The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-06
NORTH END NEWS.
Sale Of Ladies' Aid Society Of ST.
Thomas Episcopal Church.
The Vigilant Clubs Social Last Night.
Funeral of Emmanuel Eastwood.
Brief Local Mention.
The NEWS BUREAU.
NORTH END. 42S BRANCH AVENUE,


The Ladies Aid Society assisted by the
Willing Workers connected with 81.
Thomas Episcopal Church held a
bean supper and sale in the base
ment Of the church last evening. There
was very large crowd present
and handsome sum was realized
which will go toward paying the church
debt. After the sale a musical and liter
airy entertainment was given. The fol-
lowing is the program: Piano selection,
Miss Florence Hollingdrake; vocal duet,
Mrs. Joseph Bardsey and Miss Mary T..
Dronsfield; reading, "The Dying Soldier
Master Harper; violin solo, John Gibson;
reading, "Music on the Rappahannock,"
Miss Lucy Thornton. This young lady
showed she had considerable dramatic
ability. Violin solo, Albert Dronsfieid,
accompanied by NJ. +. Dronsfield; song,
George Viner; reading, Master q. Harper;
song, Joseph Worthington. Edward
scattergood acted as master OF ceremonies
and the pastor, Rev. w. III. Preston, was
everywhere catering To the wants of those
present. Confirmation services will be
held in the church Wednesday next.
Vigilant Club Social.
The Vigilant Club gave their first select
social in Carroll Street Hall last night.
-Burke's Orchestra furnished the music, and
incidentally Nellie Devenish gave couple
of readings. Committee OF arrangements,
Thomas j. Flynn, Thomas +. O'Reilley,
John j. German, Il. j. Flynn, John Il.
Hennessey, John j. Nelson, John Walsh.
Daniel b. Dwyer and lady led the grand
march. The officers of the society are
Daniel b. Dwyer, president; Joseph III.
Carney, vice president; Thomas j. Flynn,
secretary; John r. Hennessey, treasurer.
Emmanuel Eastwood's Funeral.
Emmanuel Eastwood, foreman at the
('OrIIsg EnU1nA works died "A hiG hOnla
on Pettis street Tuesday and was buried
this afternoon from the North Con-
gregational Church. The deceased was
a member of the Pilgrim Fathers and
a prominent member OF Providence
Lodge, X. of p, also member of the uni
form rank, which viii attend the funeral
in body. He was 43 years old and leaves
widow and 3 children. He was very
popular and had large circle of friends.
/. Captain Baker and the license commits
sioner were out In the Wanskuck district
yesterday looking through the saloons.
As result there will be number OF
changes in the saloons.
David mclaughlin, the wellknown
shoemaker of Charles street, starts on
trip through England, Ireland and Scot
land next Monday. lie will return late in
the fall. He has been in the country
nearly 40 years and accumulated consider
aOle money uuutT tne peneuts Oh pTOltC-
tion to American industries.
The many friends of Jack Hartley, dyer
for John ID. Lewis on Charles street, will
regret TO learn that he has severed his
connection with that company and goes
to the Roberts Ford Mill in Passaic, New
Jersey. Mr.. Hartley has taken an inter-
est in the mill and will be the superin-
tendent His nephew, +. III. Birkley, will
go with him as boss dyer.
John Hutchinson, the carpenter and
builder, has in his shop on Branch avenue,
an old wooden chair which was presented
to his daughter by his aunt, Mrs. Eliza
Hutchinson OF Woodvile. The chair
has been in the family 105 years and is
at the present time in a good state
OF preservation. Mr.. Hutchinson
invited The NEWS representative TO sit IA
it. The chair is made of chestnut wood
and seems to get harder with age. The
Hutchinson family have lived in Wood
Vile for nearly 200 years and come from
good old Puritan stock. The father of
John Hutchinson died about year ago
at the age of 81 years, as a result
of injuries received from burglars. He
was hit on the the head with large piece
of wood, and though he lived for some
months afterward, he never fully re-
covered from it. There has never been
any clue to the burglars. One of his sons,
Rhinaldo Hutchinson, is in the express
business, and is a very fine tenor singer
and Is in demand at all the entertainments
given in Wanskuck and vicinity.