Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-08

There was every indication of eel ebration of Labor day in the heart or the village of Westerly on Monoay morning, but in the afternoon tnere was return to even unusual quietness as there was general exodus to the Norwich fair. to Boston and New LOT. T. don for the baseball games ana to Pleasant View and Bradford for nelo and athletic sports and the usual con tingent went to Watch HHl.
 The start of the observance or La bor day was at o'clock when the long silent bell of the stone mill In Ndai1 street, erected a century ago, Pealeu e forth one hundred strokes, one TOT each year of it's existence. A large crowd had assembled in the immediate vicinity of the mill and there was a general sentiment of good will towaTos fhe management of the Westerly rex tile company for the thougntluiness in sounding the old bell on sucn an ap. propriate occasion, for there were many in the assemblage, now old and gray who in youth and early manhood re- sponded to work at the call or tnat old bell
 one man in the crowd spoke as fol, lows to friend in relation to the ola and substantial building. but was not aware that he was talking for pupil catfons fsDid you know thai tney IT, terfor woodwork of that building IS of all hewn timber? Some forty years h6aIQ of the late George Greenman, say tnat as a young man he heWed timber Tor that old mill, in 1912, two years De- fore the building was erected accoro- ing to the 1914 cut over the doorway. He said that the exterior work or tns building is of flat stones laid on end and backed and filled in, or backed with stone of quite thickness. These .ones were picked up all over thls
 ton for you know that 'undred
 ago granite quarries re not
 n Westerly and fancy stone cut
 -ad not been recognized as a
 r this section. Just take a
 t at the front of the building.
 see that the window caps
 irregular flat stones. Just lS marking, chiseling or the outline made to represent window caps of quality. We'll according to MT. Greenrnan, all inside that chiseied out line was painted brown to represent brownstone window caps to give the building high-toned appearance. Time and weather have wiped the paint away. but the outline still re- mains. That old building had saddle roof originally but when the adjoinf ing brick mill was erected a Bremen roof was placed on the old town miA. That old building has served well Tor d century and Is good for another nun firsd years. if spared by the fire fiend, just as sure as the waters or the Fawcatuclx rise and fall with the tide.'
 The old mill bell commenced to toll 4 just g o'clock and the one hundrsatn later. In the meantime there was 1reparation in Stone Cutters hall, just across the street, for the annual Labor day parade. While Westerly has it's full quota of labor organizations, for reasons best known to themselves, only " <-R {<,r<< Mondays parade, the Quarry Workers umion of westerly and Bradford and ffe od- Cnxrfer~ and Building Laporers' ' s111fo0 of westerly These organiza- tons numbered three hundred and made a very creditable parade, over this line of march. parading to the ex- cellent music of the Westerly band. < Charles Gavitt, leader: Forming on Main street, march to Broad street, to Elm street, countermarch to West Mechanic. to West Broad, to Grove avenue, to High, to Pierce, to Pleas ant, to Canal. to High to Dixon square and Main street, where the parade was dismissed William Thomas was mar sinai of the parade and his assistants were John Carey and William Stimson The three organizations carried hand some silk banners designating the name and date of the respective or ranizations There were many flags of the United States in the line and in almost every instance they were carried by adopted citizens. It was creditable parade, but only represent ed d part of the strength of organized labor in Westerly.
 The public schools of Westerly will open today with these changes in the teaching force: Isaac R. Sheldon of Central Falls will be vice principal of the Westerly High school and have charge of the science department. John H. Annis of Manchester, N. H., will conduct the commercial department