The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18
WARREN.
Telephone Service Somewhat Interrupted.
Accident at Warren Co.'s Mills.

There was no public demonstration here
yesterday in honor Of 81. Patrick's day other
than dramatic entertainment aud dance at
ST. Marys Institute hall last evening" under
the auspices Of the Catholic Club. The hall Was
crowded. The play presented was Dion Bou.
cicaut's comedy drama In two acts, entitled
ANDY Blake, or the Irish Diamond" The
cast, made up from local amateurs. was as
follows: Andy Blake. Master John McMahon
General Daley, retired English general, Frank
4. Lee; Dick DAILY. his son. John X. Conroy
Ignatius Mulrooney, an Irish schoolmaster,
John W. Munnegle; Mrs. Blake, Andy s grand
mother, Miss Annie Il. Loughran; Mary
Blake, Andy's sister, Miss Annie }. Nixon
Lady Mountjoy, Miss Mary V. Quirk. The
performance ran smoothly and was applauded
by the audience. This was followed by IA
funny negro farce entitled "A Stupid Scr
want" with the following cast: Colonel
Figet, j. u. wylie; l. Breakall, T. J. Honan.
At the conclusion of the dramatic entertain
ment the hall was cleared for dancing, i'm
which a large number took part. Eddy a.
O'Brien's orchestra furnished music.
Richard II. Tobin Post, G. A. r., has APP
pointed N. G.. Hatch, william A. Church,
Charles A. Bowen. William Baker and William
Rose COMMITTEES to make aangements for
the celebration of Memorial day. Charles A.
Bowen and Andrew Wilmarth have been APP
pointed a COMMITTEES 10 attend the placing of
gravestones at the graves Of the unmarked
dead soldiers and sailors Of the war in the
town of Warren, of which there are nearly a
score
The polo game at the armory last evening
between the two teams of the Artillery Com
pany, captained by Major Henry Walter Eddy
and Lieutenant @. W. Greene, was quite excit-
ing There were four periods of 10 minutes
play each. Charles Mabey refereed the game.
Major Eddy's team won by a score of IL to IL
The schooner Carrie s. Hart which is dis
chaging a cargo Of coal at Ezra NJ Martin 81
Sons wharf, has been chartered by this firm
10 proceed to Norfolk when empty. reload
with coal and return TO this port
Martin Flaherty, the pugilist who had a
set-to with Hawkins at Carson City yesterday
afternoon, formerly resided here and was
known as a clever boxer.
Amity Lodge Of Odd Fellows held its regular
session last evening. There was no specia,
work. Among the visitors was Brother
Charles A. McCurdy, a member of Fall River
Lodge No 2l9, and the mate OF the schooner
Carrie S. Hart, which is discharging here.
rurhor has been current about town for
several days that Joseph W. Brown, formerly
proprietor of the Fessenden Honse, had died
in Boston within few days. The rumor can
not be traced to any authentic source.
The telephone service betwee, here and the
outside world was somewhat hindered yester-
day by an accident 10 one OF the wires be.
tween here and Providence. 1t was repaired
during the afternoon aad last evening was
working all right.
Sexton Carleston, an employe in the card
grinding department nj the Warren Manufac-
turing company's mills, met with an accident
yesterday afternoon. His left hand was
caught in a machine. with the result that the
flesh and finger nails were torn from the in
dex and second fingers of his left hand. DIR.
q. L. Church dressed the wounds and says
that there will be no permanent injury other
than that one of the fingers will become stif.
william Barrett, the tramp who is receiving
the attention of the authorities at the tramp
hospital on Baker street, was last night a very
sick man. A male nurse is in attendance and
everything is being done for him that can be.