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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17

When making yonr purchase
of Christmas Candies remember
the reputation that Cheney has
established for keeping the high
est grade of these goods. Don't
finish your Holiday Purchasing
until you have gone to Cheueys.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17

One Of Price & Lance's show win
dows contains fine ship tastefully con-
structed from various articles OF mer-
chandise and heavily laden with goo ds
suitable for Xmas presents. 1t attracts
much attention.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17

No. days taught -lS IL lSlSl6l6
Names Of pupils neither absent nor
tardy:
Frances Barton. Agnes Clark, Stella
Hsgan, Ada Hutchinson. ClIda Smith,
Letha Shumate. Thomas Scott.
F. B. BoLLEs, Teacher.
RoOMv.
Fred Kinney. Edith Young, Walter
Canedy. Ruth Mcdonald, Frank Peek,
Olive Barnes, Clifford Mccoy. Alta Bar.
ker, Katie Whitenburg, Lottie Whiteu-
burg, Emma Shaffer, Ova Swindle, Frank
Haight. Mabel Potter, Willie Butterfsld,
William Spicer.
NJ. JENNIE BRIaos, Teacher.
ROOM ".
Ernest Belew, LixEie Belew, Carrie
Elser, Myra Cheek, Eva Green, Edward
KOons. Ada Larmore. Alvin koons, Har.
vey Kingery. Charley Robins, Clyde
Stick, Jessie Mayo, Mary Robb. Eunite
Robb, DAISY Potter. Maud Wood. Orville
Kearby, Ethel Senter, Clessie Scott,
Robert Whitenburg. Ernest Whitenbure.
Leslie Gibbens, Roy Gibbons, Joseph
ELIZABETH BURKE, Teacher.
ROOM III.
Archie Todd, Walter Talbert, Minnie
Wood, Grace Wingrove, Carlos Wilson.
Lottie Williams, Charles Sewers, Abbie
Hunt, Fred Knarise, Carrie Maxwell.
Corinne Miller. Emmet Mckinley. Earl
Moore, Allie Milton, Clifford Neely, Bee
sic Neely, Fanny Robb, Nellie Smith.
Claude Swink, Bessie Seaman, Lois
Ames, Frances Barnes, George Clark,
Fern Cressy, Daisy Fear, Gordon Ora.
ham, Harris Hamlin.
JOSIE p. GARDENER, Teacher.
ROOM II.
Fannie Bsttey, Cornelius Bergthold,
Helen Bloom, Kelsey Bloom, Earl Bax-
ter, Roy Baxter, Maud Greasy, Eva Fen.
ton, Gladys Gibson, Carlton Grahain,
Floyd Gross, Earl Gross, Ray Hall. Ho-
mer Herriott. Ralph Jameson. Roscoe
Jones, Charlie Love, Jimmie Mcbride,
Mayfaire Nicely, Harry Neely, Gertie
Robb, Clinton Scott, Pearl Smith, Frank
Sewers, Lester Swink Emmet Tagader,
Clara Vint, Fred Vint, Ethel Wheat.
Edith Whittenberg..
ANNIE B. ELsER, Teacher.
RooMI.
Clara Clark, Bertha Ellingwood,
Maudie Gibson, Eva Goblin. Daisy dra-
cey, Leila, Sadie Huber, Ruby Senter,
Sadie Tagader. Gladys Wood. Glenn
Baxter, Rolla Conner. Norval Graham,
Warren Maxwell, Earl Meador, Howard
Robb, Harry Ryan, Leonard Spicer, Will
CARRIE A. HARVEY, Teacher.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17
ROCKY FORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
School Report.

For month ending Nov. 30. 1896.
Rooms 2 "a SC
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-17

Enrolment this year ----- 90 ~
Enrolment this month SO,
Average Attendance -----. 05i,
Per cent OF attendance --- 90S2'
Per ct. not absent or tardy- 3O42
No. days taught 10 lS
Names Of pupils neither al
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
CRANSTON.

