The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-19
WARREN.
Two Strangers Who Acted in a Sus-
picious Manner.
Warren Artillery Admits NV Members
Damage by High Wind.

furry OF excitement was created just be-
fore noon yesterday by the suspicious actions
OF tgo strangers They were apparently
about ls years Of ege and rather lightly clad
for this season of the year. They were first
noticed near the old town hall on Baker street
leaning up against fence engaged in conver-
sation. A little later they were seen to en-
ter Church street from a lane that leads from
Baker street and start on a run down Church
street looking behind them every little
while II was also noticed that one Of them
had bundle like laudry package, which
be tried 10 hide under his ccat. As they
turned into Water street south a storekeeper
followed them. They went down TO sey-
mour Bro q wharf and wers lost sight Of for
a while. The storekeeper and others who
had joined him gave up the chase here and
watched for them TO reappear. which they
did in a short time, but from near the eleva-
tor works dock. which is quite distancs be-
low where they left Water street. When
last seen they were headed toward Bristol.
There are no day police here and no one cared
To follow them. No robbery had been re-
ported TO the police late last evening.
List OF letters uncallel for at the postoffice:
Herbert Allan, d. G. Cameron, Church E.
=
eign Made Orila Courvile, Mr.. Alfred Noel.
The Eureka Club met with Miss Laura Darl-
iny at her home ON Federal street last eyon-
ing and spent the evening in social festivities.
The ladies OF st. Mary's Parish will hold n
dance and we turkey supper tomorrow
evening AT the Institute building the proceeds
to go toward hquidating the debt on the same.
The Warren Artillery met at the Armory
las. evening with good attendance. The
following named young men having been
elected were admitted 10 membership Charles
Gray, George Graham, John Hodson, Jr.,
Joseph Banier, Stanley Sinister. Lieuten-
ant Colonel John Waterman read ter from
the Newport Artillery extending an invita-
iion TO this command 70 join with them in
the trip to Washington 20 witness the iuaugu-
ration exercises. The matter was referred
for further cons Iteration. In tn" absence of
Lieutenant C. W. Abbott, Jr., the company
was drilled by Captain Edward Coyle and
Lieutenant Cutler.
The gale which prevsiled he-e last evening
did no serious damage so far as heard from at
this writing Several fences were blown
down and many trees were denuded Of their
limbs. The telephone and electric light wires
suffered some damage. The wire that carries
the current TO harrington was b oxen and
the town was without electric lights during
the night.
Lieutenant C. W. Abbott, Jr., Y. 5. Ais at
his home indisposei on account of severe
cold.
Thomas Smith, n yCung man employed at
A. ii. anwood's drug store, was uninten'
tionallv and accidentally the cause of two nc
cideats week ago Saturday, while skating
on Belchers cove, he ran one of his irons over
and severed n finger the hand of Stanley
Sinister, who had fallen near him. Last Sat
urday on the same ice, he likewise ran oeer
the hand Of Joshua Bowers, also "A companion, },
who hal fallen, and cut an ugly cash be-
tween the fingers, that required number of
stitches 20 close.
Last night at Odd Fellows Hall the new
officers of Massas oft Encampment, No. :, l.
| O. O. f., were daily installed into their re-
| spective stations by District Deputy Grand
| Patriarch b. W. Snow, assisted by the follow
| ing staff of his board Grand High Priest
W. Fred Fish. Granl Ssnior Warden Henry
| NJ. Darling, Grand S,ribe Charles Sanford,
Grand Treasurer Charles Miller Grand Junior
| Warden William J. Monroe, Grand Secretary
| Joseph II. Lent. Following are the elective
officers: Chief patriarch, Ambrose c. Barn
ably; high priest, ID. W. Gladding. senior
warden, William G. Heath; recording scribe
| b. S. Burlington; treasurer, John II. Brown
| junior warden, Azan A. Langville. The ap
pointed officers are Guide, e. A. Mason
outside sentinel, Joshua c. Drown inside
sentinel Henry $. Burch; first wa ch, Joseph
! H. Le-nt: second WATCH Al thnr-I.- -Malsnr-
third watch, Eleazur q. Malta d; fourth
watch, John W. Sinister first guard OF tent
Thomas J. Jones; second guard of tent vii
liam $. Martin. AT the conclusion Of tho in
81 lation work the patriarchs adjourned {,
he dining hall and feast d on an excellent
antiquarian supper prepared by the ladies
connected with Cslestia Lodge, ID. of II. Th
inner man satisfied, cigars were lighted ant
IA fraiernal good tine was had until the mid
night hour whom the cistrics deputy and hi
associates left on the train for their homes il
! Bristol.
A meeting OF the committee on tn cclebrn
| ton of the lJ0th anniversary Of the town q
Warren will bahed IN thu Dist let Court roon
tomorrow evening at o'clock