The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-23
WARREN.
Town Council Meets and CanvasSeS
Voting Lists.
A Patriotic ival-Philanlhroplc So
cisty Elects Oific rs.

The Town Council held special session
yesterday .aftcrnoon. canvassed the voting
lists and considered the annual reports. Pres
ident Martin presented the names of the fol-
lowing gentlemen who were unanimously
elected conn is ioners on the layout and ex-
,ension OF Water street: Alexander G.. San
ford, John f. Conley and Edwin r. Cady.
patriotic festival was held under the au-
s ices of the Kings Daughters i'm the vestry
5f the NJ. E. Church, last evening and WAS
largely patronized. The room was beautifully
decorated with flags, bunting and patriotic
smbems, and illuminated aside from gas
with numerous banqs ct lamps. The exercises
took place onla stage in the .roar of the room,
md consisted of flag drill by 10 young la.
dies, patriotic songs, recitations etc.
The annual meeting of the Philanthropic
Socicty was held in the town hall yesterday
afternoon, when the following named officers
were elected: President, Ezra NJ. Martin
vice president, Charles II. Handy; treasurer,
A. b. Gardner; secretary, Luther Cole Icom-
mittee on loans, Ezra NJ. Martin, Theodore
Warren, Benjamin Drown: distributing com
mittee, l.. NJ. Martin, H. +. Drown auditors,
Theodore Warren, Benjamin Drown.
List OF letters uncaled for at the postoffice
this morning: Jacob Karcher, Joseph
orsechius. Miss Alice Patricquin. Foreign
Mrs oelena Caron, Mr.. John Pawsld.
Alfred Boucher, onesme Boutin, Cyrille
Boutin. and John Goalit have filed naturali-
zation papers with the town clerk.
The Warren Artillery Veteran Association
held It's annual meeting at Armory Hall last
evening and elected the following officers
Colonel, Benjamin h. Martin; lieutenant col.
oncl, Samuel l.. Peck major, John II. Brown
captain !. c. Drown; first lieutenant John
W. Sinister; second lieutenant G. b. Kelley
adjutant, George G.. Cole: quartern aster,
Jeremiah Goff; commissary, j. n. Pierce
paymaster, W. ID. II. Crawley; surgeon, NJ. K
Barney chaplain, J. b. Barns; standing com
mittee William Hall, j. II. Pierce, J. B.
Barnes.
The school committee met last evening and
considered the ports for the past year.
william ". Manson and wife both of whom
are upward of - years of age, and who hav,
been seriously i'll are convalescing.
The salute of q guns which was fired yes
terday by the artillery was done under tn,
direction of Lieutenant G. W. Abbott, Jr., U
s. A., and was quite noticeable showin.
the proh cheney the members have obtaincC
under his instruction.
The halyards on the flag stats Of COTS Ho
tel and the Union Club were out Of order yes
tcrday morning. and required the services o
sicerle climber William Cary TO adjust them
before Old Glory could be displayed.
Councilman Henry G. Clark and his son ar,
sojourninR in Providence for few weeks.
A dremcn's muster I'm connection with tn
celebration Of the ljOth anniversary Is loolSct
for by the citizens. The town has never ha'
one. n is bcing talked Of and 10 il though
will b. a good feature. The Mechanics Fir
Company, No. 2, own Jcffcrs machine. whicl
the members think Il the equal Of any thin
in tho state. and they would like 20 try con
illusions with be machines from Paw;uckci
rawtuxet. Riverside and Fast Providence.