The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-25
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Contract for the Juniper Hill School House
Awarded--Memoria Sunday.

Saturday evening the building commit
tee in charge of the erection of the new
Juniper Hill school house, held meeting
in the parlors of the East Providence
Business Mems Association for the pur-
pose OF opening the bids, and awarding
he contract. There were in all nine bids,
all from resident builders and were as
follows: John Champlin, $3.50; Orrsy
Butts, $4062; Octave Nadeau, s4160; 0. q.
Beloin, s4173; Harrie l.. Grant, f4250;
Allen Mcdonald. S47a0; Charles A. Burns,
Il McGrath, S5564. Ihe contract was
awarded to John Champlin and must be
completed In 30 days after signing the
contract.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY SERVICES.
Yesterday morning Bucklin Post. No.
20, q. A. r., under command OF William
50 comrades, Bucklin Relief Corps, No.
8, Mrs. Mary M. Brown. president, 40
mem bcrs, and Thomas X. Salisbury Camp,
No. 2, s. of W, Captain Charles o.
Tabor, 25 members, attended, church
at the United Congregational church on
North Broadway. The church was very
elaborately decorated for the occasion,
with flags and bunting; upon the plat
form back OF the altar was pitched an A
tent with a canteen hanging from its
peak, while leaning against II on one side
was knapsack thar had seen ser
vice, -and-on- the other side
was an officers sword and belt; on the
right of the tent was a stack of muskets,
with belts and cartridge boxes hanging
from them, on the left was drum upon
which rested bugle. The front OF the
platform was covered with potted plants.
The following was the special order of
service. Organ voluntary; invocation by
the pastor, Rev. III. Z. Crane; anthem,
by choir; responsive reading; singing
Scripture reading, pastor; prayer by Rev.
Robert Z. Ray; singing, original hymn,
written by the pastor for the occasion !;
offertory; sermon; prayer; singing,
America" by the audience; benedic-
tion.
In the evening the above societies with
full ranks attended the Haven M. 4.
Church, and listened to an eloquent SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. John Oldham.
The church was prettily decorated with
cut flowers, the chancel being nearly
filed with flowers and ferns. The Grand
Army flags we're tasefully arranged near
the altar: The program at this church
was as follows; Singing, "Guardian of
Nations" choir; scripturaI reading,
pastor; singing, audience; prayer, pas.
tor; singing, "'rhe Blue and the Gray" !"
choir; singing, "Onward, Christian
Soldier. y audience; sermon. pastor; sing
ing, "America, audience; benediction.
Since Saturday two persons were before
he Seventh District Court charged with
being indecently Intoxicated. Both
pleaded guilty and were fined az and
costs each.
Sunday morning the man arrested at
the bicycle race for carrying on shell
game, was arraigned before the court.
He gave his name as William Vance. 1t
was charged that he -"did keep and ex-
hibit under his control certain device,
implement or apparatus, to wit: board
and three shells used in gambling, ana
playing at q game OF chance for mon
ey, F" be pleaded not guilty and was re-
quired to furnish surety in the sum Of
$500. This morning Thomas 4. McGough
OF Providence appeared and was accepted
as surety. Vance will have his trial next
Friday.