The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-22
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Mr.. Arn0ld's Norward Avenue Res
idence Damaged by Fire.
Meeting of the Ballou SOciety-A Wo-
mans Sad Condition.

Last evening an alarm was rung in
from box 80, located at the corner of
Taunton and Grove avenues. The fire
proved TO be at the house owned and oc-
cupied 10y William II. Arnold, on the east
side of Norward avenue. The hremen,
many of whom were at the fair being
held by the company In town hall, re-
sponded promptly and were actually upon
the scene and at work before the alarm
had completed its round. Water was
handy and streams were at once turned
on the flames. Meanwhile the flremen
and neighbors began removing the furnl-
ture and most of it was taken To place
of safety As the fire was confined 90 the
front portion of the house, the furniture
that could not be taken out was removed
60 the rear rooms. The firemen labored
under great disadvantage, as they nearly
had the fire under control, when the nose
would burst thus compelling them 10
lose much valuable time IN replacing the
hose. This thing occurred four times,
and it was about thrce-quarters of an
hour before the fire was extinguished. By
that time the flames had burned through
| the floors aud reached the roof, and had
burned away large portion of the front
| end of the house. The damage was estl-
| mated by MIR. Arnold TO be somewhere
about 500 upon the house. on which
| there IL an insurance of $1,000 through the
| Franklin Mutual Insurance Company OF
| Providence. The loss upon his furniture
| was comparatively small, upon which
| there is no insurance. The origin OF the
| fire is supposed to be through the playful
| carelessness of Mr.. Arnold's little daugh-
| ter, who Is supposed 10 have been play
| ing with matches in her room. she Is
| thought TO have lighted one, and bccom-
| ing frightened thrown IL down, when 1t
| ignited the coveringto the bureau.
| Yesterday afternoon the BallOu Society
| of the First Uniyerselist Church held
! its regular meeting in the yestry OF the
! church. At o'clock the family supper
was served in the dining room. and a
merry party partook OF the meal; AFTER
supper parish meeting was called. The
reports of the various officers were pre-
sented and it WAS unanimously voted 10
| engage Rev. Frank \. Ferguson, the
| present pastor, for another year Mr.. A.
| j. Anthony rendered his resignation as
! president of the Parish Society and it was
accepted. The vacancy will be filled at a
| future meeting.
There was "A large brush fire yesterday
afternoon in the woods "A short distance
| from the Narragansett Milling Company
on Valley street. IL was extinguished by
| the police, and residents of that locality
The contract of laying the siX-incf
water main on Summit street was COM
pleted last evening, the connections was
| made at the Waterman avenue main IL
| which the main had to be broken out anC
| connections made and water was shut OF
for only two hours. 1t was found The
pipe on Summit street near Cross street
where the connection had to be made hat
To be lowered about "a foot.
Yesterday Officer Taggart was callet
into house on Valley street T. suppress
disturbance. The wife o. man wht
occupies one of the tenemN nts in the
house had assaulted the wife of another
man who resides in the Same house be
cause she would not give wife number on
money with which 60 purchase beer. Tn,
officers found the first woman in most
deplorable condition. She had on but LITTLE
clothing ard was on the verge OF deliriun
tremens She knelt on the floor and be
sought the officer 10 give her eight cent
with which To purchase beer, but TN
officer refused to give her money. III
woman's husband is an honest hard work
ing man, but the drink habit has got
terrible hold upon his wife. Here nigh
be an opportunity for the members OF Tin
w. q. 4. IT,, TO do some mlssionory worl
with this woman.
A quiet home wedding took place Tues
day afternoon at q o'clock at the reSidenc
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Daniel w Fraser 293 Warren avenue
| Their daughter, Miss MaudEverton Fraser
was united in marriage with Arthu
Burnside Matteson. by Rev. Matthew ;
| MCCoru, H. ID, pastor OF lne DroauWa
Presbyterian church, Providence, assiste
by Rev. Hiram Il. johnson, pastor of Tn
Congregational church of Lakeville
Mass, but formerly pastor of the Congre
gational church of this town. The cere
mony was the ring service, the fathe
giving the bride away
The special attraction at the Firemen'
Fair last night was genuine cake wal
in which six couples, four of whom cam
from the city, took part The walk too
place at 10 O'Clock, at which time ther
were upward of 1000 persons in the hal
Tho six contests tants made preliminar
walk for positions, and the judges selected
Mr.. Winston and lady of Providence, an
Mr.. Price and lady rs the candidates {
walk for first and second prize AT tn
conclusion of the walk the committee +,
tired 60 deliberate and decided that Nj
Price and lady were entitled To the fir'
prize, a - gold piece, and Mr.. Winsto
and lady took the second prize, larq
cake. The committee was j. q. PEGS
William Faulkner, William Clement /
NJ Roderick, o. Freeborn and l.. Murph!