The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-21
WARREN.
A Question Frequently Asked by
Travelling Men.
More Oysters for Planting Purposes Ar
riye-Girl Falls Into the River.

1t IL almost daily occurrence that
their business and are Obliged TO wait
several hours to get "a train to Bristol, ask
the question as to why we have no street
car line between the two towns, and echo
answers "WhyT" IL would seem that the
main highway leading from Providence
through East Providence. Riverside,
Nayatt. Drownville, harrington, Warren
to Bristol, and thence across tho ferry to
Rhode Island to connect with the pro-
posed route from Fail River TO Newport
would open up advantageous,y as pretty
a section of the country as therelis In the
state, enhance the convenience and pleas
ures of the citizens along the line and the
value Of property.
The schooners George Il. Carman, Capt.
Monsell from Greenport and the Joseph
G.. Hamblin, Capt. Daniels, from Well
fleet, arrived yesterday. The Carman
brings 1860 bushels Of seed oysters and
the Hamblin 1000 bushels for. Charles
Stubbs. This lot will make about 5000
bushels which have been thus far planted
on Mr.. Stubs beds. He expects TO put
down seven or eight thousand bushels
more A large number of oyster shells,
estimated at over 20 900 bushels which
are piled up on the wharf near the
shucking house will soon be shipped to
tIt s7ptstthsr
near New Haven, they being used for
sets for the young oysters TO attach them
selves to while growing.
At the convention Of the Third Dis
trict w. G. Il. U., held at the Baptist
church Wednesday, following lengthy
program OF special exercises the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. L.. Anderstrom of Bris-
toll; vice president, Mrs. Munroe OF East
Providence, and Mrs. Ball Of BlockIsland /;
treasurer, Miss Emma Welsh, secretary,
Mrs Eunice Greene.
Lucy, "a four-year-old daughter of John
l.. Sullivan residing on Baker street,
while at play on the Church street wharf
Wednesday afternoon, fell into the river
and was rescued by Mr.. Ambrose &.
Barnahy, who chanced TO be ut hand and
jumped into the water and caught her
after she had sunk once. Patrick Mas
terson and companion assisted the
parties to shore with boat
The work of laying the gas main on the
road between here and Bristol is nearing
completion and the connection will
shortly be maze with the line which was
laid to the Bristol line year and half
ago. The gang is at work now on the
ledge below Two Mile hill. Here the work
Is necessarily slow, as the trench for a
long distance has TO be blasted out of al
most solid rock.
Inc sCnOOl COHllillltee mas plhCcu Ill Or-
der Tor new set of wall maps TO be dis
tributed among the schools where they
are needed, most of those now in use be-
ing of not good service from wear.
Walter 4. Seymour student at the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, was here Thurs
day and made brief call on his mother
previous to visit TO Providence to ap-
pear before an examining board for po-
sitiUn IN tine Rhode island Hospital. Mr.
Seymour will graduate in June.
The schooner Ii. W. Squire of Philadel-
pbia is discharging cargo OF 402 tons OF
coal for the Warren Manufacturing Com
pany.
Surveyor of Highways John II. Brown
and "a gang of men are resetting the curb
ing ana making repais TO the sidewalks
on the south side of Market street.
Joseph Nj. Martin, president OF the
Town Council, with Councilmen y. III.
Sparks and Henry q. Clark, visited Bos-
ton yesterday and had consultation
with Vico President lngersoll and other
officials Of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, relative to the proposed
new station to be built in this town. The
conference was entirely satisfactory and
an important announcement concerning
the matter will be made in few days.