The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.
Police Make a Raid on the Pleasant
Bluff Hotel.
Large Quantity of liquors Captured
Olher Town Matters.

Yesterday afternoon shortly after 8
o'clock the residents in the vicinity of
the Pleasant Bluff Hotel, or as 1t Is now
known, as the Nsrragansett Social Club,
were filled with surprise and the inmates
of the hotel with CONSERVATION when a
raiding party consisting OF Sergeant
Frank Munroe and officer Bickiord and
Allen drove up to the place and with
out sending In their cards proceeded to
search the place for liquors. The result of
the search was tn seizure OF one three
gallon jug half full of wine, one three
gallon jug OF rum, two-gallon jug OF
Sherry, three-gallon jug OF gin, and a
two-gallon jug OF port. these were
found under the bar, and each was from
a third to three-quarters full. There were
also taken from the sideboard behind the
bar five quart bottles containing port
wine, cherry rum, Sherry wine, whisky
ana gin. Two empty jugs Were taken
from under the bar which smelled
| strongly of whiskey. In the cellar was
found a keg of lager on tap with about
one-third drawn out. The stock was re-
this morning was brought to the static
| at the town hall.
1t Is not thought proba that Mr..
Cheney will claim the liquor. The case
was called In court this morning and con-
tinued to Monday, August 3l,a 8 o'clock
q. m.
James A. Sherman appeared before the
nfafr ino
charged with..being a common drunkard.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the State workhouse for six months
Last evening the Y. p. G. u. of the
First Universalist Church opened a sue
cessful garden party or the grounds OF
Mr.. Luther Peck, corner Warren avenue
and Eighth street. The grounds were
brilliantly illuminated with hundreds of
japanese lanterns and presented a charm
ing appearance from the street. Ihe sew
eral booths were literally patronized by
| the food number OF persons present. The
supper department was in charge OF the
BalloG Society. The confectionery booth
| is presided over by Sadie Whitford, ice
cream booth by Jessie Drew, assisted
by Miss Annie Peck and Miss NJ. Gertrude
Mowry; fruit and phoss table by Lester
l.. Lewis; lemonade well by Misses Lena
Cook and Clara Mowry; gypsy tent by
Misses Lyra Rich and Alice Ormsbee.
Tne committee OF arrangements consisted
of Miss Jessie Drew, chairman, Lester
l.. Lewis, NJ. Gertrude Mowry, Walter
Reed, Sadie Whitford, Will Mowry, Annie
Peck. During the evenings several tab
leux were given.
Yesterday at / O'Clock the funeral Of
officer Sylvester J. Clement was held at
the Haven ME-. Church, the pastor, Rev.
John Oldham. officiating. The bearers
were j. T.. g. Farnham, G. l.. Hazard
and II. s. Babcock, from the Haven
Church and comrades James Hudson
and Charles Hurlbert from Prescott Post,
No. q. a. X. OF Providence.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Harriet
c. Oakley were solemnized at her late
home on Burgess street yesterday at IL
o'clock, Rev. A. &. Hardy, Jr.. rector
of ST. Mary's p. f. Church, conducting
the ceremony. The bearers were Isaac
Ruth, William II. Luther, William +.
Comrie end Richard Grady.
Ground was broken on Watchemoket
square yesterday by o. Z. Barney & Son,
contractors, for the ice water fountain
contributed to the town by the Watche-
moket Y. w. c. Il. u.