Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09

<. Charles S. Fowler, the active head of the Westerly Textile company, since the temporary retirement by reason of i'll health of his father, For mer Councilman Frederick D. Fowler, created a very favorable impression on his appearance before the town council on a matter of great import sanee to Westerly. Mir. Fowler is of the directory of the new Ninigret company, that has taken over the property in Westerly of the Ninieret < BI ills. acemBaR owned by the Fowler interests. He was before the council relative to securing the usual abate- ment of taxes for period of ten years on new construction by new in- .dustries. He told the council in plain clear terms just what this new con- cern Would mean to the future of Westerly, and openly declared that the Fiske Rubber company interests held efghty per cent. of the stock of the kmanufacture of cord fabric for aHto7 sbile tires. Mir. Fowler told the coun- kciI that the present property of the Ninigret company, would be utilized to the limit, and whether the capacity
 would be more than doubled in West erly, or operated in PaHtucket where the Ninigret company has another plant was entirely up to the people of Westerly.
 Frank Mama, who abandoned his wife and two children and went away with two of his children and Mrs. An tonic Cappucio and two of her chil- dren, Nov 1fss was brought from New York Thursday night by Police Chief Brown who secured him on requisition papers. Upon arrival Mama was greeted by many of his fellow coun- trymen at the railroad station and was showered with confetti He was taken to the police station and will be given a hearing in the third district court this (Friday) morning
 The Rhode Island house of repre- sentatives has passed the soldiers bonus act which gives S100 each to soldiers. sailors, marines and nurses. The act carries a bond issue of $2,- 500,000, and an accompanying resolu- tion provides for special election on February 10, to approve the loan and make the act operative. An amend ment to include yeowonlen i'll the bill was defeated by vote of 2S to 59. Every man who had been actually member of the military or naval forces, regardless of whether or not he had ever reached a. cantonment would be entitled to the bonus. The secretary of the board is to receive a salary of S5,000 and Mir. Eaton the champion of the bill, declared s25. 900 for administrative purposes was not an eXorbitant charge against the ap- propriation. A resolution proposing a s500,G00 bond issue for the construc- tion of bridges gor. the state highway system, will also be submitted for ap- proval at the special election.
 Judge John w. Sweeney. of Vest erly, a justice of the superior court. has been elected first vice president Of the Catholic club, Providence.
 Governor Beecknaan sent to the sen ate thirty three appointments, the nominees to succeed themselves. In the batch was the appointment of Frank G. Ferry, of South Kingstown, as state sidepath commissioner for
 Washington county. There were no Westerly appointments.
 Real estate transfer deeds lately re- corded in the office of Town Clerk E1y- erett E. Whipple are: Bridget T. Doo- ley to Mary M. Dooley. half interest in house and lot in York avenue: Mini gret Mills company to Ninigret com pany, land and buiTdings;. Caroline Catto to Angelo. SiciIiane, house and lot in Hobart street; Samuel Slocum estate to Horace F.. Burdick. house and lot in Cross street: New England Eand company to Samuel S1oeum, lot in Fairview park: James E. Quinlan to Samuel Slocum lot in Fairview
 park; Harvey Harrington ct ux, to Elliot G. Harrington, thirty six acres l in Wells street: Frances c. Cfrfscem 1 ct al. to Helen E. G. Bettle, right of 1 way to Watch Hill Tn the same pe- riod there have been recorded seven
 mortgages aggregating $17,400. one i chattel mortgage of $2900, three re- ] leases of mortgages, and two leases i on the Potter -Langworthy building.
 to Dr. Harold F. Doyle and Westerly Lodge of Elks.
 !, The Vanderbilt steamer Lexington Captain George Child, was burned of Eaton's Neck, Long Island sound, or 1 January 13, 1S40, eighty years ago. O1 l the 122 persons on board only four ! were saved. Captain Chester Hilfafd a native of Norwich. then twenty foul | years of age. was the only surviving 1 passenger, the other three being oi ] the crew of the steamer A lithograpl | the statement of Captain Hillard, Was
 on exhibition; Thursday; in the read.
 ing room of the Westerly Public 1i- 1 brary.
 Just a week ago another steamer Lexington went ashore at Eatont
 Neck, and in the immediate vicinity l where Yanderbilt's Lexington wa:
 burned to the waters edge.
 scented by Martin. H. SpeIlman, Dr r r Al