The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-29
PHENlX.

An important matter has been before
the town councils of Warwick and Coven-
try the last two days. 10 is all about the
boundary line between the two towns;
This line has caused heap of trouble in
times gone by, for the last seventy-five
years. To begin with there wasn't any
line, and hasn't been since, and according
to present authority il did not properly
divide the towns. IL separated husbands
and wives, il they chanced To be in differ
ent rooms in the house, for this imagin-
airy line had way of running right
through dwelling honses, and part OF the
family might be in one township while the
rest were in another. \ man might lie in
his bed at night and be kept awake by an
aching corn in Coventry, and painful
gum boil in Warwick.
All this was eminently improper, so IL
was decided to have a line just as good as
could be manufactured and establish the
original boundary before the older inhabi-
tants were gone beyond reference. Messrs.
David Harris and William B. Spencer of
Providence, but former natives of this
place, were appointed to lay out the line,
Coventry sending Mr.. Harris and War
wick Mr. Spencer. These gentlemen
worked for several weeks last spring and
summer having Joseph Latham, the civil
engineer of Providence, with corps of
men with them.
The northerly line, where Coventry and
Warwick join Cranston, lies where the
Cole place begins, and the boundary stone,
which is designated in the Oldest plat
known, is on the land known as the
Lanphear pastures. The boundary line be-
tween Warwick and Coventry starts from
there. Now there happens 20 be number
of rocks near this point, and Mr.. Harris
believed one TO be the right one, while Mr..
Spencer fancied another as being authori-
tative; these boulders were ninety-flve feet
apart, with the line which has done duty
two rocks. On Saturday the two commits
sioners, with Mr.. Latham, and the Town
Councils of Warwick and Coventry met
20 accept line. The gentlemen looked
over the two surveys, and finally decided
to accept the one which had been recog-
nized for some time; but as the President
of the Norwich Council, the Hon. Enos
Lapham, was absent, Councilman Duffy
asked that a decision might be postponed
until the meeting of his constit-
uent on. Monday at their regu-
lar session. This was agreed to
and on Monday William B. Spencer APP
peared before the members of the Council
giving his reasons for wishing his survey
adopted 1t was voted to meet the Town
Council of Coventry, on Thursday next at
the point under discussion, go over the
lines and decide upon one definitely.
When the decision is reached, the Legis-
lature will be asked to legaliZe it, after
erected, and a man can know whether he
is foxey Warwickite, or Coventry hay
seed.
David Clarke who was taken suddenly
i'll while on visit TO friends in Hopkn-
ton, last week, returned here on Wednes-
day somewhat better. but not fully re-
covered.
Rev j. S Wadsworth had engaged to
deliver his lecture on the Passion Play
at the State almshouse at Howard on
Monday evening, but was obliged to can
Gel the engagement, not being well enough
TO attend. The reverend gentleman lee
tured to the inmates of the State Prison a
few weeks since and said he had never
been complimented with a more apprecia-
tive and attentive audience.
The funeral service over the remains of
Miss Sally Whipple occurred on Monday,
at the house of John Aspinwall. The
Rev. j. ;. Wadsworth was the clergyman
attending, and used as the text for his ad-
dress the words, " la the evening time
there shall be light" The beautiful, pa
tient and helpful nature of the deceased
was dwelt upon, and her blindness, which
she bore so uncomplainingly, instanced
as one of the sorrows SO bravely borne
Interment was at Greenwood cemetery
The pail bearers were the four nephews
of the deceased-Messrs. Oscar Fletcher,
Walter and Oscar Aspinwall, and Edgar
Sweet.