Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-27

ton Saturday morning. The sale took
place in front of the town hall in
Westerly and s. was the first bid re
ceived. After tMenty-one bids had
ues % nes Pop s1ss s rhe Claim
Ws.S for advice and counsel fees, which
the sale price will satisfy with the
attendant costs.
"closed Until Farther Notice were
the significant words on slip Of paper
posted on the front door of the prem
| ises in Canal street covered by the
lliquor license issued to John J. Car
ney, not the assessor but another citi-
zen of the same name. This Do the
place where it Is alleged that Carney
assigned the place and its contents to
the Hand Brewing company to satisfy
a debt which included the license, Car
ney designa ting the Hand Brewing
lcompany as his agent. and the brew
| ing company placed John Doughefty in
charge of the saloon.
II was suggested in the council meet
ing that the liquor business at that
place was being conducted contrary to
law and the chief of police was re-
quested to investigate, as the matter
was up to him. There was consultation
between Town Solicitor Agard, Judge
John w. Sweeney. representing the
Hand Brewing company, and CHIEF
Bransfield. and it was agreed that the
saloon be closed Saturday noon, to re-
main closed until the legal points in
the case were satisfactorily settled.
Thomas Mckenzie, civil engineer for
the town Of Westerly, who has been
engaged by the supervising architect
of the treasury department to take
surveys and measurements of the post
Office site and it's surroundings, has
been authorized to establish an official
10 oh CT hx- Westerly
town council. This is made necessary
by government requirements. as the
general survey of the site must IN.
clude the official grade Of street and
sidewalk. The present lines of the
street will constitute the official grade
and Mr. Mckenzie will fix the lines on
the official plats which will be APP
proved by the town council. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie and assistants began the work
designated by the general government
Saturday The department is planning
to ask for bids for the new postoff1ca
building by May /.
Or. Michael n. Scanlon, distric. dep
uty for Knights of Columbus, accom-
panied by delegation from Narragan-
sett council of Westerly. visited Sea-
side council, New London. Sunday, to
witness the exemplification of the
third degree, which was conferred upon
ten candidates of the New London
council and candidates from Norwich,
Taftville, Montville and Stoninston. all
within the jurisdiction of District Dep
uty Michael J. Sullivan of New London.
The work was under the direction of
Deputy Sullivan, assisted by District
Deputy Arthur B. Keafe and his degree
team from New Haven. March % was
the twenty fifth anniversary of the or
ganization of Seaside council and that
event was celebrated in connection with
the third degree work Sunday.
The residents of Carolina formed
themselves into fire brigade Sunday
morning and fought the forest fire, So
called. that started near the A. S. Pot
ter property. A two-story structure
owned by Mr.. Potter and used in part
as a cider mill was totally destroyed
with it's contents. The fire spread over
the Potter holdings. thence to the adj
joining land and swept on swiftly,
burning fences and trees and all in its
path. No other buildings were burned.
An area a mile wide and three miles
in length was burned over before the
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