Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-04
WESTERLY

July 12, 1920, was admitted -te probate. William H. Wilson, brother, was named as executor, and he predeceased the teg- tator, Mrs Ella J. Blanchard, sister of testatoT, was appointed administra- trix. Bond sS,o0o. Eugene B. Pendle- ton was appointed appraiser.
 In the estate of Anna E. Brown, Frank B. Brown gave general release from himself individually to himself; also re- lease from Helen Heath to the executor. Ordered recorded with the estate.
 The state board of public roads has begun the reconstruction of the Smoke Hill road, south from Washington, five miles. The road will be of cement construction, and there will be consider able relocating from the present cor:se. Traffic will not be discommodnd by the work, at least not for the present
 For the year ending July 1 people of Rhode Island have contributed total of s1as,6o3.S2 to the Near East Relief | according to the final report of the Rhode Island committee. This amount is correction of the total announced few weeks ago, when the amount glv- en out was $132,o00, but that amount did not include nearly s25,000 which was sent to New York from Westerly, Woon- socket and Newport
 The Pawcatuck Fire district at a special meeting appropriated $1,760 for cement sidewalks, as follows: West side of Lester street, $1 200 in front of prop erty of William Loudon, William Livington, on south side of West Broad street. S160; froP: the office of Frank N. Wilcox to the Henry Walton property, West Broad street. $400.
 vote was passed that the sidewalk committee confer with the selectmen of the town of Stonington and the owners of the property at the approach of tne west end of the Pawcatuck bridge with view to widening the approach.
 Deacon Herman E. Miner, e, after two weeks illness, died Monday night at his home = the Anguilla section of the town of Stonington. He was a sue cessful farmer and was for fifty years member of the Broad street Christian church, Westerly, and for many years deacon of that church. He is survived by Mrs. Miner, a son, Henry Erastus Miner, Jr., and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Allen of North Stonington, Mrs Frank Wilcox of Angulla and Mrs. John Sey mour of Lower Pawcatuck.
 He was born in Stonington, August g, 1853, the son of Erastus Denison and Phebe Jane Reed Miner. He attended the old Hinckle yHill school. the Randall school and schools in Attleboro, Mass.
 TAe Washington county census is 24,932, divided by towns as follows: Weterly 9952; Hopkinton, 2316; North Kingston, S397; Richmond. 1901 i; Charlestown. 759 Exeter, 1033; Narra- gapsett 99S; South kingstown, 51S1.
 Local Laconics
 There are 43,7OO motor vehicles reg istered in Rhode Island, a gain of S633, over last year, or about 25 per cent
 The army intelligence department IS gathering statistics concerning the strength and equipment of the police departments of New England.
 If there were more men of the George C. Moore type in Westerly the town would he better by their living therein. Mr. Moore is a member of the Westerly town council and his generous personal response to the appeal for aid by the Weterly Ambulance corps was com mended on all sides Tuesday.
 The employees of the George c. Moore company receive monthly a substantial bonus in their pay envelopes.
 Not an arrest mus for this season for violation of the traffic ordinance relat- ing to the parking of automobile!
 The Westerly firemen are planning as individuals to attend the inspection and parade of the Stonington Borough. Fire