The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-22
WARREN.
Damage Done by the Heavy Wind
and High Water.
Fell In Fit In the Sreet-GOssip Gath
cred About Town.

Inc southedst Bale Wnlcn prevailed ycster
day morning covered the waters OF the har
Dor with white caps and caused the highest
tide Of the season. AT 0 80 o'clock. when the
tide was at its height, nearly every wharf in
town was submerged. some OF them foot OF
more, and quantities of loose material were
carried of The most serious damage was
done TO the wharf Of l.. s. Bosworth a. Son,
on the west shore, used for coal storage. Here
the wood work, cap?ings. and front boards
were torn from their fastenings and foated
or IL was runiored ON the street that Cap
tain Hart's schooner, the Willow Harp, had
been blown ashore near Bosworth's wharf
and that her back was broken. The facts are
that she was ON the shore. where she had
been beached' to make necessary repairs to
her bottom, and the high tide had sent her up
several feet, that at low water she was
high and dry. but she had received no dam
age whatever. II will require a high tide,
however. TO get her into the stream again.
The schooner Joseph Luther, which is dis
charging pig iron at Seymour Bro 5 wharf
has been prepared for a lay off here until bus
mess and weather conditions are better.
The crew were discharged yesterday. and as
soon as she is unloaded her captain, b. l..
Crosby, and his wife will go to their home at
Cotuit, Mass.
The local lodge of Foresters has arranged
TO hold its annual grand dress ball in Armory
Hall ON the evening OF February H. Chap
pells Belmont orchestra of Providence has
been engaged TO furnish music.
Yesterday, for the first time since his ill
ness, Mr. Edward s. Harrington was able to
walk about the house. 1t is over four weeks
since he was attacked I'm his store with an i'm
ternal hemorrhage, and for many days his
life was despaired Of.
Mr.. Joseph Boudar, an elderly man living
in ons of the Cutler mill tenements, while
crossing Main street in front Of the Fessen-
den House at 2: 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
was attack with an epileptic fit to which he
is subject. and fell ON the cross walk insen-
sible. BE was assisted TO the sidewalk, where
apothecary W. b. Bennett, whose store is near
by, resuscitated him and dressed n wound on
his hand, which he had received when he fsil.
He was later assisted to his home by relatives.
lhe new Office building of the Warren Man
ufacturing Company, the interior of which is
most elaborately fitted and furnished, is com
pleted and the clerical force will be trans
ferred from their present quarters in few
days. The furniture is in natural oak with
piano finish, the upholstery in leather.
On account Of the severe storm there was
but one session of the public schools yester-
day.
Some 20 ladies and gentlemen who were
members of the cast that presented the can
tata of Queen Esther" at Armory Hall for
the benefit of Tobin Relief Corps five or six
weeks ago, visited Bristol last evening and
representation of this opera at the
Opera Hoase in that town. They went down
and returned in Browns barge Lsvina b.
There were six electric street lights that re-
fused to do duty for several hours each last
night, three of them in Main street.
Police sergeant Walsh and officer Connelley
were called into McKenna's saloon on North
Main street Wednesday TO eject trouble
some drunken man.
Mr.. Gardner Il. Luther, who ran stone
crushing plant here for year more. now
engaged at Block Island, was in town yester-
day in connection with repairs for his niachin-
cry, the castings having been made at the
Warren Foundry
The town has b-en oyerruu recently with
of different bicycle makers
d, 81 Gus of securing agents. The indications
are that nearly every storelseorer in town will
act in that capacity when the season opens.
again destroyed the hopes of the ice men.
With continuance Of Tuesdays weather it
was expected that the work of cutting would
be we'll in hand by this time.
The Social Whist Club met last evening with
Mr. and Mrs Henry IN. Eddy ON Child street.
The first lady's prize, a fancy china cake
plate was wen by Mrs. John Waterman; sec
md lady - prize, Dresden china cup and sau-
,er, Miss Marion Abbott; first gentleman's
prize, sterling silver cigar cutter, Joseph W.
Martin; second gentleman's prize, decorated
Gather card case and cards, Mr.. Henry c. |
Clark. The consolation prize, the left hind |
'oot cf a rab bitt, was won by Mr. Edwin A.
Cody. Refreshments were served and an en-.
oyable musical program was rendered, which |
included several banjo solos by Councilman
y II. Sparks
The schooner Nellie W. Craig, Captain Lane. |
arrived this morning from Norfolk with 100 |
ons of pig iron for the Warren Foundry 81
Machine Company.