The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-07
WARREN.
Runaway Horse DasheS In Door
OF the POst0ffice.
Large Attendance at the Artillery Com
pany's Meeting Other Notes.

Yesterday horse attached TO a grocery
wagon owned by man named Mercicr II
Market street. started on a furious run from
the junction of Main and Miller streets
Seated In the wagon was young man, son OF
the owner, and a small child. The young
man. who held the reins, was unable 60 con
troll the beast, the child was thrown into the
back of the wagon, the horse dashed down
the street madly on 20 the sidewalk NJ Main
and Baker streets and into the door Of the
postofice, where he was secured. The har-
ness was broken somewhat and the occupants
OF the wagon badly frightened
Town Sergeant Drown, by direction Of the
Council has commenced ~ tear down all
advertising signs attached 10 telegraph and
telephone poles, trees. etc, in tho compact
part Of the town
A large number OF disciples OF Isaac Wal
ton, not only here but OF Providence,
are anxiously awaiting the arrival of
salt water perch in the Kickemuit river,
which annually occurs about this time Of the
year They come in schools i'm large quanti-
ties as far up "a the reservoir They stay but
a few days, during which time the anglers
have great sport. Herring in large quantities
are being taken in traps near Poorhouse point
in the Kickemuit.
Chin Gee, the only Chinese resident of the
town. is 10 make a visit 20 bis native land TO
see his wife and three children upon obtain
ing passports.
The outlook for a good card OF sports at the
Warren Driving Park on Decoration day Is i'm
proving. The officials are in correspondence
with n number of owners of fast horses who
are anxious for a date, and a bicycle contest
is 90 be arranged for
.srautog fishing is growing better every day,
and from the wharves and bridges they are
being taken quito plen,ifully, although no
large single catches are reported. With the
advent Of a week or so Of warm weather the
catches, the fish and the stories will be
larger
1t Is understood that Providence druggist
has hired n store on Main street and will
establish himself i'm business here. This will
make four drug stores in the town and with
the aid Of the eight regular physicians it
would seem that the townspeople will be
pretty well supplied with aids to health.
The schooner Caroline Butler with $500
bushels of seed oysters, from tTrcsnp0rt, L.
l. consigned 10 Charles stubbs, arrived at
the mouth III the harbor at an early hour this
morning.
A Block island fishing smack arrived here
late last evening with cargo Of live Goldfish.
There was full attendance OF members at
the meeting OF the artillery company last
evening. which included the new colonel,
John Waterman, and his full staff. Lieu
tenant G. W. Abbott, Jr., u. $. A, was pres
ent and gave the company very thorough
drill in guardmounting, which included all
the details. The exercises were not concluded
until near midnight. The score made at the
rifle contest in the armory Wednesday night
by Sergeant Scott has never been equaled in
this vicinity, il in the state, and was TO
marllable exhibition. His score was Ii bulls
eyes out OF possible Is, with a total of "a
points out of possible 70. The firing was in
three sections at 200, 800 and 800 yards range