Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-19
WESTERLY

After the complete Identification of the watch chains found in the Pavcatuck river by tive Adarmarski boys as 8 part of the stock stolen from the factory of the Leiss Chain company. of Newark by John x. LeIss. president of the company. Afr. Beiss, accompanied by Detective John F. Mccarthy of Newark and Police Chief Brown, -Yisitsl the place where. the chains were found. They also called at the sAdarmaski home near by and Mir. Leiss handed the boys crisp s1o bills, just as a token of appreciation. The chains, fiHahed and unfinished, are the first part of the $s5.ee0 worth of stok stolen from ySs factory Dec. last to be recovered TEis also applies to total of $14o,000 stoisn from jewelry factories at about the same time.
 Both Mir. Leiss and Detective McCar- thy expressed their pleasure of the cor diai reception by Chief Brown and praised the efficiency Of the chief and the ioc1l police. They were taken in an au- tomobile to Watch Hill, Pleasant View and the Quarries and other points of lo- cal interest Aside from their business visit, they were grateful for the courte- stes extended and, as they put 1t, for the days outing. --
 They left Westerly for Newark on an evening train, taking with them the find Of II pounds of chains, of no value ex- cept the gold which they contained, the value of which Mir. Leiss estimated at between $Sso and $ioO. The >Adarmarsli boys are to drag the waters near where the chains were found, in the hope of recovering more of the stolen goods. De tective Mccarthy is of the opinion that the bag containing the chains was thrown into the water for some reason best known to the thieves and it would be no surprise to him if it eventually develops that the thieves travelled in an automo- hile and were transient guests at that time ta some Wateh>Hin hotel A eelsred man called at the home of John Hazard, s2 Pierce street, Tuesday evening, represented himself as g con- tractor and sought to arrange for the rooTning of eight men, which was beyond the capacity Of the tenement He then asked for lodging for himself for the night and he was Accommodated. We'd nesdsy morning he went into tho yard, and came back into the house. He was given permission to go into the family room, which adjoins 6 room occupied by Julia Straddus, who gains a livelihood n home and stove work. Her savings and the money of the Hazards were in this room. Julia Straddus was out at work and the stranger was alone in the q and then went his way.
 Soon afterwards Mir. Hazard had occa- sion to get some money He then dis covered that all his wealth, SIS, and S4 of Julia Straddus' money all she had, was gone. The stranger who had been befriended turned the despicable trick He is described as of medium build, light skinned, wearing a dark suit and Paua- nla hat, and is a smooth tslker. The police were notified. Julia Straddus be- Heves that he is one of those smooth chaps from the city who are connected with the kitchen of some of the Watch Hill hotels.
 One of the finest yoke of cattle to be found anywhere is the pair of Swiss oxen driven and cared for during the past three years by Thomas Keenan and owned by the New England Granite works. The oxen are fat and well s-oomed, are closely mated and the pair weigh 1850 pounds. Tom Keenan, was low spirited on Wednesday when told that the oxen had been sold, and de- clared he would never be parted from hem if he could afford the purchase price.
 Robert B. Mellon of Watch Hni and Pittsburgh saw the really fine animals, ascertaiaed thei rownershiD and paid the price. The oxen were tested by Dr. Thomas E. Robinson and are soon to be shipped to Pittsburgh.
 Was the dog muzzIed when he bit and caewed the right hand of Cari Winerski ?'' Ees the query of one who ought to be in terested in the enforcement of the new dog muzzling ordinance. That foolish question IS in keeping with the questions jokingly asked by a Pawcatuck Irishnan Was II with his mouth the dog bit him ?' and Was he in the wagon when he fell 5ut: Enforcement or non-enforcement the number of dogs roaming at large has been materially reduced since the ordi- oa1ce went into effect.
 I've PaWeatuek boys are missing Francis McAahon and William Sullivan They were caddies at the Misauau,icu, sef grounds at Watch Hill. They were seen together in Liberty street at 1u o'clock Saturday night, and have not been he-eabouts since. It is believed they are headed towards New Jersey, where they have some boy friends. It is no, known whether they had money, that Is though ot pay their way for any long dis. ,znce. The Jersey authorities have been 1sSed to be on the lookout for the boy and, found, returned to their homes
 Edward Hathaway. SC. was found dead Tuesday afternoon on his farm in Chariestown. Beside him was .32 cali bre revolver and 9 main artery of the body had been severed by bullet It is believed that death occurred Sunday. Tho hoGy was discovered by a chauffeur ir the employ of James s. Mitchell of New York, who has summer home in Charles town.
 For more than 15 years Mir. Hathaway has been living alone on his farm whicf -lNfHtrC 'rcd [or E. located on back road leading from the ChsflestoTn town house to Wood Rive, Junction He was employed as section man of the New Haven road for many years. Several children survive him.
 rhe body of Romeo Richard, who va. drowned Saturday evening in attempting 70 get into dory sstern of 9 power boa' when opposite the Cottrell plant, wal found afo2t of the shore of Thompson coTe Wednesday noon. This is about 2