Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-15
CURRENT TOPICS IN WESTERLY
Schools Observe States Birthday May 4th-Waters of Pawcatuck Exceeding Moore Narrow Fabric Company Employing 65 Operatives-Death of Sydney A. Chap man-Floods Hamper Lii ght and Power Company

over one hundred users of electric l power were inconvenienced, as were 1 also the many users of electric lights. l This fuel oil is fed to the boilers with l out the aid of air other pressure
 and therefore the supply can be fur l niShed direct from barrels. but, of l course, not to such good advantage as | if by the regular pump line. It is ex- 1 pected that the plant will be in cOndI-
 tion to run to capacity by this Clues I day) evening.
 l The George w. Moore Narrow Fab pend work Monday for lack of mo- | tive power which is expected to be | furnished by the Westerly Light and l Power company. but which failed as stated. The narrow fabric company is a new industry to Westerly and Is doing a good business and without any bluster. This plant is now giv ing employment to sixty-fiVe we'll
 paid persons: with wages in some in
 stances as high as s5 a day. and it is said that a girl who cannot earn SIP a week is considered incompetent The concern has no difficulty in securing desirable help.
 Sydney Alfred Chapman, of Wester- iy aged 63. died Monday morning, at his home in the section known as District No. 6. He was born in the old Chapman homestead and always resided within the borders of the town. At the age of seventeen he began the work of stonecutting and was active ly engaged in that trade up to three years ago. He contracted the disease known locally as stonecutters' con sumption. caused by the inhalation of granite dust. MT. Chapman has served as member of the town council and three years ago received the appoint Inent of forest fire warden for the town of Westerly and retained that of fee until his death.
 Mir. Chapman is survived by his widow a son Sydney and daughter, Cora M. Chapman; also by two broth CTS, George K. and D. Merton Chap man, and two sisters. Mrs. Elmer Bur dick and Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy.
 Local Notes.
 The sum of. $1,e13.43 was subscribed in Westerly for the flood sufferers in the middle west
 There will be no moving pictures or vaudeville in Westerly this week, as a repertoire company holds the boards
 Miss Helen DI Tuite of the WfIli- mantle Normal school spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Pawca- tuck
 Before the week ends the eight mas sTve duted columns will be in position in the front of the new postofice building
 The Atlantic National bank of Prov fdence suspended poyment on Monday. It is said the bank had a few Westerly depositors.
 Many baseball enthusiasts of West eriy are planning to attend the open ing league game at New London on the 23d inst.
 Water entered the cellars of some 1 houses on the highlands as well as the 1 cellars in the loWlands in the Stillnan- l vile section
 The water at the Broad street dam 1 is about five feet higher than normal | and in consequence the fall has quite l a Niagara appearance.
 The cutting down of Cookey Hill is 1 progressing satisfactorily. and soon l the work of lowering the central fire | house will be commenced.
 Tie electric light and power service, | temporarily dfsarranged by the little 1 flood. was partially restored by 3 1 o'clock Monday afternoon Miss Esther Louise Adams, recent y teacher in the West Broad street school. is now teaching at an advanced salary in Forest Park school in Spring field
 It is believed that the present re- cruiting campaign in Rhode Island will as a partial result increase the mem bership of Captain Thackeray's com mand in Westerly,
 These was meeting of the Wester- " 4144l1SIGEidl dSSOt1aIiOn III the Me moria1 and Library building Monday but all the ministers of West erlv did not attend.
 J. Frank Champlin, manager of the Ocean house, and A. E. Dick of the Watch Hill house are at the Hill in specung their hotel property prelimin- ary to opening for the season
 Bartie Tyrer and David Patton of Norwich, employed by the Southern New England Telephone company, are n Westerly, doing cable work for the Westerly Automatic Telephone com 3any
 Some people think that when re- noval is made to the police station in he new town hall, the chief of police should be relieved from taking his rick at patrol work in addition to his many other duties.
 The body of Nathan Prentis Ed wards, formerly of Westerly, who died It Oakland Beach last Friday, arrived n Westerly Monday afternoon and was buried at River Bend. The ser 5fce was conducted by Rev. Joseph L. Peacock.
 Norman Blanchard of Mechanic street has a kitten born with only hree legs and as lively as any in the itter. A lady of Westerly had a kit en with three eyes. but the kitten died