The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-19
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Meeting Of the Administrative Board Of
Watchem0ket Fire District.

Meeting Of the Administrative Board Of
watchemoket Fire District.
A special meeting OF the administrative
board Of the Watchemoket Fire District
| was held in the justice court room last
evening. The superintendent was author
| lied to revamp the service of Mrs. Sarah
L. Bosworth on Mary avenue. A certified
copy OF the amendment to the charter OF
| the district was received. This amend
ment changes the hours for voting for
officers OF the district from 4 to 8 O'Clock
p. M. which has always been considered
| a waste of much valuable time, to to s
ID. m. This will bring the business OF
| the district before the people an hour
earlier than formerly, and will give all
| the time necessary for election OF officers.
| The superintendent was directed to ex-
tend the 2.inch pipe on Lyon avenue, a
| distance of 125 feet north TO the house
| now being erected by MIR. Manuel Silva.
| Treasurer Babcock has received the ebate
| from the city of Pawtucket for water
sold in the district the past year, amount
ing to 1906. 35. This is an increase over
| last year of S269. 70.
Last evening the regular monthly meet
| ing OF the East Providence Veteran Fire
| mems Association was held in the parlors
| of the Watchemoket Fire Company. An
/ INVITATION WAS TSCtlNeu 10 tnc
grand firemens' muster at Fitchburg,
Mass, June IL next, but 1t had to be
| declined. Captain j. j. Mullen and
| George f. Hunter, delegates to the New
| England League, gave an accoWnt OF the
meeting held in Boston last week, and
| extended an invitation from the league to
the association to attend the New En-
| gland Veteran Firemen's muster, which
| will be held this year at New Bedford, ,oc-
| curing August 10. The association voted
| to attend and a committee consisting of
Captain j. j. Mullen, Vice President +.
| W.. Cady, Secretary q. G. Phillips, Treas
urer @. w. Fuller ana 4. +. Leonard, was
| appointed to make all necessary arrange
| rfients for the trip. The annual memorial
| Sunday Of the association occurs June IA
| and President Freeborn. Secretary Phil
| lips, and Il. r. Leonard were selected as O
| com mittee to attend TO the matt.r. The
various active companies OF the town will
| be invited to attend services with the
/ veterans
The tax assessors have begun their work
and are enrolling the poll tax payers.
| This seems a useless waste OF time, as
payment of such taxes is not enforced.
| The assessors have organized SO far as
| electing a chairman, but as yet have not
elected a clerk. This year the board has
| an Office in the town hall, the office OF
health officer and overseer OF the poor
| having been consolidated, the desk occu-
| pied by the overseer of the poor has been
| given to the board Of tax assessors.
Miss Florence Ormsbee entertained a
number OF friends last evening at her
residence on Mary avenue the evening
was devoted to whist playing, after which
| refreshments were served.
| Mr. William III. Richmond has been call
led to st. Louis. Mo-, in matter Of inn
portant business, and expects.to be absent
| a week or more.
| Joy TO the world! The street sprinklers
Il l. do
and as a result every body in town wears
| a broad smile.
The friends of Benjamin f. Pierce
| will regret to learn that he is suffering
from an attack of scarlet fever.
| Charles Champlin has commenced his la
plenty to do the next two weeks, lodging
| the CANNES who seem to have natural
antipathy toward him.
| The regular monthly melting Of the
East Providence Business Mems Associa-
| ton, was held In their rooms In Chedel
| block last evening. Hon. A. n. Cum
ningham was elected secretary pro tenn.
in the place o; Secretary George X. Mac
| leod, who was abseRt on account OF ILL
ness In his family. 3. +. Darling resigned
| from membership and his resignation
was accepted. Charles G. Phillips.
George II. Huston and +. C. Crumb
were elected to mem mbership. President
John McCausland presented the associa-
/ tion with a copy OF the General Laws Of
| Rhode Island, for which he received
| vote of thanks from the members present.
| The question OF the evening, "Shall the
| Town Council open new streets under
| Chapter II. section 3, OF the Bottorment
| Aot?'-the discussion was animating and
| interesting, and IL was decided that X was
| the best method of opening new high
| ways, and a resolution was 30 passed.
| At the regular meeting OF MiZpah De-
| gree Lodge, No % ID. of r., held in Odd
| Fellows Hall last evening, a social COM
| mittee composed of Mira. Maria H. Uoh,
Mrs. Alice Evans and Mrs. Louise SUIT
| ton was appointed To make arrangements
| for an entertainment TO be given at the
next meeting.
News has been received that Mrs. George
Reed, sister OF Sheriff Osmond Z. Goodell,
| and u former resident OF this town, but
| now residing at South Hampton, Mass,
| has met with a serious accident, from
| which IL is doubtful IL she Will fully re-
| cover. She was in Yarmouth few days
| ago and boarded a train 10 come TO this
\ town TO visit relatives. she was accom-
| panied by a friend, who left Mrs. Read
| few moments, and on returning discov-
cred she was on tho wrong train. The
train began to move slowly, and Mrs.
| Read, in getting off the car, fell aud frac-
| tured her hip. She was at once removed
/ to her home and n physician summoned.
| She was made as comfortable As possible,
| but as she Is somewhat advanced In years
| her family are very anxious about ber re-
royery. Mr.. Gcodell IL now at his sisters
home IN South bingham.
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