Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-27
WESTERLY

The state board of public roads has received the approval of Federal Aid Pruject No. 4, from Secretary of Agri- culture Houston, who incidentally gave the board q compliment by approving it without change and stating that it is one of the best prepared projects that has come to the department. The proiects calls for the construction or five miles of Topekaroadl what is known as asphalt highway, and will cost s125, 900, of which the govern ,ent nays half The construction will begin at the east end of the pres ent n1acadam road in Westerly and continue east into the town of Charlestown to Quonocontaug. With the completion of this work, and that at Poquonnoc, there will be solid modern road from the Thames river at Groton, to the Providence city line by way of the Boston Neck road, with the exception of four miles from Charlestown to Matanuck. This stretch, with minor repairs will be in keeping with the rest of the1 trunk line.
 With s1, 1,4S5, ,5Sos7 available for state highway work this year, the board has q programme of construction that will excel anything in that line in Rhode Island in single year. Contracts have been awarded for the projects at East Providence, Lincoln, Johnston, and Smithfield and work commences this week. The cost for this work will approach $250,000, which is the revenue of the three cent road te1.
 The board is preparing plans and specifications for four more jobs that will connect up some of the main trunk lines where thore are now stretches of old di-t or water bound rnacsdam that are q menace to vehicu- lar travel. One of these links is No Mans Land" between Waite avenue and the city line at the Paw t,ixet river in CranstOn, said to be the worst stretch Of state road in the state. The sum of s750 900 has been appropriated for this class of work.
 The board probably will not expend all of the money availavle this year, this being due to lack of help, and the Legislative delay in making the appropriations.
 Antonio Desemore, not unknown in local police records. the most serious offence however, being the biting off of the lobe of one Coppucie's right ear indulged in gun play in Oak street, late sunday afternoon. While under the influence of strong drink he marched Iip and down the street firing off a revolver as he moved on, regardless of the result. People took to cover and fortunately no one was struck by bullet although one whizzed close 10 a woman's head.
 Patrolman Henry Chase was notified by telephone that gunman, strong imi- tator of th@ westerner of movie play fame, was shooting up the street. The ut1lcer hailed C. taXicab and was at the scene in a short time.
 He was greeted by a large crowd Of men, women and children. Desc none was located on the upper back verandah of his boarding house. When Policeman Chase was within a few feet Desemone whipped the revolver from his hip pocket, and at that in- Staut the officer closed in on him, bur not before the revolver was dropped from the verandah, picked up and se- creted by some one in the crowd. The policeman had all he could do to con- trol Desemone and take him to the police station.
 Policeman Chase returned to tn. scene but was not only unable to SC. cure the revolver, but very little in formation regarding the shooting Tn crowd of people who were desirou that Desemone be taken away becam very retlccnt after the gunman wa taken into custody, and the task wa difficult 10 secure evidence against tn, offender. He will probably be arraign ed onu the charge of intoxication unless evidence can be collected to pre- fer charges for a more serious offence
 The juvenile girl burglars, one thirteen and the other nine, who wer, arrested on three charges, are on pro batiou after receiving a severe repri r1snd by Judge Williams at q juvenil session of the Third District court They promised to reform and perhap they have. The episode, however ha not had the effect of ending like rob beries While Robert Drysdale an, family were at their Watch Hill cot tage. Sunday, the residence on Spruc street was entered, evidently with tn use of a door key, and the house wa completely ransacked, evidently in search for money. So far as a hur ried investigation would reveal nothin of great value was taken.
 Raymond o'NeiI, sen of Eugene O.