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Coroner Everett A. Kingsley is a. very busy official atpresent, for in ad- dition to his clerical duties at the.state capitol, and holding the Bentley in- west, he is engaged in probing intof he responsibility-for the death of*Ed- #in Hoyt. This young man was a (neman in the employ of the Wester- Iy Automatic Telephone company, and was electrocuted while at work on a pole near the trolley crossaver to Pleasant View In the Watch Hill road. There is an issue whether the fatality was due to the neglizence-of ithe Wes- terly Automatic Telephone company ar the Westerly Light and Power com- pany. At the time of his-death young Hoyt was standing on a messenger wire and made circuit. that resulted in instant deathwhen he took hold of a guy wire, The telephone. men went point to remove a woven rope pro- tective serecn that had been ;between the main wires for about three years. This sereen had hecome worn out and Permitted the wires to sag-and come at that in contact at infervals. It is said to be the custom that when changes are to be made in wires, of such nature, that representative workmen of all companies interetsed in the pole line, participate in the work. It is under- stood that was not the case in this in- said or w soan after the fatality, of the telephone men to a fuse box to'shut swer, that Hoyt was p the pole to work, and ommence when he received & that killed him. The liam Sheffield, mana- erly Automatic Tele- was taken Frid testimol ge T r Kingsley re- the Bentl the coroner are secret T. Henry Spencer, 61, who died on home in Holyoke, | neradly known in Wes Spen cimg the daughter William Weils, who had a M reet, and aunt of A merchant here was born in Suffield, { Thaddeus H. and Spencer, W eth Wej m Suffield school in 1875 1879. . His great were among the ' early »f Connecticut and were con- of Hartford. the Valley for more | and was the Mount found question, Resolved, That Immigration Should Be Suspended for a Period of Four Years, The freshmen, who ar- gued in the affirmative side won. The disputants were: Freshmen—Edwin Coker, of Provi- dence; Doris Kinney, Fast Green- wich; Irving Churchill,,Kingston; Al- bert Barton, Warren. Sophomores—Joseph O'Neil, Brock- ton; Eugene Kern, Providence: Fran- cis Brightman, Westerly; I Thornton Sherman, Newport. Beginning with the school year, next September, four year courses to train school teachers will be established at Rhode Island State Collage and Rhode Island Normal School. These new courses will necessitate the transfer of three cculty members from the normal school to the state college, and as a result of the low compensation paid to teachers and the consequent decline of the efficiency standard. The board of education hopes by offering courses at both institutions to attract prospective. candidates to the teaching field and train them under public school provisions for the degree of Bachelor of Education. the Cv’)l.;:ies will have transferfing after two tion of two years' stud: at school to the other, 'and will be given training along academic, scientific and vocational lines. either Coroner Everett E. Kingsley, who is holding the B. Court Bentley inquest at his home in Westerly, on Thursday night_heard the testimony of Joseph “ongdon and (Yeveland Carpenter, to whom it:is alleged, Mr. Bentley told penings at the Elm Cottage, sett Pier, where it is clajmed v was assaulted, receiving. injuries that eventually resulted fa- tally. Mr. Kingsley held an all-day session Triday, and witnesses from Narra- setf, Richmond and Exeter, who were at the cottage on the night of the assault, gave their testimony. The inquest is supposed to be strictly se- cret. Through the courtesy of Judge Williams, Coroner Kingsley sat Friday in the judge's office of the Third dis- trict court. Westerly Boy Séouts will participate with_the other troops of the state in the big parad® in Providence this, (Saturday) afternoon. This parade is the forerunner of the