The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-20
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WARREN.
Committee on 150th Anniversary
Celebration TO Meet Tonight.
Thick Ice on the Kiekemuit-Gossip
Gathered About Town.

The committee comprising az Of the leading
citizens of the town who were appointed 20
arrange for the celebration of the l5Oth ami
versary Of the incorporation of the town, will
meet this evening in the district court room
10 organize and fix the date for the celebra-
ton. The town was Incorporated January "a,
l746 At this date the territory included the
present town OF Darlington and portion Of
the towns OF Swansea and Rehoboth in Mas
sachusetts On June Is, 1870 the town was
divided and one Of the original names, Bar
rington, was given 20 the new town. Warren
was named from Sir Peter Warren, AN admiral
in the British navy. AT the time of the APP
pointment of the committee in town meeting
last spring il was decided best 10 hold the cell
ebration ut date later than January "a,
when the weather conditions would be more
propitious. The day will probably be named
To take place in the month Of June.
Another :brace of suspicious persons were
in evidence here Monday evening. IL was soon
after 8 o. oclock when lady returning 20 her
home reached the corner OF Church street and
Water, when she noticed two men acting
strangely near an unoccupied house at the
lower end of Church street. Catching sight
OF her. one OF them, young man, came hur
riedly up from the locality, passed her and
started on the run up Water street. The wind
was blowing gale, and fearing that they
might set the house on fire, she hurried to
her residence, short distance from there,
and for time watched the old building and
its surroundings, which she could plainly see
from her windows, until satisfied that there
was no danger, when she retired.
Celestia Lodge ID. Of R., met last evening
and enjoyed very pleasant session with a
good tendance. No business OF special i'm
portance was transacted of interest to the pub
lie.
The Bristol County Massachusetts, Com
missioners have established the lines and con-
demned the land for the extension and COM
-pletieH- Of their unfinished part of the
carriage roa iway between here and Fall
River, which covers "a distance OF about one
mile. President Martin of the Warren Town
Council has been notified of this action and
also that the working plans needed which have
been prepared are at his disposal when this
town Is ready TO act At the town meeting in
March an APPROPRIATION will be asked for to
complete the towns part, about three tenths
of a mile. A thousand dollars will probably
be required.
Ice on the Kickemuit reservoir is now
making and is fully seven inches thick. Ar
rangements have been completed and when
ready Mr.. Walter Bosworth will cut it and
ill the houses owned by Superintendent John
n. Brown, which have a capacity of 1000 tons.
Last year Il. y. Morris of Bristol cut and
housed the ice on this plant. Mr.. Bosworlh
VIII cut the Reservoir pond before beginning
on his own ponds.
The funeral OF the infant child of Thomas
Lapointe was held yesterday. Father Bernard
officiated and the interment was at st. Mary's
Cemetery.
The shell fish commissioners have refused
70 lease the Kickemuit cove for oyster plant
ing, and the residents in that vicinity are cor
respondingiy happy, as they have, as well as
their predecessors for generations past,
joyed the privilege of mooring their boats
here, undisturbed by oyster dredgers.
The last carload Of looms for the new mill
has arrived and they are being carted to the
factory. The total number to be operated is
2l20.
Police sergeant Walsh was called to house
on North Wafer street at an early hour ycster-
day morning to induce woman whose pres
ence was not desired TO take her departure
for her own home. He succeeded.
A delegation from Amity Lodge of odd Fell
lows will attend the funeral of George Pail
throp, who died in Bristol yesterday. He was
member of this lodge at the time of his
dea h and for mer resident here.
The memboTs or Narragansett Fire Com
pany. No. 3, have slected next Friday evening
to visit the lire company's fair being held at
Pawtuxet. A number Of the officials of the
fire department win accompany them from
here, and they will be Joined on the train by
the members Of tho Hydraulion Company of
Bristols