The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-31
WARREN.
Qualified as Sharpsh00terS. IAN An
cry Fruit Pedler.

The following members of the Artillery
Company have qualified as sharpshooters
at the company's range on Jacobs Point
Lieut. Col. Eddy, Mai. Ransom, Adjt.
Gladding Lieuts. Sparks and Greene,
and Sergt. White. The marksmsn in
clude Corporals Maxwell and Mabey and
Privates B. A. Church, Christie, Drown,
Hall, johnson and Martin. A consider
ablo interest Is BEING manifested in the
matter and number of the members
visit the range daily for practice.
A fruit and produce pedler who came
from out of town got exceedingly wroth
yesterday because he could not find a
policeman.
He left his team on South Water street
for short time 20 deliver an order. and
during the time the horse strayed into a
side street Here several urchips espied
the fruit in tho wagon and helped them
selves, and when the owner returned
laughed at him. He sought policeman
TO arrest them but the town employs no
day force.
The memb bcrs of the Baptist Sunday
school and their friends made their an
nual excursion yesterday They left here
at 8 n. m, on the steamer Pawnee
There were 294 patrons. The weather was
delightful. The trip included n sail
through the bay to Newport and return
to Dighton Park, where "A shore dinner
was served. The party returned last
evening at $3.50 o'clock well pleased with
thoir outing.
Mr.. J. q. Molloy of Chicago, who has
been In this vicinity for several months
canvassing for on atlas of the United
States and who has travelled extensively
on the Pacific coast has arranged TO
leave here next week on route for the gold
ields Of Alaska.
Mr.. Charles Barton OF New York city,
W ho has been visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Charles Barton, at the homestead
on Water street tho past two weeks. has
returned home.
The petition OF the property owners In
South Warren which was presented To the
Town Council several months ago asking
that hose cart and hose be located in
that section of the town, was referred Co
tho chief of the department, Joseph B.
Hoar He has acted upon the matter, and
few days ago a spare reel, which has been
stationed In tho house Of the Mechanics
Fire Company, and GOO feet Of hose have
been furnished them and Is now located
in barn on the promises Of Herbert
Nichols on South Main street IL Is
proposed To organize company shortly
10 take charge aud man the apparatus In
case of fire. The company will be
known as tho Burr Hill Hose Company.
Tho schooner Hattie Butler. which was
locked at Seymour Bros. wharf Fri.
tor Of coal I'm eight hours and sailed in
the evening for New York.
a gang Of men employed by Contractor
Louis Fisher in eXcavatiDg for n cellar on
the Captain Simmons farm. so-called on
the kickomult river. Thursday. unearthed
a grave In which was found n largo num-
Der OF human bones. presumably those Of
am Indian. as history tells us that the IA
nous chiettinn, Sowamset, az one time
resided in this locality with his tribe.
The prOporty IL now owned and occupied
by AF5-Dsniel Wigbtmah, who oame
from Philadelphia and purchased it last
fall.
Rev. II. l.. Carpenter and family have
returned after their vacation.
Mr.. PeleR Bosw9rth and family OF New
Bedford, former residents, have heen
visiting Mr.. Bosworth's parents here the
past week.
Nearly 400 volumes OF new books
acquired by the George Halle Free ii.
brary, through state appropriations,