drive which be- gins Sunday and closes Saturday, to raise Rhode Island’s quota in the 1,- 000,000 drive for associate membership of the Boy Scouts of America. Rhode Island’s quota is 8333, and the mem- bership fee is $L Captain Joseph A. Higgine, medical s sl | corps, after extremely active service wife, a sor on the battlefields of France for 1 b T, | months, returned Thursday nisht o 2 h the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary A. ter, Miriam, and a_brother, Thomas | {8 o o R ot Broad. sireet. He rserlbaig was a practicing physician in Man- A Westerly student was among the| chester, Conn, when he entefed the : deba stween = the | medical corps. Upon reaching ; omores at the| France he was transferred to the En- Isiand College. The | glish army, with the American Medi- Best Green Mountain Potatoes | 15 Ibs, Peck! STEAK, Ib. ... 32¢ irloin—Porterhouse | BEST CHUCK ROAST/M. .. ... .. '28¢ PRIME RIB ROAST, Ib. 30c FRESH CUT HAMBURGER, Ib. ... 24c BEEF LIVER, b..... 10c LEAN CORNED BEEF, B......... BONELESS SHOULDER ROAST BEEF Solid Meat, Ib. ........ 28c SWIFT’S SPRING LAMB LEGS, Ib .. 40c FOREQUARTERS, Ib. 20c LOIN CHOPS, Ib. ... 50c LOIN ROAST, bb. ... 32 NATIVE VEAL RGBS, W ... .. ... 30c LOINS, lb.......... 37 SHOULDER CUTS, lb. 24c CUTLETS, Ib. . ...... ... 50c CHOPS, bb. .......... 40c FRESH CUT ROUND STEAK, Whole Slice, Ib 34c FANCY FRESH KILLED ROASTING CHICKENS, Ib........ 45c ARMOUR’S LITTLE PIG 45¢ | Smoked Shoulders, Ih. 27 Fresh Mohican Creamery BUTTER | Th. 59 NEW TEXAS ONIONS, 21bs:... . 25¢ LARGE RIPE BANANAS, doz. 33c § CALIFORNIA SUNKIST LEMONS, Ib . 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Richard Parkinson, of Westerly, for- merly of E company, 14th Railway Er_Teers, for aiding in saving an am- mu._uon train from destruction, at the risk of his life, has received the British War Medal, the highest award given by the glish government. The medal, the first of its kind to reach Camp Devens, arrived Thursday from Washington, and will be sent to the owner without delay. The medal is of solid silver, bears the British national ®2st and the royal insignia. It is inscribed. “For Bravery in the Field.” The heroic act took place when the regiment was brigaded with the English directly mf- ter arrival in France. Members in good standing of the Fourth company, Rhode Island State Guard, on June 1, will haye a big ban- quet in the Rhode Island hotel, on Thursday night, June 15. The ban- quet.committee is composed of Frank G. Ahern, Herbert P. Clark, William V. Currier, William Smith, Carl E. Burdick, Fred Robinson, Charles Mudge and David Lowry. The com- pany has voted $25 to the Old Home Week Fund. There will be a public dance in Dix- on square Thursday and Friday nights of Old Home Week. _There will be field sports, Eriday niofning. _in Broad street and’ Dixen square. The out-of-door sports will: be under the management of a committee composed of Herbert P. Clark, Fred N. Robinson, Walter S. Price, Donald Cottrell and H. Russell Burdick. Local Laconics. No cases were ready for trial at Friday’s session of the Third district court in Westerly. The Fourth company, Rhode Island State Guard, drilled in Wilcox park Thursday night. The park policemen had received no orders to allow the soldiers to drill in the park. This lit- tle crimp was smoothed out and the drill proceeded. ! The exhibit of articles of historic in terest in the Memorial and Library building, during Old Home Weck, will be an attractive feature. The Westerly, Board of Trade ban- quet will form no part of the Old Home Week celebration. Carloads of baggage are arriving daily, indicating the opening’ of the social season at Watch Hill The Westerly firemen will observe Firemen's Memorial Sunday. Headed by the Westerly band the firemen will march to River Bend where the me- morial service will be held. The Friends, in yearly meeting will (Saturday). At 7.30 p. m. William B. Harvey of Philadelphia, will give an dance .at Wequetequock casino