The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-14
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Several Accidents on the Ice
Yesterday.
A New Council OF the knights OF
Columbus.
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There was very sad accident on Frank
lin avenue pond yesterday afternoon.
George Devine, 10 years old, with two
other boys younger than himself,
was playing on large piece OF
ice about 20 feet square. Dovinos
companions gos tired OF paying on that
piece OF ice and vent TO another about oO
feet away, In shallow water. The boy
Devine saw stick floating by
and stepped to the e@ge OF the
ice TO reach for IL, and Tell
in 10 feet OF water and never came to the
surface. His two companions, seeing him
disappear gave the alarm, but 1t was over
an hour before the body was re-
covered The boy lived with his
parents at 20 franklin avenue.
Saturday afternoon four young boys
broke through the ice. at this same pond,
put fortunately for them the water was
only four feet deep, and they managed TO
pull themselves out.
There carne near being another drown
ing fatality on Woodvilie pond Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Frank Smith, who lives
near the Four Corners, started to visit her
neighbor, Mrs. Olney. The nearest way
was across the ice on the pond. When
she reached The middle OF the pond the
ice gave way and she disappeared beneath
the water. She happened TO come up
in the sa.l place however, and
clinging 10 the ice shouted for help.
Officer Willis ana friend named John
Hayes heard the woman cries AID hast
ened 10 her assistance, first procuring a
rope from farm house near
by. Willis made slip moose
out OF the rope, and after
several throws succeeded in placing the
moose around the woman's waist just in
time TO save her from sinking under the
ice. The Two men carried Mrs. Smith to
her home, where she was attended by DIR.
Il. j. BI o gn.
A new council Knights OF Colunbu
wes instituted in Wansxuck yesterday
afternoon. The meeting was held in
Alfredian Hall. and was called to
Nance, who, after a brief address,
appointed the following officers 10 con-
nuct the business OF the meeting: GraDd
knight, 4. j. Murray, OF Delaney Council.
Pawtucket; deputy grand knight, John j..
Shanley, of LaSaiie, who appointed in
his place Deputy Grand knight K. j. NJ.
Cooney OF Elnhurst Council; chancellor,
James II. Franey OF Providence Council;
wardens, Richard Butt of Ii Sale and
j. Keleher of Delaney Council; treasurer,
q. K. George B. C.egg of Newman Coun-
Gil; financial secretary, q. X. Luis
Mcguire, both OF Santa MAJ ia Council;
guards, William Arroquier of In Sale,
aud Henry Lapporfier of Leo Council;
pianist, John Il. Barpe- OF Leo Council; /;
chaplain, Rev. William Pyne. The above
officers, assisted by Distr ct Deputy E. j.
Mccarthy, .conierred the hrst
and second degrees upon the
OF officers then took place, and was iol-
lowed by comforting the first degree by
ID. ID. r. j. Mccarthy. A collation. fol-
lowed, during which Rev. Father Payne
took occasion TO speak upon the merits
OF the order. The reverend gentleman n
spoke eloquently for nearly half an hour.
Tie new council Is named j. A. Finnegan
Council, after the late Father Finnegan,
who was pastor OF st. Edwards Church
for nearly twenty years. The new
council have elected the following
officers: Grand knight, Patrick Lyons |;
deputy grand night, hugh Brady; chan.
celior, L. n. Burke; warden,P. j. Coffee;
treasurer, Mlchael Sherlock; chaplain,
Rev. FIR. Pyne; retording secretary,
Thomas O'Neil; financial secretary, j.
j. O'Connell; lecturer. Jos pb Horan.
Among the 200 present We're q. X. Major
Thomas Donahue of Santa Maria Council,
William Forbes OF Delaney Council, James
Tierney of Tyler Council, q. X. L. H..
O'Neil OF Providence Council, Deputy
Il. X. 4. A. Gilien OF D.lany Council
Il. G.. KS Donahue and Duff, G.. X. John
III. Drury and Recordi ing Secretary JOSEF b
p. Canning OF Tyler Council; Medical Ex-
aminers Milland of Providence, Black of
La Solie, Murphy of Newman, Cooney of
Elmhurst anu BARLEY of santa Maria
councils.
In ,he District Court this morning
| James Burns was fined $40 and costs Tor
beating his mother. Yesterday afternoon
young Burns went home drunk
and because his mother tried TO pre-
| vent him from beating bis little
brother. he gra bbcd her by he throat aud
pulled her around the kitchen, and threw
her into a corner. Some time age he gave
his mother two black eyes, for which act
he served three months in jail. Burns is
only % wears old, but Is a hard case.
Thomas Nichols, a talented young MEM
ber of the Fin de-Siecle Club, has written
a new song entitled, "Come Back TO Your
Dad and Me-" Ii will be sung for the
first time in Slocum Post Hall Wednesday
evening Jan. %.