The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-09
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Interesting Lecture by General
Thomas +. MuutOrd.
Petition for Fire District Meeting-Death
of William Butler.

Last evening an audience Of upward OF 400
persons assembled at the town hall and listen
ed TO "a lecture given by General Thomas Il.
Munf0rd late chief Of cavalry in Stonewall
JiclSson's army in the war of the Rebellion
The lecture was entitled "Jackson's Cam
pagn IN tho Shenandoah Valley in 1852, and
was given under the auspices OF Bucklin Post
10. 20, q. A. r. AT o'clock the general ar
rived and was introduced by Judge George
y. Bliss who gave an account of the meeting
between the general and himself 80 years ago,
wren tho Judge was wounded and made a
prisoner. He told how the general had sayed
his life when he was in dying condition.
The general was then riding 10 the front Of
the line. but chopped TO give orders for the
comfort Of his prisoner. Although for more
than twenty years the judge and General
Munford have maintained n correspondence
with each other, thoy have never met since
the battle at which the judge was taken pris-
oner until they greeted each other last Mon
day morning at the dock Of the Baltimore
Steamship line. At the lecture last evening
there was large delegation Of the First
Rhode Island Cavalry Association, who occu-
pied seats in front and as the speaker pointed
out upon his large map, which was suspended
upon the wall, the various points at which the
Confederate cavalry had met the Rhode
Islanders their enthusiasm could not be
strained. There were also thirty members
from George H. Browne Post Of South Provi-
dence. The lecture was eloquently given. and
the various movements of both armies were
graphically given and elected frequent APP
plause.- The lecture was little more than an
hour long and was enjoyed oy all present.
Previous 10 the lecture the reveille was given
by the bugler OF Socum Post, and at the con-
clusinn he rendered TAPS" upon his army
bugle, both Of which were loudly applauded
ty The veterans.
The llowing petition for a special meeting
OF the watchemoket Fire District was in cir
llaton yesterday and received the proper
number OF signatures:
East Providence. II. l., June 8, 1897.
To James f. Murphy, clerk of the Watchemo-
ket Fire District
on account of slight legal obstacles which
have come 10 our knowledge we, the under
signed taxpayers and voters of said district,
hereby respectfully ask you 20 call meeting
of the taxpayers for the following purpose, TO
wit:
First-to see IL the taxpayers of said district
will confirm the action Of their administra-
tive board i'm relation 60 the contract with
the city Of Pawtucket for future water supply.
Sccond-To see II The taxpayers of said dis
trlct will give TO the administrative board
sary i'm their discretion, 10 fully consummate
n contract with the city Of iawtuckot for the
above purpose.
We further ask that n copy Of the present
and proposed contracts be furnished for use
OF the meeting.
Signed by-S. &. Rich, +. G. Halliday, II. II.
Ray, Charles Chaffee, 4. B. Halliday, A. w.
Bourne, Walter Il. Pierce, Lawrence Ryan, G.
H. Pierce, Lothrop II. Lewis A T.. Hill, a. i.
Anthony, Henry Il. Chadsey, John McCaus-
land
Agreeable 10 the above request, the clerk
has issued call for meeting to be held IN
the town hall next Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock
William Butler an old man 81 years OF age,
died yesterday at the residence OF his son-in-
law, Walter Mcdonald, on Grove avenue. His
death was the result of old age and was with
out previous suffering. flo was born in Lit
tie Falls. n. Y, and has resided In this town
about n year. He was a widowor at the time
of his death and leaves one daughter, Mrs Wal
ter Mcdonald Prayer will be held at his late
residence tomorrow and the remains win bo
taken 70 Little Falls, n. Y, for interment.
Last evening at the meeting OF Reliance
Lodge, 30. 81 T. O. f., there wore visitors
presen. from Swarts Lodge OF Providence.
This morning Mason b. Wood president OF
the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Society, Wis
tied Boston TO attend the United States
Pharmaceutical Association being held IN that