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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-16
CENTRAL FALLS.

Thomas f. Quigley, chairman of the
Democratic town committee, has received
a letter from Senator Thompson stating
that he intends To retire from active ser
vice as legislator with the close of his
present term OF Office
The Irish National Foresters held a
meeting last evening, and received four
applications for membership and elected
one to membership. The branch will meet
at their hall at O'Clock on st. Patrick's
day and proceed in a body TO the starting
point of the parade in Pawtucket.
In the District Court this morning three
persons were fined 81 and costs for drunk
enness.
The Republican town committee has or
ganized and elected c. Fred Crawford
chairman and j. Perry Evans clerk
The Republican CAUCUS for the nomina-
tion Of an assembly ticket will be held at
the town house on next Monday evening
Immediately after the caucus the town
committee will meet and partake of a
supper at the expense of one Of the mem
bers.
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WEXFORD.

j. r. Horton has sold his two houses on
Church street TO George y. Steere and
will Immediately begin the erection of
new house near the depot.
The windmill which pumps water for
the tank at the Ladding was damaged by
the winds and was taken down Yesterday
for repairs.
Samuel Boyd, Jr., of Providence, is in
town.
The Rev. George Mcclellan Fisl1e, S. T.
D., rector of st. Stephens Providence,
preached an interesting sermon at st.
Pauls last night, in connection with the
Lenten service.
The exercises at Grand Army hall last
evening in connection with presentation
OF flag to the Sons of Veterans, were
well attended. What Cheer Council No. .,
American Mechanics, and &. Z. Baker
Post, No. l6, q. a. r., gathered at the
rooms of the former, whence they were
escorted in body by the camp, preceded
by drum corps. to the hall where the ex-
ercises were held.
Under the direction of Commander
George +. Nichols, the following program
was rendered, after prayer by Chapl iln a.
w. Tefft: Recitation, Barbara Fritchie,"
Miss Serapnene Rice; piano solo, arrange
ment of Hail Columbia" Miss Kate
Mulligan; recitation. THE Rallying Ode"
Miss. Annie Card; recitation, The Blue
aud the Grey" Miss Annie Rice. Past
Chaplain Charles Carr, in a pleasant little
speech, then made the presentation of the
evening in behalf of those who had
contributed to the beautiful stand of cot
ors which he unfurled and handed TO the
commander. After making suitable re-
sponse Commander Nichols passed the
flag to the color sergeant, Emerson B.
Flagg, with a fitting word of direction
and admonition. The flag is OF silk, with
gold fringe and tassels, suitably mounted
and bears the inscription, 'Silas Casey
Camp, No. z, Sons of Veterans, Wexford,
X. L."
After another selection upon the piano
by Miss MulIgan, L. i. Gilmore, of New
Haven, was introduced as the orator of
the evening. Mr.. Gilmore spoke for three
quarters of an hour upon the danger to
our national institutions from foreign dis
integrating influences, and OF the need of
installing into both the native and foreign
born citizen those sentiments of patriot
ism so well embodied in the organizations
represented before him. The address was
well received, the speaker being frequently
applauded.
The exercises then came to q close with
piano selection by Miss Mulligan.
A delegation OF American mechanics
from Greenwich was present, and places
in the nearer vicinity we'll represented.
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Devlin sold to Henry Devlln and wife es-
tate on Branch avenue for 500. Mort
gagee Of j. Is. Post sold to l.. l.. Metcalf
estate on Cliff street for &400 Robert
Barton sold To r. II. Noyes estate corner
Jackson and Garden streets for slOO j.
X. True sold to Isoch Walker estate on
Gushing street for $40. j. h. Anthony
and wife sold TO w. w. Brown lot on Han
over street for $780, T.. s. Diman sold to
w. p. Goodwin strip of land on Diman
place for 800. Richmond Land Company
sold to William Ratigan lot on Tuxedo
avenue for $40.
Organization Central Falls Building Club.
On Monday evening, March H. local
branch Of the Granite State Provident
Association was organized in Central
Falls at the rooms OF the Business Mems
Association. The meeting was presided
over by Thomas Barker, and the following
prominent business men were elected
directors: G.. p. Grant, George Gosling,
u. Is. Wilbur, O. u. Parker, g. G. Still
man, Samuel Fessenden, William II.
Goodinp, James 4. Bowen, Joseph Free
man, f.. NJ. Thurber, +. Il. Phillips and
DIR. Joseph f.. Matthieir. About $50 shares
OF stock has already been subscribed for.
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BRISTOL.

