Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
WESTERLY

r Tn the telephone exchange block and Louis B. Agard will be located in the rooms which were occupied oy the barber Edward H. whaleh i1 the Chap l nlanblock. John J. Dunn Will be With Judge Herbert W. I7athbdn for the T1e huge s1i,ooo ire pdtnp or the Westerly fire departrnent was given It's | first real test and it did wonderful work When the Watch Hill depafthnent arfiv- ed at 4,3O the fire had been we'll checked, Streams were played on the Indusirfil Trust company's building. als5 on the 1 Direct Importing .Cornnany.s store and all along the wooden buildings on the
 street The three pumps at the Westerly water works were started by Thomas
 Mckenzie and 93.oo0 gallons of water an
 hour was used. Francis McMahon hdd
 d narrow escape because of faillag timber
 and by the ceiling falling in the han of
 the second floor, a portion striking him. The loss on merchandise Is put at
 $125,OOO and s75,ooo on the building.
 Miss Agnes Kelley of isylsin street.
 Norwich, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. J. Connors.
 fl Dr. Asa $. Briggs. of Ashaway was
 caller here Friday afternoon.
 Joseph Lenihah of the, Westerly Lum-
 Der company, is attending the Elks con
 yention at Atlantic City.
 ,. Aibsrtas wilcox M63soS. is. of west- , erly, died Thursday evening at hls nome in Weduetequock. He was born Jiine 25. 5 iS4s the son of Jonathan and Masilda ? Wilcox. He adsnded the local schools } and was a well Known business man here for many years. He was graduate cf 2 Alfred University and aftefward wa1
 associated with his father, as the .. Max T son company. builders. He founded the ? present firm of Maksohs Sons in 1880. He conducted this business up to abolt seven l years ago when he retired because Of ill l health. He was a member Of tle Paw l catuck Seventh Day Baptist church. e Mir. Maxson was twice married. hi:
 first wife being Isabel A. Randolph oi = Plainfield, x. J. His second wife. who - survives him. was Miss Minnie Dean of z Westerly He Is survived by two sons Q Albertus R. Msxson Of Westerly anS g Frank E. Msxson Of Atlanta Ga. [ T daughter. Mrs. George Sheldon of wester l. ly and two brothers, J. Irving Msxsoi q of Westerly and Henry M Maxson o r Plalnheld. \. J.
 l. Tie bblldlhE contract of the last See l. tion of the state highway on the Pos r road has been awarded to Amos D. Bridg , es Sons company. of Hazardviiie Com ] III ScchiE BullL Ailt Ipd4 ATOE -a Westerly to the Charlestown line an 'r is building a seven mile stretch of roa " from Matunaek to Cross Miiik; s-i r. miles remain to be built and the cohtrae 70 calls for S11i,094.75. There were lowe "a bidders, but owing to the work done b ,d the concern here, which is most satis pr factory. they were awarded the cohtfac a Joseph D. Aloih of woonsocket Did ss4
 944.T5 and B. F. watkins of New Bed of ford was second with bid of s1lo,4I sl e- The federal roads bureau put the col = at s113,594. 500 less than the Bridge re concern. This work will be finished b ,b December 30.
 as The Third district court. Judge OHv, " Williams, had busy session .Frida ed morning. There were auto drivers .
 hand and two were fined for exceedln re the speed limit at Pleasant View and on Id on Broad street. In the case of rhoms ut E. Brown vs Louis B. Costaenoro. jitne ss driver charged with exceeding the spec y. limit oh Broad street, the defendar ad pleaded not guilty. Town Solicitor Joil
 Ferguson, Jr., represented the state an ie he stated that the defendant was traile he down Granite street and Broad street | Vn Motorcycle officer George Madison ; t about 30 miles an hour He had bee nd previously warned, regarding the laS
 mere was no SpeeQometer on the car. ed was found guilty and fined $40 all W costs. He paid.
 9y john La9is of Liberty street V; a,, charged with exceeding. the speed iifh St on Atlantic avenue, Pleasant View, Ju ns ,n 1S Officer Madison states he was s ss ing 32 miles, an hour and the car w; a" trailed a. half mile by the officer. Lay , pleaded guilty and was fined ss5 ar v costs
 st Horace vardos of PaScStuek V, re charged with speeding on Atlantic ave .ss nue. He pleaded guilty and was fin,
 SS5. and costs. In the case of the sts he vs William Shea, charged vith larceny he a ring, the accused was dlschstgsd f lie lack of evidence.
 to In the case of Florence Hebb vs Fral rs Tierney, a suit for damages for aiies h. islander. the defendant submitted to ITS damages and claims an appeal. Fl mt civil cases were defaulted- for rroof
 claim. Lincoln Potter & Company he Leroy E. Kenyon, Westerly Lumber Coi
 pany vs Nunziato Fusaro.
 ms Nine boys from Btadford were bets