The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-28
WARREN.
Program for the Celebration of the
150th Anniversary.
Boyce Run Down While Trying to Ssll a
Stolen Waich-Noies.


committee on the 160th anniversary cele-
brstion was held in the district court
room last evening to hear the report Of
the subcommittee. There were present
20 of the i3 mem bers. In the absence o
ID. w. Glsdding, J. f. Conley was elected
secretary. Hon. Benjamin NJ. Bosworth,
chairman of the subcommittee, presented
three days celebration. The report was
in part as follows: Commencing ON Sun
day, June 20, with appropriate services
In all the churches to be followed Monday
morning with exercises in tine public
schools and a parade of the school
children. In the afternoon literary exer-
cises in the town hall; Tuesday. national
salute by the Artillery and military and
firemen's parade in the morning. A ban
quet In the afternoon and a promenade
concert with illuminations in the even
ing; the bells to be ruug also, morning
and night. The report met with general
approval and by o unanimous votee was
accepted. IL was also voted to ask the
Town Council TO request of the General
Assem- bly, an enabling act to appropriate
a sum not to exceed s2500 for the expense.
The committee adjourned to meet at
same place on Wednesday evening next.
George Il. Boyce, W hose escapsdes In this
town and vicinity last week In endeavor-
ing to pass worthless hecKs on storekeep-
ers and farmers, were reported in this cor
respondenoe, has again turned up and last
night slept in a cell in the police station.
Up to his departure from town last Friday
he had only succeeded so far as is known,
in beating the Rev. Pardon NJ. Baker out
of Il weeks board, ana, as Baker claims,
several sums of money which he bad
given Boyce to puy family supplies and
which be, Baker, finds were not paid for
by the young man. Tuesday officers
Wooward and Mitchell Of Somerset arrived
here in search OF Boyce, who they said
had been boarding with Mrs. Hall, liv-
ing OH the road between PottersviIle and
Somerset, for several days: Boyceland B
ladies' gold watch owned by Mrs. Hall
had iuysterIously disappeared last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Baker was informed of the
state OF affairs and requested to keep a
lookout for Boyce.
Yesterday Mr.. Baker was notified that
his bosrder had been seen here by several
persons, who recognized him. Ii was
learned that he had visited several saloons
and tried to dispose of a gold watch,
Offering it at various prices from $40 to
$40. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon be
was located in the grocery store of Kilroy
Bros, on Child street, where he was try
ing to sell the watch. lbe services of
Town Sergeant George W. ID. Brown were
secured and he placed Boyce under
arrest. tie was confinod at the station,
thoroughly searched, but no watch was
found on mis- person. In a short time Q
young man connected with the store dis
covered the watch on the counter
partially hidden with papers, where
Boyce had evidently placed it when ap-
preached by the officer. The watch was
turned over to the officer who wired the
Somerset officers that he had both man
and watch. The officers telephoned that
they would arrive here at O'Clock this
morning 10 take charge of Boyce. In the
meantime he was held as fugitive from
justice awaiting their arrival. In con-
versation with Boyce he denied all
knowledge of Somerset, Mrs. Hall or the
watch. lie claimed that at times he had
trouble with mis- head, but when closely
questioned admitted that he might have
taken the watch when afflicted with one
of these spells. His description tsllies
with that of young man who formerly
lived in Berkeley, this State, and.it is be-
lieved thst his mother lives there at
present.
MIR. John wadrick slipped on the step
of bis carriage yesterday and fell, strik-
ing heavily on the frozen ground.
dislocaiing his right collar bone and sus-
tanning several painful contusions.
1be funeral Of Mrs. Elsanor Cole, widow
OF Henry Cole, who died Tuesday at tue
advanced age Of rs years will be held from