Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-12
0F INTEREST IN WESTERLY. Antiques Owned by Albert Whitord-Providng Water For Wilcox Park Lake-Javid Helms Funeral

Two matters of general state inter- est will come up for consideration at | the special session of the general as- sembly which convenes next Tuesday. just one week prior to the. special town meeting in Westerly to consider ask ing the legislature to increase the debt limit so that the town of Westar- " can legally hire a sum of money street.
 The extra Session of the general as sembly was specially called to take ac- ton on n,<the report of the commission ! on redIstrict1ng the state for the cleo ton of members to a new lower house or one hundred members according to the constitutional amendment and by which Westerly gets an additional rep sloners will not be without trouble and the Ieglsiatures will not adjourn until that matter is settled
 The schedule of taxation measures prepared <by the state special tax com mlssfon will rank second in the matter 4 importance. and it is probable that the legislature will give consideration t9 other measures of special local inn portance.
 It is believed in Westerly that there fs- no liability of adjournment until 1 after the town meeting of Westerly is held and should the people vote in fayor or the Union street project it is thought sure that-the matter will re- ceive the required legisla tive approval There Is opposition to the measure To- cally, mainly for personal reasons, and 1T Is lnt1mated that the object of fixing the date of the meeting for one week after the assembling of the legislature was with the expectation that the spe- c1al session would be adjourned prior raising the money by an increase in the debt limit. Had that plan carried, the only other way would be by direct special tax, for the largest estimate of @ If iyr,ra would probably not be favored by all the supporters Of the project and is considered by them as another form or attack to kill off the movement to cut down Coostey Hill.
 Not sinco the days of the ."water- works flight" has any public matter met With such determined opposition. [ Albert Whltford, local collector of antiques, is the owner of mahogany bureau of four drawers with glass knobs and two smaller dra wers on the la ble part of the ancient piece of fur niture It is highly prized from the fact that it was once owned by Daniel
 Webster and was part of his house. hold effects The Identification is com plete by an affidavit affixed to one of the drawers, which reads as follows:
 To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that I formerly owned the old ma hogany bureau to which this cer- tfhcate is attached and that it came to IT. who had owned it for a long time, and who received it from his father. Will liam Cook. who at one time was coach man for Daniel Webster and to whom Daniel Webster gave the bureau as a present it having been in use before that time in MT. Websters family.
 MRS. CHARLES COOK.
 Dated Norwich, Conn, Feb. 10, 1909
 The affidavit was made before Lucius Brown, notary public.
 MT WhitfOrd has also a pestIe and mortar of 1ignum vitae first used for crushing corn nearly two hundred years ago. Some of the present resi- dents of Westerly have eaten johnny cakes the meal for which was made in this ancient corn grinder.
 Among MT. Whitford's collection is what is termed a 1.000-legged table. mahogany sideboard with nine draw CTS, four posted corded bedstead. Chippendale chairs, solid mahogany table infaid with brass. He has also a very rare Sheffield plate tray, or server, 1.-two by there feet in perfect condition and elaborately engraved by hand. In the collection is an old time courtfng mirror into which the loving pair eazed and admired themselves and each