The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY
New Town Council Meets and
Elects Officers. ..CarniVaI
COmMItteo Has Substantial
Surplus

| Gil HcIu It's nrst regular session In tnt
council chamber at Apponaug yestsrday
afternoon. About rs officers and taxpay'
ers assembled In the hall 10 see how the
new council would begin business
Tho officers that are appointed by the
council were the first ones TO bo chosen
and they were: Probate Judge. Job s.
Carpenter; sealer OF weights and meas
ures. John Ford OF Lippitt; jsnitor OF
town hall. Charles II. Arnold; officers In
charge OF police stations. Apponaug,
Charles II. Arnold, Lippitt, James Parkin-
son. Centreville. C. NJ. Briggs, Pawtuxet,
Charles Gorton; special constable under
liquor law. Gustaf A. Thornell OF Pontiac;
Keeper OF asylum, Henry Tafft The
offices OF auditor OF accounts and super
intendent or electric lights were abolish
ed: pound keepers James @. Ludlow at
Old Warwick, /. X. Cursor at Arctic,
Fred Cole at Pawtuxet and Daniel J.
Lambert at Cowesett; fence viewers
Frank Cole. Gilbert IL. Wood, Benjamin
Dawley, James Carroll and John Brown;
Inspector OF kerosene, Henry W. Barber:
Inspector OF Bicarbonate OF Soda, A. II.
Vanasse of Arctic and S. w. Hines OF
Phenix; sealer Of leather, George b. Mich
OILS; packer OF fish, John b. Gardiner OF
Apponaug, weighers OF cotton Charles
n. Markham, Orrin l.. Holbridge, Charles
ID. Robinson. Henry II. Brown. Lewis A.
Ellington, William G. James. George a.
Gradiner, John Greene, Arthur b. Loovett,
Ernes De Wolf. Fred II. Clarke, Fred
Hathaway. William A Johnson, John Il.
Allen. Lucian w. Searle. Thomas Clay.
Henry G.. Lincoln, Peter Nolan, Jr, Aaron
II. Watson. John NJ Burdick. George II.
Gallagher Clarence /. Haddock; auction
eers, Benjamin F.. Gorton. Joseph Per-
kins, Jr.. Henry A. Shippee, Francis Bry.
ant, Thomas NJ. Holden, John Cassidy,
Walter A. Hill, John c. Brown William
c. Tibbitts. Charles A. Johnson, Herbert
NJ Clark, Joseph Gilbert, Henry @. Bud
long. Frank o. Johnson, Arthur p. Ayles-
worth. John e. Weacer, S. NJ X Robert
son.
Committee on printing, Councilmen
John Pearson and Joseph Barber.
Committee on towns property, George
E. Stillman and Ralph c. Waterns
Committee on rlats. William Smith and
DR.. Long.
Committee on street signs Martin La
feur and DR.. Long.
Game wardenS. Louis H. Knox, George
A. Snow.
Police constables, NJ B. Lynch T. s.
Andrews, o. +. Lynch, r. s. Butler. James
Covell. Daniel Jordan, Walter Hull. T..
Perkins. Widen Williams, Charles A. Cor
ton, Henry Budlong, f. w. Lockwood. @.
+. Cattell, r. ]. Sprague. David Ross.
Henry Dyer. Andrew Johnson, Louis h.
Knox. Edward Cloutier Louis Bacon, ].
Z. Nadeau. Joseph Gendron and Louis
Brindamour.
Appointments for the following Offices
were left over: Town solicitor. tax col
lector. town physician, health officer.
highway commissioners, officer 10 attend
district court, appraisers OF dog damage.
dog constable. corder OF wood and officers
TO enforce automobile ordinance.
The other business transacted by the
council was as follows.
Highway commissioners were instructed
not TO do any moro work unless directed
by the councilmen this order to last
until the new commissioners are appoint
ed.
Report of superin tendent OF lights was
received and placed on file. The report
shows that the town has saved nearly
$4,000 last year over the light bill of 1904.
Petition of S. Smith for remission Of
| taxes was continued. Claim OF Elizabeth
Perry OF Arctic for damages sustained on
| Cursor street Arctic. was continued.
Petition Of Providence Telephone COM
pany TO set poles on south side of Pike
street. continued. Councilmen Pearson
and Laleur were appointed a committee
! 70 investigate
The usual town bills were then approved
| by the council
| FUNERAL OF MRS. BOwKER.
| The funeral Of Mrs. William Bowker OF
| Centreville, who died at her home on War
wick avenue on Saturday was held this
| afternoon at o'clock from her residence.
| Rev E. p. Phreaner pastor of the Cen
| treville NJ T. church, offlciated.
| The deceased was Sc years of age and
| e., f,V 4itNo MaYa
| floral tributes covered the casket.
CARNIVAL COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Phenlx carnival committee held a
meeting last evening In the office of the
| Riverside Press at Phenix. II was found
that after all the bills had been paid there
was nearly $50 left. This is to be de-
posted I'm a savings bank under the
names OF tho trustees and II will be held
| for future use. The committee Is to call
another meeting within a short time and
at that meeting II will pe decided whether
or not another carnival is to be held next
year The trustees this season were w. f.
Spalding, w. A. IIill and II. y. smith
MRS. HOPKINS PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Annie s. Hopkins OF Quidnlck
street. Arctic Centre. died at her home
al an early hour yesterday morning, after
an illness lasting but three weeks. The
deceased was the wife OF John w. Hop
kins, n well known resident OF the valley.
Mrs Hopkins was &C years old.
Her funeral will be held from her late
residence tomorrow at noon.
NOTES
The Anthony Girls club met In regular
session last evening
The funeral OF Mrs David Martell Of
Arctic Centre. who died at her parents
home. was held this morning from ST.
y, Int Gnf Va a
Joseph's cemetery
Kent lodge. y. Il. o. p, OF Phenix. Will
hold n semi monthly meeting tonight.
Miss Violet Lewis OF Centreville, is
visiting friends I'm Coventry Centre.
Hazel. the youngest daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs W. G. Cook OF Arctic Centre. r. re-
ported as seriously I'LL
Patrick Costello OF Forsyth avenue, Cen
treville has returned home after spending
a few DAYS vacation as the guest OF rela-
tives In Providence.