The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

denoe, March 2, ls00" The book has
always been in the possession or tine
family and is now the property OF great
grandson of Capt Low.
The assessment of the Warwick tax Tor
1897 has been completed and shows an In
crease In the taxable property in the town
during the yesr OF sf1i $50. There are
at present AZ persons and corporations
in the town paying tax on $40 goo ana
over and the total amount OF the TAX
assessed this year is S7i, l6o. ~.
Tomorrow will be observed as Temper
ancs sunday at the knotty Oak Church
at Washington. ard in the afternoon Rev.
Fenner jacques will preach "a special ser
mon on the subject CT temperance
Considerable excitement was caused in
Arctic Centre yesterday afternoon by
man named Meunier, who was appar-
emily on the verge of an attack OF dellr-
ium tremens. In company with his wife
and sister ha went into James Cofiield' $
saloon on Quidpick street and called for
three glasses Of beer 10 be- sent into
private room. The beer was served by
the barkeeper. who noticed that oil three
were under the influence OF liquor. In n
few minutes the man and women began TO
sing and became very noisy and MIR.
Cofleld told the barkeeper To tell them to
xeeb quiet or leave the place. The man
at once came out into tho barrooln and
attempted to assault the barkeeper, but
he had evidently struck the wrong man
and would have received n sound drub-
bling If Mr.. Cofileld had not interferei.
The man ard women were elected from
tho saloon. but as soon as he reached the
sidewalk he grabbed an empty lager beer
Keg which was standing beside ths door
and hurled it through the window.
wreclling seven large panes of glass Be-
! fore he could be captured he ran out into
the street and seizing an iron har from n
passing wagon ran up tho street striking
| and breaking the fences and yelling like
an Apache Indian. He was followed by
a large crowd who had collected. but he
| threw down the bar and made his escape
| before the arrival OF Officer Cursor.
Later in the dnv his brother went to
Mr.. Colfied's s place, and agreed to settle
| for the damage done If Mr.. Coltield would
| not have his brother arrested ana the
offer was accepted on the condition that
Meuneir should give the place a wide
berth in the future.
A man named Sevi9ny made two
determined attempts to end his life at
| Crompton Thursday and had IL not been
| for the GOODNESS of Officer Riley he would
| have probably been successful. Early in
the morning he commenced to celebrate
| Thanksgiving but as he was unused u
| drinking the liquor instead of making
| him happy made him crazy, and as q
| result ne attempted to whip the family
| and clean out the house generally. OtliceI
| Riley was summoned, hut when he ar
| rived mt tho house the man had left and
| gone To the pond with the intention ol
| committing suicide. Before hc could bt
| followed and found he reappeared at tn,
house dripping wet claiming that he hat
tried tn drown himself but he could no
sink. Officer Riley gave the man som,
advice and told him that If he made On,
more trouble he would be arrested. Ii
| short time the officer was again calleC
| to tho house and arrived Just in time {,
out the man down from the bedroom doo
on which he had attempted to hang him
| self
The officers did not arrest him. but tn,
| man will probably be taken into custod,
| later and examined as To his sanity.
| Felix Denis lives at Crompton and 70
some time past has had two boarders,
! man named Congdon and n woman wh,
| calls herself O. O'Rourke. Yesterday after
| noon his boarders went ort for a stroll
| and have failed to return. Denis is 40
so sorry about that, but he is mourning
/ the loss of suit of clothes of his owi
and some wearing apparel belonging t,
his wife, which they took with them.