To the readers of the NEWS, the report
Of the council of Monday is not as plain
regarding the communication from james
Connery as il should be. The inference
drawn by many is that it was a petition
for the surveyorship. | will try and ex-
plain IL rs read it. IL asks of the council
who are a board of commissioners, that il
they have Tilford roads TO build that he
would build them for So cents per yard
but when this was recorded the amount
was left out aud that was what gave rise
To this controversy In 1890 wien James
Connery was surveyor OF the compact
part of the town. upon retiring from that
position he put into the council written
Recommendation of what he thought was
needed fo. the town to do the following
year, and also inventoried all of the towns
property that came under his charge.
These documents were placed on file and
put away in the safe, with many other
archives of the town. thinking perhaps
that they never would again he called for /.
hut, being assaled as he was without
provocation, they were brought TO light
TO show the incorrectness ol these parties
who tried TO elevate others by tearing him
down. III this instrument had been re-
corded rs written there never would have
been any talk made of this. He has
reasons for pursuing such course, de-
Tending himself against such impressions
being made against him.
The Choral Union was well attended at
the chapel last evening for rehearsal under
the directorship of Jules Jordan.
Major Raymond II. Perry and wife left
here, enroute for Richmond, Va, yester-
terday.
John Hampson met with quite a serious
accident yesterday while loading hay at
Mr.. Munro's upon Metacom avenue, fall
ing upon the wheel and injuring his
back.
Old Bristol is 10 boom. 4 new hotel
will soon be built. "a number of sites hav-
ing been looked up and the right men in
terested in It. There is no fear but that
n hotel will be built this time with such
gentlemen as Col. :. Il. Colt ana the Hon.
Joshua Wilbour interested. IL will GER
taiuly be n success. IL is generally talked
OF in circles in Providence by parties who
are In the inner circle that 10 is fact
as some of them tell their friends
they are interested. n hotel in
Bristol has long been needed.
People from New York city who have
spent their summers here have often re-
marked that irst-cass hotel would be
the means OF bringing wealth here and
making Bristol n second Newport. Boat
ing, bathing and fishing cannot be ex-
cellel. Access 10 the old town by rail or
boat is complete and the many beautiful
drives give the tourist an opportunity OF
seeing what cannot be sesn ia many other
places aud scenes which have historical
nssociatiq, the scat and hunting grounds
of King Hilip aud the ancient structure
situated upOu the main avenue of ~our
town. the headquarters OF Gen. Lafayette
during the Revolution
In town. DIR. Herbert NJ. Howe of Phil
adelphia, visiting his farms aud also his
summer residence.
The Young Mems Guild holds a meet
ing Oh Thursday evening at the Churcli
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rhc sissetton Reservation to be Throw
Open on April Is.

Tho sissetton Reservation to be Thrown
Open on April Is.
Browns VALLEY, Mimi, March 16.-
There is no longer doubt as to the open
ing of the Sissetton Reservation on April
10. A correspondent has been shown q
letter from Secretary Chandler stating
positively that this date had been settled
upon md that the Presidents proclama-
tion would be soon out. Letters have also
been received here from Senator Petit
grew and Representative Pickles OF South
Dakota, and from Senator Davis OF Min
nesots.
United States Special Alloting Agent
ii. S. Morris said that the $4,000 claims OF
the reserve open to soldiers rights and
homestead settlement comprise some OF
the best lands ever opened to settlement,
and gave it as his opinion that all of tho
918, 1882 acres VIII have been taken up
within one week after April Is.
Soldiers, sailors and marines may file a
declaration and have a claim reserved for
six months at a cost at the land Office OF
s2 fees. The land may be also eommuted
at $3.50 per acre.
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POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
Elmwood Lodge Visits Eureka Lodge,
No. 5, K. Of P.
A MOST PLEASANT OCCASION.
Business I'm the District Court-A Six
Months scntence-Two Women Sem
fenced - Points OF Interest Central
Fslls-Other Valley News

