The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-03
WARREN.
An Old Resident Dies From Blood
Poisoning.
Council Meets ana Canvasses the Voting
List-Notes About Town.

Mr.. Thomas Victory, an ostimable citi-
zen, died at his home ON Wood street yes
terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the re-
suit OF blood poisoning. He had been
confined to his residence about 10 days
MIR. Victory came to th is town from Ire
land in 1854, bringing with him his VIE
and five children. Since their residence
here five children were born To them. His
widow and six children three sons and
three daughters, survive him. OF his
sons John Il. Is the editor of the Postal
Record and secretary OF the National AS
sociation of Letter Carriers and resides in
Washington. ID. G.. His son William is
superintendent of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, with Headquarters
at BrocktoE, Mass. Patrick is an oyerseer
In cotton mill at Moosup, Conn. I'he
three daughters are Of adult age and mar
ricd Mr. Victory was in the list year
of his age and for the past 20 years has
been an employe of the Consolidated road
and its predecessors on the local branch,
his last engagement being as tender at the
Market street crossing, position which
lie held for the past nine years. His
funeral will be held from his late resi-
dence on Wood street On sunday at ,
D. m The remains will g taken TO 1t.
Marys Church and later inferred i'm fSt.
Marys Cemetery. On the following
morning (Monday) n solemn requiem
mass will be celebrated in the church for
the repose of his soul, by Father 'OKeefe
as celebrant.
Rev. Thomas Johnson, missionary to
Burmah, India, who Is here on yaca-
tion, will deliver an address at the Bap-
tist Church tomorrow evening.
The 9:l7 n. III. train TO Providence was
delayed quite while yesterday on ac-
count Of an accident Ia the shoe brake on
the engine, which was taken OF before
the train proceeded.
The remains of Nellie, the infant
daughter of John and Nellie Davis of
New Bedford, were brought here yester-
day morning ana later taken To Swansea
by Undertaken Wilbur and inferred
There was private social and dance
held at Grange hall last evening, which
was attended by about % couples. Eddy
and O'Brien's orchestra furnished the
music.
There were $40 volumes issued from the
George Halle Free Library during the
month of March on the following sub
raphy and travel, %; science and art, IL;
| fiction, COZ: miscellaneous, 129. There
were 1866 patrons OF the reading room,
during the month.
Right Rev. Thomas NJ. Clark, Bishop of
the Diocese of Rhode Island will officiate
at the morning service at ST. Marks
Church tomorrow and administer the
rites Of confirmation.
The Town Council met this afternoon,
| canvassed and corrected the voting lists
to be used at the state election on the 9TH
inst.
Apropos of the recent meeting of the
stockholders of the North burying ground
j. tAe record of the first body which was
inferred in these grounds. The inscrip-
tion on the stone which marks the grave
is as follows; John, son of Mr.. John
Thurber and Ruth, his wife He died
July 10th, l773 aged one year, three
months and ten days. The first that was
buried in this burying place The stone
which marks the place of the second in
termcnt reads as follows: In memory of
Mrs. Lillis, the wife Of Ebenezer Cole,
| Esq, who departed this life March s,
| A. d., 1915, aged sixty years.