Friday night. It was a complete succ tain Donald Cottrell as aide, will be in ge of the parade on Welcome commence their - sessions _in their | meeting s on Friends in France, : The Old Home Week fund has reached a total of_$3,8! Home day of 014 Home Weck. All sol- diers and sailors are to register in ad- house in Flm street today Reconstruction H. T. 8. soclety held its annual Colonel Arthur N. Nash, with Cap- vance, 5o that proper provision can be ted Cross, are closed for the summer. be Greene Ward chapter, D. A. has donated $25 fer Old - Home Mary Elizabeth Welch of Wes- lass of 1920, was awarded the Zxcellence at the commence- xercise sof the Academy of Mt. n-the-Hudson. His emi- Archbishop Hayes, made the precentation. The Crompton band will furnish the music for the Alert Hook and Ladder company, in the Old Home Week pa- rade, on Firemen's Day. STON+CTON I all plans materialize, the large, Ashland, originally intended as. sister ship of amer Altura, will.be lJaunch- ed at.3 this (Saturday) afternoon. ¥or half an hour before that time| will_be music - by Stonington Stonington Pointers. Steamship Lansing will soon sail from Stonington on 'her maiden trip. Petty thieving is prevalent in the | borough. A valuable timepiece was stolen fromits place in Harry R. Pal- mer’s_automobile, and home vegetable and flower gardens are being raided.| Mrs. James Harvey, a life-long res dent here, died Friday at her home on the West road. The large barn on The Atwood south wharf has been NEW VOILE Fresh mauckerel here at fif- 2 teen cents a pound. Stonington High school and Nor- wich Free Academy baseball teams are booked for a game on Owen field this afternoon. WESTMINSTER The church was decorated with flags and bunting, snowballs, pansies and | other flowers for the union Memorial | service, in which Dr. Blake, Mr. St.| :thn ard the pastor had a part at| Westminster Sunday morning: and a | SMART SUMMERTIME Cool—Comfortable—Serviceable Dainty new models just received, embracing many new and exclusive style ideas and fachioned in the smartest of summertime materials. good congregation was in attendance. | The church at Canterbury Green set a new record for itself by the large | delegation representing it The chain of prayer at home altars Wednesday, its sub- * fine | all now of our | Koch and and | last week at the home of Mr. and | Mrs. C. H. Koch. Miss Colin made! averal trips to her stricken country | during the war, rendering i aid in_connection with the Red Cross. | Dr. lMoses Linnell is a guest of his 1nith were also on the program, which closed with a rising vote of thanks to {he speakers and the singing of Amer- ica by all . Miss C: in Co s Helen several | line Colin, born war record: brotherhood with them effective visible. Acts 10: 34.33, Tomorrow (Sunday) Children's will be observed at 11 a- m. The chilqren of Westminster school, carr¥ing flowers. with Ruth Rosenzweig as marshal, and | ank § Linnell. He and his singing patriotic, songs, decorated the| f. drove by autom e from graves of the soldier dead in the West- | Moosup -Sunday, the others returning minster and Spicer-Smith cemeteries | that evening. Pl m"{,“’,?,;‘ of Thursday, as Fri-| preq Newton of the Groton Iron ay was a holiday. e . i In the shade of the trees on West- | kS Was a week end visitor in his mmrslnr church green, the church Mr. and Mrs. Clark Congdon and F. foesibeen drepsilontnt Lokeh: Pl | £ Bitgood and son Paul of Daniclson 3 yein pon, Fubbard fyere recent callers on Mr. and Mrs. and Ruth Rosenzweig. flags, bunting | Wit s Sedbors L e e R services were held May 30th. a1| Mr. Mrs. . s have Eawin W. Main of Moosup, 1533—‘"{3! word of the safe arrival in Now York turned from long service overseas, was | Of their son Thomas, lately promoted present in uniform, and in an informal, | $ergeant and one of the first to enlist agep;y i]nlt‘reslll;glmfixnner told of some g:‘fléd“eétmmslgfl ?