Euerka Lodge, MOB, Knights of Pythias,
was visited last evening by Elmwood
Lodge of p rovidence. In addition TO this
lodge visitors were present from Howard
Lod ge of East Providence and Charles +.
Chickering Lodge Of this city, swelling
the assemblage TO at 80. On applicant
was voted I'm and one esquire charged in
the rank Of knight. the work being excel
lent and calling forth many words of com
mendation. Addresses were made by n
number OF visitors. including Chancellor
Commander Anthony of Elmwood Lodge,
Grand Chancellor Fred y. Goff and Grand
Vice Chancellor George c. Gates. The
meeting closed with the serving of an ex-
cellent collation..
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning
Thomas McFadden was sent to the State
Workhouse for six months as n disorderly
person.
Addie Stone and Sadie Howard. charged
with being lewd persons, admitted suiii-
cient evidence for conviction and were each
sentenced to the State Wo-khouse for six
months, and appealed.
John II. Chase pleaded not guilty TO the
charge of reyelling, and his case was set
down for the 23d inst.
James Healy was arraigned on the
charge of vagrancy, and William Fuller
on the charge OF being a common drunk
ard. Both pleaded not guilty and their
cases continued till TO morrow.
-Four persons were fined 50 and costs,
two for drunkenness and two for drunk
enness and rcvelling.
The case against Napoleon Fournier was
continued for two weeks.
David A. Tyrrell was tried for violation
OF the screen law, found guilty and fined
500 and costs.
Patrick Fox and Edward Murphy were
tried on the charge of revelling in kee-
mans saloon on Pleasant street on the
evening of March o. Both were found
guilty and Fox was fined $40 and costs and
Murphy 50 aud costs. They both ap-
pealed.
Points of Interest.
The members of the Republican City
Committee organized Monday evening,
and elected Henry +. Tiepke chairman,
Wheaton Cole secretary aDd +. B. Hodges
treasurer. A list OF supervisors for the
next election was approved.
John Mackel has entered another writ
against the city for services as n regular
constable He was appointed some years
ago as special, and still holds to the opin-
ion that he was appointed on the regular
force.
Sisterhood Branch OF the Iron Hall as
sembled in large numbers at Temple OF
Honor Hall last evening, and enjoyed q
supper and entertainment and season of
sociabilty.
Both branches of the city government
Will meet this evening, and water com
missioner and inspector Of lumber will be
elected.
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PORTSMOUTH,.

The regular session of the town council
and Court of Probate at tho Town Hall .
transacted the following business
John +. Chase, appointed administrator
on the estate of Gordon l.. Austin bond
5000. Lorenzo d. Tallman and William
X. Harvey, Philip b. Chase, and William
L. Harvey, appraisers. The account of
Mary Lawrence, executor OF the Will OF
Luke Lawrence, allowed, and recorded.
Philip B. Chase Edward H. Anthony aud
William 7. Harvey, appraisers, estate Of
Abby Austin.
An account of Asa B. Anthony, admin
istrator on the estate OF Henry +. Fish,
and the sixth account Of George AnthoM~,
as guardian of his daughter Mary {. An
thony, allowed and recorded.
Charles G. Hazard. administrator with
the Will annexed. on the estate of Mary
Ann Hibbs, presented her account re-
ceived and referred TO the first Monday in
April.
In the council, n claim for damages to
ducks belonging TO Alanson Spooner, OF
50 40, was approved.
Charles l.. Fish aud Edward W. Thur
ston were appointed Democratic super
visors, and Charles J. Coggeshall aud
Charles H. Freeborn as Republican super
visors, at the election.
Restcome u. Mancnester's appointment
by the town clerk as his assistant during
the April town meeting was approved.
Bills ordered to he paid Lorenzo ID.
Tallman, for services rs Stone Bridge
commissioners, $40 Alex. G.. Manchester,
surveyor OF highways ia District, No. .,
sl9S; William Il. Harvey. town sergeant;
slsGj; Philip B. Chase for bounties OH
skunks. minks aud hawks $3.50; Lorenzo
ID. Tallman, for carting gravel on the
road, 500; Charles 4. hazard, o. erseer Of
tue poor. for help 90 outside poor, ior one
month, Sl250: Philip b. Chase. for extra
allowance a. town clerk. 500 aud 10 the
same for taking school census. lsy!, $50 !:
council allowance 10 Restcorle T.. Man
chester S250
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TRYING To BREAK A WILL.

