The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-14
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The life saving stations at Watch Hill
aud QlonocontaWg have BEEN inspec ed
by Captain H. NJ Knowles OF Wakefield
aud w. Ill. Roberts, assistant inspector.
In the Pawtucket co nmon council last
evening bill making 81 instead OF 60
hours u weeks work for laborers in the
employ OF the city was defeated.
The Newport Armory commission will
he called together by the chairman of the
committee, Senator Burdicx, week
from SATURDAY.. This will be the first
meeting, ana u Is proposed, III possible,
TO secure "A lot or at least decide upon "A
location Tor the new armory.
At the regular meeting OF the Bristol
Light infautry lieutelants Leahy and
Petty, sergeant Frank Ryan aud private
Hamnell were appointed a committee to
make q nooliuation for captain, ia place
OF Patrick McGoyern. whose commission
ran out Tuesday. The choice will he re-
ported next Tu sday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Barnes. widow of
Horace Barnes, died at her residence in
Pawtucket yesterday OF diseases incident
TO old age, in her 74th year. Her hus-
band was keeper OF the town farm of the
Old town OF North Providence fourteen
years, and later of the town farm OF
Pawtucket ten years. until his death.
Frank J. McKenna. resident OF Ions.
dale FOR tEe past nineteen years. died at
his residence on Prospect fill yesterday
after a lingering illness caused by kidney
troubles. He vas . member OF KaHe
Branch {. *. OF A.. and rbis organiza-
tion will probably attend his funeral in a
body.
Yesterday as workmen were digging
for sewer connection at the corner OF
East avenue and Main street, Pawtucket,
they broke into gas pipe. A little later
spark set fire 10 the gas aud it blaz
up suddenly and furfously, burning the
whiskers, hair and eyebrows OF Charles
McGarrighan, but doing no serious in
jury 10 the flesh.
An athletic association has been formed
at the Westerly High school and the fol-
loving officers elected President Wn-
>aui ders F; secretary, Elisha Greenman !;
treasurer. William Clarke. 1t was de-
cided TO have a football eleven u. g.
Brown was elecie captain and William
w. Hiscox, manager
The funeral OF AIonzo W., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Burgoyne, took place
from his parents residence on Prospect
Hill, Lousdale, Tuesday afternoon, and
was very largely attended. Rev j. "
Chalmers conducted the services and at
the close the remains were Inferred in
Christ Church cemetery.
When the steamer Mass achusetts ar
rives at the Old Colony repair shops at
Newport, where she will receive her new
shaft. there will then be laid mp there
three huge PASSENGER stenmers-Pilgrim,
Providence and Massachnsetts--aHd three
freight steamers--City of BrocSton, City
OF New Bedford and City of Fitchburg.
There was some excltem mt on the
South County fair grounds at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, caused by fire In
dinIng room operated by III 4. True Mr..
True was filling a gasoline stove when
some OF the liquid ran into an oil stove
standing near and the latter explods ID.
Tue flames spread In the kitchen aud the
smoke came pouring up into the crowded
grand stand. Mr.. True extinguished the
fire, but was badly burn ed upon the face
and hands.