Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 18, 1917, Page 6

W - WESTERLY PARADERS DEFY RAIN . * Enthusiastic Send-Off for Young Patriots Drafted for New ' Army—Formal Exercises Held in Town Hall—Eloquient Address by Hon. S. H. Davis—Collation, Inspiring Music, Hearty Cheers—Veteran Soldiers Pay Honor to the Boys of ’17. claim. sent her gallant sons to fight tion and its allles, which they serve and to the flag for the honor of which they are makingthis great sacrifice. * While we are seeking to crush the military power of the enemy, may we demean ouresleves on the battlefield and in the affairs of state that the na- tions we would overcome may find something of Inspiration and_uplift in our sense of honor, in our standards of justice, and in our generous treatment of a fallen foe. It is not because the American flag stands for more of jus- tice and honor and righteousness than is represented by any other national emblem that most of the great nations of earth are now looking to it for suc- cor and deliverance? So while as a_Christian * nation we are engaged in the most awful conflict of history, may we keep in mind that we are fighting for the world’s per- Eone. to a garage .to’ summon’. tire trouble, as the right forward tire scemed. to be flat. The car stood there [r2"nd B noniBcation aa.went. 1o ng ; Y the "police, -and the' car- was ‘taken to a local garage under the direction day afternoon noclaimant for the car had appeared and .the police are in- clined to the belief that the icar was stolen and then abandoned. The right forward tire was completely ground through and the car had been driven on the rim for a considerable dis- tance, judging from the condition of the wheel rim. The car is of ‘1917 model and bears Massachusetts regis- try number 33362. p The ‘annual financial meeting of ‘the town of Stonington.was called fo or- der in the borou Monday evening. In deference to the desire of residents of Pawcatuck, and the selectmen and other town officers to participate in advance of the time scheduled for the meeting, not only from Pawcatuck, but all sections of the town as well. While 'Mr.” and Mrs. A. Clifford Holdsworth, of Westerly, were riding in their roadster, Saturday night, they were struck by a large- touring car driven by George I Green, of Wa- terbury. It was a head-on collision and occurred near the Wilcox ecurve, 20t far ¢rom Quiambaug. The impact smashed the glass in the windshield and Mrs. Holdsworth was partially thrown throush the frame that held bits of the shattered glass. She su tained severe cuts in' the head an face, was severely bruised, but escap- ed serious injury. The Holdsworth roadster was badly wrecked and a forward wheel in- the Waterbury. car was amashed. Mr. Holdsworth ‘observed - that the oncoming car was 'being' unsteadi NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESBAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1917 ald tor | of Police Sergeant West. Up to Mon- | [ SRR 25 7. Y ANA4 " ") > 771 \\ vy, __ . ey v _.L‘\‘; . o, > ga' A\ 72 v X =\ -— 7 THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL CO. The New Fashions of Autumn Will Be Revealed in a Complete Exposition of the Accepted Modes in Our Formal Opening Displays R - or of the men te - 2 % e General All-Around Cleaner lective service law the mesting was yaty a . a Beneral request for this change in 4 " A WhiCh Will Take Placc - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Sept. 18th, 1'9thk and 20th Presenting an Authoritative Showing of Women’s Misses’ and Girls’ Apparel Distinctive Millinery and all Costume Accessories < d\_\ operated and was bearing to the left, " The heavy rainfall at the appointed 0 S * . As we bid v God- E: e young men called to colors un- | .