The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-22
WARREN.
Remains Of Walter e. Aldrich In
TERED In the South Cemetery.
The Schooner willow Harp Floated-
About Oyster She'll Roads.

The remains OF Walter r. Aldrich OF Provi-
dence. who died in that city several weeks
ago, were brought here yesterday afternoon
and inferred m the South Cemetery. The
widow and number of relatives and friends
of the deceased and some 35 members of North
Star Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of Providence, Of
which Mr.. Aldrich was member, made up
the funeral cortege, who came down IN q large
party wagon. On their arrival here stop
was made at Odd Fellows hall, where some Is
or 20 members Of Unity Lodge Joined them
and marched to the cemetery. The remains
were Inferred with the ritualistic services OF
the society. which were conducted by the
chaplain of North. Star Lodge. Brother James
Ives The deceased was native OF the town
and was the son Of Joseph W. and Elizabeth
Aldrich. the former also native here and
well-known for many years as musician,
commencing his career as drummer boy
when but lad. and went TO the front in the
late war as a member of Company !, Ninth
Rhode Island Volunteers
Medical Examiner Nelson II. Hall, M. D..
who performed an autopsy on the body of
Mrs William K. Young, received notice Sat
urday from Coroner Mark III. Wood of Bar
rington that an inquest would be held rela-
tive to the cause Of the woman's death. II is
alleged that malpractice has been charged
against the attending physician DR. Ste
phens. No date for the inquest, which will
be private, was specified. Mrs. Young's death
occurred early in February.
George T. Greene. Sr.. who has been i'll dur
ing the winter MONTHS has recovered suf-
ficiently and left here Saturday to visit the
family Of his son, Joseph. in Providepce.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the North Burial Ground will be held at the
rooms of the Warren National Bank on Satur-
day, the 9th inst.
Mr.. Theodore Warren has presented to the
George Halle Library a dozen or more val
liable volumes of history.
Mr.. 4. Roswell Parker pharmacist with A.
ii. Stanw ood a. Co. for the past fourteen
months, has severed his connection with the
firm and is to leave here tomorrow to engage
in business for himself in olneyville.
The members of Narragansett Fire Engine
Company No. 8 held a social gathering at the
engine house Saturday evening. which includ-
ed ons Of Halle Bowen's chowders and an en-
tertainment in the assembly rooms. Several
members of the board of engineers and of the
Town Council were p:esent as guests.
Several months ago during high wind and
tide the schooner Willow Harp was blown
ashore on the Darlington side of the river,
where she has remained fast until Friday
last when an extra high tide was taken ad-
vantage of and she was floated into tho
stream and later made fast to Bosworth's
wharf where repairs being made TO her witt
be completed.
Mr.. George Height lost valuable horse
Saturday which had been i'll for two weeks.
Among the petitions presented 10 the House
at Washington last Friday.by Representative
Melville Bull was one TO grant pension TO
Mrs. Ellen Dowdcll of this town.
Mrs. Bessie Seymour, department president
Of the Relief Corps Of Rhode Island, G. A. r..
will give a reception TO the officers of the de-
partment Mt odd Fellows hall on the evening
Of March 30.
Ii was in November, 1895, that the large gas
mains were laid in South Main street, from
State street TO point just beyond the boun.
dary line near Two-Mile Hill, when the work
was stopped by order of the Town Council of
Bristol, during which time the pipes have
been. .idle and the question: Of allowing the
company to proceed was in controversy until
last Friday, when the company was granted
permission TO lay pires and make connections
with the Warren pipes. The work will be
commenced as soon as the ground will per-
I
Gas and Electric.Company. which was formed
last June by the consolidation of the gas and
electric companies of both towns, TO manufac-
ture the gas for both towns here, and the
electric plant TO serve both towns will be To-
Gated in Bristol
If there is any one who is firm believer in
the efficacy and beauty of an oyster shell
roadway for main thoroughfare they should
a. sk,., tla,, ain, utr In ia
town at the present time, the greater portion
of which is top dressed with oyster shells.
The mud is several inches thick, and the
nastiest kind of mud IL Is clayey and sticks
to everything il touches like glue. 1t will
ruin the varnish and paint on carriage with
one trip through it, II ii gets on ones cloth
ing IL cannot be brushed off like ordinary
mud, but has to be dug out. In the summer
season when dry the dust from IL is blown
into the stores and residences by the side of
IL TO that extent that furniture and stocks of
goods are greatly injured and frequent com
plaint is made. Store fronts and residences
are also defaced, as il sticks to anything, and
when dry looks like whitewash. With the ad-
vent of the stone crusher which the town has
voted TO ug IL is hoped that the street will
be macadam. cl.