The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-22
WARREN.
Racing Yacht Cygnet Being Put In
Shape for the Seasons Work.
High School Alumni Association Meets
and Elects Officers Notes.

Captain Joseph +. Kelley who has re-
sided here for the past twenty years and
for 10 years has been the manager for
Charles Stubbs a. CO., is To sever his con-
nection with the firm i'm few weeks, or
at the conclusion Of the planting season.
The captain and his family consisting Of
his wife and two sons, Will then remove
To Weelileet. Mass, the captains former
home. He will ne succeeded as manager
by Mr.. j. W. Goodspeo1, who has been IN
the employ OF the firm for the past 10
years
The racing yacht Cygnet which has
been housed at Captain Coyo's yard dur
ing the winter, has been put In first class
order and Is TO be equipped in few days
with new metal rudder, and will be put
in commission inside of "A week or in time
To take part In the regatta at Fall River
on Decoration day The Cygnet is owned
by Messrs. John Waterman, treasurer::of
the Warren Manufacturing Company,
Joseph NJ. Martin, president of the Town
Council, and Samuel i. Peck, representa-
tive TO the General Assembly. Captain
John Case has sailed her for the past three
years and during this time she has been
entered in IA races and has won Is first
and one second prize.
Messrs. Alexander Sanford, j Ohm Il.
Comfy and Edwin L. Cady, commissioners
on the layout and extension OF Water
street held n meeting IN the town matt
yesterday afternoon and arranged 20 for
ward the project as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Starr of Boston, daughter Of Mrs
Emily Dow. is here visiting friends for a
few days
| tion of Mr.. John Wheaton, who is confined
to his residence on Wheaton street with
| an acute attack of rheumatism.
The yacht Armorita owned by Frank
| Halle Brown, treasurer of the Cutler
| Manufacturing Company, has been put in
thorough order and launched from Cap
| tain Covo's yard where she has been
| housed during the winter season.
\ party of ton including several gentle
men from Providence are to leave here
this evening with Captain Caleb Carr in
his yacht, "Nellie, for a fishing trip off
Newport and Block Island. Commodore
| Jack" Blaise will chaperon the party
| and act as commander and chief of the
! culinary department.
Tie Warren High school alumni asso-
| citation has elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year: Presidents, Nelson
Read Hall, Nj. ID. ; vice president Mrs.
| Henry y. Cady Miss Patience Cole; secre-
tary and treasurer, Edward j.. Cutler ;
executive committee, Charles w. Greene,
Walter NJ. Young. Alice +. Carr, Flor
| ence l.. Allen, Katherine A. Hanrihln.
The schooners Joseph q. Hamblin. Cap
tain Daniels, and the George f. Carluan,
| Captain Morris sailed yesterday. The
| Hamblin goes to Wareham TO load oysters
| for Weeltieet, and the Carman TO the
| Connecticut river To load lumber for
| Greenport, l.. i.
Capt. John Donovan, In his sloop yacht
| Mary. took a fishing party down the river
yesterday, which included the Rev. FIR.
| O'Keefe of st. Marys church and a num-
Der OF friends. she visited the fishing
| grounds on Ohio ledge and vicinity and
returned with good catch
| Squiteague have come. Yesterday morn
| ing Capt William Schofield and his men
| when they had drawn their seines which
| are set in Palmers river, just above kel-
| ley's bridge found within ID squiteague
about 30 shad, quite bunch Of salt water
+, perch and a number of tautog.
| Reckless riding by bicyclists on Main
street is becoming too common, especially
! in the evening. Many of them take prac-
| tically no precautions ride on both.sides
| of the street, turn corners at full speed
| and ignore the rules of the road while pc
destrians and horse drivers are frequently
| perplexed TO avoid collisions
| The cool nights recently experienced
| have retarded the growth of early vcgeta-
| bles Co the extent that the local market is
| poorly supplied with asparagus, lettuce,
| etc. and the strawberry crop will be a
| week or ten days later than usual.
| On lDurSuhy tDVee luallaIs WltH tilrce
| hand organs and three monkeys arrived
| here from Providence on the same train
| and during tho afternoon the town was
| filed with barrels of music.
| A number Of local fishermen who are ac-
| custOined TO visit the fishing grounds near
| the bell buoy on Ohio ledge at the north
| end of Prudence Island declare that the
| buoy has been removed or shifted from
| its original position, as tho soundings in
| IT'S Immediate vicinity indicate muddy
| bottom where before it was moored on a
| rocky ledge.
| Miss Arliane Thompson of New York
| and servant arrived here yesterday TO open
| and occupy her summer residence on
| Main street, adjoining the public library.
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