The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-04
YIN AND ABOUT THESE !.
! PLANTATIONS /.
AFTER A MISHAP.
Office Payne Kept on and Captured
Runaway.
Annual Business Meeting OF Roger VIII
liams Church-North End Notes.

Officer Howard 3. Payne had an excit-
ing experience this morning. About $3.50
o'clock he saw morse attached to the
two forward wheels of an express wagon
dash down the Pswtucket pike and along
North Main street. He followed 1t on his
own horse and things went all right for
a time, but the officers horse slipped and
the rider injured his knee and a wrist
slightly. He kept right siong after tse
steed with the two wheels and nnally
caught 1t at Randall square and the turn
out, or part OF one, was taken to the
Second station TO await an order.
ANNUAL MEETING AND SUPPER.
The business meeting and annual sup
per of the Roger William Bsptist Society
was held last Saturday evening. The re-
ports of tue secretary and treasurer were
read and they showed the society to be
free from debt and good balance in the
treasury. During the evening vote of
thanks YVES tendere1 the Wanskuck Com
pspy and Mrs. William &. Baker for
favors received during the year. The
William Hodgkinson, Edward Long,
John Parfitt. Frank Lane; church clerk,
A. X. England; treasurer, William
Latham; standing COMMITTEES, Is. j.
Brown, M. d., Ed Tccker, Joseph Hal
sted; deacops, treasurer, secretary and
cl rk; trustees, George Bainton, Joseph
Turner, A. x. England, Frans Lane;
5nsnce COMMITTEES, j. Greenhalgh, Luke
l. oxlcy, William Hodgkipson. benry Gled-
hill, Ed Tucker; auditors, j. Porter, A.
X. England; oreanist choristor. DIR. b.
j. Brown, prayer room organist, Miss
Florence Bainton; lady visitors, Mrs.
Alma Biggs, Mrs. William Latham, Nrs.
John Porter; financial secretary, Jesse
silcocks; sexton, John sledge. Ire sup
per was q very pleasant one.
SOME ONE FELL AGAINST 1T.
Officer McElroy at l:i5 O'Clock this
morning found q large pane OF glass In
one of the show windows of Louis ID.
Emsrson's store at s73 orth Main street
broken. 1he officer made q careful in
spection CT the premises and soon found
that no one had entered the store and that
the gl,ss had been broken by some one
falling against 1t.
RANDALL sQuARE GOSPEL MISSION.
About 800 people visited the Randall
Square Gospel Mission, 81 Gladstone ave-
nue., Sunday, il being the 40tu spiritual
birthday of Christian work, OF the sssis-
tant superintendent and collector, Evan
gelist Rev. Mrs. L. Fenner.
At the morning service, breakfast was
provided as usual for l25 hungry Ieople,
and was In charge Of Evangelist DAVID
X. hInokley of the Rhode ] land state
Prison, who was assisted by Mr.. George
A. Guam berlain of Boston, and Evangelist
Il. &. Gerdner OF Olneyviie. This service
was followed by Q grand testimony meet
ing led by Deacon George Morse of Put
nam, Conn.,, leader of Douglass Camp,
Holiness Association. Six persons went
fol ward for prayers. At3 O'Clock there
was tie usual Sunday school service in
charge of tie superintendent Miss Nora
b. Cushing In which a brae number OF
the children took an active paIt.
The S:i5 meeting wss held by Mrs. Fen
fupe aud strength, a very present help in
time of med" Deacon John Stevens and
Calvin Nye OF the Jefferson Street baptist
Church and Mrs. Brpjlmiu Giipstriek
from Pawtucket also made interesting ad-
dresses.
Al 1880 the revival service began with
vocal and instrumental music and prayer
ty several Of the Christian workers. Tie
speakers were Missionary All ert Webb,
from Isle of Triuidad; Rev. Mr.. Mac
Rae of Boston, Rev. Mrs. 4. Fennsr, Mr..
Cispp, frem the Union Congregational
Church and others. The donation re-
ceived by the superinter dent. William
q. Lawton, during the day was the isrc
est of any Sunday since the mission was
opened on March 1c. 1895.
AS the mss ion j. not lsrse enough now
to accommodate tie many who dfsire to
attend the nesting, IL has been though:
best TO enlarge the room ana also start
Roscso Home for men in the same build.
ing as soon as possible.
NORTH END NOTES.
Eugene Connolly. while watching
comp6nion practice for polo points sstur-
DAY afternoon received a severe blow on
the noe from the srlck with which tho
polo crank was piaoticing. Fortunately
no bcnts were broken.
The Irving Lic-ary Club will bold its
annual tail Ia What Cheer Hall next
Thursday evening and on next Monday