The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-01
,CRANSTON.
A PECULIAR Courtship-Year's Work on
The Ilighways-Noes.

For some time past the people of Knights.
vile have been silent witnesses Of peculiar
| coartship-that of married merchant and a
charming widow. The visits Of this merchant
. TO The home of the widow were 80 frequent
that the horse knew where 10 stop every morn
| ing on the way home. Tho charms and graces
of the widow so weanei the thrifty man from
his home and business that he sold 10th of
these In order that, rumor says, he might tax o
the choice of his affections to California there
10 dwell amid the fragrance Of orange bios.
SONS away from the lowing of cows and Il Q
jingle OF milk cans. The widow soil Ter
household effects Friday. For the past few
days neither has been seen.
Commissioner of Public Highways Phneas
"A. Conley today read TO the Council his report
Of expenditures upon the towns highways
from April !, 1906. to February l, 1897. The
report contains he following figures: Total
amount expended during the period name :,
sihl52.ls, including 5000 on Alleus avenue
dgowood; $595l.50 on Burnham avenue Ar
lington; $20,62i.d On Cranston street In Ar
liagton and Cranston sli53. - for contingcn-
cies; 3 SO tor stone crusher; S.37l.65 on
Der avenue, Cranstsn; Sl6Jl. 80 on Elmwooa
avenue, Auburn; slA l03 81 on highways and
brid. es generally sl6U ON Lippitt avenue !;
s2li8l Ga Gladstone street, Arlington; s70s3 l5.
paving cutters an setting curbing $3.50 on
Phenix avenue, Knightsville; si2.24 Natick
avenre, Oaklawn; $500 for stones;
s3lS6 81, for watering streets; $50 50 on War.
wick avenue, Edgewood. The highway DEPART
Inent bought ald crushed II or tons Of stone
during the year in addition TO 1000 tons of
un rushed stone for roai bottom. In repairir
the highways 81iT cubic yards Of gravel were
used. Amtng the recommendations for an.
preparations are 5000 for tie completion of
iyer avenue and $4,000 TO complete the grad.
ing and gravel Aliens avenue. The report
shows surplus of about S250O in the contin.
gent account and deficit in the stone crusher
account About S4000 OF the various appropri-
atiors remain unexpended.
Town Treasurer III. b. Balm bad sufficiently
recovered from his attack of In gippc TO
attend Council today.
The Arlington fire company WI elect
officers and enjoy chowder tonight. The
Pocassat hose company will meet tonight in
the town hall.
] AZ business meeting Of the members Of the
Edgewood Casino Saturday night n new con.
stitution nm | new set of b laws were adopt.
'd. IL was unanimously voted to apply for a
charter TIE now constitution says the club
shall be governoi by president, a vice-presi-
dent, secretary. treasurer and a board Of
management 10 consist of five meIlbers This
board of management shall nominate officers
for the ON u,ng term some time In February.
uine members Of the club do not put up
rival clndiaates, the boards nominees will be
declared officers in April When rival candi.
dates are put mp en- election must be held.
MIR. Ii. +. Horton is building two summer
cottage ON Arnold avenue, Edgcwood. The
foundations Of the cottages will be partly sub.
merged in the water OF TIE bay during high
tic. TIE object ~ building them out toward
the water 80 far Is TO capture good view.
The wood work has not yet been begun, but
tho propcctiva structures have been let.
Mr.. Robert Davis, fami iarly known as
professor" has been token TO the insane de.
partlnent at Howard. The professor lived In
log hut on Sockanosset street, of from oak.
lawn avenue He manufactured a remedy for
rheumatism that has made him prominent