The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-14
EAST PROVIDENCE.
East Providence Butchers and Mar.
keimen In the Parade.
Arbor Day Exercises at the High School.
Other Notes About Town.

Yesterday afternoon the provision stores
of this town generally closed at noon to
allow the dealers and their clerks to par
ticipate I'm the butchers and marketmen's s
parade in Providence. The line was
formed on Watchemoket square at I
o'clock. A large crowd of people were
assemb bled TO see the professor start.
Tne line was preceded by MIR. 4. w.
Arnold of the Warren avenue market,
next came Hudson's Band, 25 pieces, and
under the command OF ;. ). Rich as
marshal, they marched To the city. There
were 40 OF the white coats in line, and
they made fine appearance The marshal
was assisted by T.. j. Gardner Charles
Kenyon and Joseph johnson, all being
dealers.
There Is some complaint about hen
thieving, principally In the outskirts OF
the town. Wednesday night someone
visited shed upon the premises OF War
rem l.. Chaifee who resides near Paw
tucket avenue, and stole from sitting
hens, and the eggs they were covering.
The next morning Mr.. Chatfee found the
feathers Of the hens in swamp near
Misplace, where the hens had been killed
and picked why the thieves should have
taken the eggs is mystery.
The Arbor day exercises at the high
school this morning were OF a very IN
teresting character There was large
number of visitors present. The teac her
desk and platform was very prettily deco
rated with flags and flowers. In addition
TO the program there was about 100 speci-
mems of drawings arranged about the
room and reflected great credit upon the
students whose work they were. The
musical part of the program was in
charge of Miss Lillian Sphinx, music
teacher. The following was the program
aAa~ hn
principal:
Scripture reading and prs,yer song :.rSyy BY
Mowry; reading, '.The Trees Lucy Lar.
COM Bcssie Randall essay r state ps,,d,n Tress, !,
the Bark Canoe" Longfeilow, Ida Ray read:
ings from Charles Dudley Warmers How
Killed the Bear" fourth class boys; song by
school, "Lo, Morn ~ Breakng;" declama-
ton, ''The Morning." Daniel Webster. Charles
Reed reading. The Talking Oak" Tenny;.
son, Alberta Golf; defamation, Morning"
Edward Everett, Frank Wood: reading, The
robolink," Bryant, Hulda Mortin readings
from Holmes Wonderful one-Horse Shay"
fourth class girls; song by school Raising
aid Mitchell Gk Marvel, Frank Ray essay.
state Flowers" Helen Davis; defamation,
The The owl Critic Waiter Butler reading:
Burr; song by school,, The Flowery Month
Of June" reading. June" from "Sir Laun-
fal, Lowell, Catherine Cahill; essay. out
door Athletics" Frank Lawson: reading,
"The Felled Tree" Alice Cary, Ella Burt;
defamation New England Weather" Twain,
Russell Richmond; song by school, Their
Native Land"
The Arbor day exercises Of the A. p.
Hoyt grammar school were held this
morning in the large hall and were con-
Quoted by Mr.. A. p. Shepard, the princi-
pal with Miss Elizabeth T. Harrington pre-
siding at the piano and in charge OF the
musical portion of the program. There
were quite a number of the parents Of the
pupils present. The following was the
program: Song by school; Scripture read
ing and prayer, by Rev. G. W. Rigler,
pastor Of the Second Baptist church. In
teresting facts about trees, by "a class, three
boys anu three girls; song, school; decla-
nations, Bird Homes Daniel Farrar;
1.-The State Flower" Charles Leonard;
"Three clock in the Morning." Ethel
Potter; song, school; historic trees Mason
Wood, Lyman Munroe, Elmer Smith,
Ethel Howard. May Gladding, Lena Perry;
song, school; Flowers of May, y Bertha
whelden; 1.-The Minuet" May sullivan;
1.-The Circus " Jessie Chace; wand drill,
pupils of the 9TH and sth rooms; address,
by Rev. Mr.. Rigler. In the announce
ment OF vote on state flower the violet
received the largest vote
Last evening Paternity Encampment
No. II, /. .. o. F., held its regular meet
ing in Odd Fellows hall. There was no
special business TO transact and after the
usual routine of work had been completed
a social hour was enjoyed. The principal
subject of debate in the encampment and
also in Reliance Lodge just at present, is
the Reliance Bicycle Club which Is fast
becoming a very popular organization of
the town.
Master Leon, the youngest child OF Mr..
and Mrs Pardon L. Gardner of Luther's
Corners is very i'll with pneumonia.
Yesterday the Pastime Whist Club
ended their season Of enjoyment by
visiting Boston in "A body. They attended
the theater in the afternoon and then pro-
ceeded out to Dorchester where they were
entertained at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Wadron, formerly of this town and
early i'm the season members of the club
but now residing in Dorchester. A whist
play was enjoyed at their residence In the
evening and the party returned home by