Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
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The large two-story wooden build- ing in GosgsweH street. PawcatNek, owned and occupied as Ea<aEe by fire early Wednesday, morning. Fhe
 first doer was devoted to storage of automobiles aRd to repair work. with a machine shop in an adjoining ell in
 the the rear o9 the zneSsd asSr s Eas a,s .as
 and equipment were burned beyond
 usefulness, and seven aNtopa0biies
 were damaged so badly that repair
 would mean 8 waste of money. The
 automobiles are 1t for the junk pile
 and ars owned by Daniel CranGa-
 George Mitchell James Papelle. Dr.
 Edwin R. Lewis, John CaPpuccio, Geo.
 Joseph aud Antonio lDepelio. The pre-
 perty of Adams & Howard is partially
 covered by insurance and 1t Is said all
 the cars destroyed were insured. The
 building remains standing, but the
 the second floor fell to the floor below
 and the roof is burr4ed through. A
 small two-etory building in the rear was considera ply charred> The total loss is estimated at s1e.00e.
 The cause of the fire is not known. There had been DC fires in the stores on the first or second floors of me building, and the proprietors have a1- ways made close examination 0f the premises just before closing time. The owners of some of the cars had access to the building at all hours, and Tor the lack of some tangible cause for the fire it is charged up to the care lessly thrown lighted little cigarette When first discovered there was small blaze near the partition be- tween the garage proper and the ma chine shop. and the fire spread rap idly. An alarm was sent in from BOX 46 in West Broad street, near inc bridge at 1920 and the F. $. Barber Hose company responded Just -as
 soon as the firemen arrived. Chief
 Stahle saw that aid was necessary. es-
 peciaIiy as the burning building was
 so near the other wooden buildings.
 An alarm was then sent from Box 56,
 in Dixon square. and the three are
 companies of Westerly were called
 out Six streams of water were soon
 in play and being well directed, kept
 the fire confined to the Adams &
 Howard building. although it is with
 in eight feet of much larger wooden
 building. The iremen worked Tor three hours before being recalled.
 CoggsweH street is less than four
 hundred feet in length and the fifteen buildings in the street all devoted to business are of frame construction, Line Electric Railway company. A 1 strong wind was blowing and the prompt and excellent work of the fire men prevented a more serious hre JOSS
 Real estate transfers recorded by 1 Town Clerk Everett l.. Whipple in eiude: Mary $. Crafts to Bourbon A. , I3abeocA lo tat Plea Sant View; Louis l B. Lincoln to Louis A. Kingsbury, : house and lot at Peasant View; Eliz- 1 abettl Maek4ly to samAel V. MaSgs. lot ] Q East avenue; Luigi -Cirnsalove to i IsIniIs Areanzejl. hellse and lot in Oak 1 street; William J. Brown ct ux. to l Mary F. BreIf, holse and lot in W Melis ; street Woodland Realty cornpany ct l al to Lucille l.. Atwood house and lot ] at Watch Hill; Charles E. sherman ct ] a. to Lorraine Manufa curing com 1 pailay and in Marra sansett avenue; l Eliza J. TnShaul to Edward J. Fenelon. two lots in Fairyiew park; Ama nda S. fobii4son to Robert Barrie. lot at " ateIl Hill Frederick F. Fowler to c ertrtde S. Fowler. house and lot at Pleasant .iex; Norman Gray ct al to Philip Stanley ct uxy lot at Watch II:H.
 Witbin the same period there were recorded four mortgages asgregatinS St 5S4 six releases of ntertga ges, in ciuding one from the Willifnant Trust company to Louis B. Lincoln ct uS.. two traiasfets of mortgages. one cte ttel mortgage. two bills of sale and one assignment
 Lieut.. Col. Cyril L. D. Wells, com the Coast Artillery corps, Rhode Island National guard, is ar ranging for the formation of 3 com lany n-Nt esterly and if possible. to 9e eoIpsfesed Of former service men. This new guard will be ea better OASIS thap prevailed before the war. The rate Of pay will be $1.I5 a drill and 24 drills a year will be required.
 This prospective company will be by George A. Stulmane who was first lieutenant and com nander of Battery E. 6sth artillery. in France. He was also a member of the fifth company, Rhode Island National guard. meeting will be held in the lear future to stimulate recruiting and 1t is expected that many of the rounger members of the Fourth com 1any, Rhode Island State guard. will show a continuation of patriotism by oining the new company.
 Eighteen more Rhode Islanders in he navy have received advancement n grades and consequent increase in pay. Included in the list are: Law 'ence A. Sylvia. Westerly, from ap- prentice seaman to nachinist's mate sn ship R-7; Harold Slaughter, Westerly, from mess attendant first ,lass. to ward room cook on ship May; Maurice N. Giouard, North Kingston,