Undue Influence and Impaired Mental
Capacity Are Grounds for a Contest.
DEDHAM, Mass, March 16.--The hear
ing in the Glover will contest has opened
in the probate court here, Yesterday. The
will is being contested by the niue first
cousins OF the deceased, viz: John T..
Sanford Of Taunton, recently appointed q
railroad commissioner by Gov. Russell !;
Francis r. Loud OF Weymouth; Mrs.
Eliza l.. Howe OF South Weymouth; Miss
Sarah p. Loud, Mrs. Dana s. Raymond,
Miss Harriet T. Loud, Sophia l.. Bullnrd,
Francis II. Raymond, all OF Boston, anc
Samuel Raymond OF Lowell.
Should the will be broken they will i'm
herit all the property she left. Some &c
or more second cousins, however, will in
any event receive 5000 each. The grounds
for the contest are undue influences and
impaired mental capacity at the time the
viii was drawn on February IL, 1891.
The hearing was not finished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-16
WOONSOCKEr

Chepachet parties have leased part OF
the old mill near Globe bridge owned by
the American Worsted company, for the
purpose of manufacturing fine worsted
goods. The new concern will be called
the fremont Worsted company.
Mark Hough, who was formerly located
in the Woonsocket Worsted company's
mill on River street, has recently removed
TO this old mill and has a Job dye house
with twelve tubs in full operation EN-
ploying fifteen hands. This plant has
been idle for several years.
Blackstone's no-license vote was in
creased over $50 Monday, as compared
with last year.
The Democratic party managers of this
city who are figuring and boasting of the
big majority that their Assembly ticket
will obtain the first Wednesday in April
are to receive a surprise when the votes
are counted.
There is lots of kicking all along the
lines in the Democratic ranks, from the
leader down 10 the privates, and these
jealousies will crop out on election day,
and count against the boasted majority.
In the city convention Sunday evening
there was scarcely ripple TO disturb the
serenity of the occasionl But down in the
depths and behind the scenes there was
lots Of dissatisfaction over the way the
thing was managed, and the knife will be
used at the polls in an effective manner
Mr.. Wardwell will be Obliged To use his
glasses to see the votes cast for him in
Woonsocket. they will be so few.
DIR. L. Il. G.. Garvin lectured on "Single
Tax" to large audience at the st. James
parish house last evening.
Several Woonsocket mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine attended the initiation cere-
mony in Music Hall, Boston, last even
ing.
Late yesterday afternoon, as Miss
Isabel, daughter of X. \. Niles, was driv-
ing down Globe Hill, IA broken thill which
was bound with wire came apart, and
frightening the morse, he started on a
mad run down the hill, and near the barn
OF Henry Il. Wales a. Co. Charles Bige-
low, wife and child, who were passengers
in the carriage, were thrown out. The
horse was stopped by Charles Roney.
George Woge, an employe at III. Il. Wales
a. Co.'s barn, who attempted TO stop the
runaway, was knocked down. run over
and rendered insensible. Mr.. Bigelow es-
capped with scalp wound, and his wife
and child with slight injuries. Woge
subsequently recovered.
There is TO be "A rousing Republican
rally here tomorrow night in Music Hall,
under the auspices of the Fremont Club.
The whole State ticket including
Brown, Bull, Burbank, Senator Aldrich
and Speaker Capron are expected to be
present TO address the meeting.
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WARREN,

The town council held meeting in the
town clerks office Yesterday afternoon at
$50 Z. NJ Present, G. II. Handy, George
s. Brown, John II. Brown, William b.
Nichols and John Maloy. The meeting
was called to order by the council clerk;
by him, after which Charles III. Handy
was elected president for the ensuing year.
The following town officers were elected:
Town sergeant and dog constable, j. III.
Callamore: oversecr OF the poor,
George Smith; chief engineer OF
the fire department, William Cole;
assistant engineers. John III. Brown.
Joseph w. Butler and William Crowley;
truant officer Louis Saillant; special
constables under chapter SIG OF the public
laws. Robert Walsh, James Connolly, B.
w. Negus; sergeant of police, Robert
Walsh; sealer Of weights and measures,
Joseph NJ. Smith and II. Clark; health
officer, NJ. b. Conroy; bird constable,
Charles II. Sparks. Robert kinnicutt;
chimney and stove-pipe committee,
same as last year; appraisers Of
damage to domestic animals by dogs,
George T. Greene aud Edward I. Ennis;
packers of beef and pork, James Batchel-
marth and T. +. Dwyer; undertakers,
Robert Walsh, David Walsh, George NJ
Wilbour, Oliver Bacon, John i. Dwyer,
and Irving w. Bliss; measurers of salt,
grain and sea coal, Luther Cole, John u.
Brown; bell committee, A. q. Sanford;
auctioneers, Luther Cole, A. q. Sanford,
John H. Brown and John Finn, the re-
naming officers the same "a lust year.
The kickamuit Grange, II. OF H., gave
an old fashioned supper at their hall in
East Warren on Tuesday evening, the
evening entertainment consisted in plays
and charades. The attendance was large
and the organization is daily increasing.
The Democrats will hold caucus on
Friday evening at Town Hall, for the pur-
pose OF electing a senator and representa-
tive To legislature and transacting such
other business as may come legally before
the meeting.
The NEWS man visited the good old
town of Warren this morning and his at-
tention was called TO the various indus
tries that were running at their fullest
capacity. Before leaving the depot he
noticed large derrick erected in the
Yards Of the Old Colony, and like Paul
Pry. hoping not to intrude he stepped up
70 employees Of the road and he informed
him 10 was for the purpose OF handling
heavy machinery which was going into a
new Industry chat was just starting here
called the Chase Elevator Company. Pass
ing along | came TO n beautiful large
modern structure, the town hall, the ex-
terror as seen by the traveller when pass
ing Is very fine.
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The Wrong Boy Came

