The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-23
WARREN.
Council Holds a Special Meeting and
Elects Town Officers.
Officers Elected by Massasoit Hook and
Ladder Co.-Noies.

The Town Council met in special session
yesterday afternoon. All the members were
present. The following officers and commit
tees were elected and appointed: Chief engi-
neer of the fire department. Joseph b. Hoar;
assistant engineers, John II. Brown, Michael
o. Hurley and william s. Wilmarth; health
officer, Abraham Bowen; overseer of the
poor, John II. Brown; auctioneers, Luther
Cole Alexander q. Sanford, John II. Brown,
James M. Young and Nicholas G. Hatch; field
drivers, Daniel +. Bushee, John Il. West,
Charles Il. Clark, Thomas H. Cole, George K.
sherman, James b. Barrus, Henry II. Munro,
Edison V. Mason, James Kilroy, william ID.
Coggeshall and Timothy Dorrity; highway
surveyor, John Ii. Brown; bird constables,
Charles II. Sparks. Frank II. Dana and Wal
ter =. Bosworth; appraisers OF damage to do
nestle animals by dogs, George 4. Greene,
George II. Tanner, George K. sherman and
Hiram o. Burtis; unde-takers, Robert Walsh,
George NJ. Wilbur. oliver Bacon. David Walsh
and Irving W. Bliss; weighers James A. Cole.
William b. Drown. William IL. Smith, Henry
+. Champlin. Joseph Adams. Benjamin
| Drown, Joseph W. Martin. Ezra NJ Martin,
| James A. Seymour, William W. Kelley, Clar-
| ence II. Seymour. Daniel b. Luther, Jr., Al
| fred @. Barton and Fred X Simmons; dog
| constable, George l. Drown; truant officer.
Louis 4. Saillant; police constables, Robert
Walsh, James Connolly. George l.. Drown,
Henry Collins, Lucius Warner, Thomas
| oBriep. Peter McGeary, Richard Stevens.
| JOY Chapman, Patrick Ii. Butler, Walter 5.
| Bosworth, Alfred Luther, Daniel p. Bowen,
Joseph p. wylie, Percy II. Barton, Joseph
| Beauchene, Samuel b. Tanner, Israel La
1 n n Stafao
John r. splain George Il. Greene, John Lon
ergan. George q. Cole. Thomas W. McCafrey,
| George T. Greene, Jr, James 4. Connolly,
John Clulxey, George II. Andrews, George 4.
sherman, Arthur Beauchepe, Edward II.
| Coyle, Daniel W. Stoddard, Edward A. Ma
| son. Louis Il. Saillant, william W. Alvord,
| George K. Bowen and Charles 4. Clarke !;
sergeant Of police, Robert Walsh; prosecuting
| officers under town ordinances state farm
| act end section Is, chapter l02 OF the General
| Laws. Robert Walsh and James Connolly (;
sealer of weights and measures, George L.
| Drown.
The bond o. the town treasurer was fixed at
$4,000 with Henry +. Drown and William b.
/ Crowell as sureties. The bond Of the collec-
| tor OF taxes was fixed at $4,000, with Anga'
| nette Eddy and Mary 8. Eddy as sureties.
| The bond Of the town clerk fixed at 1900,
| with Ambrose b. Mason and Ezra Mason as
| sureties On recommendation Of the school
committee, the following gentlemen were
| elected to I'll vacancies and 10 serve three
years: Henry II. Champlin, Daniel l.. Nor.
| | tHisseyr Daniel " -Gladding.
! There were seven candidates for the posi-
tion of health officer. The salary is s75 per
| ar.
| There was cast at the Warren foundry to-
day a cylinder weighing about POO pounds
! for James II. Paine g. Sons, marine engine
| builders of Boston, who are building the en-
| vine for the new steamer which is TO run be-
| tween Newport nd Narragansett Pier. A
| hye-foot bronze propeller wheel was cast yes
| terday for the same firm. The five cylinders
for the new government torpedo boats which
| the Herreshoffs are building will be cast to-
| morrow.
Professor,P. l.. Sweeney, instructor at the
seasice Athletic Club, Newport and Mr..
| Louis vicent of that city, were here yester-
day visiting friends.
| A special meeting of the Massasoit Hook
and Ladder Company was held in the commit
tee room in the town building last evening,
| when the following officers were elected
| Foreman, Joseph Adams: assistant foreman,
| John Livesey; secretary and treasurer, fran
els E. Dana; laddermen, William II. Crawley,
Luther Cole, Frank Champlin, George L..
Drown: axemen, Charles II. SPARKS, Percy
Barto,. Charles II. Sparks and William II.
Crawley were appointed committee to draw
up a set of by laws.
The Circle of Kings Daughters will hod a
| meeting this evening at the rooms ON Water
| street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
| Church will meet with Mrs. George /. Fore
man at her residence on South Main street
Wednesday evening.
Gaspar Saillant. son of Mr.. Louis Saillant.
is ute musical prodigy, and on Saturday
last performed the remarkable feat Of con-
tinuous playing on the piano for Is hours and
one minute. with only fve-minute stop for a
lunch. The selections also were of the most
difficult kind and were mainly from the works
| OF Mozart and Beethoven. This performance,
| ii is believed. breaks the record, the previous
| one being 10 hours and some minutes.
At the armory last evening two games OF
polo were played. The first was between
teams captained by Major Eddy and Lieuten-
ant Greene, and was won by the former by a
score of IL to z. The second was between
teams captained by Major Eddy and Corporal
Maybe, and the majors men won again by q
score of s to T.