The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
WARREN.
A Noteworthy Event In the History
Of First Baptist Church.
Servant Girl Badly Scalded-Notes Of
General Interest.

One Of the most noteworthy 'epochs in
the history of the First Baptist church in
this town is or will be, when the dedica-
tory exercises are t. be held In connection
with the placing of the bronze memorial
tablets on the facing of the tower on the
25th inst The committee having charge
OF the affair have arranged the following
program: Organ prelude; invocation by
kov. Mr.. Bixby, pastor OF the Mother
church OF North Swansea Scripture read
ings, Rev. Alva j.. Carpenter of St
Marks Episcopal church; reading OF an
original HYMN written for the occasion by
Rev. Frederick DenisOn; historical adj
dress by the pastor OF the church, Rev.
Herman W. Watjen; address by Prof.
BENJAMIN Clarke, who will respond for
Brown University; address by DIR. Reuben
A. Guild Tor the Warren association;
address by Mr. Amos Perry for the Rhode
Island Historical Society; Mr. Edward
Field will respond for the sons OF the
American Revolution, and Mrs. William
Nc Ransom for the Daughters of the Rev
olution. with an original patriotic solo;
an original poem by Mr.. Hezekiah But
terworth, a former townsman; address
by Mr.. Asa NJ Gammell, "a former super
intendent of the Sunday school; address
by the Hon. Benjamin NJ. Bosworth: {:
presentation and reception of the tablet
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Warren; benediction by Rev. IL. w.
Brown Of the NJ. T.. church.
AT the session of tho Grand Lodge or
Masons at Providence yesterday, Warren
was represented by the following past ofli-
GERS and present officials OF Washington
Lodge, No. B. one of the oldest lodges in
the state: William II. Crawley. the retir-
ing grand master, who was made MEM
ber of the lodge March IL, 1873; Past Mas
ter Henry Z. Clark, member OF the
Town Council, and yesterday appointed
grand persuavant Of the grand lodge;
Col. b. Ii. Martin; John Emory, William
j. Collamore, Hon. Benjamin Nj. Bos-
worth and Orlando L. Covill. Lemons &.
Place, present senior warden, and Elmer
f.. Chase. junior warden.
The Pbilanthropic Society held it's
quarterly meeting in committee room A
in the town building last evening; trans
acted routine business and admitted
three members.
The Young Mems Catholic Club will.
hold social, entertainment and ball this
evening at the hall in st. Marys Insti-
tute building.
MIR. Jeremiah Golf yesterday sold his
Wind Mill farm with the buildings thereon
to Mr.. ID. Boucher of Fall River, Mass.
servant girl employed in the family
Of Mr.. NJ. Hanley AT harrington. yester-
day received painful injuries, the result OF
tho overturning of a boiler of water from
stove, which fell upon her lower limb
and badly scalded one of them. DIR. Il. Il.
Church of this town was called ana
dressed the wounds.
Greene's Landing at present presents n
scene of activity. A large. number of boats
have been hauled up there during the
winter. A number. of them have been put
into the water and Others are being pre-
pared The steam yacht Eleva, owned by
a Mr.. Angel of Providence has been
launched and is being overhauled and put
in order for the season.
The funeral of Mr.. Harley Phillips
Hopkins was held yesterday afternoon
from the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Fales at Hampton Meadows. with
n large attendance of relatives and many
friends from Providence where he formerly
resided ana was well known. The remains
were brought here and entombed in the
South cemetery and will later be removed
To North Scituate where the interment
will be made. Rev. Mr.. Wells OF Paw
tucket ofliciated.
A numper of priests from out of town
were in attendance yesterday in connec
tion with the 40 hours alteration service
held at ST Marys church.
MIR. John Donahuo employed at J. A.
Stubb's oyster house for the past l3 years
has been laid Off from duty for several
months with an attack of illness. He is
now recovering and Is about on the
streets
schooner Addie Randall and Mary
Chaplin and sloop Romp, sailed yesterday,
the Randall for Asonet the Romp for
Somerset and the Mary Chaplin for
Wareham.
At the regular meeting of the artillery
company held last evening the members
were drilled in light:artillery tactics by
Captain Coyle. Colonel .Iohns Waterman
and the members of his staff will leave
here at ? p. III. tomorrow for.Providence
TO attend the governors reception. A
baseball team is to be organized from
mem bers of the company to compete in
series of games with team from the
Bristol artillery. The members have
been selected but not as yet assigned to
positions. The first game will be played
at Bristol on Saturday next.