The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-14
The Funeral Of Lorenzo Smith Brown
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon.
These Are Busy Times With the Tax
Assessors -Other News Of interest,".

The funeral OF Lorenzo Smith Brown
was held yesterday afternoon from the
residence OF Chief of Police Rufus w.
Adams at O'Clock There was large
attendance of relatives and friends, and
many floral tributes were a silent. but
! eloquent testimonial OF the esteem In
! which the decendent was held during his
! lifetime. The bearers were composed OF
! relatives OF the deceased, three grand
! children and Chief Adams, son-in-law OF
| Mr.. Brown.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Randolph Street, OF Providence. Inter
ment was in the Carpenter cemetery IN
! Rumford
ASSESSORS ARE BUSY.
These are busy times with the tax as
SCISSORS, who are now assessing the taxes
! for the ensuing year The work OF as
sessng the taxes is growing greater
every year and this year Il no exception
| TO the rule OF progress. The assessors
and their clerk. James Murphy are kept
busy and with probably have all that they
can do from now until the 2oth OF
September. when the taxes are officially
assessed
Each year more OF the property owners
come before the board and make state
ments in regard to the value of their
possessions
The law does not require this. but II
a man neglects II and is overtaxed he has
no legal remedy.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER
Rrightridge Land company sold 10 r.
Lewis Zeigler OF Newport. lot ss9 and
part OF lot $50 on the Brghtrdge plat No.
for $40.
James Mason OF Providence sold to
John b. Carpenter III lots OF land laid
out and designated AT lots 10 Ill in
oh Ctt m 1af nf art nf he
County plat for $40.
William IT Johnson OF Worcester sold
TO Lorenzo NJ. Johnston lots g. "a. and 25
on the Riverside Villa plat for $40. with
all the buildings and improvements
thereon
Lorenzo NJ Johnson sold 10 Stephen
8. Mcintosh the same property for $40.
Mortgagee OF Samuel NJ. Dyer sold 10
Russell c. Dubois. lot IS on the Joshua
Mauran plat for si,lO5.
Russell c. Dubois conveyed same prop
erty 10 Frank NJ. White and Emma ID.
White, OF Providence for $40.
IN COURT.
One man who was brought in from the
Second station was arraigned before
Judge Bliss and pleaded guilty TO
charge of intoxication and was assessed
the usual 81 and costs.
The weekly session OF the Seventh dis
trict court was held this afternoon.
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Notwithstanding the prevailing high
prices OF material there Is considerable
activity In the building line In the vari-
GUS parts of the town. number OF
houses are being erected for residential
purposes and several others are contem-
plated Several buildings for other pur
poses are also In process OF construction.
the most notable being the Grace Phillips
memorial chapel and the large addition
OF the clubhouse OF the Agawam Hunt
club at Phillpsdale. Both OF these struct-
ures are rapidly nearing completion and
II Is expected that the former will be
ready 10 dedicate some time next month.
There Is also considerable building on
the Brightridge plat and the buildings
which are being erected are Of kind
which will add materially not only 10 tho
looks OF the localities in which they are
being built. but to the valuation of the
town as well The wire company at
Phillipsdale are also putting up several
new houses. mostly on Roger Williams
avenue. where they already have n large
number OF handsome dwellings which are
occupied by the employees OF the concern.
HIGHWAY WORK.
Highway Commissioner Cunningham is
doing considerable work calculated to i'm |
prove the condition OF the highways, as |
well as to keep them I'm their present con- |
dition OF smoothness and safety. This |
morning a force OF men were busy clean !
ing out the catch basins on Warren ave. |
nue. in readiness TO take care OF the sur |
face water In case another storm OF any |
size should come.
There are some streets the surfaces Of 4
which we're more or less washed during /
the last severe storm. but taken as n whole /
the streets OF the town are in a much !
better condition that at any time in a |
good many years.
SOME DISSATISFACTION.
In communication from a reader. The
News has been asked 10 suggest the de-
STABILITY of a later collection Of mail |
from the street letter boxes on Sunday
mornings. The collections az present are
made at 10 o'clock. which the writer Of |
the communication considers too early
for convenience. saying that he often
has 10 so over ~ the city 10 drop his
mail into the letter boxes across the
bridge where later collection gives him
more time 10 write Sunday morning let
ters and get them into the mail.
The same communication states that
Postmaster Rich has been spoken 10 on
the subject and is not opposed 10 the
change. but II desrous OF indng out
more fully what the public sentiment Is
before advocating any change.
MARRIAGE RETURNS.
According TO the marriage returns at
the town clerks Office. Frank j. Man
ker Of Red oak. la, and A. Maud Hor-
ton. n we'll known young lady Of this
town were united In marriage In the early
part of this month by Rev. John L. Blake
of the Haven NJ r. church. IL ls said
that the happy couple will reside I'm Red
Oak. where tho groom is engaged in bust
ness
sPoiLs THE BATHING.
The bathing for this wear In local wa
ters is almost spoiled by the large num-
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