The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-05
EAST GREENWICH.

port or the committee appointed aJ tne
financial town meeting last August on
the best method of caring for the roads.
1t is expected that they will be prepared
to report at the June town meeting. OF
course il is not known what the conclu-
sions Of the committee will be, but enough
Is known of their personal opinions on
the subject to warrant the conjecture that
among other things they will recommend
placing all the roads in the town under
the supervision of single man, instead
OF dividing the responsibility among
dozen or more, as now.
The Dirigo Society will hold its regular
meeting at William g. Browning a. Sons
store tonight The youthful debaters
will discuss and probably settle the tariff
question.
Fred c. Greene spent the early part of
the week visiting his parents in Warren.
DIR. William X. Lamb left here yester-
day for Philadelphia where he will remain
for some time.
The Livingstone Band will attend the
Elmwood Cadets fair at Elmwood next
Saturday evening and assist in the enter
tainment by giving one of their highly
appreciated concerts.
fhe East Greenwich Water Supply
Company is extending its pipes through
Marlboro street, from King TO Queen
street.
Can't. Nat Brown Of the Grammar
School Cadets has issued Order No. in
which the company has been ordered to
report at the school house on First avenue
this afternoon at 1886 o'clock. He also
appoints the following officers: First
sergeant, George l.. Collins; third ser
geant, James Manning; fourth sergeant.
Charles Spencer; fifth sergeant, Josie
Bennett.
Officer Henry G. Budlong of Norwood,
brought two colored captives before the
Fourth District Court yesterday. and ar
ranged them on warrants, charging them
with breaking and entering. They plead
next grand jury. The offense was COM
mitted at Pawtuxet and consists In
series of burglaries, all of which they aci
knowledge. .p
Harry smith, formerly employed by
VIM. A. Hannaford, grocer, has accepted
Providence.
The Kentish Guards propose holding an
entertainment and supper at Odd Fellows
Hall on the evening OF Memorial Day.
They are preparing literary and musi-
cal program much superior TO any they
have heretofore given.
The Rev. j. ii. Hawkins, pastor of the
NJ. T.. Church. has moved from the par
sonage to his own cottage on Kenyon
street.
The lot on Spencer avenue known as
the Tilley woods. has been purchased by
Mrs. Joseph Dews, aud is being cleared
and prepared for buildings. 1t Is under
stood that TWO fine residences will be
erected there.
James Coggins was telegraphed yester-
day TO hasten to the home of his brother
in Scituate, who is lying dangerously i'll.
He Is not expected to recover.
Archie Couper has given up his job at
the Bolton bleachery.
Mss Rose Fuller mas accepted the posi-
tion of teacher in the Quidnesset school.
Miss Lizzie Boardman resumed her
duties as teacher In the Davisville school
last Monday.
Geerge s. Fidler returned from New
York yesterday.
This is Friends Day here and as usual,
was held last night and was devoted to
the Sunday Schools, but at 10 o'clock this
morning the quarterly meeting was held
aud was largely attended. A full report
will be found in these columns to-mor-
row.
Excitement over the granting of licenses
Is daily increasing Those who failed to
secure the privilege of dealing in the ar
dent are making all sorts Of threats of
what tney will do in June, and those on
the other side of the question are calmly
defiant.
In the matter of opening the commits
soner's report on the claims of certain
anu DCtoOuS tut tOWu Ol
Warwick against the Warwick q Coven-
try Water Co.. there promises to be quite
an exciting contest. This matter was
called up In the court here on Tuesday.
The commission was appointed by Judge
Stiness at "a special session of the Supreme
Court held Dec. ~, 1890 The commits
sioners appointed were Nathan b. Lewis,
of Wickford; George j., Lanphear, of
South Kingstown, and Albert r. Sher-
man, of Pawtucket.
The object in the appointment Of this
commission was to secure the appraisal
Of damages to land, water, water rights
and rights OF way done by the Warwick
and Coventry Water Company in laying
pipes and using water from Carr's Pond
TO supply the Pawtuxet Valley villages.
On the outside ol the envelope In which
the findings of the commission are en-
closed is marked the sum charged by the
commissioners for their services. IL is
s4,524 This must be paid before the en-
velope can be opened, and this Is the
cause OF the trouble. The fees are re-
garded by all the parties interested as
exorbitant and they ask the court TO re-
duce them. The hearing will be held at
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