The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-01
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Hand Badly Cut by a Fish Knife.
Other Local Notes.

A few days since, William Mcnahan,
who Is employed In the fish market OF
g. j. Purvere, met with a serious acci-
dent, which nearly cost him the loss of
his right hand. Mr.. Purvere was en-
gagged In dressing fish and was using his
heavy knife chopping of the heads and
tails OF the fsh. Just as the knife was
raised to strike blow Mepahan reached
in front OF 1t for something and received
the keen edge OF the knife on the back of
the hand; he was at once taken 10
surgeon, who found it necessary to take
eight stitches to secure the wounded
member together. 1t will be long time
before he VIII be able to use. the hand
again.
Hon. A.. N. Cunningham, the newly
appointed postmaster Of this town, will
take charge of the Office as soon as his
commission arrives, which is expected at
any time now. Mr.. Cunning ham proposes
to make number OF changes and adof-
tions to the Office, one of which will be
the opening OF branch Office OF the
Western Union Telegraph. This is a
thing that has long been needed in the
town.
Yesterday Rev. Frank A. Ferguson be-
gan his labors as the reuglar pastor OF
the First Universolist Church. AT tho
United Congregational Church Rev. Mr..
Torrey OF Edgewood, preached in the
SFVhiiik, III CAShuhkC Win REV. lie As
Crane. At the Second BAPTIST Church
Rev. j. X. Ever of the Union Baptist
Church, Providence, exchanged pulpits
In the morning with the pastor, Rev.
George w. Rigler.
Yesterday the annual procession OF the
"Children OF Mary" and the "Holy
Angels" took place at the Church of the
Sacred Heart. In both societies there
were 1I6 girls. The Children of Mary were
oil attircd In white, with wreaths OF flow
ers and white walls, and were in charge
of Miss Elizabeth Harrington. The Holy
Angels, composed OF the smaller children,
were also dressed In white, and wore
floral wreaths. They were in charge OF
Miss Mary Hennessy. They marched
entrance and as they passed up the main
aisle of the church the litany of the Bles-
sed Virgin was sung. While crowning
the Blessed Virgin they sang the corona
t1on hymn. A sermon was then delivered
by Rsv. FIR. Austin J. Bowling OF st.
Joseph's Hospital OF Providence. Vespers
were. also sung by Rev. FIR. Higney.
Sunday night at l:30 o'cl ock Officer
Conners discovered that some one mad
broken into.the shoe store of j. W.Chute,
corner OF Fountain avenue and Second
street. On investigation 1t was found
that the thieves had entered by window
which opens into the cellar from the
yard. They had broken the glass, and
when inside the cellar had forced door
leading from the cellar to the store. There
were footprints in the soft earth around
the window. The owner of the store was
notified and on investigation found the
following articles missing: Six pairs of
slippers, six pairs cork soles, one pair shoes,
nine boxes biacking. A pair of shoes had
evidently been dropped as the thief
passed out, as they were found on the
upper stoop OF the store. The exit was
made by the street door and thus the
robbery was discovered by the officer in
his rounds. No clue has as yet been OBJ
tanned as to who the burglars were.
Later several pairs OF shoes were found in
an adjoining yard, where they had evil
IDENTIFY been secreted by the thief.
This morning Mrs. Mary l.. Griggs re-
ported at the police station that some one
had stolen velvet bonnet, valued at S6,
from her home on Burgess avenue. The
bonnet was taken by some one while Mrs.
Griggs was removing from Burgess ave-
nue. TO the city last Saturday.
Sunday at the First Universalist Church
Mrs. Mary Rich OF Warren avenue and
Mrs. Thomas Rich were chosen delegates
to the annual convention at Woonsocket
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.