Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-28

terS 10 the employ of the R. A. Sher mans Sons company at work at the plant of the Bradford Dyeing associa- ton, was broken into Monday night and several tools stolen. The carpen- ters who were the losers and the ar ticles stolen from them are as follows: Joseph Murphy, one hatchet, three chisels Barker, one bit stock, two saws, one block plane; Roche, one aaw; Malone, one saw; Crowley, one saw, one block plens and one bit. The robbery was reported to Police Con- stable John Catto of Bradford, and, after investigation, was celled to the attention of Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown of Westerly, as Bradford is within the police jurisdiction of the town of Westerly.
 Chief Brown went to Bradford Tues day and made thorough investigation of all the circumstances of the case, and is satisfied that the robbery was committed by persons familiar with the premises and with the regular tour of duty of the watchmen at the big plant.
 The special committee of the New England Dahlia society, composed of officers and members of the executive committee, held an executive session in Westerly Tuesday, at the office of George l.. Stillman, to arrange for the annual show of the society to be held next month in the Massachusetts Hor- ticulturals hall, Boston The visitors were shown through Wilcox park and about Westerly by MT. Stillman and Allan c. Thompson, and taken by au- tomobile to Rockhayen at Weekapaug, where an elaborate shore dinner was served These members of the execu- tive committee and Mir. Thompson were at the feast: John K. Alexander East Bridgewater. Mass; Loring M. Bates of West Bridgewater, Mass; George L. stillman of Westerly; Edgar W. Fla of Woburn, Mass; John H. Flint of Salem. Mass.
 The party visited the dahlia farms of Westerly and perhaps picked up a few pointers on the best methods of raising dahhas. though all the visitors are experienced growers of many va rieties of the beautiful flower.
 ThS opportunity was missed in not widening Railroad avenue at the june ton with Canal street, in connection with the change of grade of the streets to conform with the railroad improve ments. It is understood that the own CT of the corner lot was willing to transfer the land required upon terms identical with the adjoining property owners, that Is to give gratis, or to sell at a nominal figure. There was no effort however on the part of the local authorities to have the street widsned at that point.
 That section of Canal street which has been constructed since the elimi- nation of the grade crossing will soon be opened to public traffic, and the long continued public inconvenience from that cause will be at an end The roadbed is being macadamized and the curbing for the sidewalk is being placed in position on the south side of the street, which will be duplicated on the other side to connect with a stairway to the railway station plat form There will be no retaining wall on the railroad property along the sidewalk, but the ground on either side will be gradually sloped and grassed and made attractive and in Keeping with the parklet to be established in front of the station.
 President Alberti R. StiIInan, Sec. retsry Samuel N. Davis and Frederick .. 5uHun, William Clark, Charles J. Butler, Harvey Perry, Thomas Hope. Irvine O. Chester and Andrew w. Fisher, Charles Perry and Arthur Perry, representing the Westerly board Of trade, met in executive session with President William L. Clarke and Coun- cilmen Charles Thomas and Wayland Saunders, to try to bring an amicable settlement to the muddle between AL bert H, Langworthy, chairman of the highway committee, and Frank w, Coy, that has resulted in stopping the work by the state in rebuilding the Shore road. There have been charges and countercharges between the repre- sentative of the town of Westerly and MT. Coy in regard to several property matters, in which MT. Coy claimed damages on the one side and the town on the other, that eliminated In the absolute refusal of Mir. Coy to permit the town to take any portion of his land on the Shore road for public i'm provement until prior matters were settled.
 The Shore road improvement being of special importance and within the scope of the municipal improvement society, it was deemed expedient to endeaVor to bring about a settlement so that the work might proceed. MT. Coy was at the meeting, which was held in the Memorial building. Tues- day afternoon. The whole matter was gone over in detail, the session lasting an hour and a half While it was agreed that the doings would not be given to the public at present, it is understood that arrangement will be made so that the work on the Shore road will be permitted to proceed ac- oording to the plans of the state board of works
 Rev. Benjamin A. Greene, lecturer at the Chicago university, Is visitina