Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12


 <. That gentlemen's agreement between the fire department, of Westerly and Pawcatuck has been in force several years, whereby. one department would not render assistance to the other ez cept upon invitation of the head ot the department desiring the aid. It has been strongly hinted that there may be a modification of the agree rnent. At present when Westerly fire men hear the Papcatilck fire alarm whistle in the night season they turn out. ready to render assistance. ana impatiently await an invitation which is extended by sending in the alarm from Westerly fire box nearest the fire. Like action Is taken by the Paw catucl1 firemen when they hear an alarm on the Westerly fire bell. In the recent instance, when the Barrows building on the bridge was ablaZe, the Westerly firemen were all in read mess to assist their brother flremen just over the boundary line, and awaited the invitation fire alarm. The building was burning briskly, but the Westerly firemen would not have crossed the bridge and fought the fire until the invitation came. Now it, is proposed that. when 9 fire. occurs in Mechanic, West Broad or Coggswell street, Pawcatuck, or in the business centre of Westerly. that both departments respond without waiting | for the prescribed invitations The proposed plan provides that when the | fire is in Westerly the chief of-this de-, pertinent will be in charge, and when | in Pawcatuck. the chief of the depart ment, ins that place to be in command. The villages of Westerly and Pawca- tuck are divided by g narrow river and the bridge connects the business i centres of both places, and it would be better for both to have the fire de partments work together in harmoni- ous action, and the public would re- ceivo increased fire protection.
 The old Sixteenth schoolhouse, cor i ner of Liberty street and Stillman ] avenue. .Pawcatucl5 was sold at public auction. Thursday afternoon. in con | formity with a vote of Q Stonington town meeting to d'spose of all unused schoolhouses in the town. This Is the l only schoolhouse ever in the Sixteenth school district, and was originally 9 one story two-room building. It was subsequently, raised and made a two, story frame structure. Since the town system supplemented the district sys- tenn about ten years ago, this building has been abandoned for school pur- poses. For the past two years it has been utilized as an arnory for the | Pawcatuck company of the Conneci cut State Guard.
 Tho Eichteepth school district ln- cluded a school building q duplicate
 of the old Sixteenth. located in Me
 chanic street and now tenement house, the Palmer Street school build
 ing since destroyed by fire and the West Broad street school building. A
 the present time. under the town sys-
 tenn the modern West Broad stree
 building accommodates all the pubii' school pupls of Pawcatuck, excep those of the high school grade whC attend the Stonington High school
 Although the Sixteenth school distric
 building was not used for school pur
 poses, it was school property, and use' , to defeat applicants for liquor license whose proposed places of bushes
 were within two hundred feet of |, 1 schoolhouse.
 , The time set for the sale of. tn , building at public auction was O |. clock Thursday afternoon and ther f wsss quite q large assemblase. Williar
 A. Wileox was auctioneer. The. frs . 1 bid was sf200 NSlich was finally raise
 to s2225 by Rev. John J. FttZgeralo
 pastor of St M!chaers church. Tn , property was purchased for the paris and will probably be utilized is par .sh house and clubhouse for member ? of the parish.
 Recent transfer deeds 0. real estat s recorded in the office of town clerk . Harlan P. flakes to Clarence V. Bee a be ct ux., house and land at Potte z Hill; Ashbel Green to Eliza Batchel 2 Ter. land at Watch Hill: Albert Bab :, cock ct al, to Washington Trust com
 pany, right of way off Broad street
 Edwin II. Vars to Varsland .Celneter assoc 'ation, land at Bradford; Thoma Gouriay to Estelie E. Gourlay, hal ;, tract of land on Shore road; Frankli . D. Lawson to Chiffon Roselle. lots a . Nusicolony; Franklin D. Lawson ? Iobn A Hugo, lot at Musicolony smith Granite company to Margarf . R. Grayson. lot iu Granite street; Wi o fred Ward ct al. to Bertha Ward an
 to Esther sherman. right of way z a Watch Hill.
 In the same period there were re . corded three ~sortgages aggregatir
 s6965, three releases of mortgages. or $ release of personal mortgage and or 5 power Of attorney. q Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Matthews, ma = tron of Dexter asylum, of which ht
 husbard, Frank A. Matthews. formt
 chief of police Of Providence, is supei
 intendent. died Wednesday frol It pneumonia after three days iftiflTes a Mrs Matthews was born in the villae e oF Shan-ock and has been married : 9. years. Besides her husband. she n t--ad bv for sons, William Fran h cis, Ralph and Clifford Matthews. an T ! daughter, ..
 Frederick S. Peek, the new membt
 from Rhode Island of the national re -l publican committee. when asked of tt
 plan to renominate Governor Beeck
 man, said: "The governor will confori
 to the desires of the republican orgar
 ization of the state. Fe will run agai
 if thev want him to. he has made zoe
 and he is understood to feel that 1T
 organization will wish him to stan
 again" 5'.
 Hancock Woman's Relief corps at u
 annual meeting held in the Memori
 and Library building, elected these O.
 flcers: Hattie Brown. president; Maj
 jorie Sharpe, senior vice presiden
 Angie Moves, junior vice presiden
 Hattie Coon treasurer; Ruth Nss
 chaplain; Aida Chapel, -conductresi