The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-15
WARREN.
School Committee Meets for the
Transaction of Business.
Meeting Of the Artillery Company
N.ws and Gossip About Town.

The school committee met at the super
intendent1r Office last evening. Messrsa
watjen, Church and Carpenter were
appointed committee with power to in
troduce into the schools new histories
and charts II was voted 10 hold but one
session OF the grammar school to-day out
OF respect TO the memory Of Miss Harriet
Francis Gardner, formerly a teacher and
whose funeral was solemnized this after
noon. Iruant officer Saillant made his
monthly report which showed an improve
ment due undoubtedly 10 his recent action
In prosecuting case before the district
court.
: Miss Harriet Hall, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. William ii. Hall, and Mr.. Frank NJ.
Child, son or CEarles II. Child, are To be
welded tomorrow afternoon mt the home
OF the brides parents on Cherry street.
Tho summer colony at Greene's Land
ing Is increasing, perceptibly. Mr.. Joseph
IL. Freeman, son OF state Printer Freeman
of Central Falls and his family have ar
rived and are occupying the Bishop cot
tage recently purchased by Mr.. Freeman.
MIR. John Power and family OF Pawtucket
have also arrived and are settled in one of
George Greene's cottages
The schooner Willow Harm, Captain
Hart, with 225 tons of coal for Seymour
Bros, arrived last evening.
a. II.
and enjoyed pleasant session. The SUBJ
lect of taking part in the parade on July
9th was left TO committee TO arrange
with tho committee on celebration.
Inc artillery company held largely
attended and interesting meeting last
evening and was drilled in the manual of
arms. school OF tho soldiers and guard
mounting. Captain Coyle. Lieutenants
Greene ard Cutler had charge. AT tie
rifle range yesterday, Sergeant Edward
V. Brown qualified as a marksman at 200
and 800 Yards. Private Peleg Church 300;
Private Benjamin Church as sharpshooter
at 200 300 and 800
Mr.. Charles X. Wood, formerly of New
port, just returned from San Francisco
where he spent the winter, was here visit
ing yesterday.
An interesting relic probably OF the DAYS
OF 40, when ships were sent from here TO
the gold field was the find OF BENJAMIN
Smith on the Church street dock day or
two since of an old time "pepper hox'I
pistol, with six parallel barrels Five of
them were loaded and tho weapon was in
fair state of preservation.
Schooner George l.. Carmen has dis
charged ner cago of Weeltleet seed oysters
and sailed.
The members of the Warren brass band
held very satisfactory meeting at the
band room last evening There were Is
musicians present and rehearsal was
had. The matter Of reorganizing was
postponed To come mp before q business
meeting Co be- held next Monday evening.
delegation Of townspeople visited
Fall River and the Textile exhibit while
the South American visitors were present.
The newly organized baseball team is
cndeavoring 10 arrange for game to be
played hero on July ., with an out OF
town club The membe are in hopes by
that time 10 he uniformed and well
equipped for good work.
he races which were scheduled 10 come
off Mt tho Warren driving park on Friday
next, were this morning d""iRred off, the
entries not filling satisf otoYy TO the man.
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