The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-15
EAST PROVIDENCE.


Other Matters Of interest
A special meeting Of the.Town Council
was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Communications received from Nixon
Telephone q Supply Company accepting
the proposition OF the town for the patrol
system OF telephone boxes, as per con-
tract, which includes five boxes located
at the following places: Red brioge,
Broadway Six Corners, Ingraham Cor
ners, Watchcmoket square and First
| street, near gasholder, which, with the
| box at the police station will be furnished
| for the sum of S400, to be used one year,
and IL satisfactory the town to pay the
| amount and own the SYSTEM.
The petition of James Clark to be ap-
| pointed patrolman for three months was
referred to the chief of police. William
| III. Rounds was granted a victualler's
| license to run lunch wagon at Riverside.
| A petition was received to have fire
| hydrant placed at the corner OF Warren
avenue and Abby street and was granted.
Superintendent Pierce OF the East Provi-
dence Water Company was present, and
| asked the Council TO locate the connec-
| tions for fire hydrants on the line OF
water mains now being laid on Warren
avenue and Broadway, and Councilmep
McCausland and White were appointed
| the next meeting of the Council
| Last Friday Frederick Hayward, who
resides on Mary avenue and Is employed
at the Davoll Rubber Company in the
city, was taken i'll while at his work,
| and his employer did not deem IL sdvis-
| able to let him go to his home unattended
and he was conveyed there in carriage.
| On arrival at his home Mr.. Hayward
| seemed to grow worse and was quite Ill
through the night. A physician was
called and attributed the illness TO inhal-
| ing the fumes of the acid over which MIR.
Hayward works. lie Is now much i'm
| proved and. with care and rest hopes to
| be fully recovered in q short time.
| Saturday NOR ming Mr.. William StoyIes,
| an old and much respected resident of
East Providence, died at the residence
of his son, Henry Stoyles, on Quarry
street. Mr.. stolyes was the victim OF
paralytic shock a little more tDan a week
] ago, and did not rally from it. He was
4, 7S years OF age.
The funeral was soiemnized at the resi-
dence OF his son at o'clock, Rev. A. {.
Hardy Jr., rector of st. Mary's p. X.
| Charles p. Miller, Edward Beard and
john Ruth of East Providence, and Alex
ander Fleming OF Providence. The in
| terment was at the North burial ground
| in the city.
The unpleasant weather OF yesterday de-
moralized the plans of the various
| churches very much. IL was childrens
! Sunday, aud special services had been
| planned for nearly all the churches. At
the First Universalist and Haven nj. +.
Churches the Sunday school concerts for
the evening were postponed until next
Sunday evening. At the Second Baptist
Church sermon was preached by Rev.
George W. Rigier, pastor, appropriate to
Memorial Sunday, ter hremen, and the
East Providence Veteran Firemans Asso-
citation attended In q body, having for
their guests the Watchemoket Fire Com
pany and Captain Fred w. Cady and
James X. Dennis of the Pomham hose
company. In the evening a Sunday
school.concert was.given in this church,
| and Notwithstanding the unpleasant
weather, was very successful. The fol-
lowing was the program:
Singing, school; prayer, pastor; scrip
ture selection, home department.; sing
tion, superintendent; recitation, "Won-
derful Thought" Lena Perry; recitation,
"How i am Building" Myra Smith; ;
singing. school,; recitation, "Little Acts
of Kindness. primary class; singing.
school; recitation, "Then and Now"
Agnes Barry; recitation. "About Ben
Adhem and the Angel" NJ. B. Wood,
Jr; recitation, "Seed Time" Irene
Bates; singing, school; recitation, "a
Little Heart and How 1t Crew. Winnie
Wood; recitation, '.Truest Wisdom, I"
the Stairs Bessie Randall; singing,
school; address, "Work of the Pub
lication Society,"" pastor; duet,
"Bring your loving gifts" Berthe Bud
long and Lula Pearce; exercise on tho
1i9th anniversary OF the adoption OF the
stars and Stripes, as follows-recitation,
"rhe Star Spangled Banner" Harry Mes
singer; singing, school; recitation, "The
Banner OF the Cross" Charles Messenger; !;
singing, school. During this exercise two
beautiful American flags were .unfurlec
by he Superintendent.
A washout occurred yesterday on War
rem avenue at the foot of Tenth street,
where water pipe had been laid. Super
intendeDt Freeborn was notified, and
with the assistance OF officer Taggart the
place was protected. Foreman Potter OF
the Riverside car house, on being notified
of the condition of the street between the
car tracks, came up with gang OF men
and repaired that part OF the street.
At the conclusion OF the devotional
meeting of the Y. p. c. u. OF the First
Universaiist Church last evening n busi-
ness meeting was held, at which 1t was
voted that the society assist the Ballou
| Society of the same church, in rendering
the new pastor, Rev. Frank Ferguson, a
reception some time in July. The young
people are quite busy preparing for the
entertainment to be given in the church
Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League of the Haven M.
f. Church are hoping for pleasant and
warin weather this week, for they have
prepared elaborate arrangements for their
lawn party next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings.
Saturday night orrcers Comrie and Har-
rigan arrested Charles Cole and william
| Gray on Watchemoket square for reveling
| Sunday morning. They were arraigned
| before Judge Bliss, and pleading guilty
| received a fine of g and 81 respectively,