The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-14
STATE NE VS..
I'henix.

Rhodes Andrews OF the Phenix Hotel, was
stolen from the stable at the Pawtuxet
Valley Park on Tuesday night,
between IL and II o'clock. The colt
is a very valuable one and has been at the
park for some time past in charge of a
ing 1t for the summer trotting meet.
The peculiar part OF the affair
is the fact that when the colt
was stolen the groom was sleeping in the
box stall with 1t. 1t is the custom
OF MIR. Paine to remain at
the Park Stables at night, but on
Tuesday night business called him. away
about 10 80, and it was between that time
and IL o'clock that the thief did his work.
At last, after long and weary waiting,
the streets are to be lighted by electricity.
Last Tuesday evening, at an ad-
journed meeting of the fire
district. the committee appointed at
tain the cost of lighting the district by
electricity reported that arc lights would
be furnished by Edison Illuminating and
Power Company at cost of $40 each per
year.
The opposition was not strong enough
to defeat the motion made by Mr.. John
II. Campbell, that the district should be
lighted at a cost not to exceed $500. 1t
is expected that the lights will be burn
ing by the 1st of August.
The Epworth League OF the M. T..
Church held largely attended and sue
cessful straw berry festival in the vestry
OF the church last evening.
Elmer Aylsworth, who keeps stable at
Natick, let horse and top buggy to a
young man on Tuesday evening and as the
horse was not returned at the time
appointed, he came to this
place yesterday morning in search OF the
animal. The horse was found hitched
under the shed at a well-known road
house near here.
Bristol News.
At meeting recently held by the Bris-
tol Chapter, Daughters of the Revolu-
tion, committee was appointed to look
after and ascertain the mum ber
OF graves of Revolutionary soldiers in
Bristol. Some information might be given
this committee II inquiries were made of
box 359.
The farmers are complaining bitterly of
being much annoyed by an insect which
is making sad havoc with the grass,
cutting 1t oflat the bottom; they call il q
cut worm, and in Rehoboth the same in
sect Is doing great damage.
At a recent meeting of the Bristol County
Savings Bank the following officers were
elected: President, VIM. III. Spooner;
vice president, Henry Goff, Augustus O.
Bourse, John q. Watson; secretary,
IaTmtDleS JklnneTs DOHTQ o. trustees.
John Il. Herreshof, Charles III. II. Dor
ingh, Samuel p. Colt, Ezra Dixson, Alfred
Luther, William Hodgekinson, DIR. Will
Iiams, Fred Williams, Nathaniel q. Her.
rcshon and George U. Arnold.
Riverside.
The three burglars who tried to enter
ex-Councilman Ira ID. Goff's house at
Riverside early yesterday morning
have been operating in RIVER
side and vicinity ever since last Saturday.
Early i'm the week they were driven away
near the steamboat landing and boarded
Mr.. Albert Glover's yacht Curlew. While
attempting to get the yacht under way
they were discovered by Mr.. Glover
and got ashore, leaving the yacht
with her mainsail loose. The same
men attempted to rob woman near
Bullock's bi Point ha avenue AVENUE. last night,
men they ran into the woods. A
posse of officers and citizens searched
the woods until late last evening, but were
unsuccessful in capturing the three men
that have frightened number Of females
at Riverside.
An extensive program is being arranged
avenue school, which Is to be held in
Winchester's Hall, Riverside, on the
evening of June 2S.
Warren.
The w. G. T. u. convention OF the third
district was held In the Baptist Church
yesterday. The morning session was
called to order at 10:
with Mrs. Anderstorm of Bristol in
the chair. The welcoming address was
made by Mrs. John Dolbey. Mrs. r. p.
Nichols then made an address, subject,
"Sowing the Seed"
At 2 ID. m. devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Cruikshank. Mrs.
Alfred Chace then read paper on "Scien-
tific Temperance Instruction in the Pub
lie Schools"
The following officers were elected: Mrs.
DIR. Hunt, president; Mrs. Anderstorm,
vice. president; Mrs. DIR. Greene, cores
ponding secretary; Miss Ellen Cole, re-
cording secretary; Miss Mary Sawyer,
treasurer. Mrs. DIR. Greene was chosen
delegate to the National convention ct
Cleveland, Ohio, in October.
A vote OF thanks was then rendered the
Baptist Church and ladies Of Warren for
their kind hospitality.
The Warren Artillery are jubilsnt over
the 0ppro oristion Of e160o from Aha