Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
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No Foundation For Rumored Real Es- tate SaIe-odd Fellows installation Officers of Hook and Ladder Com pany

There has been report that a wor- cester real estate syndicate had pur- chased from the Lorraine Manufactur- ing company the tract of land in West River bridge, the site of the burned Star theatre and mill building and was to erect thereon a business block This building was to be of steel and concrete construction. faced with light colored brick, to be four stories in height to have eight stores, a moving picture theatre, an assembly hall and business offices-a real big city build ing in the village of Pawcautck.
 This may be all true and the people hope it is- Usually when a purchase Of this magnitude is made there is some advance inquiry as to boundary and title, if not to actual ownership Town Clerk Elias B. Hinckley is au- thority for the statement, that no such sale is known in the town clerks office, where the transfer of such prop erty is recorded, and there has been no inquiry concerning the boundary, title or ownership, or in any other matter pertaining to the property.
 No stoninston Hotel.
 There is not hotel in Stonington or even public lodging house, and tran sients who happen to strike the borough at bedtime, are required to go to Westerly, or New London for hotel | inn, owned by Dr. c. O. Maine is well= equipped for an all- year around hotel, but there does not seem to be any one who cares to engage in the hotel business. There are several who would want the place for the sum isfying to the owner. Time was when there were several lodging and board ing houses for transients in the borough. and also these four hotels: The Wadawannuck house, Ocean house. Steamboat hotel and Eagle Odd FeIIows' Officers.
 Stonfngton lodge of Odd Fellows. in semi-annuaI meeting elected the fol- ed by Deputy Grand Master Herbert F. White of Fairview lodge, of Groton: Charles GilderSleeve, noble grand: Frank Kuppers, vice grand: Jesse B. Stinson recording secretary; Charles c. Potter, financial secretary; George D. Johnson, treasurer; Edward C. Cameron, Janitor; Orville Lewis, Orrin Perry finance committee.
 Hook and Ladder Officers. Thirty-one of the forty-four mem bers attended the annual meeting of Pioneer Hook and Ladder company. and participated in the election of these officers and committees: Raoul DeLagrange. foreman; James Duke, first assistant foreman; Grover L.. | Carson, second assistant forman: Rob ert L. Burtch, secretary; George w. Hurley, treasurer; Frank L. Staplins, steward; A. c. Slade tilIerman; Frank R. Tracy, Norman F. Wilcox, George DM. Hallett, inquiry committee; Dr. James H. Weeks, E. D. Chesebro, Joseph F. Joseph, Robert L. Burtch, house committee. R. M. DeLagrange was elected delegate, and Grover c. Carson. alternate. to the annual con- vention of the Connecticut Firemen's | association to be held next month in New Haven.
 Stonineton Pointers.
 The Parsonage by the Sea has been
 leased for the summer by Christopher Ward, of Washington, D. c.
 Captain Elias Wilcox. who is i'll with ptomaine poisoning at his Pleasant View cottage, is chairman of the Ston- | ington board of selectmen, one of the l towns representatives in the general
 assembly, and president of the Wilcox
 Fertilizer company. which maintains a fleet of fishing steamers.
 The democrats are given a clear field in the borough election, as usual. Miss Yarnfa- I1anphear of Providence, | Is the guest of her grandparents, MT.
 and Mrs. Jerome s. Anderson
 Father O'Brfen, pastor of St. Maryss l church is some salt water fisherman. i even if he did come to the borough from the inland village of Waterbury. l He recently hauled in a blackfish that
 weighed sixteen pounds.
 | Thirty-five varieties of roses are in
 full blocm in the garden of Miss Ma ria B. Trumbul1 in Pearl street c. H. Cowan who is one of the ptomaine poison unfortunates, was
 much improved Thursday.
 Deputy Sheriff William F. Broughton
 is visiting in Jersey City.
 Mrs Ernest Cushman went to Watch Hill Thursday to meet some friends from Stafford Springs who came there with an excursion party from New