The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-12
WARREN.
Death OF Edmund d. Gibbs, an Old
Resident of the Town.
Break In a Water Main Man, Money and
Gr0wler Glne.

Mr.. Edmund ID. Gibbs, well known resi-
dent here for the past 20 years, died Sunday
morning at the residence OF his brother-in-
law, Herbert A. Seymour, on South Main
street, nged o. years. Mr.. Gibbs had been
confined TO the house about two weeks. He
was an enthusiastic veteran fireman and for
many years "A member OF tho Narragansetts,
No. 3, and IL grieved him greatly 20 think he
was unable 10 participate in the Fourth OF
July parade. something he hadn't missed for
years. He was also an old forty miner" and
for a number VI years past an expert salt
water angler. His funeral will be held from
his late residence Wednesday OF 2 p. IN, and
interment will DO made in the South ceme-
terry.
Mr.. James Haclkley who has been absent
five six weeks visiting friends and relatives
In England, returned yesterday morning.
At the Artillery Company's range at Ja-
cob's Point Saturday. Adjutant ID. W. Glad
ding qualified as sharpshooter in full,
Privates John Drown and Charles Johnson rs
sharpshooters at 800 yards and Private Ernest
w. Crawley and Corporal Y. K. Maxwell at
the 500 yard range marksmen.
There was break in the water main on
Wheaton street, near Main. discovered yester-
day morning. The water pressure for the
whole town was shut off. Mr.. II. A. Sey-
mour and a gang of men, after several hours
work. repaired IL with what Is known as "a
rag joint, which consists of wrapping tho
leak with canvas, binding with hemp cord
and plaster cast ST Head.
A family of English people residing on
Union street compisined to the police yester-
day that Frenchman whom they had been
entertaining had been sent out at an early
hour with a IS bill and tin pail, with in
structions 10 return with the GROWER filed
with beer and the change. Neither have been
seen since.
The funeral of Arthur, the ll-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Josephs, who died
Friday Of appendicitis was held Sunday
from the French Catholic church, st. John
the Baptist. at 2p. m Rev. Father Bernard
officiated and the remains were inferred in
st. Marys cemetery.
The stock and fixtures in the liquor saloon
on Water street, owned by Francis McMahon
were drenched with water and badly dam
aged yesterday from "a faucet accidentally
left open by tenants who reside over the sa-
loon. The water had been shut off by the
water works employees to repair break in
the main on Wheaton street Some one Of
the family opened the cock. could get no
water and thoughtessly left it open.
Two Frenchmen who were in small sail
boat on the river Saturday managed, by their
evident ignorance, 10 jibe and capsize her.
They were in danger of drowning, when a
young man named Smith, who lives on the
harrington shore, chanced TO be near in his
sail boat and rescued them.
About 20 gentlemen, officials and clerks of
the Household Sewing Machine Company
and the h. 3. Little Coal Company of Provi-
dence came down on their wheels Saturday
and partook of n clambake at Stanley's grove.
followed by sports. In the evening they Wis
tied COTS Hotel had supper and a pleasing
musical entertainment in the pariors.
Mrs Jerusha Ball Willis, widow of William
Willis, died at o'clock this morning at the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs. Blanchard, on
Church street, aged 81 years. Mrs. Willis had
been an invalid for more than 80 years and
has been critically i'll three or four weeks
She was q native of Block Island.