The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
NORTH END NEWS.
Barn Destroyed by Fire on veazie
Street, This Morning.
An Ice-Water Drinking Fountain Being
Placed on Candace Street,
the NEws BUREAU.
EoeTH End, 42S BRANCH AVENUE
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At AIS O'Clock this morning officer
Kirby rang In an alarm for fire at the
corner of veazis street and Branch ave.
nue. The fire department quickly re-
sponded and found that. a barn belonging
10 Mrs. Ellen Ryan was burning pretty
lively. The barn in which there were
about two tons Of hay was nearly de-
stroyed and valuable horse was gotten OUT
OF the burning structure with great diff
Guilty and was badly bruised. The loss
will not exceed $400.
Residents Of Smith Hill, and especially
those living IN the vicinity OF the corner
OF Candace, Orms and Smith streets, are
well pleased at the provision made for
their welfare during the summer by the
placing OF an ice-water drinking fountain
on Candace street near the junction OF
the three streets named. A gang of men
has been engaged for the past few days
doing the preparatory work necessary for
the erection OF the fou ntain.
Hose No 10 in response to still alarm
yesterday extinguisned brush fire on
Hawkins street on land owned by the
Corliss estate. There was no damage of
any account.
4 here was pleasant basket party given
by the Fieur-de-Lis Social Club, st What
Cheer hall last evening. In accordance
with leap year customs the ladies divided
up with the gentlemen part of the COM
was led by Miss Lizzie Mccarthy and
William +. Farrell and about so couples
took part in IT,. There were 20 well ar
ranged dances on the program and the
auction OF the baskets at intermission
proved an interesting feature Of the
nights sport.
The floor director was John T. L. Dono-
van, and Miss Nellie Coyle was the assis-
tant floor director. The aids were James
l.. Short, Mamie Devine, Louise
McGinn, Fred A. Jackson, Emily
Mcdonnell, Theresa Farrell, Mamie Ma.
honey, William Devine, Patrick McDon-
nell.
There was very pretty wedding at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception yes
terday morning, the contracting parties
being George +. McGinty and Miss Mag
gle Crowell. Rev. DIR. McGee was the
ceIebrant of the puptial mass and also
performed the marriage ceremony. The
bride was attended by her sister, Miss
Minnie Crowell, and the best man was
John McElroy. A very largely attended
reception was held at the home of the
BRIDES mother, 40 Walling street, from
ga. m. 10 p. M, and the rich display
of bridal gifts showed the esteem in
which the bride Is held by very many
friends. Al elaborate wedding dinner
was served and many were the good
wishes extended the newly-married for
their future happiness.
MIR. and Mrs. McGinty left on an after
noon train for New York city and after
brief wedding trip will take up their
residence in this city.
Officer Briggs saw brush fire back Of
the Bailey estate last evening and notified
Hose Company 10 and the blaze was ex-
tinguisheo before any damage was done.
There was large attendance at the reg
ular meeting OF Columbus Lodge, A. q.
u. W., Notwithstanding the warm
weather last night. Grand supervisor
j. J. Devenish, who has visited a number
OF lodges recently, made most favorable
report on the conditions of the order.
One candidate was admitted to member
snip.
Two members of the Pawtucket BIZ
cycle Club while returning to their
homes this morning struck the car
,racks in front Of What Cheer Hall and
were thrown of their machines. They
fortunately escaped serious injury.
William Scheron and Miss Maggie Hen
ry were united in marriage at st Ed
being performed by Rev. Father Pine.
The groom is well known salesman, and
the bride is popular young lady. Mr..
and Mrs. Scheron, after their marriage,
Immediately began housekeeping at their
new home on Commodore street.
Little NatDan WlskOny, whose nome IS
at so Back street, has contracted the very
common but dangerous habit of children
of stealing rides On low gears, and other
vehicles Yesterday afternoon he tried to
get ride with rather unpleasant results,
for after getting on low gear he either
fell or was pushed off the gear. He was
seriously cut over the right ear and DIR.
Gardner dressed the wound with the as
sistance OF offer Gilfoil. The driver of
the gear paid no attention to the lad of 4
years after he fell. This Is a common
practice of teamsters and drivers of
other vehicles, as generally when an acci-
dent results from their driving they pre-
tend ignorance of the affair and go on
their way as il nothing had happened.
ihere is,mnch inhumanity about the prac-
tice, to say the least. But Ii Is proba BILE
little Nathan will be more careful in the
future.
The building boom still continues
booming and yesterday beat the record
with 10 new buildings begun.
The cottage prayer meeting connected
with the Asbury Memorial M. Il. Church
will be held at the home of Brother Car
ter, rear 52 Olney street, In Congdon
court this evening at 7:45 p. m. Sister
Emma Notion is expected to lead the
meeting. The public are most cordially
invited to be present at this meeting.