The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Prize Fight In Which a Local
Man Won.
Democrats 10 Hold a Caucus
N0Ies About Town.

Some excitement was created in town
Saturday evening 10y the report that there
was to be a prize-fght in the vicinity of
Leonards Corners between local eX-
ponent Of the manly art by the name OF
Dan Laney and pugilist of more or less
reputation from the north end OF the
city, by the name of McNally. The an
due enthusiasm of the local sports on
Watchemoket square, from where the
party was TO start for theIheld Of glory, or
defeat, gave the police tip and such
close watch was kept on them that IL was
decided not TO have the fight take place
in the town limits, and team was pro-
cured to carry the party over the line into
Massachusetts, presumably Seekonk. The
amount of the stakes We're 10 have been
$40 side, to be raised by the friends of
each fighter. When the party was pre-
pared TO leave for the seat of war all the
money that could be raised by the crowd
was so, and as the driver Of the party
wagon wanted IS of this amount, leaving
only g., the principals refused 20 fight
for that amount. After some wrangling
the party broke up and IL was supposed
that the fight was off. But il is reported
that yesterday arrangements were made
and in the afternoon the Providence
man, with few selected friends, in
team drove quietly over Red Bridge and
made bee line for Seekonk. They were
met there by the East Providence man
with a similar number of friends and a
spot was selected snear Corhe is Ledge,
wheressa ring was roped off and the men
stripped and had it out. The combat is
reported 10 have been anything but a
strictly /: scientific affair, but the East
Providence man is reported 20 have been
the victor. The local man has been in
course of trimming for the event for several
weeks, his rtaining quarters having been
in an unoccupied barn not far from the
old Burgess Homestead, where punching
bags and other paraphernalia supposed to
fit a man for such battles We're arranged.
The Democratic party Of this town are
to hold their caucus, this evening, in the
Seventh district court room for the pur-
pose of electing delegates TO the State
Democratic convention; also n town COM
mittee and to nominate senator and
representatives.
AT the United Congregational church
yesterday Rev. c. ID. Harp occupied the
pulpit The other churches We're occupied
by their regular pastors. AT several of the
churches the ordinance of Holy Com
munion was observed and at the Haven
NJ. T. church there was very interesting
temperance concert given by the Sunday
school.
The United Congregational society have
engaged Mr.. Harris Star of Brown Uni
versity to occupy the pulpit of that church
for six months.
Yesterday Commander William Nc
Twiggan OF Bucklin Post, No. 90, q. A.
r., of this town and several other COM
radcs including Hon d. :. Ray, made a
visit to the soldiers Home at Bristol
They were much pleased at the condition
of affairs at that institution.
A case of scarlet fever was reported
Saturday TO Health Officer Mason b.
Wood. This time the case is on Valley
street, and was at once isolated. This is
the second case reported within few
days.
This evening Mr.. J. +. c. Farnham
will deliver an address before the Epworth
League of the Haven NJ. +. church at
their social meeting to be held in the