned to King- ston, where he will attend college .this vear. The little son of Mr. and ney Singer, who has been ili, ter. Miss Ava Macgowan returned to her duties with the ship and engine com- pany at Groton this week after her va- cation. Walter Ellis has returned to Suffield, where he will attend school. Returns to Nortnfield. Tiss Hilda Wilbur has gone back to orthfield after the vacation here. Miss Maud Fitch left yesterday for New York for a long visit. Miss Blanch' Hall has returned to New York after a visit here. . Clinton Peters, who spent the eum- mer here, hagreturned to New York. Miss Helefl Main has returned to her studles in Northfield. Mr. and Mrs. George Lamb are en- tertaining Mr. Lamb’s brother, Frank Lamb, of Leominster, Mass. rs. Rod- is bet- Mrs. F. N. Ashbey is visiting in Boston. Dr, and Mrs. E. J. Howland have returned to Colchester. Mrs. Howland has spent the summer here. Guest from Philadelphia. Paul Kase of Phiindelphia has been a guest of Rev..and Mrs. W. E. Bates Chiidren Cry for Fletcher’s CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has beexx in use for over 30 years,. mmbmat’ the signature of and has been made under his per= Allow 1o one to deceive you in this. (All Counterfeits, Imitations and ¢ Ji ood >’ are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Iniants and Children—Experience against Experiments What is CASTORI Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare= goric, Drops and Soot.hmiISm 8. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic 5 pubstance. Xts age is iis goarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Consti Flatulency, Wind Colic, al. Teething Troubles an Diarrheea. It _regrlates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep, The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friends GENUINE CASTORIA ALways Bears the Signature of 4 In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought vz cenTaun comPaNy, wew vom crry. at Welcome cottage, Groton Long ny public office themselves.— Point. 5 ire Leader. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald have Will Probably Obey the Law. The Santa Fe president says that his road will not obey the order of congress to increase the pay of his men. But he probably will. It is the law.—Syracuse Post-Standard. returned to Baltimore, Md. John Ellis is spending a few days in New York. Miss Marie Russell has returned to her home in New York after the sum- mer here. Mrs., George-.Johnson has been vis- iting in Boston, John Fitzpatrick Stamford after a visit here. From the Consular Reports. During the last few years refrigera- tion has steadily received more and more attention in Ruesia. A boom fin cold storage construction was expect- Sympathy Withheld. Even after giving the mattcr ex-|ed there when the war broke out, tended study, it is_havd to find any ground for sympathy for those who stocked up on provisions at advanced prices to tide over a strike which didn’t come.—Marion Star. Not Yet. No one has accused the Jap tennis champion of looking over our con- crete courts with a view to possible zun _emplacements.—Syracuse Post- A Real Sympathizer. Standard. It Uncle Sam decides to have his own paper mill In order to avoid paying a prohibitive price for print ASK FOR and GET paper, the Paper Trust can find a 3 real ‘sympathizer in the Bethiehem HORI IcK Steel Company.—Washington Herald. Purely Business. 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