The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28


undertaking Is being borne by the in
dividuals whose homes are connected.
The current used Is generated from small
storase batteries which are strong enough
for the present. but In case the service
IL further extended Il ts very likely that
relays OF wet batteries will be used.
Just as the bell Of the Baptist church
was ringing to warn the villagers that
II was time for them to prepare for ser
vice YESTERDAY Joseph McKeen. mem
her OF the church. ended bis long struggle
with the disease which has confined him
10 his bed for the past year. The cause
OF his death was paresis of the brain.
Mr. McKeen has lived in this section
for a number OF years. having n residence
on the Warwick section and was well
known from his business which was that
of n contractor and builder. About u
wears ago he first felt the effects OF the
disease which finally caused his death,
as he had a severe shock but it was not
until three years ago that he began TO
feel the serious effects OF the trouble and
Il grew gradually worse until Feb. %,
a little over year ago, when he took
his bed 10 remain there until yesterday.
He was In his &th year. having been
born In Meirose, Nova Scotia He was
the youngest son OF 13 children OF
William and Catherine McKeen of that
place where he lived during his childhood.
but no came TO the states later and for
IL years was the master mechanic of the
King Philip mills at Fail River. His
place of business I'm Providence was at
2s7 and $50 North Main street
Mr. McKeen was a member OF the Ma
sonic fraternity. belonging to Peabody
lodge at Peabody, Mass. and he was an
active member OF the Jefferson Street
Baptist church. having been transferred
by letter to the church at Pawtuxet- A
widow and two children. son and r.
daughter survive him. The former is
Ernest McKeen OF New Bedford. and the
daughter IA Mrs Fred Whipple OF Paw
tuxet. The funeral services will be held
Tuesday at p. m.
Members OF the Pawtuxet Canoe club
are getting ready for the summer sea-
son with a vengeance. and are putting in
all the spare time that they can get on
their canoes
Yesterday the float st the headquarters
OF the club at RhoseS-on-th the Pawtuxet
WAS covered with the light craft turned
bottom upward and the owners and
friends. dressed In tho somewhat pic
turesdue garb they effect when at the
club house, were sandpapering and paint
ing the hulls Of the dainty boats. This
activity prose- ges an unusually early sea-
son. and the young men, particularly
those who have made good records In the
thcy want 10 be particularly Mt when the
preliminary races, 10 determine who shall
represent the club In the Massachusetts
contests. will be held. II is understood
that a war canoe crew and 8 tandem
crew Will be sent down to try conclusions
with the Bay state paddlers some time
during the summer
Pawtuxet men are again proving their
progressiveness by the manner which the
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and thus doing away with the hard word
and hong waits during the times that
come when the wind fails them. With
n boat load Of fish or n big order of shell
FISH that is to be hurried 20 market IL Is
n serious matter 10 be delayed by calm
when down the river. so several Of the
best known boatmen that stuck TO their
! sailing craft last year have had auxiliary
engines put into their sloops and catboats
One OF those is Capt. Cyrus r. Austin
who has an overhanging stern put on his
fast catboat and had little, but power
| full engine installed
Capt. Jerome Stone Is another one OF
the men 20 accept the innovation this
year and his boat Is about ready for
use
The usual number OF yachtsmen visited
the yacht club and made a tour OF the
various boat shops during the day yes
ter,isy to see how the spring fitting out
was progressing
With a few clam worms Joseph Smith.
who conducts the hotel on the Warwick
side OF the bridge. went over TO Buffers
wharf on PawtuNet Neck SATURDAY. and
/ caught meas " seven nainsh that
averaged about p pound apiece. and II his
hait had not given ont no THINKS that he
could have got bot moro. Because yes
tsrday Was cold and cloudy there were
very Few persons who carei 20 sit IN an