The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-28
WARREN.
Bright Weather Brought Big
Crowds to Town.
Everything Ready for the Big Re-
publican Demonstration.

a great many visitors, incloding several
hundred cyclists, who express themselves
as greatly pleased with the good condi-
tion In which the main streets are kept.
The event In church circles was the
presence here of Rev. Ii. l.. Hastings OF
Boston. Mr.. Hastings occupied the pull
pit at the morning service in the Meth
odist Chruch and before fair-sized audi
ence, dfscoursed on "rhe Truths of the
Bible. - In the evening he preached at the
Baptist Church before on assem- blage thar
nearly filed the auitorium, and deliv-
cred one OF mis- characteristic lectures,
his theme being L he Mistakes of Nose" )"
His hearers seemed to be in sym ny
with his argument particularly when he
would make some humorous allusion to
Moses law in connection with the laws
of civilized communities of the 18th CEN
tury, the latter being characterized as
vastly inferior 4 hese frequent hits caused
a ripple of laughter. During the discourse
Colonel "Bob" Ingersoll came n for
slap or two.
At the other churches the regular pas
tors occupied the pulpits.
There was but one accident and that of
a trivial nature. A child of Mr.. l.. Rama,
the barber, while attempting to cross the
street near the junction OF Water and
North Main streets, was accidently
knocked down by a bicyclist, who came
around O corner suddenly. The child re-
ceived a slight scalp wound.
Captain George II. Coro, with his fam
lily and few friends, are on ten days
cruise in his sloop yacht Egbert.
Everything is In readiness for the Re-
publican demonstration to be held to-
morrow evening under the auspices or
the Mckinley and Hobart Club. The line
for the parade will form in front Of the
clubs headquarters on Main street, head
ed by the swansea Band. The route will
be up North Main to Water, down Water
to Broad to Main, down Main to the rail-
road crossing, counter r-marching to the
town hall. where the mass meeting is
to be held. A special invitation to ladies
is extended and arrangements Will be
made for their accomm odation.
A new time ia BILE for the employees, a
hundred or more operatives and laborers
at the new mills, goes into effect today.
The nelp will be rung in at $3.50 a. m.
and 12:45 p. M, and .rung out Tor the
day on Saturdays at II noon.
Louis Seymour, son of Mr.. Clarence II.
Seymour, left last evening. after spend
Ing mis- vacation here, TO resume his
studies at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania. Yesterday noon party of 10 col
lege boys from Brown, who are personal
friends of young Seymour, arrived on
their wheels, with the intent OF giving
him "send off," and they did. In the
afternoon they visited the family home
on South Main street, where they were
hospitaDly entertained for several hours,
eDlivening the occasion with music, IN
strumental and vocal. At train time
they accompanied MIN to the station and
for 10 or 10 minutes made merry with col
lege songs, interjected frequently with
the "Rah, ran, rah, Louis seymour
Rah, rah, rah, -syl-va-niaW Indeed
il was a happy send of for the young
man, whose many friends wish him every
success.
A party of 20 cyclists, including eight
ladies, from Providence wheeled through
here yesterday to Bristol and on their
return dined with Landlord Goff on roast
duck, apple sauce and fixing.
Mr. William Fales, an old-time resi-
dent here, caught from one OF the whnrfs
on Saturday squeteague that weighed
pounds. This IS bleieve TO be- the larg-
est taken this side Of the Pier this sea-
son.
OF the Warren hunting party, ID In
mum ber, who have arranged for three
weeks trip down in Maine, nine OF them
ara to start this afternoon. Mr. Frank
A. Dana left on an early train and viii
be joined by tho others NJ Bangor to-
morrow, where he has gone TO arrange
for a supply of provisions. On account
of business engagements the other three,
Councilman Charles Sparks, DIR. 4. q.
Morriseau and Henry Walter Eddy Will
not leave tilkFriday.
The house and extensive grounns on
South Main street owned by Rev. Sidney
Dean OF Roxbury, Mass, where he
formerly resided, have neen bired by
Supt. &. Il. Cnappell OF the Foundry and
Machine Company, who Will occupy IL
after IL has been put in repair.
The yacbt Thesta has been stripped OF
owner, Marceous Merchant, having re-
sumed his studies at Brown University.
Both hotels were taxed TO their utmost
yesterday In catering to the many visit
ors I'm town.
The annual supply OF oyster shucks or
shells that accumulate from our local
oyster industry will aggregate from 20,'
600 to rs, 200 bushels. These are mainly
bought by the town aud are used for top
dressing the roadways. The piice varies
from two to three cents per bushel.
During his stay here n. l.. Hastings,
the gospel expounder, is the guest OF
Rev. Pardon Al. Baker.
John W. Coogsn, VINO pleaded guilty
1 N the common pleas division.of the Su-
preme Court at Bristol last week TO steal
ing a boat from Joseph A. Bowen of
Warren, has had an extended criminal
career. He IL about IS years OF age, and
when ~ years olo he COMMITTEES bis
nrst criminal act by breaking into the
Warren depot In the night time. Since
then he has spent the greater portion OF
his life In prison, his vacations from con-