Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-04

tives and friends from Charlestown Wakefield, Kingston and Westerly. R l.. and from Mystic and Norwich, Conn The bearers were William H. and Charles F. Madison and Clement Reed of Norwich and Alphaus Noca of CharleStown. Many beautiful floral forms testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held. Burial was in the family lot on the premises.
 Local Laconics.
 James N. Steward of New London visited in Westerly Thursday.
 A New London young man and a Westerly young lady are to wed Sat urday.
 Miss Mary Sullivan of Bridgeport is the guest of Andrew w. Fallon and family in Cedar street.
 More than the ordinary number of automobiles bound east and west pass ed through Westerly Thursday.
 There was another large attendance at the fair of the Church of the lIn maculate Conception Thursday even ing.
 A big touring car bearing a From Troy Alabama to Canada" banner passed through Westerly at a lively clip Thursday morning.
 It is expected that business of more than ordinary importance will be transacted at the regular meeting of the town council next Monday.
 Musicians from all parts of New England visit Musicoiony almost daily and examine the location with view to the erection of summer cottages.
 The dumping Of crusheS stone near the crosswalks and then soaking the stone with oil. which is tracked on tC the crosswalks, is not approved by pc destrians.
 A Bradford man found a coat near Quonocontaug and in one of the pockets was $20. The coat and cash was recovered by Chief Bransfield and returned to the owner.
 Owing, to lack of patronage, the Rhode Island Connecticut baseball league, composed of teams represent ing Westerly, Pawcatuck. Stonington and Mystic, has disbanded
 Mrs. Michael Higgins, Miss Margaret Higgins, Mrs. Maria Woods, Michael J. Burke and Leo Higgins attended the funeral Of Mrs. Annie Burke -McDer- mott, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James W. Burke, formerly of Westerly, in Milford. Mass, Thursday.
 This FPiday) afternoon there will be handicap motor boat race in the Pawcatuck river, the start and finish to be opposite the Villa Marie. There are 12 entries. After this race there w III De q IlN6 mile race between Ine speed boats owned by Arthur G. Still man and Louis E. Barber.
 It was E. Howard Clarke, and not Ira Snyder. who sent in the fire alarm from box 46 Wednesday morning. Just as soon as the fire was discovered both entered into a friendly race for the fire alarm box. Ira Snyder reached the goal first, broke the glass and opened the box. but MT. Clarke pulled the lever and sent in the alarm.
 Two hundred tons of granite in the rough that was brought from Maine to Providenc@ by schooner Allen Cur ney two months ago, to be used in the construction of a federal building at Porto Rico, has been cut and dressed. It is now being loaded on steamer Wilhelmina for destination. And Westerly granite center. is only 45 miles from Providence,
 William Bliss Watrous, son of Will liam F. and Harriet Watrous, died on Thursday morning of tuberculosis at bis home in Hillside avenue. He was formerly employed in the Cottrell shop but, upon advice of physicians. he left there and secured position as conduc- tor on the Groton and Stonington trol- ley road. but gave up that position by reason of failing health. He is sur vlVed by EiS IT. other and two brothers The deceased was B years of age ami q faVOr1te with his uaintances