The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-26
VALLEY VILLAGES
Coventry Financial Town Meet
Ing Held Yesterday Was Large.
y Attended.

terday in their annual session ~and a
meeting OF unusual interest was held.
Ezra Is Parker presided. The DOWN
treasurer rendered a report which showed
receipts Of sS5 575. % and expenditures OF
so 5Gs.1S which lef, a balance of ssolc.i 10
In the treasury As the town debt Is
s73t4ts6 II was thought advisable 10
raise the tax ten cents on 800. which
makes tho tax this year 65 cents instead
of 5b cents. AS II was last year. the extra
10 cents to be devoted 10 the raising Of
the town debt.
Tho school committee did not render a
report. one OF the members stating that
the returns from several districts had not
Yet been received and that the report vas
incomplete.
1t was voted that $4,000 be appropriated
for the care. maintenance and repairs Of
the town roads
A motion for an appropriation OF $4,000
for schools was voted down and the ap-
preparation was made $3000
The library at Anthony was given $l0o
and that at Summit $50. which sums are
half OF the usual appropriation.
The matter OF making the state road
In the town more than II feet wide was
discussed at some length and IL was ANAL
~ decided TO do so. the extra expense to
be paid by the town.
II was voted that the board OF tax
assessors be made board OF relief To cor
rect errors IN the assessment and 70 remit
excuses OF taxes.
Voted: That The collection o. all taxes
ior the present year os let 10 the lowest
bidder who can furnish satisfactory sure
ties on his collectors bond and that the
amount OF said bond be $50. 600
Voted: That the town treasurer be au-
thorized to hire money to renew all out
standing notes.
Voted: That overseer Of poor shall be
the superintendent Of the town asylum
and shall manage same subject to the or
der OF the town council; he shall report
annually in writing TO the financial town
meeting. giving "A true account of all re-
ceipts and expenditures. and this report
shall be printed In the tax book.
Voted: That moderators, clerks and su-
pervisors I'm the town be paid 81 per day
for services.
Voted: That the town council be and
hereby is instructed To apply to the su-
preme court for decision as to boundry
lines Of highway from the Warwick line
through the villages Of Quidnick, An
thonv and Washington to Abbot's Cross
ing.
was awarded to ANero o. Hopkins for
sleS.
cENI4Ev,LLE.
At last ali arrayigements for the ded-
catory exercises to be held when the new
Centreville NJ. r.. church is TO be used
! for service for the first time. have been
! completed and on the eth of June the
first of the series Of exercises~will be held.
on that day Rev. Bishop W. F. Malleau
| will preach a sermon at I O'Clock which
| will be Immediately followed by the ded-
| ication ritual In the evening Rev. A. j.
Coultas presiding elder OF the conference
will preach a sermon at O'Clock. on
! Tuesday evening. June 9th. at 7:3
o'clock a reunion Of members will be held
! followed by fellowship service and re-
! ception to former and neighboring pas
tors on Wednesday evening, June 10th.
Rev. Joseph Cooper OF New Bedford for-
mer pastor at Centrevtlle will preach q
/ sermon at .:&0 o'clock On THURSDAY, Jane
llth It $50 p. m a juoilee service or the
! church societies Will oe hello al which the
trustees stewards, Sunday school. mis-
sion Sunday school, willing Workers and
Epworth League will be entertained
and on Friday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock a
reception will be rendered the Light
Bea rers. II the plans do not miscarry the
AFFAIR will he most feicioUs and Will he
one to be long remembered by the mem
bers. through whose efforts the church
has been rebuilt.
IiPPIrT.
A Jew junk dealer driving through Lip
p'tt village Yesterday afternoon In n
wagon which was loaded with rags was
thrown from his wagon by n collision
/ with "A heavy tip-cart which was drawn
by two runaway horses going In the same
direction that he was. Ills wagon vas
struck as the cart was passing and the
forwarl part Of n was wrecked and ne
was thrown out striking heavily upon
his back and iniuring his hip severely.
IL was thought at first that he had
broken his hip but All examination by
pr Smith proved that such vas not the
case. He was sent To his home in Provi-
dcnco on an evening train.
PHENix.
"Rcauty." tho 7-year-old dog owned by
Mrs s. A Myrck. which died at its
home on Sunday. was tcnderly laid away
Yesterday afternoon I'm a casket made by
phenix undertaken. tho interior ~ the
box being upholstered In white With
black trimmings while tho outside was
OF rolished natural cypress. The inter
ment took place upon tho Myrick estate
and was witnessed ny number ~ tho
dead pets IL ends
WASHINGTON.
\ fierce forest fre has ragged since
sunday I'm tho woodland west NJ the Fiat
river reservoir and has already proved
very destructive. many cords of wood
heing consumed and damage amount
ing to thousands OF dollars incurred The
hre was started on sunday probably hy
somc careless person Wandering about
thc place and has ragged in tho woods
since Yesterday - caught In belt of
plncs and lid considerable damage until
the course OF tho flames was STAYED by
tho r'ver Today tho Names have abatcd
somewhat.
HOPE.
Miss y Mabel Latham vss presented
With most beautiful MAY basket last
~ cuing u, the members of her sunday
school class she tcnching n class of
Young ladics NV tho VI. v. Sunday school
The basket W.. beautifully decorated
with rcses and Mas niled With an album
IL.