The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-10
VALLEY VILLAGES
Interesting DoIngs at the Meet
ing Of the Warwick Council.
Other Notes.

The council were late In starting their
business yesterday. although a protracted
meeting IL the star chamber was first
held The business was as follows: The
sig sawtelle Circus company was given
permission to give show in Riverpoint
on June lst. the license fee being set at
sl5
The petitions Of Samuel Williams. Louis
Nichols and Franklin Smith were con
tinued, the last one indefinitely.
A petition for liquor license from Jo-
seph Mayo at Natck was refused
A petition from Mark Dutley for
saloon at the corner OF Maple and Ottawa
upon the strength OF remonstrance. A.
number OF the officials OF the Centreville
M. E. church were present and spoke
a mission which adjoins tho land where
the saloon was TO be, and the Officials ar
gued that the saloon would be serious
detriment to the work OF the mission. Re
marks were made by Rev. Edwin K.
Phensaners Samuel M. Clarke and Clar-
ence Howard. all OF whom presented the
evil In the same light and urged the re-
fusal OF the granting OF the license. Their
remonstrance carried and the license was
refu1ed upon the motion OF Mr.. Vanasse.
Thomas Post. @. A. r.. OF ApponaNg;
was given permission to use the town hall
on Memorial day. When. the desired per-
mission had been granted Captain North
up asked IL the post was sure OF the use
OF the hall. President Woodmansee said
that he supposed 80. as the authority or
the council was supposed TO be the high
est in the town. Captain Northup then
stated that the veterans did not want want, to
that had occurred on Sunday.
Ii seems that on Sunday some or the
members OF club In Apponaug which
are 10 hold a show In the town hal soon,
attempted 10 enter the hall 10 rehearse.
but were refused admfttance by the tuT1f-
tor. Richard Northup. Mr.. Woodman-
had asked the tanitor for the keys. and
had been refused Other members or the
council then expressed themselves that
they thought that the right OF the hall
Northup was sent for and when he came
Mr. Woodmansee asked him for the rea-
son why the keys had been refused him
the day before.
Mr.. Northup said as follows: "A young
man came TO me on Sunday and asked
for the keys or rather demanded the
keys. I told him ] was going TO a fun-
eral and as / did not like the way he
spoke TO me before the others who were
about / told him he could not have them:
He said he would get them and onernl
me odds / told him then that he would
not get in nor anybody else" Mr.. North
UP then SAID that Mr.. Blackmar had come
to him and asked for the keys, and that
the other men. he refused. Later In the
day Mr.. Woodma came and asked
for them and he had refused him also:
you have more authority about the
building then. than the council has. have
your said Mr.. Woodmsnsee; but Mr..
Northup replied that he had not. but
that he did not intend for anyone TO get
the best OF him In the way the young
man had tried to lie and Mr.. Blackmsr
then got into a heated discussion and Mr..
Northup finally said that he had always
worked hard for the party and that he
would get legal advice In regard TO the
matter Nothing was done In regard TO
the matter, however. and the appointing
action was deferred until the next meet
inE 10 vourv Mems soc,s, club were given
permission to hold minstrel show In
the town hall onrhe evening or May 10
Frank II. Tiff was appointed police
constable. 49, -
Charles Huntoon, James y. Bissell.
Ebinizer Crowell and Charles II. Pollard
were drawn az jurors. ,
Charles r. Wescott was present ana
stated that on the evening OF April H
he had been thrown from his wagon OH
the road in Apponaug by the wheel going
over "A large stone in the street and that
he had been thrown out and had had his
collar bone broken. He wanted 10 know
what compensation the town would make
He was advised by Mr.. Woodmansee TO
write -ont-his- claim m-and- had II In the
council and that they would investigate
n and take some action.
II was voted 10 receive the vote taken
az the meeting on May in regard TO the
resignation OF the keeper of the town
farm IL was voted 10 accept the resigna-
ton.
long session.