Tho absence of street lights in the western
and Of the town on Sunday night was very
noticeable.
Rev. Walter G. Stewart conducted short
services in st. Bartholomew's Episcopa
Church, Cranstop, Sunday afternoon.
Miss May Tew, who for the past two weeks
has been visiting Miss Bertha Wood Of Grams.
ton, returned to her homo in Massachusetts
Oh Saturday.
Three weeks from today-April 20-ths an
nual financial town meeting will be held.
Nearly all the rolling stock in the town, to-
gother with the available horses, have been
hired for Wednesday.
There are many men in tho town nj prenest
who cannot conscientiously siug "Calm and
Peaceful Il my Sleep" IL is rumored that
many men have, for the past week, been
troubled with somnambulistio freaks. Indeed,
1t is said OF one man that during one Of his
midnight dreams he arose from his bed, took
n sample ballot he had in bis pocket, and
marking 10 deposited IL In the bureau drawer:
then with "Hurrah" for his fayorite csndi-
date, he awoke his wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
AUBURN.

The pastors sermon at the Baptist Church,
more especially to newly converted ones AZ
the.result OF the evangellstic meetings lately,
was very helpful one, and few things to
remember as follows: The text, "watch and
pray lest ye enter into temptation: the spirit
indeed Is willing but the flesh is weak" He
portrayed the scene in the garden of Geth-
semsne, the night Of the Sayiour's betrayal,
when the disciples showed their weakness Of
flesh and spirit. Tho direct teaching, as then,
Is now the same. Spiritual manhood in the
ply steal life," keep from the evil OF the
world, and still be part of it," He COM
pared the difference of habits and living Of
John the Baptist and Christ how the former
lived in the wilderness away from sin of the
world, but the latter mingled with the pub
licans and sinners rich ard poor, having
temptation like ourselves still without stain
of sin. II is not wealth or poverty, sickness
or health, but TO be and to do tho things OF
right living which end in peace and pleas
ure." "An life is hid in mystery
Two mistakes so common for young con-
verts is thinking they receive all grace at the
time Of conversion, and can get to heaven at
a single bound, but strength and grace must
be acquired by prayer and growth. Live so
people will distinctly understand you will
henceforth be on the Lords side." At the
close OF the service four persons were bap-
tizod
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
OLNEYVILLE.
The Importance of the Highway Appro-
priation TO the Town.
The NEWS BUREAU, OLNEYvILLB.
No. Hartford Ayanua


What will bo the amount OF the highway ap-
preparation which the taxpayers are TO vote
next Wednesdays This question is Of inter
est to those who have occasion to use the
highways Of the town, and that means every
citizen to n greater or lesser extent. 1t is
urged, and very properly, too, that the
amount should be increased: that the condi-
tion OF the highways IL an all important one:
that as they are improved so is the material
growth and prosperity of the town advanced.
The highway appropriation to be made at
this time is general, and will be distributed
under the direction of the Town Council, &C.
cording to the new highway law II being
general appropriation, no one section more
than another will be benefited. Beside the
usual election and the highway appropria-
ton, two important propositions appear on
the ballot for an expression by the people
Wednesday. First, the division of tho town
into four voting districts. Second, to allow
the people to elect board Of health. The
first proposition is not meeting with favor on
the ground that the town IL divided, should
not be cut into more than three districts. II
the proposition is defeated, this will probably
be the reason. The proposal to elect board
of health meets with favor as means of
TAKING tuo uSaAtn Qutstloh itOh sno SohnSii.
ABOUT TOWN
The candidate for Senator on the Repub-
lican ticket in johnston does not appear to be
worried over the result OF the election, and he
is msgnanimous to his competitors, since he
permits two notices urging voters to vote for
Hughes and Heaton.to hang in his office.
In rho Eighth District Court this morning,
a Pole named Vaviski, was fined SIS and costs
for reveling on the square yesterday after
noon.
Captain Leavitt and Lieutenant Dairy of thu
Sixth police district yesterday paid visit to
places in their domain whore .t was suspected
liquors are sold illegally. No arrests were
made, but evidence was secured that will be-
used in nuisance prosecutions.
II. l. Hough, who has been confined to his
home for many weeks, receiving treatment
for trouble Of the eyes, is much improved,
which is very gratifying to his many friends
in this section.
1t is claimed that election work in favor of
the Independent ticket is being done in thu
saloons in Olneyville. 1t is said that $40 was
left in one shop Saturday night "for the
bows"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Two Trolley Cars Collided on North
Broadway.

