The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
WARREN.
A Sick Horse Wrecks Mr.. McKay's
Carryall.
Sneak Thief Taps a Till-General Notes
Gathered About Town.

A valuable horse attached to a carryall
owned by Samuel Mckay, while being driven
by an omploye on Main street yesterSl Y
noon, had Just crossed the railroad tracks
when he was attacked with an apoplectic ht
and for several hours required the attention
OF Veterinary DIR. Conliin and attendants
Whom the horse was seized he fell, and in
thrashing about made a wreck Of the carriage
and harness. Late in the afternoon, with
considerable difficulty, he was taken To the
hospital of DIR. ConlSlin, where he was
treated.
William T. Honan reports that a sneak
thief entered the rear part of his store on
Water street by u side door yesterday morn
ing and tapped the till, securing several dol
lars. Mr.. Honan was engaged az the time in
his front store.
Highway Surveyor John II. Brown has
completed the work OF putting the streets
and roadways in first class condition. The
suburban highways were never in such good
order. They have all been thoroughly scrAped,
trimmed and rolled. Since the first OF April
about 300 bushels Of oyster shells have been
used for top dressing which co the town
from two to three cents per bushel. No gravel
has been put ON this year The department
will now engage i'm setting curbing and keep
ing the streets clean. The purchase of n
stone crusher will soon receive the surveyors
attention.
John r. Batch Of New Bedford has sold TO
Thomas Kilrov of this town about ten acres
of land i'm the rear Of South Nam street, adj
joining the estate OF Clarence Seymour.
which is To be used for gardening purposes.
The schooner Mary Elizabeth, with 1000
bushels Of seed oysters for George 4. Greene.
.Tr., arrived yesterday noon. 1t is estimated
that about 5000 bushels will be planted here
this season.
Mr.. Robert Cole, one Of our aged citizens, is
confined TO his home on Washington street
seriously ILL
hrbor day, May II, will be observed by all
the schools with special exercises which are
being arranged.
Bridget Graham, widow OF Michael Ora
ham, who was private i'm Company II, First
Rhode Island Light Artillery. has been grant
ed an original pension Of So per month.
The Warren Institution for Savings has de-
clartd n semi.annual dividend of per cent.
A horse attached to a grocery team In which
were two young men became frightened while
delivering goods in harrington Thursday af
teriuSn and started i'm for what proved 90 be
" lbnE run llt tdllt lnTNhkn lilt loWn hNti
the bridges into Wnrre1 the full" Icngth of
Water street to its terminus, wherc ne was
brought mp by striking the dump heaps. The
two men were thrown out when the wagon
struck, and one of them, named Monahsn, re-.
ceivcd n severe scalp wound and q numi or Of
bruises ie was taken TO thu Office uf Dr.
r. H. Connollcy. whore his wounds were dr,'ss.
ed. His comnanion and the horse csca' ct
unhuIt except for slight abrasions Of the
skin.
President Joseph W. Martin and G.. Horny
Sparks of the Council and Mr.. Jeremiah Gon
arrive home this morning from thcr vacation
trip TO New York and Brooklyn.
Surveyors in the employ OF the Consolidated
road are engaged in running lines and making
plats OF the grounds where the new station
building viii be- erected.
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