The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-27
WARREN.
A Large Marine Railway Projected
by Marine Machine Co.
Births During the Year-Captain Lanes
Illness Notes.

Among the important improvements and
| additions which the New York Marine Ma.
| chine Company propose 10 make TO the ee-
vator works plant after the works are in cper-
ation Is hrst-class marine railway, capable
OF handling vessels up TO 200 feet in longth,
with 40 feet beam. As the company proposes
70 make and repair large variety of marine
machinery, Ii will be seen that the addition
or railway will be a necessity, and also
prove OF great advantage 20 vessels plying I'm
the waters OF Narragansett Bay, as there is
no plcant OF this description between Bostc n
and New York The company has a fine
water front and dock with depth of water
at the head at mean low tide OF about l6 feet
with rise and fall tide OF about six feet II
put in, the building known as the blacksmith
shop will be moved the dock dredged TO the
necessary depth 10 accommodate the cradle and
ways. In this connection Mr.. n. l. Crandall,
Jr., Of the well-known firm, of engineers and
marine railway builders OF East Boston, II. l.
Crandall 4 Son, was in town yesterday, visited
the works and with Mr.. Alvin c. Seymour
general manager, inspected the dock and sur,
roundings, and expressed an opinion that tie
proposed improvement is feasible. Owing 10
the heavy ice in the river, soundings could not
be made at this time, but will be attended TO
as soon as the conditions are favorable.
The returns made by the physicians to the
town clerk, which were completed yesterday,
of the births in the year 1896 show a total of
l0j This Is six more than reported for the
year 1895. The parentage includes: Native.
25 Canadian, az English, 3; Portuguese, B;
Polish, 5; irish Z German, mixed TO- and
10 others from as many different parts of the |
world.
The general committee Of 43 on the anniver- |
sary celebration will meet in the district |
court room this evening to hear the report of |
the subcommittee.
Captain Lane, who has been very i'll on |
board his schooner, the Nellie Craig. lying at
Seymour Bros. wharf, was improved this
morning. The captains family reside in
Jersey City, but ne has found many ( lends
here.
Mr.. Eugene Valence and Miss Narquarette
Marchand, who reside at Nayatt, well and |
favorably known here were united in mar |
riage at st. John the Baptist Church in this |
town this morning. The ceremony took place
at 0 o'clock, the Rev. Father Antony ID. Bern
ard officiating. There were goodly number
present TO witness the affair, including /
relatives from Canada and the State of Maine,
The best man was Mr.. August Valence,
brother of the groom. The maid Of honor
was Miss Mary Fahey.
The ice in the river was too much for the
oy ster steamers Bernice and J. l.. Brightman
yesterday, and for the first time this winter |
they were obliged TO init their daily trips to |
the oyster beds.
Mrs. Henry Crowninsbied, wife OF the pro.
prietor of the Fessenden House, is visiting |
relatives and friends i'm New York city.
Mr.. Louis Sallaint enumerator, last even |
ing recorded at the town clerks Office the to.
tai number of children in town between the |
ages of and Is as s0S. This is l45 more than |
was reported a year ago.
curious and unpleasant incident happened |
in one OF our local churches yesterday morn
ng wedding party in the church and
was announced that funeral cor tege had ar- |
rived and awaited the ceremony for the dead.
A hurried consultation was had, the bridal |
party resumed their seats, the funeral party |
with the remains of the deceased entered the |
church, the offices for the dead were per- |
ormed by the clergyman who afterward
oined together in marriage the bride and
groom.
Lieutenant G. W. Abbott, Jr., u. s A. In.
pector, who resides here will accompany the |
Newport Artillery Company on its Wasting
on trip March 4, as the guest Of Colonel Bar
Ter Of that command.