The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
WARREN'S RECORD.
Public Hearing to Discuss the Grant
ing OF Exclusive Rights.
Republican Election Supervisors Named--
A Locomotive Engineer Hurt.

A pub blic hearing, called by order of
the Town Council, Is 10 be held at the
Council cham Der tomorrow evening, to
discuss the subject OF granting the petit
tion OF the Bristol and Warren Gfs and
Electric Company, which asks permission
for the exclusive right to maintain poles,
wires, furnish gas and electricity, etc.,
for period OF rs years.
Tho funeral OF MIR. Benjamin A. Chase
was helt from the family resid nee on
Touisett neck yesterday at noon. There
was a large attendance of relatives and
friends. The interment was at Mount
II ope Cemetery, Swansea.
The following named gentlemen have
been selected, subject to the approval Of
the Town Council, by the Republican
town com mittee, as supervisors for the
Presidential election, Novembe 3. Henry
Walter Eddy. George c. Cole and J. W.
Sinister.
Mr.. ID. K. Tobias, a former resident
here, and q graduate of the High School,
is to deliver O lecture in the District
Court room tomorrow evening, his sub
ject being, "Some Aspects of the Race
Question:"
John Mccormick, who came here 10
live about six weeks ago, died at the
State almshouse at Howard Monday OF
consumption. He was taken from here
to that institution about 10 days ago. He
has wife and one child residing here.
Engineer Carney, who runs the locomo-
tive beween the harrington and Nayatt
brickyards, met with an accident yestcr-
day while screwing up nut on some
part of the machinery, the wrench which
he was uusing slipped, with the result
that two of the tendons or chords on his
right hand were severed. IT Will lay him
OF duty for some time.
An Italian employe OF the brickysrd
at Nayatt Tell down q flight OF stairs at
one of the company's houses yesterday
and fractured two of bis ribs. Both
cases were attended Dy DR.. 7. @. Morris
seau of this town.
Mr.. j. W. Wheaton and wife arrived
here last evening from Portland, Me-,
and are visiting Mr.. Whestons' parents on
Wheaton street.
horse owned by NJ. W. Quann OF
North Swansea, attached to q milk
wagon, took fright on North Main street
Monday morning, while the owner was
delivering milk, and ran away. The team
was upset and 20 quarts Of milk were
spilled on the ground.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at
the postofiice Oct IL: Janney Boubardier,
Carrie p. Church, Joseph Duseau, Eliza
beth Hatch, Mani snd Dina Myrois, NJ.
Y. Wilcox. Elezord Fortin, vense Paul
Laforest.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held Monday even.
ing. Messrs. George b. Arnold, Alva +.
Carpenter, q. l.. Church, II. +. Champlin,
a. G...Rohinson and Ii. w. waijen were
present. Reports of thes superinten dent
and trusnt officers were presented. 1t
was voted to open the evenig school in
the town building on Baker street on
Nov. 2. Water IL. Young was elected
principal at a salary Of $3.50 per night,
and Miss Francis Gowan as assistant at
a salary OF 81 per night. 1t was voted
that the public schools close on Oct. 20
and 80, the occasion of the teachers in
stitute, to give the teachers an oppor-
tunity TO attend. 1t was voted TO gradu-
ally introduce Hagar's Readers into the
sch ools in place OF Munroe's readers.