The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-17
WARREN.
Eighth Anniversary OF the EpwOrth
League Celebrated.
Competitive Examination for Position In
X. I. HospiIal-H gh School Alumni.

The eighth anniversary of the Epworth
| League of the NJ. t. church was appro-
| priately observed in the vestry of the
church last evening. Considering the
weather conditions there was large at.
tendance OF members and friends OF the
society. Pertinent addresses were made
! by the pastor OF the church, Rev. III. w.
| Brown, superintendent Of the Sunday
school, ID. W. Gladding Miss Atkinson,
| lTcsldent oi the league, ard Miss Adele
Kemp, president of the junior league. A
| special musical service was rendered by
the churchchoir with Mrs. McKensie ac-
| cOmpaniSt
MIR. Walter r. Seymour, son of Mr.. and
| Mrs Alvin 4. Seymour of this town,
who for the past four years has been
medical student at the University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, has been
selected by tho faculty of the university
| for competitive examination for posi-
ton at the Rhode Island Hospital with
| one other candidate. member of the
Harvard medical school. The examina-
| ton Is 20 take place at the hospital on
thursday next. Mr.. Seymour has proved
himself not only studious, but very
apt scholar ana has been honored in u
number OF ways by the faculty and his
| associates, and is now the president of
| the DIR. DeLand Medical Society con-
nected with the university.
AT tho annual meeting of the Warren
High school Alumni Association, held
at the high school Friday evening the
| following officers were elected President,
DR. Nelson IL. Hall vice presidents, Mrs.
Henry y. Cady, Miss Patience Cole;
| secretary and treasurer, Edward II. Cutler;
executive committee, (. W. Greene, Kate
Hanrahan, Florence Allen, Walter III.
Young. Alice Il. Carr
The schoonors Napoleon, Willow Harp
"a naffh
waiting several days for favorable wind,
| took advantage OF the NOR easter and
| put Co sea early Sunday morning. This
| leaves the harbOr bare with the exception
! OF the schooner Romp, which arrived
| sunday morning from Somerset with a
cargo of seed oysters for Joseph Stubbs.
| She is anchored near the beds at the
| mouth OF the river.
The Consolidated railroad has issued
| notices forbidding bicyclists wheeling on
| its 1oadbed between here and Providence,
and threatening prosecution for violation
OF It's cdict. Inc practice has been very
| prevalent between here and the city and
| IL is n wonder no serious accidents have
! resulted.
Mr. Edmund Johnson who has for many
| years made his home at Onset, Mass
| during the summer season. left here Satur-
day for his annual trip to that place.
The Fourth Of July committee will
|
and formulate plans for the proper obser-
| vance of the national holiday.
That delicious fish, the striped bass,
| has struck III. Within the past three or
four days some % or 80 have been taken
in the shad traps above Kelleys bridge
in Palners river and in the -Barringtan
river above the railroad bridge and near
| the new Barraughton bridge. a number
of them have been taken with hook and
| line. In size those taken average about
three pounds. Yens ago before seining
and trapping became so prevalent at the
mouth of the bay these fish were very
plentiful in these waters and many
| large ones weighing % and even so
pounds were caught each season. Shad
arc running light A number of wears
ago Palmers river was we'll stocked with
shad fry, but the river has been fshed 10
death. Lobsters are not being caught in
so plentiful numbers as formerly for the
same reason. Tautog fishing is good ;
herring have struck in on the upper
kickemuit river and large quantities arc
being "scooped" daily in tho river Just
| south of Child street. Salt water perch
are due to arrive at the Kickemuit dam
In few days.
There was row on North Water street
Sunday evening. Officer Clarke arrested
one man and took him 10 the station. He
was released without commitment.
by order Of the Lower Council the
| dumping or rubbish in the dock ht the
| foot of Church street has been prohibited.
Taking advantage OF the extreme low
tide Contractor Herbert A. Seymour has
| a gang of men at work today extending
| the pipe line of the Baker street sewer
| from its terminus in tine dock out into
| the channel u distance of 100 feet.
Perry Goff of Goifs Hotel is visiting
| friends in Fall River.
Mr. John Wheaton, one of our best
| known citizcnS. is confined 10 his resi-
| donce on Wheaton street with severe
| attacks of rheumatism.
The schooner Mary Chaplin arrived this
| morning from WeelllceJ with cargo Of seed
| oysters for Charles Stubbs. Tho Oh! pin
| has been 10 days making the trip owing
| 10 hard winds and logs Ordinarily IL is
| q two days trip. IL is feared that part
of the cargo is damaged by being over
heated. Two other cargocs of seed arrived
this morning The schooner Addie Ran
dali from Asonet consigned to Walter
Rose and the Sarah T. Cuff consigned I'd
Bovine Brothers in the kickemuiit river
beds
This morning about o'clock the roof
Of Gilbert Coles blacksmith shop on
Market street caught fire from sparks from
the chimney. One member of the Massa-
salt Hook and Ladder Company was pass.
ing by, discovered il ana with the assist
ance of MIR. Cole and few buckets of
water it was CXtinEuiShed. Slight damage
Forty hours devotion is in progress at
ST Marys Catholic church.
A LIGHT DAY.