Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-23

There was a fire in close proximity to the big mill buildings being con- structed for the Bradford Dyeing as- sociation in the Bradford section of the town of Westerly, early Saturday morning, burning the cornice and win dow frames of the east end of one of the connecting buildings and but for the vigorous work of the large gang of worfmen located in the vicinity there would have been serious loss.
 About twelve feet distant from the east end of the mill buildings there stood a two-story and half building with ell, formerly the boarding house for the Mantle Mills company. Since the work on the Bradford mill build ings commenced. this house has been used as an office and storehouse, and contained besides a lot of material in connection with the construction, the plans of the buildings, and surveying instruments, the working tools of over twenty carpenters which they gradu- ally collected since apprenticeship, the value of the kits ranging from $40 to s1S0. This building and it's contents were totally consumed, but the only financial losers are the carpenters and the masons, who also had tools in the burned building, as all the material stored in the building, and the struc- ture itself, are insured. The estima ted less is S6,0OO.
 1ue DIdZ6 was UlScONeISQ SnOfIiY after two o'clock and the workmen in the vicinity were aroused and worked hard to prevent the fire from spread ing, as the burning building was prac- Iically beyond control when the fire was discovered. In q short time three hundred men were at the fire. A buck ct brigade was formed and water fl om the nearby river passed to the roof of the new mill building and poured on the burning cornice. Soon there was line of hose from the pump used to supply water from the river to differ ant parts of the construction work, and another from the Mantle dye mill of William Pike. By vigorous efforts he flames were prevented from get ting a real hold of the new building. as only about thirty feet of the cor nice and three window frames of the east end of the brick building were burned.
 1% one time the fire was so threat ening that assistance was requested from the Westerly fire district and general alarm was sounded. The Cy- clone steam fire engine and the Alert hook and ladder company were in readiness for the start to Bradford, but received information that the fire was under control and their services would not be required.
 There was family row in the Pierce street section in which two women fla ured in a street fight, as result of Mrs Nicola DiPlacito accusing Mrs. Annis Delano with striking one of the DiPlscito children. Mrs. Delano de- nied the accusation, but that did not satisfy the mother of the child and the assault followed, Mrs. Delano de- lending herself as best she could Chief of Police Brown visited the par ties, who reside in the same house, and an agreement was reached where by both will keep the peace. Mrs. Del6no was the more abused party and she declared she would move from the premises just as soon as she could get enother tenement. All this took place in the afternoon.
 Just before nine o'clock the same night the neighborhood was aroused to excitement by the cries of murder from the apartment occupied by Mrs. Delano in the DiPlacito house. Nicola DiPlacito, husband of the woman who figured in the afternoon disturbance had left his work as watchman at the Westerly wooden mills, returned to his home and to the apartment of Mrs. Delano and assaulted her, tearing her snfrtwaist, striking her in the face and threatening to take her life with a carving knife hich he brandshed
 This time Chief Brown took DiPla- cito into custody. At the hearing be- fore Judge Oliver H. Williams, in the Third district court, Saturday after noon, he pleaded guilty to the charge of assault. After hearing the facts in the case. Judge Williams imposed a nne of s25 and costs, which was paid, and promise made to keep the peace.
 The architect for the proposed rev town hall and courthouse has com pleteo three sets of plans for the building and the specifications are now ready for the consideration of bid ders. At the financial town meeting it was voted to have the building of Westerly granite, if possible meaning that it be constructed of native ma terial provided it could be done within The appropriation. Originally the plan was for brick building, but the other plans were prepared at the request of local granite manufacturers, who stat ed at the financial town meeting that the building could be of granite pro-