The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-16
GARDEN THIEVES AT WORK.
Many Deprecaiions Committed In East
Providence.


Providence.
Garden thieves have been very numer-
Gus this summer, and IL would appear
that quite "a large number of families
were not troubled with large vegetable
bills. MIR. William kamsdep, who has
srge garden near Ingrahams Corners.
seems to be an especial sufferer in this
respect lie hes lost hundreds Of ears of
corn this summer and q night or TWO ago
he dug a barrel of potatoes and left them
in an obscure corner of his gorden, in
tending to take them to market next
morning, but when he went to get them
not potato was left in the barrel.
The Y. z. S. g. T.. OF the Second
Baptist Church held q business meeting
and social last evening at the residence
of Miss Ethel jameson. Walnut street.
The members decided that 1t was not ad-
visa BILE to have local union of such
societies in town and voted not to join
such union " one was formed.
Reliance Lodge, No. 81, l. %. q. F.,
held its regular meeting last evening,
and transacted q lsr ye amo cunt of routine
business. There were visitors present
from James Wood, Franklin and Swaris
Lodges.
AT the regular meeting OF Buoklin
Post, No. %. q. A. r., held last evening,
a large number OF comrades were pres
ent. The Post does not seem desirous
Of having honors thrust upon 1t, as they
voted last evening TO request the Town
Council to I, ,scind the vote taken at the
last meeting, naming a street Grand
Army street.
Yesterday afternoon William Hunter OF
the town was driving down Gano street
in the city, when the bit broke ana the
horse started TO run. The wagon collided
with another team and broke a shaft, the
horse continued 10 run, and when near
Tockw often street the wagon was over
turned and MIR. Hunter thrown out and
considerably bruised,
cluo for social and literary purposes
was organized in this town last evening,
and assumed the name of "The Incan:
descent Clnb. flames q. Peck was elected
presid and John Tuckerman vice rrss-
ident. The remaining officers will be
elected at another meeting.
Yesterday afternoon AT o'clock Mrs.
Harriet n. Barney, widow Of tho late
William II. Barney, died suddenly at
her residence on Fourth street. Ms
Barney vas 20 years of age and hiss resi-
ded in East Providence 81 years. Her
funeral will take place Friday morning
at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Pryant OF Summit street il quite
i'll and is being attended by a city physi-
clan.
Hon. David S. Ray ana daughter, Miss
Myra Ray, left yesterday for Burlington,
Vt, to attend the annual reunion Of the
Society of the Army OF the Potomac.
Captain Frank e. Halliday of Brooklyn,
n. Y, was in town yesterday and visit
ed his two sons, Frank G. and Fred B.
Halliday.
Yesterday Arthur Mcdonald, son OF
Allen Mconald Of walnut street, received
a painful though not serious injury to
one Of his eyes by being hit with a
chestnut bur throvn by a companion.
rhe local liquor dealers have organized
and allied themselves with the state
League OF Liquor Dealers. The following
officers were elected: j. j. Sullivan,
pre'ident, George Il. Boyden and G. J..
sullivan, vice-presideuts; Dcniel Ma
honey, secretary; II. ii. Town, treasurer;
Richard Murphy, sergeant-ot-arms; j. j.
sullivan, member of state COMMITTEES. A
committee on by laws was elected, as fol-
lows; NJ. Fogsriy, George Cranston, Ed.
Jencks, NJ Murphy, +. harrington and
j. Fouroier.