The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-18
At EAST PROVIDENCE.
4 Serious Burning Accident to Young
]. ". Miller Last Night.
TO CELEBRATE ADVENT OF ROAD.
Citizens to Welcome tho Electric Road
to Fast Providence by Celebration.
A Drunken I;eveller who Gave rolice
u Hard Task-Free school Hooks

i<tst evening Wnlte ID. W. Mitler, JT.s
was assisting his father.to light the naph-
tha lights on Burgess avenue lie was
serious y burned by the explosion OF the
n,phtha torch usei for the lighting. The
torch was lying i'm the bot ON OF the
wagon. and noticing that IL z I've signs Of
exploding he picked IL up to
hnrl Into the grass near by
scattering the naphLha all over him and
burning him terribly. H. jumpc from
the wagon aud rolled in the dust of the
road To ex,ingui>h the flames, hut that
did not avail aud DIR. w. W. Hunt, who
was near by. procured blanket and
rushed To the young mans assistance.
BY wrapping the blanket about him he
succe 'ded In extingnistilg the flames.
fon ~ Miller WAS carried TO the house
OF Il. Il. Johnson. where his burns were
dressed. There was considerable alarm
over the nc lent at first. but later de-
veiopmeDts have aileviated all fears of
fata results
To Celebrate tho Evcnt
T. Q advent OF the electric railroad this
week is to be fifth gly celebrated by the
cit zsus OF tho town. TIL, following have
to arrange for the oeIrbra.
tion. Ex-tJwn Councilman l.. S.
winchester. clAirman. William IL. NJ
son: clerk. Il. T. Knowlton, Fred Cady,
Will meet in the NarraxansstL engine
hall toni xht TO make such arraa gsmeuts
rs have not already been made and to
perfect plans for the celebration.
A Tough Customer.
Lust night Officer NJ ,nroe of the second
pre- ,inct. assisted by i've other stalwart
guardians OF the peace. attempted to
arrest man for reveliing, but found
that thev had struck bigger Job than
they had a. FIRST supposed. The man,
imbiped, fought the officers with the des-
peraton If a fiend, aud was only suD-
died after a long and hard struggle
Whom carried up to the Seventh
district court this morning by officer
Monroe, he WAS literally covered with
blood. The bosom OF what had been. IN
the distant past, a white snirt was
STAINED with blood almost beyond recog-
milton, his face VS. besmeared with
blood. his eyes were swollen half way out
Of bis heal. and the general appear.
ance of the man, although disgusting In
the extreme. could not fail to rouse the
sympathics OF those around him. He
pleadel guilty to the charge OF revel ling
and received the usual sentence.
Free school books
The school committee have for some
time past been busy making arrange
ments for the free distribution of school
books among the scholars OF the public
schools Ia comp lance with recently
enacted law passed by the general asyen.
bly,. There is no town mouey which .u
be us ID for such purpose as such "a CON
tingency was no anticipated nc tie
annual town NEE wnen the Hppro-
priations were maue. and it is probab,e
that special town meeting will have to
be called to dispose OF the matter.
A Coming Wedding.
A marriage license has be I'm granted to
Frederick Goff and Clara Rounds, both
OF this place. Mr.. Goff is the son of ex.
Town Councilman Ira ID. Goff, who 10
pr 'minently con neced with most Of the
secret societies OF the state, espr cially
the q: U. A.. NJ, Of which he has been the
presiding officer OF the grand bofy In this
state and 10 now member Of the supreme
body OF the order, the X OF p, being
member Of the grand body OF Hhode
Island. and also of the l. o. OF X. NJ,
being IA past officer of Squantum tribe.
The father of Miss Rounds IL q we'll
known business man Of Providencc.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter ana dau ghter
have returned from a protracted visit TO
the " orlds fair.
Town Treasurer w. w. Monroe has
returned from ~ trip to the capital. He
SAYS that he had very pleasant lime.
Charles Carpenter OF Weymouth,
Mass, is visiting relatives here.
j. 4. Davis, accompanied by two chill
dren, are visiting relatives In Columbus.
Ohio.
Arthur Wall of Meride1, Conn. Ia
visiting his brother ia this town.