The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
OLNEYv|LLE.
Rough and Ready Company
Makes Promising Plans.
Young Women Start for the Camp
Grounds in Scituate.
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The regular meeting OF the Rough and
Ready Fire Company at the Plaindeld
street fire station last evening was well
attended and considers BILE enthusiasm was
aroused In the decision of the company
to accept the invitation to attend the
Kent County Fair September 8 and take
part in the firemen's muster to occur on
that date
While the Rough and Readys have not
been prize winners for the past three
years none of the members Will admit IL
Is any fault of the "Nameaug" that a
prize stream was not thrown as in former
times when everything was washed away
before the squirt of the old machine.
Foreman Fiske and assistant foremen
Anderson and Weeden were appointed
committee to make arrangements for the
muster.
Drills will be held several times week
before the event and every effort put forth
TO win prize.
Invitations to attend the Veteran Fire
mems muster at Wsltham, September 2,
and the firemen's tournament at that
place on Merchants Day, August %,
were received and declined.
The election of delegate to the con-
vention of fire engineers at Augusta, Ga,
In October was deferred until the next
meeting.
1t was voted to have field day on a
date to be selected by the committee.
Willis w. Fiske, Nelson Anderson and
Eugene Weeden were elected q commit
tee.
YOUNG LADIES GO TO CAMP.
About 20 memebrs OF the class OF '97 OF
Women's College, a number of whom are
from this vicinity, left today for Scituate,
where they Will camp at the old Lapham
Institute for two weeks.
Fishing and boating on Lake Moswansi-
cut will be the occupation, besides the
w Ui ha
done by the misses, who will take turns
at IL in the pastry line. Ii is understood
that guests are invited only on condition
that they bring provisions with them to
exc out the stock ior the larders started
with this morning. Ii Is expected that
the bracing breezes from the lake will
furnish increased appetites to the campers
and that when they return well tanned
from exposure they will be better fitted
tor their studies at the college.
GLEANINGs ABOUT TOWN.
Master Fred Beane left for Scituate on
his wheel this morning.
Captain Levitt OF the Sixth Station is on
duty again.
Pierre Bourgue, clerk at Talbot's, is
away on his vacation.
Miss Jessie Gill and Miss Mamie Nc
Kenna Of the Boston store are spending
their vacation at Block Island.
Officer John Leonard OF the Johnston
iorce sthrteu on nls lO-uays lurlOuRn
yesterday.
The funeral Z the veteran moving team
man, j. Il, Cannon, was held from st.
Msry's Chucrh at $3.50 this morning.
Burial was at st. Francis cemetery.
The Robert Emmett Literary Society at
tended the funeral of Philip Burke at St.
Mary's this morning.
The Kings Daughters OF the N. f.
Tabernacle met in the vestry of the
church last evening.
The inmates OF several houses on Water
man and Plainfield streets were alarmed
yesterday morning by two men prowling
about the windows, evidently attempting
to gain entrance.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT.
James Merrman pleaded not guilty in
the Eighth District Court this morning
for larceny of 81 from j. r.. Whaley, and
he Will have trial on the 21st Both
Merriman and Whaley are from Cromp-
ton, as was also Richard Hanson, who
was given six months at the State Farm
for vagrancy.
Ground was broken this morning for a
1-story building to be built by the Provi-
dence Dyeing, Bleaching and Calender
Ing Company on Valley street.