The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
WARREN.

The tax assessors have completed the
tax assessment for the year The to-
tai valuation of the town is $3,662, 800; /;
real. $2202, $50; personal, 81 400, ,O50. The
rate OF the tax is sl1 on each thousand
dollars, or 40 cents per thousand higher
than last year. The valuation is in
creased over that OF last year $3.50, 500
the increased real estate value being
$72,505 and the increased personal es-
tate $7S,I50 The total tax assessed 10
40.2S5.S0. an increase OF more than
$4,000 from last year. which alone COW
cred the increase OF the rate. The tax
Is increased by reason of the premium
on the town bonds being applied TO tho
payment OF interest and principal OF
the town debt last year.
The following persons and CORPORA
tions pay a tax of 800 or upwards: c.
w Abbott and wife. sl45; James w.
Allen, $l10; Il. G.. Barker $l36.40; Geor-
gianna Barton, $2S2.20; Bristol County
Gas and Electric company. $275; Philip
Burlington and wife, $l0S.90; Alice 6.
Carr, s13S60; Gilbert II. Cole. 1890;
Collamore, Sl21; Jane II. Cornell. $llO;
William Ii. Crowel and wife, 1882; 9.
X. Cutler estate, $l32; Lydia l.. Cutler,
SIG; Cutler Manufacturing company,
$10S7.50; Charles s. Davol. Sl0i60; Emil
lie X. Dow, $l59.50; Margrete $. Dris-
coll, $269.5O; Henry r. Drown estate,
S10230; Nathaniel Drown estate, $llO;
w. Y. Easterbrooks, $l41; Alfred II.
Gardner, $202.40; Georgiana Gardner,
sl26.60; jeremiah Golb. sf6l.70; John @
Hall and wife, $l61.30; William Hall
and wife. $116.l0; William Nonan. Sl61.-
20; Inman Manufacturing company,
$llS.S0; Ezra NJ. Martin, $3s6l0: j. NJ.
Merchant and wife, SilO; Old Colony
Railroad company. $3.50; Cyrus Peabody
and wife, $1i7.40; Samuel S. Peck, $292,-
co; Providence, Warren and Bristol
Railroad company, $59S.40; Gilbert w.
Simmons. $113.30: Seth w. Simmons
$l04.50; Dora NJ. Swift, Sl10; Warren
Manufacturing company, s72e0; Caro-
line +. Waterman. $i10O: John Water
man, $500; Anna s. Webb. $l7S.20: Geo.
Welch. s2s0.50; Sarah r. WILDER estate
s2f2; Phebe Winslow estate. sl65; Orrin
l.. Bosworth. s110: William H. Church.
sl43: Frederic G. Sayles, $220: Henry s.
Sprague, S110.
A new knock about cat boat which
was buftt by Mr.. Godfrey Sef1ens for
Frank G.. Brown. treasurer OF the Cut
Ter Manufacturing COMPANY was
LAUGHED yesterday and made her trial
trip. which proved her u be very
speedy craft.
Miss Nellie Raycroft died at her homs
on Warren avenue Warren. yesterday
at 10 o'clock. She had been confined at
her home for some time with a linger-
ing Illness. She was in the twenty-first
year of her age.
An exciting runaway occurred on
South Main street yesterday. Mr.. Ed.
ward Barton was driving an express
wagon loaded with freight from the
freight depot when a horse owned by
Philip M2nchester became frightened
and got beyond control Of its driver.
The animal was attached TO a tip-cart
The frightened animal tried to pass the
express wagon and i'm doing so took a
wheel OFF 1t. He then dashed upon the
sidewalk and aid considerable damage
to the fence on the Cole estate before
he was brought under control. The ex-
press wagon and freight were the prop
ertv OF Charles ~. Sharks.
Prof. Ralph Kirdsr. organist az
Grace church. Providence who is abou.
to accept the position of organist and |
director at Holy Trinity church. Phla-
1elnhia gave a most successful recital |
at st. Marks church last evening. He |
was assisted by Master Louis Cogge- |
shall soprano. of Bristol.
The engagement IS announced OF /
Miss Annie Walton Smith. librarian of |
he George Halle Free libra~v and Ma. |
rion hudson Bal'ant'ne Of Providenee |
Miss Smith is the daughter of Can't. |
Tohn Smith. prominent and highly re-
spected citizen of Warren fnd Mr. |
BalIantine graduated from Brown uni
in the class of '9S.