The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-09
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5 PLANTATIONS H
WARREN.
Another Fatal Case OF Diphtheria In
the Ormsbee Family.
His Hand Badly Gashed Woman's Relief
Corps Elects Officers.

Howard A. Ormsbee the nine-montbs-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis s. Orms bee
died at the family residence near Luthers'
Corners yesterday morning OF diphtheria,
making the second fatal case In the
Same family WITHIN two weeks. Under
taker Wilbur took charge OF the remains
and buried them in Mount Hope ceme-
terry a few hours after death.
Samuel Hackely who resides with his
parents on School street, and 10 employed
In the cutting room at the rubber works,
in Bristol, met with q serioues accident
Yesterday afterooon::a bout 8 o'clock. He
was employed in operating q cutting
machine when bis right hand acciden-
tally came in contact with the powerful
palm of his right hand was frightfully
gashed, severing some of the cords and
arteries thar may result in the loss of the
use of the hand II nothing....worse. DIR.
NelyGn dressed the wounds that required
eight or ten stitches to close, and later
he was taken to his home In carriage.
Richard Tobin Post Womens' Relief
Corps held it's annual eletion of officers
with the following result: President,
Emily J. Drown; senior vice president,
Francis Hatch; junior vice president, Ida
Nj. Nellie; secretary, Bessie Seymour;
treasurer, Elizabeth Handy, chaplain,
Mary Wood; conductor, Mary Bolton;
guard, Mary Willis: assistant conductor,
Mary Baker; assistant guard, Mary
Andrews; delegates to convention,
Seraphine Staples, Sarah Hart; aiternates,
Mary Bolton, Francis Hatch.
Stranger and Spangeman, the two men
who were arrested here a about two mon hs
ago charged with practicins medicine
uufawfu1Iy, and since that time confined
in the county Jail at Bistol, were released
yesterday, the grand jury having failed
TO find an indictment against them.
The board OF directors OF the Warren
Trust Company held q quarterly meeting
yesterday. The reports show the CON-
pany to be in very prosperous condi-
tion.
The deeds of the Bowen estate st the
junction of Main and Water streets re-
Gently sold at auction have been passed,
and Jeremiah Gof, the purchaser will
imediately put the building in repair and
remodel to be let for tsnements.
A dummy with q SIS ulster on was
taken last evening from in front of the
clothing store OF Joseph Bander on Child
street. MIR. Bander became very excited
when he discovered his loss. The police
and neighbors were notified and a search
for the thief began. 1t proved to be q
joke, however, as about an hour later the
dummy was found lying on stretcher in
a nearby unoertaker's shop.
D.. q. L. Church, who.hss been Ill and
confined to his home for several days, has
recovered and is attending to his busi-
ness today.
Police officer Conelly's ailment, while
less painful, still keeps him confined to
his room.
The railrosd company Is fencing in its
land west OF the tracks on q line from
the south end of the station to the old
freight depot. Some of the LAND formed
a continuation of Broad street, and has
been used for street purposes a great
many years.
An association which conducted re-
ligious services in a tent on Franklin
street last summer. has engaged o hsll in
Conway,s Block for a year, and will c on.
duct meetings there, beg in ming this even
ing. The movement is independent of
any church organization in town.
Wild ducks are more plentiful In and
about the river this season than for many
prayfons vaara