The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-17
EAST PROVIDENCE.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS THAT
HAVE BEEN RECENTLY MADE.
Election of Red Men-Mrs. Maguire's
Funerai-Progress on the Electric
Railroad and other Local Happenings.

The following real estate transfers
were recorded at the town clerks Office
during the past week:
David s. Anthony sold to John f.
Hedge tract of land on Waterman ave-
nue. for $1,000.
John II. Morris by sheriff. sold to
James d. Ingraham lot numbered IS on
the II. O. whitney plat for $1,000.
Charles NJ Read aud Mary ID. Read
of Pawtucket sold to John Brown lot
numbered SS on the Bailey 4. Borden
plat at Sabin's point Cor $40.
John w. Sharpe and Hattie Sharpe sold
to George w. Read and 4. l.. Read lot
numbered 61 on.the r. O. Whitney plat
of the Leonard land with all the build
inUs and improvements thereon for So
Charles NJ Read and Mary ID. Read
sold to Elizabeth n lot OF land situated at
Sabin's point for $40. y "a ft-
A writ of attachment has been served
against the property OF Joseph j. Lu--
ther for the sum OF $ll.50, at the suit of
Owen McAuliffe g. Son. Of rovidence.
He'd Mems Election.
Watchemoket tribe No. IL. 1. o. of r..
NJ. has elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: Prophet. +. Millari |;
sachem, w. s. Bower senior sycamore,
X. Nichols; junior sagamore, j. Sbang-
ford keeper of wampum. w. Il. Lin
coin collector OF wampum. A. l.. G. +.
Chase: first sannap, W.. III. Rhodes !;
second sannap. l. Wetherby.
Mrs. Maguire's Funeral.
Ellen Mcguire, the woman who was
thrown down stairs last week during a
drunken row, and taken to the hospital
In consequence OF injuries susta aimed in
the fall, and died there Friday night from
the effects OF bad attack of delirum
trenens, received the last tributes of re-
gard yesterday afternoon. The funeral
was at her late residence on Valley street
at 2 o'clock in he afternoon.
The Electric Railroad.
The work OF setting poles for the cleo
trio railroad in the upper part Of the
town was completed Saturday night, the
work of laying the last section of rails
was begun Saturday morning, the work
of putting up the wires is more than one
half completed. the filling in at the new
and il all goes wei, the road will prob
ably be in operation about Thursday of
this week.
Thee are two cables mounted on the
poles which are TO carry the current TO
the power house near Pleasant Bluff and
tans sixty-two small wires, making one
hundred and twenty in ALL This
Is necessii ated by the length
of tie line and is something
uncommon around here. People ffe-
auently stop on the road TO enquire OF the
workmeu what the cable is for. The
large numbers OF bicyclsts who passed
over the road yesterday realized quite
forciby that the streets OF Eass Provi-
dence were being improved.
Hare and Hounds.
There was an exciting game OF hare
and hounds in the upper part of the town
Saturday. The start was made from the
Rumford depot at 7:45 and seven minut es
after the hares of X. 4. Il. Bowen and G..
S. Harwood, jr., star ed the hounds
under the charge of Fred. f. Leonard
The course was down through North
Broadway to the Bradley farm, through
it TO the railroad, down the track TO
the tin bridge, across the swamp
TO the new road. over into the swamp
on the other side through to
the river, across the smamp to
through to East Providcncs Centre
across lIucklebcrry common To Bridge
init. up the road five hundred yards.
across Hucklebsrry hill, down the Paw
tucket road to the Centre. up the Paw
tucket road TO Hunts cemetery, across
the lot TO Maxey's, through the Centre
up the Pswtncket road into the lot op'
posite the Uuion Grammar schoo.,, where
the bags were thrown. Fred 4. Leonard
and Charlie Bredsan each obtained bag
The scout was easily followed except In
some OF the swamps. The party re-
turned to Britton's store at about 0
o. clock.
Locals.
Rev. Mr.. Snow preached in place Of
Rev. Mr.. Greene at the First Baptist
church yesterday. Mr.. Greene filed Mr..
Snow,s nulpit.