The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-28
NORTH END NEWS.
Disastrous Fire on Nashua Street
Early This Morning.
Well Attended No-License Meeting al
jefferson Street Church.
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An alarm OF fire was rung In from box
1886 at the corner of Pawtucket avenue
and Tenth street at 1900 o'clock this
morning for blaze in the new house of
liza W. Long on Nashua street.
The fire had gained considerable head
way before it was discovered and the
strong breeze prevailing caused the flames
to spread rapidly to=all parts of the
partially constructed structure and when
the fire department arrived 1t was seen
that 1t would be impossible to save the
building. Though every effort was made
to stop the progress Of the fire the new
house was quickly destroyed.
The damage /" iii not exceed $1,000 and
there was an insurance Of 1880 on the
building.
Sparks from this fire fell on the roof OF
MIR. Longs cottage and some lively hustl-
ing was necessary to save that structure.
This was, however, done and though the
roo: OF the cottage was damaged to the ex-
tent OF $500, the owner considers himself
fortunate that the damage was no great
er. The house OF James Bugbee situated
near the other two, was also slightly dam
aged by flying embers.
horse owned by Joseph McGinn fell
on North Main street at 9:20 o'clock,
breaking one of its legs. The wounded
animal was shot by its owner and the
remains given to veterinary undertaken.
dog owned by Thomas Noonan bit
John Mcdonald, Whippie street, in the
leg, badly lacerating that member, while
Mr.. Mcdonald was delivering groceries
at 440 Gladstone avenue.
About 80 apprentices from Brown &
Sharpe's visited the screw factory vest err
day afternoon. The presence of SO many
young men on Stevens street led to ru-
NOR that there was q strike in the screw
factory.
There was meeting in the interest Of
no license held in the jefferson street
BAPTIST Church last evening, over which
Rev. J. Ii. Palmer. pastor of the church,
presided. The speakers were Rev. Ernest
q. Wesley of the Park Street Free Baptist
Church, Rev. Mr.. Selleck of the Church
OF the Mediator. Charles r.. Carpenter and
Rev. Mr.. Mason. pastor Of the Ruggles
Street Primitive Methodist Church.
Rev. Mr.. Wesley was .the first speaker
and after dealing generally with the topic
for consideration called attention TO the
fact that during the three license years
previous to prohibition the bank clearings
went.from S237, 000, 900 to s216, 900, 600, and
that during the three.years of prohibition
they had increased from s216, 0O0, 600 to
S24S, 000, 600. Then he said the bank de-
posits had in the latter three years of pro-
hibition increased g, 900, 900, and that the
number of depositors in the banks from
1882 to 1885 only increased from S112, 900
to Sl16, 600, an increase OF only $4,000, while
from 1885 TO 1888, prohibition years, they
increased 5000, thus showing, the speak
er argued, that the money saved from
liquor went into the banks.
Rev. Mr.. Wesley then showed that the
towns and cities in Massac husetts that
alternately voted license, and no
license bad decreased the number OF ar
rests in the no-license years very greatly;
in some cases as much as one-third.
He referred to the license commissioner
being under the control OF three or four
wholesale liquor dealers and said the
whole city consequently was controlled
by these wholesale dealers from Mayor
McGinty down. In closing, he made an
earnest appeal to his hearers to vote tor
no-license
Rev. Mr.. Selleck made careful and
thoughtful address In favor of no-license
and said that the State had no more right
to authorize the licensing of men to cor
rupt the young than n parent would have
TO profit by the evil deed of his chilGren.
Charles K. Carpenter said he always
voted against license when the question
came to be voted upon and he urged all
present to cast q no-ballot next Mednes-
day.
Rev. Mr.. Mason spoke briefly endorsing
the remarks OF the previous speakers and
after expressing hope that all In attend
ance at the meeting should vote no on
election day Rev. Mr.. Palmer declared the
meeting adjourned.
The no-license meeting that was to have
been held last evening at the Ruggles
street Primitive Methodist Church was
postponed, owing to the meeting held at
the Jefferson street church. Rev. Mr..
Mason will preach on the license question
tomorrow evening.
a merchant on the square has been
making "drive." as the expression in
the trade is, on a certain toilet article.
That Is, he eold IL about seven cents be.
low the market wholesale price. Another
merchant on the square sent number of
boys In to buy one of the articles referred
to, which he intended to sell at the usual
rate. In this way the merchant referred
to got % cakes of soap. Then the mer-
chant who was running the drive dis
covered what his competitor was doing,
and sent him an angry note, enclosing a
cake OF soap. He supposed his opponent
would get mad and return the last cake
tent. The las;ter on the contrary sent a
polite note OF thanks. in which he in
formed the donor that this just made two
dozen he had of the article in stock.
Tb.t, tha tns,