{“19;‘ e ‘ffi; of the less awful things he saw and [clared. Corp. Frank E. Medt experienced; of the armies of the va- | Only ono of Westminster's nine over- rious allies as soldiers; of eustoms of [ Seas men still in Irance, writes that tue people of France and their coun- [ he is just recovering from an attack Lrv'hwith occasional touches of pathos Df,'{{"l“:nfli\ s A it T A or_hvmor. he teache; ard 2 Near by floated the Westminster|aftes their brief vacation, Miss Buell community service flaz, with its g§|and the Misses Lathrop havinz spent| Stars. One of tho men so represenfia |t at home. Supervisor Blis was here was pmse{\t, also in \mifo}:m. ;nd in T“oe:day' PR LR response to request spoke briefly, account of “heat, dweling on the work of the welfare | Part of the regular s("heol session was agences to render help to soldiers and | held on lhe::‘hg;l e yniin e sailers. B epresentativ : The schools of Westminster were fchool in Putnem visited represented by Raymond and West- | schools Tuesday. minsier Hill and by Frost. The quar-| A demonstration of various uses for tette song from Gayhead scheol could | eggs is to be given at Grange hall at not be given, as two of the girls had | Canterbury Green by Miss Charlotte day Hill in procession “Trades all the severe colds; and the North Society | Embleton,. county demonstrater, fol- school was unable to take part, as it is | lowing, a supper by the grange. the now largely composed of newcomers in | proceeds to go toward the farm bureau the town. expenses. A short talk by Rev. T. Edward| Mrs M. A. Grifith of West Haven, Davies and an address oy ex-Repre- [in her 83th year, recent ed on the sentative Frank E. Miller, the latter | family of William Medbery, coming by ciosing with an original poemy and an |automobile. impressive reading by lumbus| Mrs. Arthur Roberts and several voung folks eame from New Haven to pend Memorjal day in their home re, the former Mell place. Mrs. Rob- erts is sister of Mrs. Parmelia Lacha- pelle. Louis Lachapelle and family have moved from opposite Gayhead school e Tracy place opposite Perry’s corner. In spite of the intense heat, seven brave women met Tuesday for the June Ladies' Aid session, but deeided not to meet again'until cooler weather. Mrs, Hart Goff suffered another shock last Wednesday night which left her nearly paralyzed and in a very itical condition. GALES FERRY The Ladies’ Aid society of the M. E. church met with the Long Cove con- tingent of the society in an open ses- sion at the home of Mrs. Richard H. Chase, Wednesday afternoon, with a large attendance. Henry W. Hurlbutt, ho drove his team conveving those rom the village to the Cove. The work for the afternoon was on aprons. Cake, fers, olives and tea were furnished and served by members of the con- tingent, Mrs. Richard H. Chase, Mrs. “red E. Richards, Mrs. Fred W. Turn- Everett Bruce, Mrs. Emil A. ey, Mrs. Marsters and Miss Richards. Ten _little bo friends of the children of Mrs. Chase, at a table in the dining room were served lunch also. The next open meeting of the society will be at the home of the president, Miss Kate B. Colver, at the Navy Yard. The sale of the farm in the Long Cove district owned for about twen- ty-five vears by Peter Hoffman, who purchased it from the heirs of Will- iam Adams, to Emil A. Gunniskey, has bheen announced. Mr. Gunniske owned the farm in Glungywamp, and known as the Christopher Dart place, id this property to Charles Lit- The new owners take pos- on of their resnective properties Julr 1. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman will spend some time in New York, their former home, before again locat- Julin Fancy Cotton Voiles, Foulard, Marquisettes, Anderson Ginghams, dainty Organdies, Cotton Georgettes and Spert Materials. Cool as a Summer Breeze and unusual styles not seen elsewhere—prices that make the dresses doubly attractive. COTTON DRESSES - $8.50 to $25 FETCHING NEW SUMMER SPORT SKIRTS Several extremely new smart styles with novelty pockets, trimmed with handsome pear] buttons and made of very fine Gabardine $3.95 to $9.75 Smart assortment of Baronette Satin, Silk Faille Dew Kist and Fantasi Silk Skirts in the very newest models at $15 to $29.50 WAISTS are Here at...................... $2.39 to $6.95 Manhattan 121-125 Main Street FROCKS ‘were guests of Mrs. De Rusha’s moth- ing permanently. Mr. and Mrs COLUMBIA Monday evening nine automobiles containing forty-one members of Co- lumbia grange, went to Mansfield on Isaac G. Geer, with James A. Belden, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Smith, and little daughter, Elizabeth, of Franklin, were | the invitation of Echo grange and fur- an automobile party that called on | nished the programme during the lec- relatives and friends here Memorial | turer's hour. The their son-i ters presented Day. ¥ . | a farce entitled “Packing the Missiom- Miss Mary Voorbees of Brooklyn, N.|ary Barrel,” and the brothers < Y. who was a guest of Mrs. J. Bd- | pearing as negro minstrels, gave mund Norman last weck en route | selection of “Coon” songs. The in from a visit at the home of Mr. and | strumental music was furnished by Mrs. Ernest E. Smith in Franklin, re- turned to her home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Rush and children, with Mrs. Latham E. Smith, motored to Newport, R. L, Sunday, and Lyman’s orchestra. Later ice cream and cake were served and every one pronounced it a_delightful evening. Columbia band which has been very much depleted during the war, owing to the absence of the young men, began rehearsals again Tuesday evening, in preparation for July 4th. The board of directors of the Colum- bia Co-operative society held a spe- cial meeting at the residence of Her- bert P. Collins, Tuesday evening and elected George H. Champlin manag- er. Mrs. Emity A. Little, who has been at St. Josepi's hospital for some time, undergoing treatment for the preven- tion of the hardening of her eyeballs, is very much improved and has re- turned to her home. Rehearsals began Wednesday after- noon by the children of the district schools” for the graduation exercises to be be held the latter parl of the month. The rehearsal was at the | school on the Green and was in charge of Superintendent L. T. Garrison. er, Mrs. B. Murray. William Wyman of Norwich entered on his duties Monday as delivery clerk for Norman and Povey, at their store in_the village. Thomas P. Haggerty of Boston, tel- egraph aperator for a_Boston paper, spent the week end with Fred Smith of the village. Rev. Milton Witter, Y. M. C. A, ed- ucational secretary at the submarine base for some time. left there last Monday ‘with Mrs. Witter, to spend a few days at their former home in Wa- terbury -before leaving for the home of Rev. Mr, Witter's parents, on ‘the Pacific_eoast. They are due to ar- rive in’ Pasadena, California, June 20. George Shaw, tower operator for the New Haven railroad company at Bradford, R. I, was a recent visitor at"the home of Station Agent 0. O. Faford and Mrs. Faford. Arthur L. Morgan, chief yeoman of at the submarine base returned the first of the week from Philadelphia, where he hadebeen on a leave of ah- sence. Mrs. Minor Moxley of Groton, a former resident of Long Cove was in attendance at the open meeting of the Ladies' Ald society at the home of Mrs. Richard H. Chase, Wednesday afternoon. Meriden—Two business blocks here, the Palace and the Griswold, Rich- mond & Glock, fronting on Colony street, were hought by the Palace Realty company from the Wilcox Realty company this week. The trans- action was of $250,000 value. Children Cry o FOR FLETCHER'S A ttie widow v ampes s o] CASTORIA dangerpus thing. T And Not One Broken Feg ingly demnnsirates the, ing rties GOOWTEC‘;H ‘DR @ recent; 32-mile. tcip fromaXMewjerseyfarm to New. York by a motoer cacryi 800 dozen-eggs: % Riding en ‘thoxe deep, broed-shouNered reached Gptham' ont so much Becavse DE LUXE res silience measured with DE LUXE durability makes-these tires thie most ecopomical tire investmentprocutable,” 'Let us give you furthes facts and figures. 4