Yesterday afternoon there was col
lision between Rumford and Phillips
dale cars on North Broadway, Rumford,
which was in part due to the heavy rain
that prevented the motormen from seeing
each other. The Rumford car was in
charge of conductor Edward Banery, and
motorman William Haskill. 1t left Prov
idence for the Rumford trip at 1:25 p. IN.
When the car reached a point on North
Broadway near the residence OF Mrs.
Hunt and south of Center street, motor
man Haskill saw Phillipsdaie car headed
toward his own car. The Phillipsdale
car was in charge OF conductor Lloyd
Cooper and motorman James Waterman.
After running upon the Broadway track
some 200 feet the Phillipsdale car stopped
for the other car to back off and
clear the rails, as 1t had the
right of way. The sharp wind and
rain, however, had forced motor
man Haskill to pull his storm cap down
over his eyes and seeing the Phillipsdale
car at standstill he concluded that 1t
would back to the avenue and allow him
to run past. So, without looking up, he
turned on the current and the car shot
ahead. Before the car was at full speed
he glanced up and found the Phillipsdale
car still stationary but few feet in front
OF him. Haskill shut off the power, but
crash came. The Phillipsdale car was
hurled back a distance of fifteen or
twenty feet and the hood and part of the
platform was broken away. The impetus
which the Rumford car had gained prob
ably saved ii in a measure, as the damage
IT sustained in the collision was confined
TO bending the dasher and some broken
glass. The fact that Motorman Waterman
on the. Phillipsdale had the car door part
ly open saved his life, for when the two
cars came together the hood of the fhil-
Iipsdale car was bent down and the plat
form broken SO that the motorman was
unable to move until the car hood was
bent up, and some of the iron work on
the platform removed. AS the cars came
together Motorman Hsskins was thrown
so violently against the windows In the car
door that his head and shoulders crashed
through the glass. News of the accident
was sent TO the Traverse street barn and
a wrecking car was dispatched to the
scene. In the Rumford car were several
passengers and one In the Phillipsdale car.
All were badly shaken up.
A no-license meeting was held in the
new town hall last evening. The several
churches closed their evening services
early in order that the congregations
might attend. Notwithstanding the
storm and the bad walking there were
several hundred people in the hall. The
meeting was opened with singing by the
congregation, prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr.. Rieler of the Baptist Church. Rev.
Henry O.: Crane, president OF the Temper
ance Union, introduced Hon. B. B.
Johnson, ex-Mayor of Waltham, Mass,
who made very interesting address. At
the close of the discourse, Rev. Mr.. Harp
sang solo and the meeting closed with
the benediction by Rev. III. {. Crane.
This evening there will be another no.
license rally IN the new town haiti.
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NORTH END NEWS.
THE NEWS BUREAU.
north END. AIS BRANCH AVENUE
TalaDhn,a lQ1.Q

Telephone Wl-a
AT the Ruggles Street Primitive Metho-
dist Church last evening the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Mason, preached a very effective. dis
course in favor OF no-license, taking as
his theme: "Choosing Between Good and
Evil, Between Life and Death The
concluding, portion of his address sum-
med up the argument in favor of license
as follows:
"License means restriction, and at once
recognizes it as an evil, that needs restric-
tion, but it Is like wild bull in our
midst. You might hopple and cripple 1t
as much as you like; 1t breaks the ropes,
and continues In its wildness and is
menace to the whole community. A Ii
censed saloon Is no better than an unli-
censed one; 1t IL no more respectable and
does no less evil among the peopie-the
only difference that 1 can see between
them is one is legalized evil and the
other is not. One has the strong arm of
the law around 1t, protecting it IN its ne
farious work, while the other has not.
You may say that to vote "no" means
kitchen barrooms. We have them today
under license; and the brewers of our city
are supplying them with beer.
The Bon Ton Club will hold a social in
What Cheer Hall on April 10.
The coming month will he gay one
for lovers OF dancing, as there Is social
or fair booked for every evening but Sun
day evening during the month.
An entertainment will be given by the
Epworth League of the Asbury Memorial
Church on Wednesday evening. 1he
Easter services will be held one week
fro m next Sunday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30

