Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 11, 1918, Page 6

Joshua V er and Civil after midnight veteran mal rket garden-| In 1382, he took-over ar soldier, died shortly | faym ‘Wednesday morning at a 120-acre his home on Mayfleld avenue, Pontlac, |. of complications. He was taken ill Sunday. two years. ¢ Mr, . Vose was in his -80th | of Trovidente and yna.r,lndhglbunlnmrhn-lthfflr Vose was enrolled for service in the 1861, as second leutenant of ¥, ny of the First Rhode Island Caval- ;rl;y He was prdnoted to be a first lieutenant and was transferred to H company on June 12, 1361, He served as a regimental adjutanat for a short time, and on August 1, 1862, was com- missioned a captain and assigned to A company. in direct descent. ber 4, 1866. For 45 years Mr. Vose had been a He was the ploneer of the busy throng of farmers who ithered daily at Market square, Prov- | 1sca; ylence to dispose of their product and had long been recognized as the “dean market gardener. of the bridge.” Going to Providence from Westerly in 1872, he went to work on the Elisha In 1875 he branched out for himself and leased | gay the Nichols farm, in Manton. At that two-horse wagon load of produce into Providence every morning and sold to the store- Later; about 28 years ago, peddlers began to make their presence Angell farm, in Manton. time Mr. Vose drove 2 keepers. He took part in 26 battles and en- o gabements with his_regiment and was mustered out on December 1, 1864. Mr. Vose was born in Westerly, July . 1828, and was the fifth Joshua Vose. He married Mary, FEmma Cragin of Westerly on Septem- ivil war at Westerly, Oct. 25th, member- of 1, G. A. R., the First lana Veteran Cavalry assoc Lincoln club, Rhode Island H tural association, Oaklawn’ an was one of the organizers of .the Market Gardeners’ association. Mr, Vose was ‘also & for the gov- ernment cn the condition of crops, . WINDHAM =~ Much Work Accomplished by Red Cross During March—Annual Mest- ing of the Center School District— Damage From Brush Fire, e The following work was done by the 1 Red Cross during March: Eleven dresses, 25 property bags, 3 bandaged foot 8ocks, 4 pairs bed socks, 8 aonvalescent robes, 8 bed jackets, 4 hospitz1 shirts, 3 pairs pajamas. Sergical dressings:- 23 slings, 13 T bandages, 283 (9x8) compresses, 1174 uze sponges, 40 gauze lglvl 80 (4x4) wipes, 8 abdominal bandages, knitting. 7 eweaters, 7 helmets, 25 gfln sox, 6 pairs wristlets, 1 muffier, face cloths, ‘& total of 1759 pieces. About 125 artic second hand les of clothing were- collected for the French felt. and the farmers took their stagd, first, on the old Worcester bridge, on Canal street, and later, on the Craw- ford Street bridge, Providence. Mr. Vose was aiso a pioneer in sell- ing flowers from his produce wagon. In 1907, he began to sell sweet peas, asters and dahlia blooms to his cus- or placed in bottles they made his wag- on one of the most attractive of any tomers. Tied in neat bunches coming into Providence. MYSTIC Village May Have New Loan Trust Company—Rev. A. F. Earn- shaw to Speak on Palestine—New Flag to Be Dedicated. A lication has been made to the commissioner for the org: of a loan and trust compan ¢ and the signers of the appli- 1 cation have been secured by Mrs. Collector’s Report. Ferguson and Mr, Clark of Boston,|Ona mill tax on assessment, who have been interesting business men of the village in the new proposi- tion. Edwin C. ooper, Charles Dodge, Charles B. Wheeler, Kennedy, James E Lord, liam L. Main and others. Bfforts will be made to the amount of $50,000- at $100 per share. vails that two bank sell, stock to The impression pre- Mystic is large enough for Pastor to Lecture. The midweek prayer meeting of the > church was postponed to at rrfom Wednesday ¥) evening, pastor, Rev. A. F. this (Thurs- based on addresses to be given at the nual convocation of of religion, loving to New Home. and Mrs. and Mrs, W m Hollday are soon achel piace to the purchased from and $665.42 Credit. Balance in treasury March 31, 1918 . $37.89 By orders 527.53 Names sccured are A. L. Pitcher, ! George, Eli Gledhill, James | par value of | which time the| rnshaw, will give | an address on The Future of Palestine, | alimni | Printing, stamps ‘and station- of Connecticut at the Robert Holiday and | Annual School Meeting. At the annual meeting of the Cen- der district the committee elected was C. Arthur Keeney, Adam Larrabee, Horace Rood. A two mill tax was laid. Abel Burnham was chosen tax collector, The following reports were given: Treasurer’s Report. Bal. in treasury April 1, 1917 $58.00 Cash received from town .... 200.00 Cash received from collectors Cash corporation tax ...... Check from Arthur Keeney $565.42 J. H. JOHNSON, Treasurer. $2,182.02— id treasurer npaid tax 1 et $218.30 | 218.02 .28 A.R. BURNHAM, . Collector. Committee’s Report, Park i NONE CHARGED V'V'I"hursc'lay', Friciay and Saturday OICE OF THE HOUSE S. e Alterations Will Be Charged For Spraving traes ..... 