Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18

The largest crowd ever assembled in Dixon square and vicinity saw The Human Fly" Jack Williams, Tuesday night climb the Rhode Is- land hotel building from sidewalk to roof, and with no artificial assistance. In the assemblage were people from all the places surrounding Westerly and 50 great was the crowd that trolley traffic and all other traffic was sus- . pended. The collection amounted to , s206.37, and Of this sum s6i.S1 wal contributed to the Knights of Colum- e bus S3,000.0CS fund for recreation cen-
 ters in military camps. This allows - MT. Williams ST44.4S for that even 3 ings performance in Westerly. This - was materially increased on Wednes- 5 day when he repeated his wonderful [ climbing act at the Martin house. and donated share of the proceeds ! to the Knights of Columbus fund.
 Now that the republicans have made
 nominations of town officers for the
 next two years, and with really no op- position of consequence, it oeems to
 be up to the working politicians to
 make the most of the coming election
 as there will be no town election, un-
 der the changed laws, for two years more. The town courcil nominees are the present incumbents who have
 served the people faithfully and well.
 the pa st year and the year before, the service of some of the members cover , ing much longer period. The dem ocrats merely as a matter of form ! will hold a caucus and make nomina-
 tions for all town offices, provided .
 democrat can be found for every of- : flee. If not some of the republican
 nominees will have democratic endorce- ment forced upon them. A year hence
 tSere will he a state election and the
 main local interest at that time will
 be the vote on the liquor license ques- |. ton.
 2 The statement has been made in
 public, and rot contradicted that the
 best paying property in Westerly, and
 do not carry with them an inch of land, as they are built on .piles and
 over the water. One is the Briggs
 building were the rents have been
 jumped twice within a year, or since
 the change in owner -. The other
 is the little one-story frame building
 on the bridge, which did not cost over
 s15o when originally constructed. Both
 buildings are ownef by the same par ties. Before the change in ownership came, the building on the bridge rent
 cd for $40 month and now it has
 been Jumped to $105, and the tenants are required to keep the building in
 repair, and are permitted to make inn
 provements, but at no cost to the own CTS of the building. The temporary post office building fin High street is a money maker. but the little building on the bridge has it beaten to a fraz- gle as an investment.
 Dr.. Michael H. SeanIon, first class
 lieutenant medical reserve corps of the army, now at his home tn West terly on inactive military duty. is a member of the canvassing committee of Narragansett council, engaged this week in a campaign to raise s1000 Of the s3.0O0,eo0 Knights of Columbus fund, to create and maintain recrea- ton centers at the military camps. Tuesday night Dr. Michael II. Scan lon was permitted to talk five minutes from the stage of the Central theatre in the interval between the two per formaEces. He told of the benefits that would come to the soldier boys through these recreation centers and spoke in a patriotic view that arous- ed much enthusiasm. He appealed to those present to aid in the work now in progress. A collection was taken which resulted in the addition of s42.50 to the fund. The commit tee expects to raise the s1,ooo allot-