- 5 1 Al L Shirit may brood over vou and pro- | Zer, drove 3 : A L z % 3 3 fler the selective sqrvice law, Monday | v\ oY Filense of the Laiog, and |tect you on the battlefields of Europe | the right of the cement road, and was / . Particularly in keeping with the times, fashions of the more prac. With |come of the men of '61 and 85 who |and return vou tEIumBRADHY and | lrred. Mr. Holdsworth declares that tical types will be featured in preference to the extreme novelty gar- evening, {pterfered maiterially the number of spectators and the copsequeni enthusiasm that would have prevailed, were weather condi- tions more favorable. But the parade went on in spite of the rain and former in the following order: : Cordon of Police, safely to the arms of loved ones; but that if fall you must. you fall at the post of duty, with face to the foe and [that your sacrifice may be for the ‘world’s uplift. As you follow the stars on their field of blue may you by faith behold the Star of Bethlehem. And when Old Glory and the flags of our Allies shall ifloat victoriously over every battlefield fought under our national banner. in X order that no star might be plucked from its field of blue have come here tonight with whitened hair and falter- ing step and their honors of sixty -37s to pay, their tribute of gratitude 0 ‘the hoys ‘of 1917 who are laying their splendid sacrifice.of young man- hood upon the altar of the American Mr. Green was wholly to blame for the mishap. In this he is sustained bw J. Fred Barber who happened to be driving his car behind the Holds- worth car, andj brought Mr. and Mra| Holdsworth to ' Westerly. ments. " _ A general invitation is extended to call upon opening Gays. (No Cards) Yot/ AL, SN Frederick L, Avery, a freight con- ductor of the New York, New Haves /R Chief Thomas E. » Brown. Flag. | 5 |and Hartford railrom, and for many Westerly Band, Charies O. Gavitt, | When again in '98 William McKintey and over the capitals of all the ma- | 300 2™ resigent of Stoninston. wa Leader. called for the young men of the nation |tions at war, may we behold the ban- | {0/, %in reaching the bridge thai " i crosses above the railroad tracks near the Mt. Bowdoin station, in Dorche: ter, Mass, Saturday afternoon, His body arrived in Stonington, Sunday noon. Mr. Avery,leaves a widow and two ‘children. He was a member of Stonington Lodge, No. 50, Ancient Or- der United Workmen. In the superior court at Kingston, Monday, Judge John W. Sweeney an. nounced that the crimina] calendar would start Wednesday and that no civil cases would be reached until the completion of criminal cases. _The 0 act the part of the Good Samaritan | in binding up the wounds of Cuba Wwho had been robbed and beaten and left to perish by the wayside, our boys 200 strong responded, and two at least of the gallant numbér now hold com- mission of Major in our new national army which is going forth to bind up the wounds of Belgium and Serbia, who like the man that journeyved from Jerusalem to Jericho have also fallen among thieves, Others of the Spanish War Veterans’ are training our home guard, local constabulary and ambu- lance companies, that they may stand President Maurice W. Flynn and the Members of the Westerly Town g Council, Major Charles P. Willlams of Stonington, Connecticut _Home Lieutenant John F. Champ- ln, Medical Reserves, Seleotmen of the. Town of Stoninston. Company C, Pawcatuck, Connecticut ‘Home Guard. Captain Shelby C. Nichols. Westerly Constabulary, Captain Chas. H. Ledward. Banitation Corps, Dr. Frank L Payne. The Guests of Honor, the Drafted Young Men, with George E. Seward above them. ‘With what more fitting words could 1 close this address than that inspiring stanza of Cardinal O'Connell, “Lift high the Cross. unfurl the flag, Forever may they stand United in our hearts and hopes, God and our native land.” At the ‘conclusion of the address, and whtle the band played on, a sub- stantial collation was served to the drafted young men, by the Woman's Relief Corps, of Budlong and Hancock in Command. —t0 for the defense of our homes and | Grang Army % > ¥ posts. At every availa- | Civil cases assigned for trial in West- Westerly Boy Bcouts, Scoutmaster |the care of our wounded should the |hic point, from the time the parade |<rly are: Guarantee Food company va wier. emergency arise. started until the demonstration was |James W. Burke: Wilbur G. Cheever And what shall I say of the Boys of |3t an end, the darafted boys twere|vs Albert L. Castutuin; Joseph Ga- As the parade passed the town hall, the marching body were reviewed by the members of the town council, se- fectmen of Stonington, Major Charles . Williams of the Conmecticut Home veterans of the Civii and Span- 48h wars, and local representatives in the general assemblies of Rhode TIsl- ana and Connecticut. The paraders moved over the.selected line of march and seemed to be pleased in doing their bit to make the send-off a suc- cess, regardiess of the rain. At the conclusion of the parade, the _exercises that were scheduled to be held in Wilcox park, were transferred - 1o the town hall. Here the bagd ren- dered sclections, and Hon. Samuel H. » Davis delivered an inspiring address, 1917. the flower of our young man- hood, who are now Jaying aside the comforts and blessings of home, their plans for education, thelr personal am- bition for place and power. and the dearest ties that bind them to family and friends in order that they may an- swer their country’s call for her de- fence and for the defence of right- eousness both in the homeland and in lands across the seas? ~ It is to these, our sons and brothers, who have carried their country's ban- ngr as they marched today, and who are consecrating (hemseives, their sagred honor and their lives to its { defence, wherever i? shall be unfurled, that we now bring our loving tribute of gratitude and honor. brielle vs Joseph Cimaboro: Jeremiah J. Haggerty vs Rhoda M. Brooks: the Washington Trust company vs Mary Dotolo: John Golluccio vs: Louis Gen- tile: Mary Antonia Aquinoboro vs Jo- seph Gabrielle; Dwight R. Stillman et al, vs Eli Monti et al.: Arthur Fra- quelli vs George C. Moore: T. B. Segar | & Co. vs. Blmer S. Burdick: David Syme vs Archibald ‘McNeil, ‘et _al: | John Galluccio vs Louis Gentile: Rose . Burdick, et al, vs New York, New| . Fiaven and Hartford Railroad com- | pany, and motion for surety in this | case ‘'was granted for two weeks. cheered and every evidence given that their service to country was fully ap- preciated by the townspeople. . Several hundred persons interested in the sport attended the day pigeon shoot of the Narragansett Gun club at Nooseneck Inn. Over $100 in cash prizes wgre distributed among the winners. © There were four events of birds each, and the 4 crack shots who qualified for the finals were di- vided into three classes. Curtls of the Pale Face Gun ciub of Newton High- lands, Mass., won the tournament championship and a purse of $25, with 2 score of 94. The winners of the other -events_follow Congressman Kennedy, of Rhode Is- | land, has introduced a resolution pro- viding for the erection on public F In which he said: : . Class A—First, Grifiith, 93; second, | In his address Hon. S. H. Davis sald: {As you follow the flag on the march | fourth. Weaver, 84. e e [ iyl No honor that has ever come to me | or in the thick of the fight, we shall | ; Cl12ss _E—First, Dillon, 89: second, Joived 82 niercs 1o, hospitals and, o V'lmllllllllllm—- “has been more highly prized than that | foilow you with our hearts, our hopes | SO third Lester; fourth, Reu- | 1oy e i xiliary of the ,Ancient Or- R q Z s hearts, iouryn ter: fifth, Trumbull. In o class [ LdSE Eroiileay ol fhe (it 6 As you stand by Hibernians ~ has to bf speaking in honor of the men who “are now answering their country’s call “to arms, in this hour of their country’s need. Snow, Reuter and Lister were tied for | 1€¥ second place, with a total of 87 birds. On the shoot-off Snow got 24, Lister 22 and Reuter 21. long sought ve such a memorial erected in Arl- ington cemetery. It is believed less difficulty will be encountered if some other site Js suggested. -Mr. Kennedy and our prayers. your guns in foreign lands. we shall Stand by those you are leaving in the homeland. As on the battlefield you Doubtless the first gathering of this seek ' to. ever held In this community was |give aid and comfort to a woun: Class C—Tirst, Knight, 73: second, i : It called by the eariy settlers ' of | comrade. we shall geck _ througn. the | Austin: third, Poiw Tourtn, La- |Pelieves the resolution will prevail. - Westerly on the 11th day of April, [Red Cross. gnd by every means in our | COMPte: fifth, W, Chapman. In this = 1756, twenty years before the Declara- | power to give aid and 'comfort to !