The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
WARREN.
Turner Street Will BE Widened and
Improved.
Electric Light Poles Placed In Position.
Compel tive Drill f,r Promotion.

Turner street. the main thoroughfare
from Child street, leading To tho Cutler
Manufacturing Company's mills and the
Warren Foundry and Machine Company,
Is TO be widened and improved. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Il. Danu, owners OF the prop
erty at TIE corner of Child and Turner
streets, nave consented 70 present TO the
town by arrangement with Committee
man Councilman Charles III. Sparks
strip of lana fronting their estate on
Turner street about eight feet deep and
l25 feet In length. This will be used 10
widen the street and sidewalk. The walk
Will bo concreted, curbing sot, cutters
paved and the street put in first-class con-
dillon. Surveyor Of Highways John III.
Brown with his men will commence op q"
eratioDs early next week. This street
runs east of and parallel with the road
bed Of the Consolidated road and should
the contemplated arrangements 10 MADE
for the erection of "A new railroad station
the closing OF Joyce street will fur-
nish the main egress To the manufactur-
ing concerns mentioned between Child
and Franklin streets, leading from Main
street, distance of nearly "a half mile
The Bristol County Gas and Electric
Company, a consolidation of the electric
light and gas companies OF Warren and
Bristol, had placed in position Wednesday
meet the two towns. The wires will be
strung in a few days. When the arrange
ments are completed the electric light
plant here will be abandoned and the sup
ply furnished from the works In Bristol.
Inc gas supply for the two towns will DO
for "a while manufactured at the plant
here The laying OF the gas mains from
the gas house IN Bristol TO connect with
the line now under ground TO the divid
ing line between the towns will be COM
pleted rsxt week. Ii is said on good au-
thority that eventually both systems Will
be operated from new plant 80 be 10
Gated in Bristol
Yacht Venona. owned by Cashier III. w.
Eddy OF the National Hope Bank. was
launched yesterday from Capt. Hart's
yard on the harrington shore, and towed
10 Col. John Waterman's wharf, opposite
the club house, where she will be put in
readiness for the summer season.
IL Is rumored that wholesale liquor
and bottling establishment To be operated
by Fall River parties Is To be located here
at an early date.
Sowamset Lodge. A. o. u. Workmen
met last evening. There was "a large
attendance including number Of visi-
tors. One proposition for membership was
received. A very pleasant social session
with speeches by various members and
collation. followed the business meeting.
At the next meeting the initiatory degree
will be worked and those present will
feast on Strawberries. cream and cake.
MIR. Joseph Adams, president OF the
North Burial Ground Association, with
a gang of men was engaged yesterday In
moving the grass in this cemetery, and
otherwise putting IL in order, preparatory
for Memorial day exercises The assoei--
alton has recently expended several hun
dreds of dollars, in fixing up the grounds
and shortly the sidewalk fronting on
Main street is TO be curDed, the cutters
paved and the fence painted
Messrs. Sanford, Cady and Conley, COM
missioners on the extension of Water
street, held meeting last evening in the
town building, considered the recent sur
vey of the grounds and otherwise pro-
grassed their work
Surveyor Of Highways John IL. Brown
who is under orders To purchase stone
crushing plant for the use of the town
yesterday visited Pascoag where there Is
an improved machine in operation. lie
last evening expressed himself as much
pleased with its work, but before making
"a purchase will visit and inspect other
plants.
The litigation between Benjamin G.
Barker. mnistrator Of the estate of the
late William III. Barker and William II.
Parkinson involving the saloon property
at the corner of Joyce street and Railroad
avenue has been amicably settled
Deacon Daniel ;. Bushee who sustained
fracture of one of his ribs on Saturday
last by a fall from his wagon is getting
along nicely and will soon be able to
attend TO his duties. DR.. Nelson X. Hall
is attending him.
The artillery company was drilled last
evening by Lieutenant c. w. Abbott Jr.,
II. ;. A., in bayonet ana setting up tao
tics. AT the conclusion of the drill q COM
pettive examination was held before the
lieutenant and officers of the comnany
with Corporals Frank Maxwell, Charles
Bosworth and Charles Miller as candidates
To fill the 9th sergeant's position made
vacant by recent promotions. The result
of the contest will be made known at the
next meeting Of the company.
A baseball team has been organized in
the town and at IA meeting held last even
ing John h. McDonough was elected man
ager and Stanley Sinister captain. The
team has arranged TO play a game with
the Ea;t Providence team at the Driving
Park on Memorial day. Ii would like to
meet any amateur team in the state.
I 1t was expected that Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
iel IL. Dana would reach here this morn
ing from Florida. but "a telegram received
by their son states that on account of the
late arrival of their steamer at New York
they were not able TO make connection
with the Fall River lire boat They will
reach home tomorrow.