Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-16
WESTERLY


 Those who attended the Saturday even- ing costume ball held at the Misquamicut Golf club included Aars. Louis R. Porteous of Norwich as the queen of hearts, hers being the most elaborate costume worn at the affair.
 William Clark of Westerly, who has been a titleholder in the mems champion ship of the golf and tennis ourneys at the
 fisquamicut Golf club, is unable to enter this year.
 Among those who attended children's party at Watch HilI Thursday was John Pcrteous.. 2d, of Norwich. Twenty in all had a merry time at the Ocean house. Word was received in town Tuesday morning of the sudden death of William H. Oliver, 70, of Barre, Vt. formerly of Parker of School street, Westerly He resided here until 25 years ago, when he and his family moved to Barre. He was 1 the owner of a. blacksmith shop there. One year ago July 1st MT. and Mrs. Oli- 1 yer celebrated their 5oth wedding anni- yersary. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs Catherine Keast Oliver, and seven children. Mrs. Charles Heggs. Charles Oliver, William O. Oliver of Los Angeles, l Cal, Mrs. William Bailey of Buffalo, N. 1 r., Mrs Abbott, Shelton. N T., and Perry Oliver of Kansas City. He leaves l 20 grandchildren.
 Rev. and Mrs Joseph Cooper of South l Manchester. who have been guests of Mr I and Mrs. John Cooper of School street Il returned home Tuesday afternoon. | Mrs. Jane McKendrick of IS Lincoln street IS seriously i'll at the home of her brother. Andrew. Smith.
 H Miss Florence Bowen of Providence is Il the guest of MT. and Mes George Smith E pr. NJ. B. Randall of Newburg, N. Y, is the guest of Mrs. Joseph Randall. Joseph McArthur of Caribou, Me-. ar
 rived in town Tuesday to visit relatives
 Mrs Henry Allen of Highland Beacf
 and daughter, Miss Marion Allen, are E guests of MT. and Mes John Lenihan. 4 The engagement is announced of Mis-:
 Mary Elizabeth Smith of 40 Mechanic , , street to Bernard. Lewis Hughes of New York
 MT. and Mrs. c. J. Copeley of Bostol
 are spending two weeks here Fl F. L. Rose of Mt. Vernon, N. r. Is tn
 guest of relatives in town. | The thermometer showed s5 degrees Ii
 the shade in Dixon square Tuesday after
 noon and on upper High street registere, 90 degrees at o'clock. Many made us Fl VI luo lIOlleyS eIlu CATS WenI OuL o Westerly packed all the afternoon wit people going to the beaches Tuesda, was the hottest day thus far in August Last week the thermometer registered S and 72 Men at the shore resorts wer
 obliged to wear overcoats out of door
 during the evening hours and worne wore heavy wraps Tuesday the thinnes
 of clothing was worn.
 Officer Fred T. Mitchell of the polio force here, who is detailed to take car of the traffic at the corner of Broad an High streets. stated that Monday th ' traffic was the heaviest that had bee s l noted this summer. Several thousan ! automobiles passed through Westerly 0 l Monday afternoon between 1 and I o'clock.
 John PaIozeI1o of Westerly is wondel I ing what about $750 he paid for a Buic
 touring car recently which he believed
 be all right He now wakes up to find A 4 was 8 stolen automobile belonging New York parties. Sheriff Casey seizt l the machine and the purchaser Is out 4 money, as the bill of sale he has is wort n less and was not even signed by the co .si tracing parties. The car was purchas, 3. June Is from a man who gave his nan le as Morris Bergen of A Kent stree -oll Brooklyn. N. Y. The machine bore r l5ENeW 1ork Hcense, the numDer on L et.i plates being 603-055. Inspector Bail h. and McElrSy of the Providence police 1 lg spected the car together with Chi
 Thomas E. Brown of the Westerly d
 partment. Sheriff Casey was also call
 in on the case and the car was located q a West Side garage
 At the tuberculosis exhibit held at t C. Pleasant street school building last we S. 231 children between the ages of 5 a ag 12 were weighed and measured IT h