¢ ent Austin. Potter and Lacompte| The Westerly Catholic club -Hon of Indenpdence, when a little |those who, though thelr hearts be | .SFe tied for second morey with a to- {purchased a resulation United State Joup of patriotic young men iwere ibreaking. are laying their dearest ot e By aareamenk e R o , fowtaq i ’ - split the purse of o rooms for it ng for the Battle of Lake |treasures on the altar of their coun a short whiie and then be given peor- The committee in charze of _the *ham French itry. [§ * Samplin i the French and Indlanjtry.. and of this cruel war, i1 |ihoot was composed of H. H. Robins, | manent place in the rooms. = The flag it 1 S _ ; .ouis J. Reuter, Nathan Read, J. Al-|is of red bunting with white centre, ¥ Then Old Englgnd and erica, as | the enemies of liberty are crushed. till [ ;OIS 5 Reuter, Nathan Read _“{’m“‘ or TIAI0: andl - this IGI0 16 (PIESeT & . pday, were byothers in arms ¥ . ommon defenfe. for a ‘When in the Revolution our fathers nised e standard of American Inde- lendence, practically every able-bodied | the champions of rightegysness ' tri- umph and their shout of ®victory is borne across the seas let us who re- imain at home consecrate all that we {have and all that we are and all that Fobert Eldred and William C. McNel- lis. W. A. Chapman and A. H. Chap- shoot. These'clubs were representer Narragansett Gun club, South County man of Westerly were cashiers for the | blue star for everv member of the club who has_entered the military ser- vice of the state. In the centre is a large star representine leo Gaffney who enlisted in the Fifth compa 3 jan in Westerly and Stopington an- | we hope for to the service of our gal- 3 Y i ; wered to his _country's . call, and llant defenders. to the care and bro- | K04 and Gun club, Westerly, Provi-|Westerly C. A. C. and who was the|Pari Reed to the Stonington town |lowing his work in different parts of | and Central Village. One machine |he is to visit relatives. e I R g e e My " |dence Gun ciub, Pale Face Gun club, | first member of the club to volunteer | court Monday, and charged him with |tne - o ¢ r : Sellar ran proud- jtection of their loved ones, to the ma- | (10 TN CUD: cls o dtoneln % 5 = = the country, hore a Connecticut license, the other| Miss Amelda Bellard has 1 1 . New London Gun club and Boston |for foreisn service. oAt o o ren Orraigned before| About thirty-five years ago Mr. and |a Rhode Island license, The occu-|home after spending a month's va < = = club. Deputy Judge Fairbrother. he pleaded | Mrs. Pendleton moved into the Vil- | pants of the Connecticut car were un- | tion in Montreal and Quebec Local Laconi suilty and was fined $1 and costs of |la, f Yantic, bi i i AT e ary el iscpats of|lase of Yantic, buying the Hunting-|injured while a woman and a child| 'yi.© ong Mre Willam * Anse ' As a result of a fall from an auto- | Louls J. Jordan, of C company.iil>%% He pald and was discharsed iton properiy on Main strect, wherelwere tne most seriously injured In [ pyyiachee, Fo L, ‘ISited foca] re . mobile Mrs. William A. Peacock of | Pawcatuck, Connecticut Home Guards, | /1o, - fiye Donalty would have|they have since resided. the other car. Both niachines were ! ;e 'S nday g Children Cry for Fletcher’s Minerva avenue, Lonsdals, sister-in- |1t smong those seiccted for military | "oen & fine of §2 and costs of 5250. | "Mr. "Pendieton ‘s survived by his |cnsiderabiy damaged. S Vittam Sult "y . aw of Rev. Joseph L. Peacock, li- |service by draft, Wife and son, Claudius Victor, Jr. and | 4 touring car’ _overturned near . PO g, i S N Ka;fll;){:vgk:: elul;e]e" "{f:;‘,%:“‘ hospital | bers, have disposed of their business, o o escH s LTI wash njureniand ythe, maciine. wWas |15 oy, ¥ annte - con ¥ Sunda; : 2 1 ¢ morning, : = < o Lo 2] Mrs. Ann ey spent Sunday | Snd Slea caon SHowarn gL MOrInE: | to ahewer the call to colors under the | Mrs, Edward Flynn Able to Return __ Social ‘and Personal. able to proceed under ita: own POwer | . it coneviile reiatives % L . juries received. Rev. Bawnid: T, Gy, el From Hospital—Case of htheria [ Mr.-and Mrs. Thomas Saitzer and |\o 0.\ Jicense, 4 ST S wie Mr. and Mrs. Peacock had_enter Ty, pas of i son Frederick of Wakefield, R. I, were During July 32 Norwegian ships were A tained. at their home during the eve. | orace Methodist church.’ will leave | .on Main Strest—Village Mourns the guests Sunday at Pine Tree cottage, | Georse Goselin, Sr. lef: recently for |quni. agsregating a total tonnage o By, N bat ang AT e oo | fofluy (Tl;esday\ for Portersvie, Ohio,[ Death of Cladius V, Pendleton. * Mr, and Mrs. Fee and son. Morton | trip to New Orleans, La., where |gg25] tons ghteen lives were lost Pawtucket, and a little after midnight 50- Al T aged socrher and muciden Fee of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, are In & Nmousine, thes took thelr snears | (ally recuperate after a lons illness.| Mrs. Edward Flynn, who has been |spending the week in town with Mr. e AR t home. Mr. Peacock then turmed the | EVery lawyer of Westerly was at|a patient at W. W. Backus hospital |and Mrs. James M. Morton. = 3 S0 . . limousine towards home, and after |the openinz session of the superior [for the past month, nas returned to| Andrew Warner of New London Is !court at Kingston, Monday. An ad- |her home here, much improved in [spending a few days at the Towers. i mmlwmnflnnfimgm'mWMn in use for over over 30 vears, has borne the signature of going a short distance. Mrs. Peacock, who ‘had been seated beside her hus- band, moved back the divided front seat ‘and stepped toward the seat in journed session will be held at West- erly. The Gayety club held session at the health. Case of Diphtheria. A case of diphtheria is in the vil- Harold Bolsh has returned to his home in Manchester, after spending the past week at Elmwoad, the guest Mr. and Mrs. and has been made under his per- the rear of the car. One of her feet home of Miss Hélen Fitzgerald in.Li-|lage in one of the tenements on Main | Of Dis uncle and aunt, sonal su; on gince its caught in a strap, and she fell against [berty street, Pawcatuck, and elected | sireet osite i v Sirpan ESUX t opposite the mill. The v Allow oioas 5 in the left side door. This door had been [ Miss Rita O'Connell, president; Miss!school is olosed and was fum} , Mr. and Mrs.¢Pllas Stockett enter- deceive you closed, but evidently was not fast- | Anna Keenan, vice president: Miss|Monday and the house quarantined. |Liined at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. ened, ‘as it swung open when Mrs. |Mary. Trant, secretary; Miss Joan | 3. visi ce | George Clark and daughters, Jane and v Yantic visitors to Stonington have 2 Peacock’s body fell agalnst it and she | Sullivan, treasurer. noted the activities in the shipyard | virSinia of Norwich. ¥ ““;hn'm‘"" h'wt thedstrflgn Sl The Imperial band, C. company,|there. Work is begun in one larze Students at Academy. Peacock reached hie wife she men oir-| Connecticut Home Guard, the Por-|wooden ship, several have been over- | Alfred Brown and Catherine Mur- cotaitone B :Xhe e hs Wnp|tusuese Rifles ‘and the people of |iauled, one five-masted schooner phy are local students who have en- % oo her a2 tia Hor o {he gar | Stonington borough .generally.: will [ready for equipment and B Soes Norsdon' Hhee Academy this and took’ her to ihe hospital. Shelunite in giving the borough boys, who [of ship timbers were at the station |yean a Sustained a compound fracture of the | have been drafted for service, a hear- (o be unioaded. D v1a Morton. ofi Bioaabrook,, wad X Hope of her recovery. Mea. Beacook | ¥ Send-oft on Thursday ‘mornins. - 2 recent guest of his brother, J. M. and thirty years been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, ‘Wing Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising regulating the Stomgch and Bowels, aids 1 the ;dmuadunbo,f Food; g 5 ‘The Children’s Panacea—The healthy and natural other’s ;flud. e e=NuINE CASTORIA ALways Z hope of her recovery. Mrs. Peacock was the daughter of Henry W. Wat- jen of Pawtucket. At the annual meeting of the trus. tees of the Westerly Momorial ai Library association, these officers were reelected: Charles Perry, « president: Willlam D. Hoxle, vice president; Charles P. Cottrell, secretary: James M. Pendleton, treasurer. Joseph L. Peacock was reappointrd librarian. The only change in the staff is the ap- pointment of Miss Carrie Arnold, to have charge of the juvenile depart- and Hete e ment, to succeed Miss Sally