The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-31
CRANSTON.
Ex-senator Stanley Has Had HIS
Grave Lined With Bricks.

The Pawtuxet Firemen are talking Of hold
ing fair. year ago they held one and
cleared $1,000. That success makes the com
pany anxious for "A repetition.
It's little .early for politics, but yet they
are already beginning TO shape themselves Tor
next spring. very significant opening has
been made i'm Democratic circles by the an
nouncement of Chairman Reuben A. Wilbur
of tho Democratic town committed, that he
will not serve another year upon the com
mittee in any capacity Much fault was
found with Mr.. Wilbur and his associates last
spring when they failed 10 put Democratic
ticket in the field during the campaign for an
election OF town officers.
The statement is made that those who were
most anxious to have an opposition ticket put
into the field Only wanted an opportunity 10
sell their votes for 81. Ii is thought that Mr..
Fred Hunt of Knghtsville will refuse TO serve
ON the town committee another year. This
will take away from the committee the two
most ardent workers. Mr.. Wilbur refusal To
serve is significant. from the fact that new
element will likely take hold Of the helm of
the local Democratic party.
The Cranstop Wheelmen nave removed their
quarters from the old Boarding House on
Dyer avenue 10 No. 2 Byron street. The club
has rented pretty little cottage and expects
20 furnish il nicely throughout As the club
increases in membership, and as IL grows
financially strong, the quarters must be
larger and finer in appearance 1t has been
mentioned by citizens that they would like to
see the whcelmen build IA club house.
Mrs. William Lonergan returned yesterday
TO her home ir New Jersey after pleasant
visit with her tr end. Mrs Finn OF Cranston.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Freeman of Edge
wood left today for Newport.
Edgewoods new boulevard, Aliens avenue,
is nearing completion rapidly. From the city
to Shaw avenue, distance OF more than half
a.mile, IL presents pretty avenue scene-a
broad, smooth surface, the level OF which is
broken pleasantly by the ravine near Smiths
Palace. The road here falls and rises as rogu
larly as do the parts of "A circles arch.
The driving and the wheeling upon this
boulevard last Sunday showed how popular
rendezvous il will be tor vehicles when II Is
completed.
Ex senator Edward Stanley, although hale
and hearty good looking young man, Is pre-
pairing for the inevitable. few days ago
Mr. Stanley bought lot in the North End
cemetery. Since purchasing the lot the ex-
Senator has had sufficient courage to supcrin-
tend the work of lining with bricks the grave
he expects TO sleep in-some day. 1t would
seem that the gentleman must certainly have
earned the title captain that was given him in
the late war.
There are four schoolhouses in the course
of erection in the town. The total cost of
all will be about $4,000. Two of then, the
Eden Park and the Edgewood schools. arc
ready for the furniture, and will be ready for
the opening Of the fall term. The other two
that at Wayland Park and the one
at Pawtuxet, are being pushed with all haste
but will hardly be ready for the opening week
Funeral services were held in st. AIMS
church at o'clock this morning for Mrs. Ell
len Burke of Silver Lake.