Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-01

DuuQ state nlgnWdN III the lOWHS of North Smithfield and Smithfield to Thomas H. Quinn, his bid for the work being $29, 800. Bryan F. Mahan of New London submitted bid of s2s.- $40. but it was rejected for the alleged cause that it was not in proper form. Members of the board said that Mir. Mahan had contracts for several oth- CT pieces of state road and had not yet begun their construction and some members were of the opinion that MT.
 Mahan should be given no more con- tracts at the present time. MT. Quinn's bid was accepted with condition that he agree with the boards engineer on the compensation to be received for the grading. The successful bid was at the rate of s2.42 a cubic yard. The section of the road
 to be built is about 47,52O feet in length.
 The other bids were: John Bris- tow. s2s1 yard, s34,619.20; Bryan F. Mahan, s240 a yard, $29,540; Lane Construction company, $2.4S a yard, $3s, ,g3O; Pocasset Ice company. $2.67 a yard, $39,950: Arthur w. Sterre, $2.5O yard, sS0,S00; l.. H: Callan, s2.62 a yard. $S2,175: Joseph McCor- mick. $2.70 a yard, sS3,249; Amos E. Bridge Sons company, $2.63 yard, sS2,27S.40.
 Ex-Gov. George H.. Utter has de- cIined an invitation to be the sprin- cipal speaker at the no-license rally to be held in the Orpheum theater next Sunday evening, owing to previ- ous enga cement to speak in Amherst,
 Mass. It is probable that Rev. John G. Dutton. minister of the Broad
 Street Christian church, will accept an invitation to deliver the address. 
 There will be no session of the present term of the superior court for Washington county held in West erly so Judge Stearns stated at the court in Kingston Thursday. The judge must preside at the court in Newport. commencing Monday. The cases of Chapman and Conway asansL the town of Westerly and the other Westerly cases on the docket will be continued to the November term. By
 that time other Westerly cases will be on the docket for trial and there is prospect of a long session in West erly. Local Laconics. Rio Gardiner, employed in New York, is at his home in Pawcatuck on
 vacation.
 E. D. Steele of New London was l taking in the points of interest in
 Westerly Thursday.
 Henry D. Miner and Miss Marga-
 ret Bindloss of Mystic were. visitors Thursday in Westerly.
 Mrs. George F. Clark of Grove avenue is visiting her sister, Mrs.
 Henry Pierce. in Rehoboth, Mass. Andrew Lionel Maddock is to be
 employed in the advertising depart
 ment of the New England Railway
 company.
 A large flock of geese bound south ward attracted almost as much mo-
 tice as would an airship Thursday afternoon.
 The last band concert of the sea
 son in Wilcox park was enjoyed on Thursday evening by large crowd of
 music loving people.
 The assessors have completed their
 tour of examination and are busted in fixing the valuation of taxable property, real and personal
 There was a meeting of the West
 erly republican town committee on Thursday evening to arrange the pre- liminaries for the November election.
 William A. Wilcox has secured from Mrs. Mary Burdick and the Misses
 Champln fifty building lots near Quonochontaug. They will soon be surveyed.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Patterson Of New London were among the many (who attended the funeral of Henry, son of MT. and Mrs. William Spear, Thursday afternoon.
 Principal Swain formally introduced Acting School Supt. William H. Perry
 to the students Thursday morning and Mir. Perry made 2 speech of com mendation and appreciation. Lieut.. Robert G. Thackery of the office staff of the c. B. Cottrell Sons plant has resigned to accept position with the Washington Trust company, succeeding George Browning. resign ed.
 Joseph l.. Peacock completed on Thursday his first year as librarian of of the Westerly public library. Dur ing the year there have been many inn provements in all departments of the library.
 s A two weeks mission will onen De- tober 10 in St. Michael's church and continue for two weeks under the di- rection of the Paulist fathers of New York The Paulists are strong advo- cates of Catholic total abstinence.
 Capt Edwin A. Roche. Twenty sixth United States infantry. recent ly returned from the Philippines. and stationed at Fort Wayne, Detroit. is on leave of absence. He is visiting