E. Coy, who ‘has been acting librarian of the department since the_resignation of Mrs. Willcox, nee Kennedy. This e car. - It was supposed by the residents of the gtreet that. they had a | Benjamin Franklin Bvans died sud- denly from heart grouble Sa prday right at his home in Canal street. He came to Westerly from Colorado two ears ago, and was husband of Mary Frost Ormsby, lecturer and literateur. Heé was born in Hoguesburg, Franklin county, N. ¥. The Westerly contingent of the draft from the First District, and who were ordered to report at East -Greenwich, Tuesday, have been :permitted to re- main in Westerly, until - Wednesday morning, and take the train frem here direct to Providence, where the Rhode Island quota will ‘be mobilized. At thie annual meeting of the West- erly W. C. T, U. these officers were elected: Mrs. Jennie Parker; president; filed petition, with the Westerly town The companyHas for Vears' operated a plant in Clark's. Falis, Conn. .. OBITUARY. Claudius V. Pendleton. In the death of Claudius Pendieton, Yantic loses one Prominent citizens. Mr. Pendleton had been at his home here for the past three years, suffer- ing from an aggravated form of throat trouble and as he was able to be about dailv nis condition was not thought serious. _ While having a coughing attack at midnight Sunday Mr. Pendleton arose to take his medicine and died shortly afterwards. Mr. Pendleton ‘was horn In Bozrah September 12, 1350. the son of Charles Victor of its J. Balley. They resided in Bozrah for & number of years, Mr/ Pendleton fol- Morton. Mr. and Mrs. returned from a two weeks' Onset Beach Mr. and Mrs. returned from a week's Move to Farm. Mr. and Mrs. James Rarber and son have moved from FEast Great Plain to Pleasant View Farm. which Mr. Barber has purchased from the Bar- ber estate. PLAINFIELD Two Persons Injured When Automo- biles Collide—Brief Local Notes. Charles Smith have stay at John Brissette have at Onset. rurses’ training school at the Backis Sunday when two automobiles cailid>e on the state highway betwegp here Skin trouble » No matter how cfficient a man may be, if he has an ugly skin-eruption, there are positions in which Ite cannot be tolerated. He may know that it is not in"the least contagious, but o/ker people are ai they avoid him, and he must make way for a with a cléar, healthy skin. Why run this ris change was made that Miss Cov could ard Marsh Pendléton and Susan Ringham continue the work of installing the | nae: qumiam D. Howard, Mrs Har-| . spent his early life there. Ha| Mr. and Mrs Edward Winsor and Library of Congress cards Arthur Tatih Burk. racorfing secretary: Miss ¢ntéred Norwich Free Academy in |family motored io Barrington. R. L.| . Cottrell and Arthur P 2 § alimgd 5 and was graduated tn 1369, spe- | g T B F e e mrarponaint | Heluing T emces ‘miaeserthe | MEk George Mutaiuasen In o patent ° 4 ighting system in the library. The i ¥ e went west and was emploved by us_hospital, Norwich. annual report of the librarian told in | ' ey, railroad ‘companies who weke laving | Henry (Dodge of Hartford spent w m er ws detail of the benefit of the library to ,-e?"’::“gl‘,'. A“"I"“Y E"’“‘" A. K'"'f" new roads across the ureat central|!he week-end at his home here. ¥ the” community.” and "ita eradual” n: | 103, Che ‘ederal Felting company has paln “and” western plains two vears. | Miss Irene Smith, who is in_ the A crease in usefuiness and efficiency. iod- 3 eturning east he entered Shemeld 'l'a. mM ¥You Have A|w.” Bought . \Lr:';f:"'on":'tf:‘pf-’:zmm:aneo n:g: ten | Sientific. achool in 871, He was !\oiqpti:'nl.dlpen!s "Sund'n\‘ here with, lo- Ointment and Resinol Soap stop itching and vears, 2 e rai colatriends. e formerly ed ¢ i : iz aenraun CommaNy. nEw . . Sunday morning ‘five young, _men | now bullding in: Canal sireet:- It ls|Ss>gunted from Yale ‘with the class| oo SR clear away eczema and similar humors so came down cross street in a Buici car | Of brick, 56x147 and two stories bigh. | March 20, 1879, Mr. Pendleton was| Automobiles Collide. ) quickly and easily ? ust before: reaching Elm street, united In marriage with Miss Phoebe | Two. persons were seriously injurel Al druggists sell Resinol Ointment atd Restnol Soan.