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B. W. AND B. STREET RAILWAY. 561 and Newport within the next four years, along the main road and the stage route through Barrington. On the building of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad the line was changed to follow the railroad. Telegraph ol^ices have been established at Drownville, Najatt, and Bar- rington Centre by the Western Union Telegraph Company. The Barrington, Warren, and Bristol Street Railway Company. The Barrington, Warren^ and Bristol Street Rail-way Company was chartered in May, 1898, for the purpose of constructing an electric rail- way from Bristol, through Warren and Barrington, to connect with the Union Electric Railroad, in East Providence, thereby making a continu- ous electric route from Bristol to Providence. The capital stock of the company is $500,000. Among the incorporators are Orrin S. Anthony of Barrington, Charles H. Handy of Warren, and Charles B. Rockwell of Bristol. The road will be built through the central section of Barrington during the coming summer, and it is probable that in the early autumn of 189S a person can ride from Providence to Bristol and Fall River, through " Good Old Barrington," on the " Broomstick Train." Telephone Service, A telephone exchange was established with the town in 1881, and has been a valuable aid to the social and business interests of the people. The central office is at Warren. 36