The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-31
EAST PROVIDENCE.
MEMORIAL DAY FITTINGLY Oh
SERVED IN THE TOWN.
Veterans and School Children Participa-
ted I'm Impressive Ceremonies In tho
Town Hall and mt the Cemeteries.

The Grand Army AMI other or2an Ia
tions turned out In force yesterday to
pay their respects to the departed COM
rades who have departed from this field
of strife to more peaceful realms. The
comrades assembled at Post hall at one
o'clock y. m, aud formed n line, one
wing resting on Valley street. Inc line
w-s formed as follows:
Union Cornet band Of Quidnick. John
Il. Powers, leader, twenty pie:es.
Commander Reed and staff OF Bucklin
post General George G. Meade camp, No.
IL. S OF ", twelve men.
Starboard Watch, Naval veterans,
Captain +. b. Butts. seventeen men.
Bucklin post, Thomas NJ. Reed, cap
tain. 100 men.
The line Of march was through War
rem avenue, Potter street, Taunton ave-
nue. to the new town hall, where the fol-
loving program was rendered Salute
to the flag /; singing. Star Spangled
Banner;" reading Of general orders by
Officer of the Day William h. Comrie;
prayer Rev. &. q. II rton; q. A. X. rit-
ual, Senior Vice O. m nander John Med
berry, Junior Vice Commander Daniel X.
Oldridge. Officer of the Day William II.
Comrie and Acting Chaplain John Whit
tier; singing, Bring Forth the Flag"
school address, Rev. Ii. Il. Johnson (;
singing. America audience; prayer,
Rev. j. Stewart.
Alter the exercises Mt the new town
hall the line was reformed and marched
to Broadway, where IL stared for
East Providence Center in the party
wagons Shore Line, Montrca and May
flower. Upoa arrival at the Center the
line was reformed aud the pupils of the
Union Grammar school, ABOUT fifty in
lumber, under the charge of Miss Amy
Bowen and Miss Nellie Carroll. Joined
L.. H.. A I.. go x...f fol
loving EXERCISES were he'd: Prayer,
Rev. Mr.. Greene; ritualistic memorial
service OF the q. A. r.. singing, schools;
salute, three volleys OF four guns each;
prayer, Rev. l.. u Ferris.
AT the conclusion OF The exercises the
Comrades proceeded to decorate the
graves of deceased comrades, n portion
remaining TO perform that duty at
Hunts cemetery. aud detAcf mont. un-
der Senior Vice Commander Joau Med
berry, went 10 Carpenters cemetery
After the work OF decoration was COM
pleted the Lost and other organic ltions
ook carriages and returned TO tne new
town hail, where the iins was reformed,
and preceded 10 post ball, where an ex-
ce lent collation. OF sandwiches, cake, PIE,
coffee, ETC., was served by tie bucklin re-
liei corps. There was n beautiful cake pre-
sented 10 the Relief corps by friend
VINO signed himself "Chris" The cake
had two flags and the woris g. "A. X. in-
scribed upon its ssurface and was in turn
presented by Orlando Freeoorn, in behalf
of the Relief corps TO Commandtr Reed
OF Bucklin post, who expressed his APP
probation OF their kindness in few well
chosen REMARKS.
Meeting Of tho Town Council.
The town council held II special meet
ine Monany evening and transacted the
fnlloxyin hf,cfnaas. Trhn Xnnnar
Rufus w. Adams we're appointed special
consta bles; "a resolution was passed or
derlng the treasurer 10 pay 5. S. Barney
s32o on account OF work on Alice street;
II resolutions were adopted instructing the
treasurer to sign the several street anu
sewer contracts which have been
awarded. Official notice was received
that an act had been passed by the
general assembly authorizing the town
To issue bonds to the amount OF $l45. 900,
and a reso ution WAS passed To issue the
bonds in accordance with the vote Mt the
town meeting, that So 900 be- PAYABLE in
thirty year., $50, 100 ia forty years, and a
like amount In nifty years, the bonds to
be of the denomination of 81, l,00J aud TO
bear interest at the rate o. per cent aud
payable in gold, advertised for, to
be opened on June l5 at $3.50 p. in., and to
bear date Of July l, 1898 The CLERK WAS
authorized to procure sufii lent num-
ber of copes Of the statu es for each
member Oh the couacil t. have Que for
his use III ere was considerable talk In
regard to watering Warrel aud Taunton
avenues, and although there was no
action taken on the matter 1t was under
stood that the matter would be attend
ed to,
Yesterday morning, prior to the regu-
lar Memorial Day exercisgs, a detach-
ment OF Bucklin post, undtr command
of Junior Vice Commander Daniel X.
Oldridxe. went to Reaoboth, where tLey
raised large flag over the Horton school
house. with appropriate exercises by the
school childreu anu speeches by menIbsrs
OF the posi-, followed bv bountiful COLA
lion served by the school. There were
about sixteen men In the detachment
and they went In private carriages.
The funeral of little frankie Doherty,
tho victim OF the tragedy on the rail-
road bridge on Saturday last, was SOL
emnized from the home OF his parents
Monday.
Pictures are on exhibition at several
places in the town of a proposed new
bridge across tie Providence river from
South Providence TO Il ,st Providence.
The contract for the new railroad
bride has been awarded u N. Campbell
OF Phenix. The abutments are To be flu
ished by June 20, and the bridge is TO be
ready for traffic about July l. Electric
lights are to bc placed upoa the scene Of
operations and work will De in progress
day and night that the contract may be
comp eted In the specified time.
Mrs. Wheaton Reade has gone to
Brooklyn, N. Y, on account OF the death
OF her grandchild. Ralph Gleason.
A. &. Bent of Plymouth, Mass, is the