The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-01

The Burial Of Charles M.
Phelps OF Manton.
An Italian Celebration and Subse-
quent Free Fight, Sunday.
THE NEWS BUREAU. oLNEYyiLLE.
No. Hartford Avenue.


The funeral OF Mr.. Charles M. Phelps of
Manton, who met his death by falling
from a staging on house where he was
employed, was held from his late residence,
Manton avenue, yesterday at O'Clock.
Rev. j. w. Parsons conducted the service,
which was under the auspices Of Roger
Williams Lodge, No. 81, A. f., and A. NJ. 4,
of Comfortable Of which Mr.. Phelps was a
member. A. o. Coates, Charles Dawley,
Allison A. Stofles, Frank Coombs, III. L.
Swindells and DIR. Alanson ID. Rose acted
as bearers. Burial at Pocassett.
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. G.. w. Anderson preached at the
Tabernacle yesterday morning and even
ing.
Five hundred and sixty-fve persons
were in attendance at the Broadway Bap-
tist Sunday School yesterday.
Rev. Frederick II. Cole, assistant rector
OF the Messiah, will be ordained to the
priesthood next Saturday by Bishop
Dudley.
Rev. James Mulcahey, a former rector
at the Messiah, preached at that church
last evening.
Rev. T. II. Cockcroft preached at River
view yesterday.
Bishop Dudley of Kentucky will be pres
ent at the annual confirmation services
at the Church of the Messiah next Friday
evening
NEW OFFICERS
The following officers were elected at
the Young Mems Literary Club yesterday:
President, Henry McDeed; vice-president,
Daniel Byrnes; recording secretary, John
Il. Brannigan; financial secretary, William
GormGni corresponding secretary, Nj. L.
Heffernan; treasurer, James German; SER
geant-at-arms, Charles Mccarthy; stand
ing committee, Peter L. Cough, James
Curran and John Eeatherstone.
ITALIAN CELEBRATE AND FIGHT
An Italian fight occurred at a house on
the "Indian burying ground" road. A
celebration over christening occurred in
the morning, and i'm the afternoon the re-
freshments that had been served began TO
take effect and everybody wanted to fight,
and they did fight. Last evening the
town sergeant's office was besieged with
Italians making complaints, and counter
complaints against those who were at the
affair.
For want OF other weapons some evi-
IDENTIFY used their teeth, as one man ex-
hibited an arm with the imprint of teeth
In many places thereon. No arrests have
been made as yet.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT.
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing Thomas T.. King was adjudged prob
Shay of Scituate, and furnished surety in
the sum of 300 for his appearance before
the common pleas division of the Supreme
Court.
William ii. Willis, for reveling was fined
s3 and costs, amounting to $50. He was
committed.
MAD DOG.
Officer Hiram Kimball of Thornton
shot mad dog in that village yesterday
morning. 1t had run through Hughes,
dale and Thornton several hours, badly
frightening everyone who saw IL, before
IL could be killed. -
ITEMS ABOUT TOWN.
The wife of George o. Angel of Phila- |
delphia, who is stopping with Mrs. j. |
Harriet Breton, 297 Plainfleld street, is |
sick.
The Y. NJ NJ. i. s. elect officers this
evening at the NJ. T. Tabernacle.
Miss Elva NJ Carpenter, secretary in the
Office OF the Eighth District Court, is
confined to her home on Waterman street
with tonsilitis.
W. A. Phillips, auctioneer, sold the
personal property of Sterry Sweet on