HYDE PARK, Mass, March 16.-Mrs.
Rockwell of this town, who is i'll, sent a
telegram to her grandson, Albert Rock
we'll, at Quebec, Canada, to come to Hyde
Park. Yesterday afternoon the boys
mother went to Boston and met the train
on which the boy was expected. She did
not find him, but when she came home q
strange boy was in the house, who said
that his name was Albert Rockwell. He
grandmother In the states, and supposed
the telegram was intended for him. The
town authorities have taken charge of
the boy, and the other Albert Rockwell is
expected soon.
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ARCTIC CENTRE.

The drama which will be given in
Cadets Hall on Thursday evening will be
" Shamrock and Roses" and it is expected
TO be one of the finest entertainments ever
given on st. Patrick's Day evening.
The News will be for sale every evening
by l. f. Chase.
Willett e.. Briggs, proprietor of the
Briggs House, Phenix, purchased a valu-
able narrow-track box buggy to go with
his favorite roadster Nellie, of Albert W.
Knight ex-chief of the River Point Fire
District, yesterday afternoon.
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TEE ATWOOD CRAWFORD co.
MANUFACTURERS OF SPOOLS
fairlotic sentiments.


4. will try, sir.-Colonel Miller.
2. Don't give up the ship.-Captain Law
renee.
3. We have met the enemy and they ara
ours.-Commodor Perry.
4. The Union must and shall be prs-
served.-Andrew Jackson.
8. Millions for defence, but not enc cci
for tribute.--C. c. Ptnckney.
.. propose to 6ght 1t out on this In
II II takes all summer.-u. 8. Grant.
Z. II any one attempts to haul down Il
American flag shoot him on the spot
General Dix.
5. know not what course othsrs n,a-
take, as for me, give me liberty or give mo
death.--Patrick Henry.
Q. Sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perish, am for the Declaratlen.-,y6h Ohm
Adams.
10. Liberty and union, now aud for
ever, one sud inseparabls. s.-psnisa Web
stsss
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Typhus ut Norwich, Conn.

NORWICH, Conn.,, March 1s.-A mild
case of typhus fever has broken out in a
German family in Mill Pond Lane in this
city. A young married woman, who ar
rived in New York on Feb. 2sth and
reached this city on the Goth ult., came
down with IL Saturday. The board OF
health met and Doctors Cassidy and Smith
were appointed committee TO quaran-
tine the house and take necessary meas
ures to prevent the spread OF the disease.
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COVENTRY.

At Republican causus, held at the
town .hall this morning, John War
ner was elected chairman and Edgar B.
Peck secretary. Searles Capwell and
Emery A. Hall were unanimously renomi-
mated for senator and representative re-
spectively. The town committee was au-
thorized TO I'll any vacancy that may oc-
cur i'm the legislative ticket. Reports from
various parts OF the town indicate that the
party is thoroughly united and and a vic
tory for the. Republican ticket is conf
dentlY predictet.
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ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT.
4 Montpelier Man Asked for Money aud
Then Forced to Give IL.

MONTPELIER, VI, March 10. A case Of
highway robbery in the streets of Mont
pelier in broad daylight, occurred yester-
day afternoon. Jared Brudnill attempted
to borrow money from Fred Merchant,
and being refused thrust his hand into
Merchants pocket and got shold OF a roll
OF bills. in the scuffe Merchant was
thrown down and badly cut on the head
Papers for the arrest OK Brudnill are In
the hands Of officers.