and opened shops. saying Prohibition
does not prohibit. Men used to reply,
"Why are you not running your saloon
then over in Iowa?" And that siienced
them.
II Is very certain that we must not put
the wolves to watching the sheep nor sa-
loon men to executing the temperance
laws. We do not repeal the law against
stealing because men occasionally steal.
Why be so illogical as to repeal temper
ance law as well executed?
personal liberty" requires that we dry
up this fountain OF danger. We protect
young Holsters, quail or carp. We Inspect
meat, milk and bread. We tell people
where they cannot tread or talk or spit.
1T would be strange, indeed, II a mother
should have no right to protect her dim
pied darling from this mad bull, this un-
covered well, this fatal contagion.
Prohibition would be q fine thing, but
there is something better. Obedience is
better. Faith is better. Love is better.
God, by these questions, Is winnowing
out the chaff. Christ comes In each new
question to be again cruci6ed by His peo-
pie. Office, avarice, popularity twist the
conscience and pervert the moral sense.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
THE PEACEMAKHR.
urss Tucker Will Endeavor % Mako
brother Bsliipgton Yield.

urss Tucker viii Endeavor 10 Mako
Brother Bsiiipgton Yield.
New York, March 80.--Mrs. Booth
Tucker, pale and emaciatsd looking after
her rough voyage across the Atlantic, dur.
Ing which she was confined to her stato-
room, owing to sea sickness, reached the
national headquarters Of the Salvation
Army. In company with hcr sister, Com
missioner Eva, and her two children, at
o'clock Saturday evening. She was given
right hearty welcome by the staff ofil-
GERS, many OF whom knelt To receive her
blessings and repeat their pronunciations
Of loyalty.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Booth
Tucker, her sister Eva and Major Malap,
General Booths private secretary, who ac-
companied Mrs. Tucker on the trip over,
appeared in the offices once occupied by
Commander and Mira. Ballington Booth,
where group Of newspaper men were
awaiting them. Commissioners Eva Intro
duced her sister as the wife OF the now
commander, and the latter for the first
time made her bow 10 the American pub
lie, through the represe natives Of the
press.
After answering few questions Of an
informal kind, Mrs. Booth Tucker, In o
feeble voice, said that the work Of organs
izing and systematzing will go or as
usual In the American field. The ma
tionalization, she thought. was o very
small matter. She expressed it as her
unequivocal opinion that the general does
not regard Ballington Booths new move.
ment in the light OF rival army.
"You Sec" she said, 'the facts were
evaded until the arrival of the general in
London. His heart yearns for recon-
ciliation with Ballington, and I hope and
pray 10 be able to bring about n meeting
between the general and my brother.
II shall do my level best to induce Bal
lington to see the general, which / am
sure would result in "a solution of the pres
ent trouble. II Ballington should promise
me to pursue a certain line of action,
am In position to promise him that he
will receive the utmost kindness and CON-
sideration fro.a his father"
What these certain definite things are
she would not say. She said the note
handed her on her arrival, written by her
brother Ballington, was strictly por-
sonal. and while IL contained reference To
the present difficulty and expressing his
desire to see me, do not think 1t proper
to make 1t public"
The proposed meeting will take place
within a few days In Montclair. N. j., and
the wife of the new commander Is more
than sanguine that she will be successful
In bringing about meeting between hcI
brother and the general, her father.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
PHENIX.

