The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-23
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Arrested for Taking Stone From
Chemical Company'S Wall.
Missionary and Harvest Conc:rts--D.ath
of Mrs. Williams--Town Notes.

Saturday the new steam heating appa-
rsius, which has been put in the town
hall WAS mpleted, and the workmen
packed up their tools anc departed. The
apparatus has been tested and found to
be- very satisfactory.
Saturday afternoon word was received
at the police station that man was
taking away stone from wall belonging
TO the Rumiord Chemical Works. with a
pair Of horses, and that no permission
mad been given him to do so. The chief
of police started to Investigate the mat
ter, but before reaching him the man had
been arrested by special officer Martin
Johnson, and was taken to the station.
Under advise of Town Solicitor Mitchell,
a warrant was issued charging the man
with unlawfully, maliCiously and mis-
chievously iujuriug stone wall OH the
land of the Rumford Chemical Works, by
removing large portions thereof, OF the
value OF go. the man gave his name as
Thomas sF. O'Copnor. lie pleaded not
guilty and the case was continued to
Friday next at 2:3O p. IN. and Charles
Eckenna, who owned the tesm, and
employed O'Connor was accepted as
surety in the sum of 800. McKenna re-
sides In the city, aud il is underEtood
that some Is or 20 iosos of stone had
been carried TO the city stone crusher
from this place.
Last mig Int the police were called upon
to take charge o! sn insane man named
Lyman A. Horton, and he was taken to
The station by night officer Thomas n.
L.awton. This morning, on the testi-
nnony OF Drs. Raymond Eddy and W. w.
Hunt, he was adjudged insane and order
ed committed to the State insane asylum.
Last evening a missionary concert was
held at the Second Baptist Church under
the auspices of the Young Peoples Sc
ciety of Christian Enueavor, and free
Will Offering was taken no for the benefit
OF Shaw University. Raleigh, N. G. The
program of the concert was an excellent
one and was thoroughly enjoyed.
A harvest concert was given at tn ARM
fngton Corner Sunday school in Grange
Hail yesterday afternoon. Isaac Foster,
superintendent, conductet the exercises,
with Miss Mabel Foster as organist. The
program was well arranged and heartily
enjoyed.
Haven NJ. T.. Church ana services appro-
pirate to the occasion were held in the
morning. In the evening praise service
was hclr.
Saturday evening the fair which has
been in progress the last two weeks uu-
der tho auspices OF Budson's Band in the
Town Hall. was brought to successful |
close. sn1 the various articles to be given
TO the persons selling Inc greatest num-
Der OF tickets were awarded as follows:
Dayton. bicycle. to Mrs. Ella stubbs;
silver cornot Mr. John Il wen. Mr.. Win
Held Dodge Of Block Island guessed the
exact weight of live turkey, which was
"a pounds, and took he bird home. MIR.
Charles r.. Komer took the cake by guess-
ing its exact weight.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Williams. wife
OF MIR. Albert Williams Of Jane street, led
al the Homeop't thic hospital at Provi-
depce. Mrs. Williams was taken to tho
hospital a week ago today to undergo an
operation of the eyes. 1t IL understood
the operation was successfully performed.
but otrer troubles from which the lady
was suffering csused her death.