The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-11
VALLEY VILLAGES
Warwick Town Council Chief
Of Police Report
Jane Booth Dead.

An unusually large crowd was in at
! tendance at the meeting OF the Warwick
council yesterday afternoon. After the
customary private meeting the council
adjourned 10 the chamber and the meet
ing was opened with the usual number of
petitions. which in brief we're as follows:
Petition from residents OF Phenix ave-
nue. 10 have the street repaired and two
more street lights placed was referred TO
Mr. Bowen and was continued.
| Petition from d. Russell Brown and
others TO have macadam continued along
Warwick avenue TO Oakland Beach. IL
was voted to proceed with the macadam
as far as Lockwood's 5 corner at present.
| Petition for three lights in Apponaug
was discontinued.
Petition from number OF the residents
/ of Natick TO have the liquor license OF
/ Angelo De Fort revoked. The liquor com
plainant was Instructed 10 investigate the
matter and TO report at the next meeting.
| Petition for electric lights on Warwick
| avenue was referred TO Mr.. Dawley.
! Petition of John Keefe for second
class liquor license and also a hotel IL
cense was refused on account OF strong
\ remonstrance.
Petition for the town to accept McNin
street In Arctic Centre as public high
Voted that SS47.50 overtaxed amount OF
| taxes for 1900. be remitted.
! Petition from the tax assessors asking
for the repayment of taxes over assessed
during the past year.
! John Goodbridge and Walter Phealan
were appointed police constables
! In regard TO the Hawthorne hotel IL
cense, which citizens residing near IL in
/ Silver Hook objected to and had fled
! lremonstrance. both sides had formidable
! arrays of testimony present and the out
come of the matter was eagerly awaited.
| Sheriff Lynch was first called and stated
| that he and the other officers had visited
the place on the Sunday in May and de-
owen. the defendants attorney then ap
piled few questions. and Peter III. Per-
kins. the liquor complainant. was called.
His story tallies with that told by Sher-
In Lynch. and Reginald e johnson was
called He said that he had seen a num-
ber OF men under the influence OF liquor
coming from the place on Sunday. He al
so presented some other unusual happen
ings about the place. Alfred Ellis was
then called and he testified to all that
Mr.. Johnson had said Mr. Owen then
called his testimony and Frank Cole
said that he had hauled gravel into the
yard and had been back later to collect
his money but during that time he had
seen no fight nor drunks. James Barker,
a stoneman, Donnie Keeley, farmer
and Joseph Armstrong, a taller. from
Providence, were called on and all claim
ed not TO have seen anything unusual
about the place. Mr.. Armstrong even said
that he had never seen a drunk there.
but Mr. Armstrong; definition of a
drunk proved quite amusing
Joseph Remington was called and
said that he and Ned Cites were In the
saloon at the time the officers visited
the place, but persisted that he did not
get any liquor there Edward Terney and
Amasa Sprague, 3D. were called and then
Haggerty. who runs the place and later
Ballou his manager" or bartender There
could be little doubt from the testimony
given by the Haggerty side that the
place was n model one Mr.. Owen, how
m he
wished to bring out the point that the
reputation OF the Hawthorne hotel was
no worse than other hotels in the town
which goes on with their business with
out protest
The council adjourned 10 the star cham
Der again and finally decided that the H.
cense should not be revoked
An amendment was made TO the or
dinance governing the dumping or re-
fuse The ordinance formerly made the
distance 1000 feet from any house where
II was permitable for the refuse TO be
dumped. The amendment makes the
distance 800 feet. The usual number of
bills were then ordered paid and the
meeting adjourned after a long session.
RlVERPolNT.
Chief of Police Andwers OF Warwick
submits the following report for the
month OF July. arrests: Assault. /;
drunkenness, /; idle. /; common drunk
ara, y u-SorderlY person, l. peddling
without license. 1: tramps lodged over
night. 3; stolen property recovered. /
bicycle. l boat and ! dog: street light.
found out. 2S; complaints investigated
and quellei without arrests IL
CROMPToN.
As n result OF the paralytic shock suf-
fered by Mrs. Sarah Jane Booth. widow
OF the late Wright Booth. on Friday,
she quietly passed away yesterday, ap-
parently without pain She was rs years
old and was we'll known about the val
ley After being seized with the shock
her attending physicians offered no hone
and the end was expected she not re-
gaining consciousness since she was
taken I'll
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
In all probability there will be n band
concert at Phenix tomorrow evening. at
least an attempt is 10 be made to hold
one IL a band can be secured IL Will be
held
man who claimed 10 live In Hope was
arrested in Lippitt late yesterday after
noon by Patrolman Butler who says the
man was drunk and disorderiy.
Leaky sewerage carts on North Plea
SAINT street I'm Phenix are the source OF
considerable complaint upon the part OF
tho residents IN that section
Charles Augel OF Hope has signed with
the company OF why Women Sin" 20
play the leading male part for the
coming season.
Town Clerk Lockwood and Town Ser
geant Shippce left yesterday for trip
TO California. intending to be gone a
month.