24 (L p R e 2 kson of Schenec- ke guest <ef her son- Mr. and Mrs. C Keency, A. E. Wgidon and les Larrabeet. committee. F. E. Guild and H. C. Lathrop, au- ditors. igs Sarah Johnson has returned To Preac! © il rs. Donald on Orchard | from {wo weeks' visit in Winthrop,| 1. 1w qh dori i street. X Mass. i : i) Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tathrop| Aiss Florence Perkins was a recent | 5 ; have been called to Fontiac, Mich., by the serious jllness of their daughter, Mprs. Bdgar A. Rathbun. Conferred Degree. Stonington lodge, No. 26, I. 0. 0. F, met Wednesday evening in Odd Fel- lows’ hall. The first degrce was con- ferred on a ciass. The meeting of the Woman's Chris- tian Temperance union was held Wed- nesday afternoon at 2.0 o'clock in the G. A. R. hall. The program was ar- ranged by the president, Mrs. C. E. Newbury. Flag Dedication Sunday. Sunday, April 14, at the Congrega- tional church, in piace of the Sunday school session, there will be held a service dedicating the new American resented by the Ladles' Ald Mr. Earnshaw's Sunday ; ortly League Officers. Patriotic hymns, old and | M8 home here. i £ league of the Meth-| new, will be sung, and some recitations Brush Fire. s the following will be given by members of thej There was a bad brush fire in t figs Florence school. Back Road district Saturday Heard and Seen. Mrs. David Cudworth Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Rider, in Yon- kers, N. Y. Mrs. Robert D. Bradiey and harles Bwi } ence. es Trii ida, where he t the winter. Randall. tonbury, of Ifiss Ida Cushing. M iev have returned to Westfleld, N, T, Lease Cottage. Mr. and Mrs, March of Mt, Vernon, Y., have rented the Buddington cot- | tage on West Mystic avenue. Fred Eberlin h after a visit to that sore af once Little stubborn sores sometimes de- velop into large ones if not carefully watched. Resinol Ointment makes an excellent healing dressing for these. Mts soothing qualities and its success in relieving eczema. and similar skin troubles have caused physicians to pre- scribe it widely for many years, Fi le by all ts. Trial free. Write to Dl;—' '-3. ldflm& Mad. £ Mrs, have returned from a bach has returned from 2 Jyila. Randall of St. Louis is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Blizabeth and Mrs. William Loomis and hildren have returned from a vigit in Hattie Bell of New York 1s the . B. H. Saunders and son Stan- r a visit with Mrs. J. Alden Rath? as returmed to New N with Miss Ida| 1 guest of Mrs, Clarence Noel of South | ‘Windham. Consecration Meeting. The consacration meeting .of 1 Fix | Christian Endeavor society was led on || v evening by ‘the vice president, |y, Everett Beckwith, and was very inter esting. A pleasant feature was contralto . solo y Fisher of Tilinoj spending the Easter Miss Harriet Guild. accompanied by Miss Julia Guild, vio lin, and Miss Harriet Guild, piano, Mr, and Mrs. Watrous who have! been spending the winter in Salem, |y Mass., have opened their home on |, Smith street. Goodwin Watrous, a_student in the Fegserden School, West Newton Mags, is spending his vacation [ oveRing. Funera! o the |y thit burned over about 500 acres before it was finally extinguished, Men from Windham ar,! Scuth Windham weve cuiled to fight the flames, v Rev. M. R, Plumb left Monday for' ten days’ vasation, While absent be will attend the annual.convocation of ministers in New Haven. i Mrs. W, A, Raynold who has been in | Philadelphla for a couple of mont!: is_at home for a few weeks. Rev, W, M. Brown will conduct the | prayer meeting i evening and | reach next Sunda; ia the absence of ev. M. R. Pl At Groton Funeral. Mr, and Mre. Charles Larrabee, Mrs, M. R. Plun:h, Mrs. Ada Larrabee and Mrs. J .. Lathrop, attended the| funergl uncle, Frank Larra- | bee in Groton Saturday. 13 Benoni Bates has returned from Westfigld, Mass, where he spent the :is daughter. Mrs. A, 0.} v __Packer : Windham, , OLD MYSTIC Johin Whittle Writes from France That War May Last Till 1920—Funeral of | Mrs. Careline B. Hinckley—League Pificers. Mr. and Mrs. Percy V. Stowe and TRAOUIEC AN Misses Elizabéth and Eloise = Stowe MCHEGAN have returned to iverview afier| spending the winter at Passgrille, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Stevenson of Boston were recent guests of local rel- atives. Mrs. Herman, Maine is the guest of Mrs. Jobn Horsford of Noank. Dr. John McGuigan has returned to Philadelphia after a visit to Mrs, Mc- Guigan at the Oral school. Miss Mildred Brown has returned to the Wheeler school, North Stonington, after spending the spring vacation here | with her parents, Mr. and Mys. Wil- fred E. Brown. Writes from France. John Whittle of Burnets Corners, who is in the United States army somewhere in France, soys in a recent letter: I have no idea how long we will be over here, but I think the next time you see me will be in 1920. I think the war will last that long until we turn up those Huns. They sure are getting it in the neck. Why, they won't have any aeroplanes left in a short while, for they are shooting themi down as fast as they take the air. I will have some story to tell when I got back, for I am seeing some sights here. 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