Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-10
w ES T E RLY

There is to be erected a modern bank building on one of the busiest corners of I the two main street in town. The whole of the so-called Chapman block at the corner of Main and Broad street is soon to be torn down and a handsome fire proof structure for the Washington Trust company is to take its place this fall The Chapman block, three stories high of wooden frame. small windows, will soon be a building of the past Erected in 1S43, half of the building was built by Rouse Babcock ad E. ". Babcock, who were among the first tenants H. W Campbell also had a dry goods store on the corner where H. ". Woodmansey is located on the first floor E. H. Babcock had an office for d mill and going to the second floor of the building. The room occupied by Eugene Pendleton, was where the Pawcatnck library was situ-. ated. The room is old fashioned and faces on Main street, has small window panes, two windows are about 10 by IS feet. Many of the old time writers and readers congregated to enjoy the books of this, the first library located here. The third floor was used as a store house for wool by Horatio Campbell, who had an office in the building. Edward Whalen, who has conducted a barber shop on the second floor for the past twenty years is the oldest tenant there at the present, moved out Saturday evening. Mr. Nash and Eugene Pendleton are the nexet of the old tenants who have oc- cupied a place in the building for the past 15 or Is years. The tenants, 12 in number have to yacate by Oct. 1st. in order that the bank pe1ple could pro- ceed to tear down the building and start on the new one this fall.
 
 John Hines has been elected presi-
 dent of the Westerly Veteran Fire mems association and Robrt Lan1t, first vice president. Frederick Short
 man will be it's second vice president
 and Silas Greene recording secretary. George Healey. financial secretary i and George Phillips steward. Her
 bert Hoadley will go as delegate 10 | the New England league for two years and William H. Pendleton, Jr., will be it's state delegate and attend the leage.
 The reckless and fast drivers of au- tomobiles that use the state highway between Westerly and Stonington continues The drivers do not have any regard for pedestrians who have
 to use the roads for a foot path ir
 some part and who are crowded into the gutter many times by the roae hog who has no respect for tae peo- pie. There are no sidewalks :aftel ] one leaves Moss Hill farm in toawoa.
 tuck or until one reaches Elm street
 in stonington, going through Solo
 knoxville an Wequetequock, a dis
 tance of about four miles. People
 who have a. perfect right to uSe th' highway should not be crowded n5f bl
 the automobilists who pass ty thu
 roadway is wide enough for both ma
 chine and people. It is the diie5s
 route between Boston and New Yorl
 and hundreds of automobiles use tn highway every hour and more on holi idays and Sundays, but it does rot ex
 cuse them for reckless driving or fsts
 driving, going through Stoni1gtor
 Wequetequock and into Westerly a breakneck speed, rather than the Is |. mile limit specified in the motor ve hicle road laws. Drivers .lai1y pans standing trolley car when taking q
 and letting off passengers 4t whit
 poles, all along the line and ,lo no slacken their speed right ri the tow |. of Stonington, defying Connection road laws. Five automobile arci
 dents on this highway during lns
 week were caused by fast driving b f automobilists who did not heed tn f sign of the approaching sharp curv s at the corner of Elm and Cutie l streets known as Hyde's corner in tn borough of Stonington. Stone wall g fences and trees and a stone post an 7 telephone poles have been run into g g this point because of making to much speed when approaching tn g corner. The state highway depart
 ment Iras marked broad white lin : on their respective sides of the roa g here, but tl.is fails to warn them ( : the dangers of getting beyond the : right Of the read. Several dummy pc l, i;ee signals have been placed her ; Che was carried off by passing n s d eh.I.e anu another was broken, an s the clf'srs ..ere thrown many fAs llt1 .ards alchg the line. 4 re; : liea pair oinal4 is needed to guard Il '. corne, py day and night.
 Edward H. Buffum and family al