Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-02

The contract for the new bank building l that Is to De erected on the corner of l Broad and Main streets for the Washing- | ton Trust company has been awarded byl l the board of directors to R. A. Sherman's | Sons Co The contract just let will con sist of a freproof bank and office building on the gronnd floor, taking in their pres ! ent bank building as we'll There will bel a frontage of SS feet on Broad street and 90 feet on Main street The building is | to be five stories high but only four hocrs. The banking rooms will be two stories in height, and three floors will be for offices. The specifications called for Westerly granite but when the bsis were opened the figures for granite were considered 1 2rohibitive and So the trust company de- cided in favor of Indiana limestone with 8 base of Westerly granite. The lease of theRhode Island pharmacy has been pur- chased by the bank people and they will move into the quarters about Nov l. A connection will be built between these two buildings so their business will not be hampered during the removing of the buildings and rebuilding.
 This tfonday) evening the Westerly Board of Trade will meet in the council chamber in the town building after the Beeckman rally. Chairman Charles J. Butler will address the meeting
 The annual eIectio4i for the town of Stonington begins today when the polls open at o'clock this (Monday) morning. They will close at D. m. D Everett Hoxie of Pawcaturk and John Fribancs of Mystic are on the republican ticket for seIectrnen, and the democrats have Joseph 4. Vargas of Stonington and Lawrence c. Purtill of Pawcatuck. Many women have been made electors this year and the contest promises to be close one. Tine s4stb company are to have a sham battle next Sunday. planned to take place near Bdrden's pond. woodland and open fields The plans call fer night attack Saturday night and Sunday a battle will : be staged between two platoons p Westerly grange, No. IS. is to have 3 5 meeting of interest this week Mrs. Lil-
 Han Green and Mrs. Olive Pendleton. whc
 attended the New England lecturers con. ference at Burlington, Vt, will give ar ! Illustrated talk and report on the confer . encc.
 I By army orders published Friday Firs [ Lieutenant Elliott R. Thorp. infantry. i. T, relieved from duty at Fort Banks. Mass. to assume duty as reeruiting officer a d Providence. Lieutenant Thorp is a West . erly boy
 Saturday morning at s.s0 o'clock funera n services for Mrs. Julia Crandall were helt
 at the home of her brother. John Shea, 4 e Stillman. avenue. 4 recuiem high mas n was held al 9 o'clock at St Michael l. church Rev. ]. j. Fitzgerald of1ciated II and c. Leo Higgins rendered Passing Gu c oS the Shadows. Burial was in St Mi t chael's old cemetery. The eommittal ser y vice was read by Father Fitzgerald. Tn n bearers were John. Shea. Charles McCar
 thy Joseph Fitzgerald, Thomas shugrut n Michael Punch and David O'Keefe. a The Westerly democrats elected dele e gates to the senatorial, congressional an n state conventions at their caucus Frida e- evening. Thomas V. Clancy was chail m 1 man.
 Delegates chosen were Thomas V. Car I'd cy, Frank Booth. winslow York and Bel h. nard Walsh Thomas Y Clancy va
 elected a member of the democratic stat ce democratic caucus will nominate eand K' dates for the general assembly. The winter schedule for the sJore Lir ~ electric trolleys operating locally wi ,5 start today (MondayJ. The new sehedu t calls for a complete abandonment of a :. Atlantic Beach and Pleasant View cal
 and a cutting down of the Watch Hi
 service to five trips week. AshawaY |. ' to have better service than last year 4 s hourly schedule will be provided all da with the last car at night leaving Yves l., erly at 1915 D. m. The Groton and Stol a .s ington, Norwich and Westerly and Whi a' Rock lines will remain the same as
 present.
 |. John C. F. Davis. well known res .s dent of Ashaway for nearly 40 year 70 passed away at his late home on We
 street Saturday morning after an lIne .A covering only tfireeA ds,s. He uas tel in Warren. Mass. Oct, 20, 1857, and VI
 married to En1ahne Potter at Caroti1 s,, Sept. 26, 1878. There were six childre sa two of whom are deceased He is su
 viYed by his wife one sister, of Wobur to Mass, two sons, George of Staffo
 Springs, Conn, and Howacd of Ashawa -s R. l.. and two daughters. Mrs. Willia
 Hogan of Oakland, R. l.. and Mrs Walt 7 Gray of Ashaway. He ws-~member
 the First Hopkinton Seventh Day Bapti church and of Nara agansett lodge. No.
 l. o. o. F., of Westerly. He worked the Ashaway mill and kept a harber sh evenings when he came to .Ashaway. Rev F. A. MacDonald, pastor of t Pawcattick Congregational church. 3
 dressed d meeting Of the Christian E, deavorers at New Haven Friday nig and returned home Saturday.
 N Edward Reardon, cIeck in a local dr
 store, is enjoying weeks vacation fire
 his duties
 Miss Emily Davis of Beach strt leaves this tMonday) morning for Pro
 dence, where she will take busfne
 training course.
 Manuel Davis of Stonington spent |
 week end in Bos.oa
 Miss Rachel Barber, Miss Bernice Pr, colt, Mrs Ruth Vars, Miss Bessie Cav . Mrs. Herb ert P. Clark and Misses. Jo phine and Alice King have returned ho from a trip to Jackson, N H. c. w Case of Bridgeton Me, I
 closed his shore residence and returned | his home.
 People here who use the afterno
 trolley cars wish that the Shore u
 company would put an extra car from Westerly and run it to Elarkvi
 to accommodate the 25 or 30 sch children. At 3.45 p. m. children fir tst to IS board this car and either h. : to stand Or else men and women { obliged to.
 Grace Methodist church on H : sary Beginning Sunday. Oct. Sth.
 special program has been arranged
 Rev. M L. Stocking, the pastor.
 celebration will continue one week, N special exercises each day A page
 is to De one of the special features
 the church is to have a get toget { time. when members who have been . nected in any way with the church .z s the past 75 years will assemble.
 George Kemp leaves today to SD