The woman's Christian Temperance
Union coffee rooms on River street were
feopened this morning In charge of Mrs.
Esther Birmingham.
At the Republican caucus held at the
town hall at Lippitt Saturday afternoon
William III. Levally and Allan A. Camp
bell were elected delegates to the State
and district conventions to be held in
Providence on April 10. a,.S
1t is reported that there is to be another
new industry in the Valley and that a
large printing press mandatory is to
be located here, presumably at the now
idle Lamphear machine shop.
RIvERPOINT.
The Democratic town committee is to
hold meeting here this evening. The
committee Is composed entirely OF the
members of the Quinn faction and is re-
pudiated by the old line Democrats and
as the latter are not inclined TO receive
made by the "young bloods," the chances
of patching up the split in the, Warwick
Democracy are very small.
ARCTIC CENTER.
A number Of our French residents met
ut the Office of j. O. Carriveau yesterday
AMI made arrangements for the formation
OF Zouave company here.
ANTHONY.
The funeral of Mrs. John Winsor was
solemDized from the Kpotty Oak Church
Saturday afternoon.
Ella Hoyer OF New Brighton, Staten
Island, is visiting friends here.
The Coventry Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. William Bode at Washington
Wednesday afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
AT EDGEWOOD M. E. CHURCH.
No-License Address by Rev. George w.
Anderson.

No-License Address by Rev. George W.
Anderson.
At the evening service in the above
church Rev. George w. Anderson gave an
address on No-license.
He said: "rhe foe we fight uses the
old chestnuts for argument in support OF
their system, such as a stringent license
law reduces the numberof saloons. Pos
sibly, but not the evils of strong drink,
nor the amount of drunkenness. For in
stance, il on a given street there are IL
saloons, and by a license law il are closed
up, the remaining one saloon will do the
business OF the other II. And then we
hear the howl of the tax, the tax; and
how much the city will loose out of its
treasury. 1t Is plood-money anyway.
And withal what strange financial
policy. Can a city drink itself rich? And
consider out of whom comes this tax
or the money from the license? Out OF
the wives and children of the man who
drinks and whose expense of courts,
pauperism. ETC., ar calculated the tax
money that is swallowed up And then
we, they say, can't enforce no-license
law Not enforce the will of the majority?
Why that. is treason
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
Con.pIrators pIrty Work.

CHICAGO, March 3O.--Wnhin the last
two weeks two attempts have been made
TO kidnap tho 4-year-old granddaughter
of Nine. Modiesha, the actress. Ralph
Modjcska, the father, has received numcr.
Gus anonymous letters warning him 90
leave the city, under penalty OF losing his
child If he refused. Last Monday night
the conspiracy took on alarming turn.
when an unknown man called at the Mod.
jcska flat and hurled the contents Of a
bottle of carbolc acid in the face of Jessie,
nurscmaid TO the child. The girl was ter
ribly burned. and will 10 dishgured for
1ifo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
rola OF kuehrnr slaughter.

NEW York, March 30.-Miss Mabel G.
Hartford, one of the survivors of the mis-
sionary massacre at Kuchcng, China, last
simmer, spoke in the Bedford-street
Methodist church last night of her work
and experiences. She was much affected
as she recalled the fearful scenes Of assas.
sination. The account shat she gave OF
the affair does not differ materially from
the accounts already published. She said
that at the present there are no English
or American missionaries IN the Kuoheng
district as the consuls advised that they
wait while for the feeling TO die down,
but the religious work is being actively
carried on hy the native Christi ans
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
NO-LICENSE.
Continued from Page 4.

side of the problem. He accused the saloon
as corrupt power in politics, and
noticed the organized forces that has so
agitated the subject as TO givs temperance
its wide spread interest of today. He
urged the people to be brave, persistent,
intense and cooperate with God. When
we know hia plans We shall have VIC
tory. Our watchword must be ''No Com
promisep' Our attidtude toward the
saloon: "It can never be legSlized with
out SIM Let as go forward with con-
fidence We are sure to win at last.
Satan is a conquered foe. He presents
a bold front, but he is sure TO go down
before the holy advance OF Gods united
mains now to drive him from his remain
ing strongholds, "Forward Church Of
Godpp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30
EAST GREENWICH.

Overseer OF the Poor IT. w. Cole has ac-
fepted the position Of keeper at the War
wick town farm.
leap year ball, April IL, I'm Odd Fellows
Hail.
Rev. j. T.. Hawkins delivered HIS fare
well sermon yesterday morning In the
Methodist Church.
The annual town meeting will be held
in the town hal, Wednesday morning
next, at 1880 o'clock.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
Methodist parsonage on Main street.