The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
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EAST PROVIDENCE.
Grand Officers Visit Riverside
Lodge, X. Of P.
Fined for Starving His Fowls-Loyal Alpha
Lodge Installs Officers.

Last night was certainly q red letter
occasion with Riverside Lodge, No n,
Knights Of Pythiss of this town. 1t was
the ann ual official visitation Of Grand
Chancellor Andrew Mckenzie and bis
board of grand officers and the event was
most fittingly celebrated. The lodge held
q brief SESSION in the regular lodge room
In CRUDE ball block, at which the grand
officers were officially received by Chan
celIor Commander Peter McLaugh HIN: an
adjourn m ent was then made to winches-
ter hall, where a tine banquet had been
prepared by Mr.. Frank Hammond,
steward OF the Pomhsm Club. Covers
were laid for $50 persons. Without any
ceremony the company made onslaught
on the good things set before them, and
for a while the only sound heard was the
rattle of the knife ana fork. When at last
they we're forced to give up the fight,
cigars were passed around, and with
plenty of Watchemoket water" imported
for the OCCASION, the festivities began.
Past Chancellor Ira ID. Con. made q happy
toast master, and introduced the follow
ing distinguished members of the order,
who were limited to ive-miuute speeches,
and all made most the Of the time allowed
them. Grand Chancellor Andrew McKen-
zie, Grand Vice Chancellor Levi s. Win
chester, Supreme Representative Cherries
A. Lee. Junior Supreme Representative
Frank Taylor, Grand Keeper OF Records
and Seal William A. Wilson, Grand Prelsts
Doulgas X. Johnson, Grand Master OF
Excheauer James NJ. wsshburn, Grand
Master at Arms f. U. Wehoskey, Grand
Inner Guard Carl Lichtenberg, Deputy
Grand Chancellor Frederick Phillips, Past
Grand Chancellor George L. Gates, Alex
ander Il. Glsdding, Frederick N. Gof,
Walter Scott, Charles Pierce, Colonel OF
Uniform Rank Joseph Carpenter, Past
Chancellor Commanders Atna +. Howe OF
Ivanhoe Lodge; Richard II. Sewall, Of
Enterprise Lodge, Frederick Buroick OF
Howard Lodge and Brother Eph. Green,
of st. George Lodge. Three were guests
present from the following lodges:
Howard of East Providence, Palestine,
Oriental, st. George, Damon, Red Cross,
Herman, Rhode Island, st. John, En-
terpr:se, What Cheer OF Providence, Ivan
hoe Of Johnston, Eureka and Charles 4.
Chickering.of Pawueket, Washington OF
central Falls, and Blake of Worcester
Mass. Ihe committee who so ably con-
ducied the evening entertainment, con-
sisted of Ira ID. Gof. chairman; Jerry ID.
Fournier and Charles Msxey.
The regular meeting of the Watche-
moket Ladies Library Association was
held in their rooms yesterday afternoon.
A report of the reception committee Was
made and showed the occasion to have
been success in every particular.
Last evening about o'clock the sever
ity of the storm played havoc with some
of the wires near Broadway six corners,
one OF the wires was blown down, and In
falling it came in contact with the troll
lev wire and the end OF the fallen wire
touched the railroad track. The result
was au explosion as loud as the discharge
Of gun, the neigbborhood being
thoroughly frightened until the cause was
learned. Officer Higgins wen; to the spot
and found the explosion had excavated
a hole in the street near Wheldon's store
large enough to be dangerous to travel
and he protected it with lanterns.
Last evening Colonel Ii. +. Thompson
and staff made an official visitation to
Thomas n. Salisbury Camp No. 5. OF v.
and had AN excellent time.
Last evening Frank Chase, was arrested
upon complaint of Agent James N.
Smith, upon a warrent charging him with
cruelty to animals. Before Judge Bliss
lie pleaded gnilty to the charge and was
sentenced to pay a fine OF slo and costs,
which he paid. Ii was SAID that Chase
kept a lot of fowl in the cellar Of build
ing which he is erecting, and when found
by an officer many of them were oead,
aud Others in dying condition. There
was neither food nor water In tho cellar,
| and when the crops Of the dead fowl'
were opened, no food was found Il
| them.
| Last evening at meeting of Loyal
| Alpha Lodge, 1. o. o. T., NJ. U. held IL
| Odd Fellows Hall, the Otiicsrs.e elect To-
the ensuing term were installed by Z. p
| q. NJ, W. Walker, L. ID. q. NJ, NJ. j
Bussill; Z. q. A. Goodwin, u. M. III
Besto; as follows: n. G. }. Davidson; V
| g., q. Noyes; 4. s., J. shaw; treasurer, q
/ c. Bucklin; r. g., +. 4. Humphrey
warden, h. whilford; lect ure master, c
| a. Parker; 1. e., A. A. Tucker; X. s. q
n. g., +. Cspron; l.. ,. TO y. g., Ralph
Barrstt; x. \. to V. u., W. Noyes; l.. 5
TO v. G., Peter Murray; lst ;. b., J. Nj
McCurdy; I'd >. 5, e. q. Wood; conduc
tor A. Noyes; lodge surgeon Dr. q. r
Allison. P.G. james SHAW was presented
by =. ID. q. NJ. John Bussill, with
beautiful framed emblem. After instal
iaiioD, remarks were msde by many OF tn
guests present.
| Masonic Celebration.