Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
THIRD HOLD-UP 1T WESTERLY
Within Four Days-Three Masked Men Relieve Frank Cos tanza of $250 Most Important Real Estate Sale in .Yesrs = Record of $sooo,ooo Mortgage = Board of Trade Votes $50 to Salem Relief Fund.

There was report current Wednesday afternoon that there had been another had been shot and skilled. The report was based on telephone message re- ceiVed by Chief of Police Brown from Constable Thompson of Bradford to the effect that shots had been fired in the nearby woods and suggested inves- tigation. Chief Brown, with Policemen West Ferguson and Mitchell and Town
 lnt Clark, went at once to Brad ford in automoDlles and made lnVesti-. gati0n.-
 It was learned that early in the af- ternoon Thomas Spizeto was going through the woods of the Westerly road when he espied two men short distance away and whom he believes were black men. He hurried along the pathway and saw that the two men were following him. He quickened his pace and his followers did likewise Ho then started off on a run, and as he did so he heard three distinct reports of a revolver and heard the shots Whis- tie as they passed him.
 Spixeto did not stop running until he reached the home of PaSquale Ter ranover and told of his experience. Mrs Terranover had heard the shots and recalled having seen two colored men . short distance from her home about an hour after she heard the three sharp reports of a revolver.
 No description could be obtained of the two men except that they were both colored but that the larger of the two was the darkest skinned. Chief Brown and his posse, which Included several quarrymen. besides the off, COTS, searched in the woods and along the highways in the section, but were unable to locate the men.
 Hardly had Chief Brown returned to Westerly from Bradford when there was a genuine holdup in keeping with the bold highway daylight work which has been carried on at intervals for the past three years. Frank Costanza, . Westerly fruit peddler, was driving on the public highway a short distance from the village of Bradford, on the homeward trip. when he-Was stopped with a revolver, and relieved of about $50. He was then ordered to drive on, under cover of a revolver, and threatened with death if he looked backward. The holdup was in wood- 7 ed section of the road. While two of the highwaymen searched Costanza and took his money, the other pointed a reolver at him and at the same time kept a close watch in both directions. sCostanZa made a report of. the robbery just as quickly as possible and posse headed by Constable Thompson made
 
 holdup pulled off in the Bradford sec ton of the town of Westerly in the last four days.
 The property in Canal street owned by Charles D. Chapman, as sole heir to the late Charles P. Chapman, has boom purchased by the CrandalI broth- era Charles H-. John F. and Oliver F. CrandRn, who also purchased from Mir. Chapman the house and lot in High street adjoining the Methodist church. The Canal street property frontage is from the John H. Murphy property to that of the Ciniano estate and extends back to the Pawcatuck river and in thS rear of the Cimiano property to thelMRrtin house property Fronting on Canal street are three frame build- 1ngA closely connected, the upper while on the ground floor are the Chapman, Woods, McNamara and Broadfoot stores and a bakery. In the rear is the large Champlin stable ano other buildings. The property is fir the growing business seetion of West erly- While the buildings are old they are in good condition and well rented The purchase price is not announced except that $10 and other valuable con- alterations are specified in the deed o1 transfer.
 Two of the three buildings were for 1tGTAy ElOCHtGd OH Iu0 SICe OI the 1lAOl house. and were known as the Dr. Lee house and the Leonard house. They were purchased from the estate o1 Rowse Babcock by Charles F. Chap man and moved to Canal street in 1865 The dwelling in High street Is modern in every detail and is now occupied by B Court Bentley. The transfer is the largest real estate transaction in West. eriy in many years,
 Chief Samuel G. cottrelI and thu committee of the Westerly fire district have demonstrated that the body of 6 horse-drawn chemical and hose wagon can be placed on an automobile chassis and made into a piece of motor driver fire apparatus for less than half tho cost of regular build, motor hose wag. ons. Such a machine has been il Westerly since July Fourth and ha4 satisfactorily responded to all tests even to towing the heavy steam firs engine up the long and steep Quarry hill,. and with no apparent exertion The Westerly department within tht next ten days will have another en. and; the cost of both will not be insex. cess of $5.000.& .fr. ss..ef 2 AepreSentatlVes of the Providence board of fire commissioners have .ex, amined the Westerly made-over appa ratus and have decided to try the ex pEInotnL l0 FFOFlQence. The .f6QuIre( auromoPl pile chassis is to be purchased and the body of a horse drawn hos, wagon attached thereto. which can b, done. for $2,09os while the average cos of regular built motor hose wagons range from $4, ,500 to $5,500. If the experi ment proves a success in Providence the other hose wagons will be mad over along the same line, and the re suit will be the complete motorizatiol of the fire department
 The following is from the societ, department of Providence paper an is of special local interest:
 Mrs Albert E. Crafts of Edgewoo entertained at a charming Luncheon ii honor of the. 18th birthday Of he daughter; Miss Alberta Crafts, a Pleasant View, the summer home a the Crafts. near Westerly. Tuesday af ternoon. A dozen or more went fror the Pier by automobile for the even including MT and Mrs Talbort Shit Hanon Mrs. Leon Samuels, Miss Clair Saniuels, Miss Bertha Samuels z Providence, Barnet Jones of Nara gansett, Miss Portia, Pettis. Albe1 Hazard, Miss Margaret Higgins, Mis- May Arnold, Miss Louise Durfe, Providence. Miss Dorothy Wilson, Ux bridge, Mass, Miss Constance Rath bun, Miss Margaret fWelch Of Wester ly, Master D. Campbell, D. T. Paysol Miss Edith Perkins, Narragansett, M and Mrs. George.S Baker, 1sancaste Mass. MT. and Mrs. A H. Arnold ( Elmgrove avenue, Providence.
 The table was a symphony in yello lighted with yellow candies and lars vasqs af vaJIoxU Ta na r1aSa flairiac Q f 9tT