Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-02

! New Years calls were not the rule
n Westerly.
! The boom in the granite industry of
/ Westerly is on.
Mrs. Mary Higgins visited her
daughter, Margaret in Providence on
fsr7rfg>-,;,
Eugene sweeney of New York is the
guest of his brother, Judge John W.
Sweeney.
! The Schwaner City Market in West
erly is still closed and the stock and
fixtures undisturbed.
There is dearth Of calendars Of
heal character, but the few that are
issued are really artistic.
The postoffice and banks were closed
New Years day, but the rest of the
local business progressed as usual.
Nothing was said of the appointn ent
Of a supervisor Of highways at the
Erecting of the town council Monday.
Miss Julia Callahan Of Carolina, stu
dent at the Boston Conservatory of
Nilsic, was a visitor Monday in West
erly
Dr. Joseph Higgins of Manchester,
Conn, visited mis- parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Higgins, in Westerly, on
Monday.
Howard V. Gray, now employed in
/ Willinantic, is on a visit to his par
snts, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Gray, in
Westerly.
The time fer collection Of taxes,
without penalty, expired Saturday;
Sll5,0G9 has been collected Of the
$4,000 assessed.
The chimes of Christ Episcopal
church rang out the old and rang in
the New Year, the first selection be-
ing Aud Lang Syne.
Miss Jennie E. Crumb Of 100 West
Bread street, will leave here about
January Is for a six weeks trip to
Jacksonville st Augustine and Ia-
lyana.
The motion for a change of grade
I'm the streets in the vicinity of the
railway station carried with it service
and fees for Town Sergeant Herbert P.
Clark.
William A. Wilcox, representing
Kate Pickering Of New York, has sold
a farm of thirteen acres near Brown
Bridge to George William Stocker of
! Baltimore.
| The large force Ct laborers employed
upon the railroad improvements are
remarkably well behaved and have rot
gwen the police the slightest trouble.
/ For the first time since the forma-
ton Of the Newall Granite Co., III
Scotland, many years ago, with branch
i'm Westerly. the local quarry was op-
Grated en- New Years day.
The Westerly fire district expects
reimbursement Of s2S, the expense in
l"urred for removing fire alarm wires
70 permit the passage OF the Goldberg
house through Main street
The batter board and stretched
Irvine gives general idea of the iii
mansions of the proposed town build
ing and courthouse. Work en- he foun-
lc'diohs viii soon be commenced
1t was Councilman NJ IT. Scanlon
lwho recommended with success an in
lcreasc Of S. in the pay Of policemen
lhree years ago; Councilman Maurice
w. Flynn did likewise on Monday.
Uncle Toms Cabin, modernized by
i'iuO lup5ys and LAWYER Marks, bui
with the same old Uncle Tom and Lit
tile Eva, was the attraction at the op-
Ic-a house, matinee and evening, New
ears day
Filo past wear has been noted local
iilr lack of serious crime There has
ineen no shooting or cutting Of conse-
Quence, and no arrests for carrying
concealed weapons. There have teer
fever liquor Ialds than ever.
When the council voted to increase
1.-The pay Of police officers So a month
President Clark facetiously asked WIKI
vas To increase the pay Of the tow
c0uncimen. who seemed willing to
raise the pay of others. bat not then
loWn. Their salary is $50 a Year
Meriden.--A. W. Rice has applied
for an Injunction against the aIerider