The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-09
WARREN.
The Largest Iron Casting Ever Made
at the Foundry.
Flty-Slx v.ss.ls Arrived at This Port
During the Year 1896.

The largest casting yct mauo at 'h0 ""
Foundry and Machine Company Is 10 Do
poured the first n The week IL Is 70 DC an
iron keel for the 35 foot boat that Is being pui'
at Fall River for Colonel Thomas D. DO uen'
resident OF the Richard Borden Manufactur-
ing Company Of that city The pattern ior
IL arrived a few days ago and is Il feet long,
l3 inches wide across the top ana 10 lnehes
Deep and will acquire over five tons OF metal
90 make IT.
AT the annual meeting Of the George Hail
Free Library B. NJ. Bosworth' Z. ID. nancy
Luther Cole, John Waterman and William b.
Crowell were elected trustees, and Theodore
warren. John H. Brown and Benjamin r.
smith. antiauariari committed Tue report of
this committee for the past year showed many
valuable a auisitions TO lhs collection. The
collection contains $50 volumes 20 OF which
are bound copies Of old Warren ana Providence
newspapers, six ancient Bibles, one OF which
IS 800 years old, valuable and very complete
collection OF Chinese and Japanese coins and
a great variety Of indian implements and
furnishings The museum IS the largest and
best appointed in the county and is constantly
receiving valuable donations.
The funeral OF Mrs. Elizabeth C. West, who
died Friday. will be held from her late resi-
| dencs ON Child street at 1890 p. IN. Monday.
Fifty.six vessels arrived ae this port in 1885,
bringing 10 29o tons of coal and 3,2sS, 600 feet
of lumber. OF the latter 2,030,0oO feet were
| brought for the Warren Manufacturing Com
many. $3.50 for Ezra Martin 81 Son and sO'
! 600 for l.. 5. .Bosworth & Son.
| TIE stern schooaer J. J. Moore, Captain
! Chadwick, arrived in the river yesterday with
! s,s tons Of coal, consigned TO Ezra Martin 81
| Son.
The school committee will meet with Super
intondent Alva f. Carpenter at his office
| Monday evening
At the indoor range OF the armory last even
iur,-f lieutenant Wfftisrrrf N. Ransom made the
sc "a of 25 out of possible %, which breaks
| the record. Sergeant White f5llowed with "A
out of "A possible 25 Both gentlemen are mem
hers of the rife team.
There has be, quite "A building boom in the
southern part. OF the town the past year, and
five modern residence buildings have been
erected on and in the vicinity of the Nichols
pla during the time.
To quote the common remark OF a wei
known citizen, "Did you ever think Of that y
commencing at the northerly entrance to the
/ town at Kolly's bridge with the Consolidated
Railroad Company's fence that encloses tho
tracks follow this line southerly and will
the four or Ave crossing gates down to the
end of the company's holdings via Burr's hill
TO the waters edge, you find that the whole
compact part Of the town is enclosed in
semi-circle by this company.
The New Beif rd police for several days
have been making inquiries about the towr
in search of n man named Jane Gray, al
iron and brass moulder, who il wanted in tina
city for the alleged theft of several hundred
pounds OF brass castings. He has not beer
seen in this vicinity so far as known, although
IL was thought he might apply to the ioca
foundry for omploym NJ.
The Penticostal services that were held a
the hall in Conley's block last evening wer
largely attended, the hall being well hlle'
with an enthusiasts audience. Frank Table
; of Bristol conducted ths services. II was de
nominated a victory meeting, as several per
sons claimed to have gained victory G
, the devil and experienced a change OF heart