The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Experiencing a Boom In
Building Operations.
Up-,o-Date Club Holds a MeetIpg-Fire
District Taxes.

"eonoeuhy ovenipg tne Ladies Al
Society OF the Haven NJ. T.. Church gav
supper and entertainment in the churc
which was largely attended. -
Last evening Bucklin Relief Corps No.
held Its regular meeting In Grand Arm,
Hall. il was well attended, and mucl
routine business was transacted. Tn
corps has been invited to take part in
supper to be given by the department
officers OF the Woman's Relief Corps O
Rhode Island in Siocuin Post Hall, Prov
idence, saturday evening, Dec. 8. anc
the ladies of Bucklin Corps will contri
butte TO the supper and Will attend In
large mum bers.
During the last week quite boom ha,
taken place in building. In addition to
the houses started on Summit street.
| mention Of which has already been made.
house has been started down Fourth
street for Herman NJ. Barney, also one
on Ninth street, corner Of Mauran ayenue
by Mr.. Timothy Sheehsn, also o large
fist on Freeborn aevnue by Thomas II.
Ray.
sunday evening at the Second Baptist
Church there will be q Christian En-
deavor concert, . free will Offering Will
be taken for Shaw University, Raleigh, N,
g., where Miss Lizzie Gibbs, q mem ber
of this church, and fol srl a teacher in
the public schools OF East Providence,
is nov an instructor.
Sunday mo rning Netop Council, o. u.
A. NJ, will sttend services sl the United
Congregations Church.
A Sunday school harvest concert will
be given sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at Grange Hall, Armingtcn's Corners. st
which Rev. II. Z. Crane, pastor of United
Congregational Church, will deliver an
sddress.
There will be an old peoples service at
Haven NJ. Z. Church SUNDAY morning. |
and in the evening Thanksgiving praise |
service.
The Up-to-Date Club held its regular
business meeting and social lest evening
In the parlors OF the East Providence
Business Mems Association, President |
Archer c. Anthony presiding. The resig-
nation OF Mr.. and Mrs. George 81. Hull
was received ana accepted. At the con.
clusion OF business the meeting adjourned
md whist was enjoyed the balance of
he evening.
The labor OF assessing the taxes for the
Watchemoket fire district has been COM
oieted and tbs taxes are being collected.
Ihe amour ( TO be realized this wear VIII
30 nearly $4,000, which is nearly double
nat of last year. This is on account of
m increase Of the rate from Il per $1,000 |
oliars to ", which Ii was found neces.
airy 10 make In order that some new
Mains might be laid and the floating
cot OF the district, amounting to s46Oo.
g taken caro- OF. This amount. with
he rebate, will make the total revenue OF
ne district between gil, 900 and $4,000.
here is now but $50, 600 in outstanding
onds, one of which, s25ON will be paid
ext year. This will leave three other
onds OF $500 each to be paid, the re.
aiming slO,0OJ being in $1,000 bonos to
, paid one each year. 1t il quite prob-
lie that after the year 1900 the rebate
ON the city OF Pswtuckot will very
'arly pay the expenses of the district,
'ere are, however, several streets in the :,
strict where call will soon be made
mains. some OF which are being sup
led with small p pes and some that are y
ehout any supply AT all, but 1t Is not =
obsbls that any mains except the one !"
Summit street will be laid this year.
here is no session at the A. p. Hoyt :,
amman School today, it being Waiting -
y for the teachers or that school.