Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-12
WESTERLY MAN UNDERS5, ,OOO bOaDS Pasouae Salameno Held For Shooting Charles BrownBu
 let Not Yet Found-Grass Fne-Flag Day Exercises in
 the Schools Today.

It would be economy for Westerly to abandon the town farm and board the poor of the town at the Dixon house in the winter and at the Ocean house. Watch Hill, in the summer was the statement of the late Wanton Hoxte, in annual financial town meet ing, some years ago, and the senti- ment was endorsed by some prominent citizens. Walter R. Wightman, state agent of charities and correction, says that the care of paupers in the state has grown into VeXlnS problem and declares for R new system of com munity aln1shouses and revised laws.
 Rhode Islands settlement law is less liberal than that which obtained in Colonial days, and which prevailed un- til about 1S16, when the lines were more tightly drawn. Under the pres ent law 8 man may have lived 1n g town for fifty years. have been sue ceSSful business man, at one time nave paid a tax upon $i,000,000 worth or personal property, then have met with reverses, lost that personal property become too ill to work. have no rela- lives upon whom he could call for sup port, or have those who have forgotten his IibeTality in former days, when there will be no door open to him. put that of the state almshouse at How ard
 On the other hand, had he been a worthless fellow, one whose father or grandfather had paid a tax upon $5oo worth of real estate ,or had he inner ited a like piece of realty and lost IL through any cause, he would have legal settlement in the town wherein that realty was located, and the town would be obliged to support him as a Dauper. IL is this law which has filled the state almshouse to over flowing with one class of lndigents ana heaped what are considered by farm sox hIIT6tznS towns.
 A state settlement commission is studying what can be done to insure that a man once in good circumstances but through misfortune stripped o1 hls means and unable to gain a livelihood may be properly cared for in the town where he has long resided There are others who are advocating the estap- lishment of either community or coun- ty aInshouses. which shall displace the expensively conducted town poor farms, or secure wiser administration with relation to those who are des- ignated as the outside poor
 The schools of Westerly will ob- serve Grand Army Flag day and Lin coIn's birthday with special serVlces arranged in accordance with sugges- tions submitted by Walter E. Ranger, commissioner of schools of the state. As has been the custom since the in stitution of Grand Army Flag day in Rhode Island Budlong post. Grand Army of the Republic, will be repre- sented at all the public schools of the town by members of the post or Wo- mans Relief corps, who will part1c1- pate in the exercises and make brief addresses to the pupils>
 Paul H. Hillard has been assigned to the Westerly High school with James A. Barber the only medal-of- honor man in the town of WestefIy. Christopher Simmons has been assign ed to the Elm street school. John B. Brown to Pleasant Street school, Abel Babcock and Joshua M. Clark to the Park Avenue. Amos r. Chapman and Mrs. Jennie Parker to the Quarry Hill, Mrs. Abbie J. Eldred to the Chestnut, Miss E. Alice Tefft to the school at White Rock, William D. Babcock to Bradford and Stephen A. Congdon to the school at Dunn's Corners.
 The depths of navigabIe waters here and hereabouts, compiled from of+rc al sources, is of interest. Between BLOCK Island and Fishers Island sounds the depths at mean high water are: Through Watch Hill, passage 2 3-4 feet; through Sugar reef, passage 26- 3-4 feet; through Catumb passage, "A 3-4; through Lords passage P 5-4; through Wicopesset passage 21 If;
  g. 2-4 feet.
 To Pawcatuck river through Little .Narragansett bay, dredged, F 1-2 feet; to Westerly on Powcatuck river, F feet. Into Stonington inner harbor, T. IA feet with anchorage behind brealzwater in two to three fathoms, and deeper at entrance. Up to Noank, r 1-2 feet and up to Mystic river r 1-2. Into Silver Eel pond 19 fl, west end of Fishers Island, 10 to 16 feet in pond, dredged channel
 The Thames river depths are: Through Pine Island channel, 21 1-2 feet; up to New London. 2S 1-2 feet; to New London wharves 20 1-2 feet; dredged channel, 400 feet wide; up to ~aval station, 28 1-2 feet; up to Al lyn"s Point P 3-4 feet and to Norwich 16 feet with dredged channel 200 feet wide The average mean low water is two feet less than mean high water