The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-24
WARREN.
Large Attendance at Funeral
of Mrs. Barton.
A Runaway and Smashup--Notes
About the Town.

The funeral services over the remains
OF Mrs. Mary Randall Barton we're held
at her late home on Liberty and Union
streets yesterday at 2:3o .. m. There was
a large attendance Of relatives and
friends. Rev. DIR. Robinson of the Meth
odist Church officiateo. A selected choir
rendered several selections. There were q
number of floral pieces. The bearers
were two nephews, ii. Walter Eddy and
Harry Barton, two grand children, Frank
and Preston Ea sterbrooks. The inter
ment was at the South Cemetery.
Mr.. Herbert Seymour, who has been
i'll at his home'on South Main street for
the past two weeks, had a relapse Tues
day. Last evening his physician reported
him as somewhat improved.
The building COMMITTEES of the Lafay-
ette Society having in charge the soci-
ety's new building on Water street met
yesterday. rhe building, although prsc-
tically completed, was not accepted from
the contractor. There is some hitch In
the matter.
The Warren Driving Park Association
is arranging to hold another meeting at
an early date, when 1t is expected a good
card will be offered, with three classes,
viz, 3 minutes, $3.50 and 2:35 minutes.
SO far as made up at this writing the
following gentlemen are to leave mere on
Monday next for hunting trip in Maine;
Councilman Charles II. Sparks, Frank e.
Dana, Henry Walter Eddy, Doctor Nelson
II. Hall and Doctor I. q. Morrissesu Of
Warren Louis Fisher, Albert Gladding
and Frank Seymo ur of Darlington; X. X.
Conductor Fred Parks of Fall River; T..
Hazard, Attorney and James Harris and
friend of Providence. The party will take
an early train direct for a station on the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad. From
there they strike into the woods via team
to camp about five miles distant. This
will be their headquarters during their
stay, which will cover three weeks for
which they will be fully equipped. Several
of the party have visited this camp for
several years past and met with extra
good luck in bagging game, including
q goodly number of deer. Reports from
that locality say they are very plentiful
this year in that region.
A norse attached to a buggy owned by
Frank Burlington of Bristol, while near
the junction of North Maiu and North
Water streets in this town, became fright
ened yesterday morning and started up
at a quick pace. Becoming unnanagable
Ii collied with an electric light pole In
front of the North cemetery and cleared
itself from the buggy. The horse con-
tinued its way down Main street direct
through to Bristol ana to the barn. The
buggy was somewhat wrecked and was
taken to Browns stable. No further dam
age resulted.
William McGettigan OF harrington and
Miss Sarah McNiff of Warren were
married by Rev. Father Fogarty at st.
Mary's Church at O'Clock this morning.
The following petit Jurors have been
summoned to appear at an adjurned
session OF tine common pleas division OF
the Supreme Court to be holden at Bris-
tol Friday morning: Frank l.. Hall,
William A.s.Healey, Daniel W. Gladding,
Herbert A. Seymour, James A. Seymour,
Richard X. Rowland, George T. Greene,
John Hodson' Oscar 4. II. Greene, Louis
sallaint.
The funeral OF Miss Mary I. Hsnrahan
the youngest daughter Of Lawrence and
Bridget Hanrahan was solemnized from
st. Mery's Church at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning.
A party of 70 ladies and gentlemen
from here attended the harvest festival
neld In st. Johns Episcopal Church at
harrington last e~ening.
Superintendent Alvin G. Seymour left
here last evening for Philadelphia to be
absent four or five days.
Mushrooms are quite plentiful in this
vicinity and command a ready sale at 90
cents per quart.
Eugene Wallace and family OF Hamp-
den Meadows have taken up their resi-
denco on Wood street in this town.
A party Of 20 ladies and gentlemen
from Providence wheeled jnto town last
evening and paitook OF an oyster supper
at the Fessenden House. Their coming
and departure was herslded by q young
lady rider who led the van with a silver.
to ,ed bugle, rendering the regulation
calls etc.
There are said to be more politicians