The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-22
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Cigarette Causes the Destruction Of q
Tent--Church Services.

refreshments OF light order are served TO
| the travellers to and from Crescent Park,
was entirely destroyed by fire, together
with nearly all It's contents. The cause
| OF the fire was harmless looking Gig
arctic, and q can OF gasoline. The young
man who dispenses the fluids was smok-
Ing cigarette and sat down too near q
| can OF gasoline, and In some manner the
| fire from the cigarette communicated
with the gasoline and the result was that
| both went off together, taking a good
part Of the young mans hair and eye
brows with them, and leaving him re-
minder of the occasion thar will occupy
the mind for some time to come The
tent was entirely destroyed, and about
all the contents, including number OF
| siphon bottles and bottle racks.
Yesterday morning at the Haven NJ. K.
| Church Rev. John Oldham, pastor,
| preached q sermon to the graduating
class of the East Providence High School,
the entire class being present, as were
| also all the teachers OF the school ex-
cept tho principal. The church was ele-
gantly decorated for the occasion with
palms, ferns and cut flowers. Over the
| chancel was suspended silk banner OF
| the class color which is cerise upon
which was inscribed the class motto IS
| follows; "E. 4. III. b. 1S96-Virtus in
| actione consist it''-virtue consists In ac-
tion.
In the evening the Childrens' Day
Sunday School concert was held at this
church and delightful program was
rendered as follows: The subject OF the
s0snas sonns was Ms. oSr Ss SSD STsaD
solo, Miss Lizzie.Burt; singing, "Like an
Army with Banners" school; Scripture
salutation, Charles L. Hazard, superin-
tendant; Invocation, pastor; i-fant de-
patment exercises as follows: Recitation,
"sunshine Address, Alice Phillips;
An fa-
dialogue, "Daisies," Daisy Townsend,
Phebe Felts and Mildred Bugbee; ola.
logue, "All Together" Amy Shackleford
and Mile Chenery: singing, Carleton
Leonard; recitation, "Four Years Old"
Dottie. Pierce; recitation. "Grandpa's
.'For Rainy Day." Charlie wheaton;
the older scholars then continued as fol-
lows: Recitation, "The All Conquering
Banner" Miss Healy; singing. "Hail
Ail-Conquering Banner" school; sing
ing, stand UP for Jesus" school; reci-
"National Hymn" school; recitations,
acrostic, "For God and Country" by
eight boys; recitation. "A Little
Orator." Irving Phillips; singing, why
Should Not We," school; recitation, "The
paper, "The American Flag" William
Farnham; solo, "Star Spangled Banner"
Mabel Foster; recitation, "The Banner of
the Cross" Orrin Babbitt; singing,
"The Cross of Christ" and sour Banner
and Our Song" school address, pastor,
closing hymn, "Mizpah." school.
The old fountain on the Mauran land,
which has been in a dangerous condition
for some time, Das been recovered with
planking. 1t was from this fountain
that the Boston and Providence railroad
engines, running to India Point, obtained
their supply OF water for many years, until
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Providence. The families residing in the
vicinity of India bridge were also depend
ept on this fountain for water for family
use.
The My, Nh. Il II. r. r. have re-
turned TO the old-time method of running
trains from Providence over the Provi-
dence, Warren x Bristol Railroad, which
was in use before the famous ''Crescent
Curve" was built by Waterman Stone, the
former superintendent and engineer OF
the road, that of backing over into East
Providence.as far as taunton avenue, and
starting down the road from there. The
management now run trains almost
hourly, and have built platform and
stairway from Boston street at the foot of
the Taunton avenue stairs at the east end
of the Washington bridge. and have es-
tablished a station at that place for the
convenience OF East Providence passen-
gers.
Mr.. George f.. Atwood of the firm OF
Rich, Reed d Atwood Of Boston. Is the
guest OF Mr. frank l.. Brooks OF Mary
avenue.
Yesterday was old folks day at the
United Congregational Church in the
morning and Childrep's Day In the
evening. In the morning the pastor,
Rev. Fl. {. Crane preached to the aged
people, quite delegation being present.
In the evening the Sunday school con-
cert postponed from last Sunday was
given.
At the First Universalist Church the
Children's Day Sunday school concert
was also given.
The celebration OF the 77th anniver.
sary of the First Baptist Sunday school
of East Providence Center took place
last evening and the following program
was rendered: Voluntary, Mrs. Arthur
AspInwail; anthem, choir prayer, pas
tor; reading. Mr., Frank Medbury; read
ing, Miss Stella Niekerson; singing,
choir; original poem,' written by Miss
Hannah Medbury read by Miss Dana
walien; exercise, "Prsising the King"
infant Nc department; reMsd1inss' Mis- Mis-,
Johnson; singing, school; exercise,
"Tbe Lovely Garden, or Visit to the
Garden OF Eden, ;" by the classes .of Miss
Maria johnson and Miss Bowen; address
| by pastor, also by John Med bury, General
Elisha Rhodes OF the Central Baptist
| ington. very pleasant incident of the
! celebration was the presentation by Dea-
con Andrew Medbury of large crayon
| portrait Of the lste deacon Francis Arm
| ingtop, who had been connected with
| the church more than 40 years, occupying
| the Office OF deacon and treasurer for
many years. The gift was accepted in
| choice language bv superin endent
Charles Chaffee and was placed upon the
platform surrounded by ferns and flowers.
sunday morning the neigh borhood OF
upper First street was set in commotion
by fight in the yaru of the notorious
Kate Gately, or perhaps 1t ought to be
| Mrs. Catherine German. Fred DE Wolf,
| who occupies a tenement over the store,
which, until this year, was used as a
! liquor saloon, became involved in
| quarrel with Thomas Farrell, who used TO
| run the saloon, but who failed to secure
a license this year, over the matter OF
selling bquor "on the slyn Sundays. De
| Wolf says Farrell assaulted him with
bottle. and in lodging the bottle he In
some way, wrenched bis leg and broke II.