Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-24
IN AND ABOUT WESTERLY
Snas Randall Sent to JaiL-Woo Thief Penaized-Lussa Trial Near Cose-D. A. R. Essay Prize Won by Leo SeeEey-New Industry in Segar Mill Assured,

printing and advertising bills against the town are held up until after the financial town meeting.
 Congressman George H. Utter of Westerly will be permanent chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Providence today (Wednes- day).
 The G. ". Parks Jewelry company will soon prepare its new purchase, the Westerly Marrow Fabric mill property, for the manufacture of jew elry.
 The new town hall is to be supplied with an absolutely freprOof record room, where the valuable records of the town and of the water department will be stored and arranged for con venient reference.
 Lieut.. Col. George W. Getchell and Capt. J, H. Rose, U. s. A, made in spection of ordnance at Fort Mansfield Tuesday. On Monday they inspected the range finding apparatus in the state arnory at Westerly.
 A social club of local newspaper workers and dealers is to be formed at the Clark cottage. Pleasant View, next week. It Is planned to have the ses- sion open at in the evening and ter
 
 day.
 It is believed that the construction of a concrete pocket in connection with the brook or drain has solved the prob lem as to how damage by watereto the Chapman property ct the corner of Broad and Main streets could be aVerted.
 The grade of Union street will not | be changed until provision Is made at the financial town meeting, The grade has been formally established from the crest Of the hill to Breed street, which includes the widening of the street about seven feet
 It is probable that at the next meet ing of the Westerly fire district a proposition to change position of the firehouse to better conform to the building line of the new town building and courthouse will be considered. The firehouse at present extends about 15 feet beyond the line of the new build ing.
 No March winds were more objec- tiOnable than the April winds of Tues day. Even the heavy rainstorrls of the night before did not prevent the wind from raising clouds e& dust which were increased in volume in Dixon square v who swept the rails of the trolley road.
 Mrs. Rafferty, who left Fort Wright last week, is now at the New Willard in Washington. Early next month she will join Colonel Raferty at his new station, Governors Island New York. Fort Mansfield was within the juris- dictiCn Of Colonel Rafferty's command and both he and Mrs. Pafferty are known to Westerly people. The cornerstone of the town building and courthouse was laid on the ground level Monday afternoon and by Tues day noon that section of the structure was built to the first floor above the basement, including the water table. 1 This is indicative of the progress of | construction. The round columns for | the courthouse entrance were delivered | Tuesday afternoon.
 Chief Boatswain Martin FTitman has i been detached from the naval station 1 on the Thames and ordered to duty at | the works of the New York Shipbuild- | ing company, Camden. N. J., in con- nection with the fitting out of the Ar l kansas and to duty on board that ves- | sel when placed in commission. He will be relieved by Chief Boatswain C. 1 J. Cooper, detached from the Newport training station.
 F. E. Fowler. the promoter and man. 1 ager Of the company that is planning | to take over the Segar mill property in l Main street for the manufacture of 1 hammOcks. mosquito netting and dress 1 Things, has received even more local | support than was requested. It is l therefore probable that the new indus 1 try will be established within a short 1 while. MT. Fowler has changed his 1 residence from Middletown, Conn, to 1 Westerly