The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-07
WARREN.
The Town Council TransactS Probate
and Other Business.
Rankin Assaults His Daughter With a
Teakettle About Town.

The Town Council and Court of Pro-
bate met in regular session yesterday, all
mem bers present. The will of Miss Har-
riet Frances Gardner was admitted to
probate and Georgianna Gardner was con-
firmed as executrix. There are two public
bequests In the will. to ~. Marks church
Sl0O and tho George Halle Library 500
Edward B. Macomber was appointed ad-
mInistrator of the estate Of Henry B. Ma
comber. petition was received asking
that James NJ. Young be appointed guar
dian of George X. Cole, Ethel Cole, Har-
riet Il. Cole and Edith Cole. minors. A
petition was received asking for tho ap-
pointment of John ,. Williams of Provi-
dence as administrator of tho estate of
William NJ. Hubbard. The petitions were
continued for notice.
Routine bills were audited and ordered
paid. The bills for the services OF eight
extra policemen July and 3, at s.. 30 per
day, were paid. The subject of continu-
ing tho services of extra night watchmen
who have been doing duty since the in
cendiary fires was left with the president
of the Council. The subject of placing a
portion of the towns fire apparatus, upon
petition of "a number of the taxpayers of
South Warren, in that part of the town,
was left with the chief Of the department..
who has said that ho could arrange IL.
The Council then announced a public
hearing in the matter of the appointment
Of commissioners of estimate and assess
ment on the layout of the proposed new
roadway in extension OF Child street TO
connect with Wilbur avenue which will
form the new carr iage road To Fall River.
There were severa, owners of abutting
lands present, who were heard, after which
.he Council unanimously appointed Alex
ander Sanford, John f.. Conley and Ed
win t. Cady commissioners.
MIR Charles Prior of Worcester, Mass,
is here on his annual visit TO old friends.
Mr.. Prior Is hale and hearty at the ad.
vanced age OF 80 years. He was former
resident and for over 90 years worked here
at his trade, n cooper.
George Hathaway was taken yesterday
To the Providence county jail by Police
Sergeant Walsh to serve 30 days for as
saulting his wife.
DIR. samuel II. Stevens and family of
Hampton Meadows have gone to Canada
For the first time the walk in front OF
the North Burial Ground Is to bo curbcd.
Superin en- dent of Highways Brown and
his men are TO commence work at once.
Tobn Post, q. A. r., has been presented
with two paintings representing war
scenes ny Mrs. Allen, widow OF Captain
Samuel Allen.
The Warren Manufacturing Company
has had new fence constructed enclos-
ing tho north end of the company's
grounds, extending across tho marsh ard
quite a distance into tho rivor. This will
assist In preventing the trespassing Of
tramps.
Henry Fales. tho youth who was in
iured few days ago by being thrown
from his wheel in collision near Max
wells corner, Is comfortable but not out
of danger.
Horatio Rankin. who lives with his
family In one of the Cutler Manufactur-
ing Company's' tonoments. went homo
drunk last night, and in a very shor
time was making things exceedingly lively
and dangerous for the inmates. Selling
teakettle from the stove no hurled il
with great force at his nine-year-old
daughter. The missile struck the girl on
the hoad. knocking her sonscless, anu cut
ting and brusing her face in shocking
manner DIR. Counolly was sunmone Il
and attended the girls injuries while the
brutal father was arrested and locked up.
This morning he was arraigned. found
guilty and fined $40 and costs AS he had
no money with which To pay. be was
taken to the Providence county Jail at
CrausfOn