The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-13
WARREN.
Funeral Of Robert Cole Very
Largely Attended.
Fourth of July Committee Organizes.
Baptist Sewing Society Meets.

The funeral of Robert Cole was held
from the family residence on Washington
street yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
1t was very largely attended by relatives
and friends including many former ac-
quaintances from ont of town. The Rev.
ii. w. Brown of the NJ. +. church con-
Quoted the service A quartet witA-the
following voices rendered several appro-
pirate selections: Miss Alice Carr Miss
Brownell, Mr. John Carpenter and George
Gordon. There was IA profusion of floral
cmblems. The bearers were Messrs John
Emory, William Collamore, Ornaldo T..
Covill, Joseph B. Barton. Inter$hent
was made in the family lot in the South
cemetery.
A party of fifteen gentlemen cashiers,
clerks and directors of the local banks
went TO Providence last evening and were
entertained at the bank clerks banquet at
the Trocadero.
The Fourth of July committee organ
lied this week by the election of James
ID Simmons as chairman, Daniel W.
Gladding as secretary and Benjamin >.
Burlington as treasurer. The committee
Will commence at once to arrange pro-
gram for a creditable celebration and Will
meet again on Tuesday evening next.
The gang whichis laying the gas mains
between Warren and Bristol has starred
in on the Warren end of the line, near
two mile hill, whero the pipes We're Lid
to a year and "a half ago, and have re-
mained idle since that time awaiting the
action of the Bristol Town Council.
The Richmond Gardner memorial con-
test, in which number of the pupils Of
the high school take part in contest in
oratory, is to be held in the town hall on
the evening of June 2S.
4 hn Inv,
the Council have all been taken out and
paid for ut the rate of S225 each.
Since the advent of good tautog fishing
petty river thieves have commenced opera.
ions and several cases are reported where
fish cars have been broken into and the
contents stolen. They work at night and
d. not hesitate in case tho car Is locked
- smash il. II may be an easy way to
get a mess of fish, but if caught it Is not
50 easy to settle.
The police and few citizens who were
on the streets last night were in state of
mind. About 10 O'Clock word was tele-
graphed To the police here from the chief
of Bristol 10 be on the lookout for a young
man named Simpson, who had made
serious assault on some one in that town.
and bad escaped the police. He was des-
eribed as about 20 years of age, smooth face
wearing rusty brown sult of clothes,
and round cap and probably equipped
with a revolver. Officer Walsh ana Con-
molly made special efforts 90 intercept the
fugitive but aJ this writing lie is still at
large.
The following is the vote of the schools
OF tho town which have reported on the
state flower; Arbutus II, buttercup q,
daisy -, golden rod Is, lily 3, pansy 40.
pink go rose 1876, violet 2S, water lily IL.
Amity Lodge of Odd Fellows met last
evening and at the close OF business en-.
joyed IA pleasant social session.
Tho bathing season has opened and
number of boys are having sport in div
ing from the harbor wharves daily.
The annual meeting of the Baptist Sew
ing Society was held in the parlors Of
the church yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: President,
Mrs. John X. West; vice president, Mrs.
John III. Brown; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Henrietta Martin; committee on
work Miss Abby +. Martin, Mrs III. W.
Wntjen; entertainmont committee, Mrs.
II. W. Watjen, Mrs. = L. Thaycr, Misses
Louise and Gertrude Brown. At q o'clock
"a supper was served and in the evening
an entertainment was held with piano
solos by Mr.. John West Miss Ethel Allen,
Miss Mary Crowell and Miss Bessie
Bachelor; readings, by Miss Addle Hop
kins and Clara Gardner; vocal selection,
Mrs. III. W. Watjen.