The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-31
cord Of the Good Work Tha! Has
Been Done the Past Year.
|BE NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
hovs THAT 1o1 Families Have Been As
\ sistsd-In These Families wore SOC
Persons-The Annual Meeting of the
baptist Young Peoples Union.

Last evening the Associated Charities
'5f Pawtucket held its annual meeting In
Music hall. Rev. II w. Hamilton pre'id.
Ing. Addresses were made by Judge
over ~eer OF the Poor Peck
han, ami Rev. George p. II rry, pastor OF
khe Broad Street Baptist church OF
central Falls. The report Of the treasurer
&howed the expenses 10 he 81 ,463 3S. leav-
ING balance OF S257.70 ia the treasury.
The following were re-eIectad TO the
pcar.i of reference Mrs. T. L. Ferry,
Mrs. c. o. Read, Mrs. A. A. Mann.
Mrs. b McCabe. Mrs. C.. +.
P-rvear. Darius j.. G n and Graham
20 sperth ate. T. WA d A. Greene was
t( cted aud tor The ninth annual re-
D ,rt Of the agent, Graham Cowperthwaite,
Vas read anu accepted. In it he state
That the association has done much good
work duri the past year, ami has been
&he - cans of lleviating large amon
> suff ring. There h been 10l families
ASSISTED and OF them rs are new, not hav-
5ur been assisted before. In these fam
Hes were 302 persons. Sine the asso
tiation was organized GO fami-
Hes. comprising 2is5 person.. have been
ksslsted. Many ord RS have b en- ven
tor the nccessaries of life. AMI during
e year the agent ha' made 1860 visits.
A1 report speaks of il as being goo
3. for Ihs state to apply the Keeley cure
II its penal institutions. advis the Leg
|nlature to pass a more severe law to deal
with wife beaters. and speaks in pleasaat
|trms Of the good work done by the Day
fursery.
Baptist Young Peoples Union.
Today the first annual convention OF
5be Bapt st Young Peopie's union OF
Rhode Island is beinx held in the First
Baptist church. A conservation meeting
|vas held at 1.30 this afternoon, followed
Py bust ess session. Letters fr III the
Yarious societies In the state were read
had seye' al speeches made. The rfports
how that most OF the societies
IRE tn prosperous condition.
NJ 5:l5 o'clock the committee conferences
ki.l be held. The evening session will
}pen with "A Gospel praise service at 1880,
followed at s by addresses by President
kudrews OF Brown university and Rev.
Mex Blackburn OF Cambridge. Mass.
1t VIM Cost sc, 700.
Tie joint standing committee on police
f tAe city council met last evening ana
awarded tho contract for the police
|i0nal system to the Gsmewel company
f Boston. The system is TO bo put In
complete for So. 200, the number OF boxes
p be 90. Mayor Brown signed the con-
ract. but IL will not be in force until the
|ompany gives bon OF 5000.
Contract Awarded.
Last night the joint standing commit |
be on streets held meeting and voted TO |
ward contract for lighting the city |
|pr three years TO the Pawtucket Gas |
|ompany. The terms are the same a
Fere in the proposed contract which was
etoed by Mayor Brown.
Odds and Ends.
Tonight the board of alder men will |
bold meeting. The charges ag ainst the
SCISSORS OF taxes will be considered.
Yesterday George Derossiers pleaded |
FULLY to the charge OF carrying concealed |
Foapons. and was bound over TO the
Igher court. He could not obtain bail |
Ind was committed TO Jail.
George ID. Chappell, Republican c,ndi-
late for warden in the Fifth ward, has
.eclined to serve. and the vacancy has |
Seen filed with thu name of John |
Harney.
A Portuguese family. consisting OF
pan, his wife and two children, applied |
3 the overseer of the poor for aid. The
pan had had nothing to eat for three
lays, aud yesterday morning went into
|he woods in the hope of finding acorns,
puts, apples, or something for his |
'Rmiiy to eat. Their condition was dis
lowered by fellow countryman, aud the
bother and children were brought tn the |
Pnice OF the overseer OF the poor. They |
we're thinly clai, and the oldest chi d.
wo or three years Of age, had neither
'boes nor stockings. They have been in |