The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-21
WARREN.
The Christmas Trade Not Very
Lively This Year.
Case OF the Barry Boy Reported TO Be
More Hopsful-Town Notes.

Christmas trade In Warren does not cut
a very large ngure this year. Storekeepers
report only a fair trade with no snap 10
1t. Proximity TO Providence, frequent
trains and cheap fares send majority OF
shoppers to that city wnero they can see
the sights ana make their purchase to
suit their purses. Business in general
Is doll. In fact the town has not re-
covered from tue shock Ii received when
the mills were DESTROYED year ago and
even with one half the full compile mcnt
OF help employed there seems to be no
Improvement In trade. At the post oalcs
there Is an increased business owing par
TALLY 10 the fact that large percentage
OF the mill nslp are foreigners and from
their scanty savings some are sending
small money orders TO their friends at
home as Christmas gifts or to assist in
bringing them across the water. At this
writing there is very little evidence OF tne
nearness OF the holiday In decorations,
scarcely a house in town and brt very
few stores displaying Christmas greens.
The arrangements for honoring the
event Al the churches Is as follows:
Sunday school festivals will be held at
the Baptist and st Marks churches on
Thursday, Christmas eve. The Sunday
school festival at the NJ. Il. Church will
be held on Friday evening. Special
Christmas musical exercises will bs held
on sunday next. Special programs OF
song and praise will be given at ST.
Mary's and ST. John the Baptist
churches on Christmas day. there are no
sports scheduled for the day, although
several local horses may get tozother IL
the day provs pleasant. The Foot Ball
Club have declined an invitation to play
an association game. Overseer of the
Poor John II. Brown will provide those
under his care with'sn extra dinner and
several charitable societies will see that no
one goes hungry.
At the Baptist church last evening
there was large audience present ~ the
Christmas service held in the auditorium
when very Interesting program was rem.
dered. Tbs church was artistically de-
corated with Christmas greens aud plants.
The mission services which have been
held at the French Catholic church the
past week closed last evening.
Mrs. Sarah b. Livesey who has been
suffering from dementia for five or six
months was committed to the State
Insane Asylum in the Fifth District
Court Saturday and was taken there by
police Sergeant Walsh.
Csptsin Bowen of the steamer Bright
man while dredging oysters Saturday
secured nice mess of fiat fish.
supe'intendcut Alvin Seymour VINO
has been in New York on a business triu
the past week srrived home Sunday.
DR.. q. L. Church was seen last evening
In regard to the condition of the Barry
boy who was gored by a COW, the report
having got abroad that he was suffering
from blood poisoning and was about to
die The dostor said that few days ago
thsre were Indications of such condi-
tion but tnat IL had been entirely over
come the stitches had been removed, and
the oss looked hopeful.
There are quite a number of dangerous
places on the Sidewalk on Main street
where the ice has not been properly re-
moved that required attention. A few
buckets of sand might prevent serious
accident