The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-12
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Shopkeeper Fined. for Doing Busi-
ness on Sunday.
Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church.
Christ an EndeavOr Officers.

Saturday Arthur Sayles, who keeps a
small store near Armingtons corners was
arrested on a warrant charging him with
violating the Sunday laws In that he sold
! cigars and other goods on that day. When
he was brought To the station, he at first
thought no would stand trial and fight
the cases but on being confronted with
the proof of the charge and learning from
| the chief Of police that IL no would plead
guilty TO the first charge and would
promise TO discontinue doing business on
Sunday he would bo let of with light
fine, he pleaded guilty and was fined %
and costs. which he paid. The other
cases were continued TO see II he lives up
20 his agreement In the Seventh District
Court Sunday morning Frank Reynolds,
for being an idle person. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO the state workhouse
for six months Thomas Thompson, for
reveling blended guilty and was fined s3
and costs. Ephraim Burse was arraigf.ed
upon the same kind OF charge. He
pleaded guilty, and as he had made 1t
| somewhat warm for the officers who ar
rested him, and fought them. he was sem
fenced to pay fine Of $40 and costs. None
Of the above could furnish the necessary y
FUNDS to settle. They were all taken to
Cranston To work out the several assess
ments In the Seventh District Court this
morning Ernest Bowen, German, who
/ could not speak word of English. but
who had "a Yankee name. was convicted
OF being an idle person without visible
means OF support and was sentenced to
the state workhouse for one year.
Rev. Samuel Is. Halliday. ID. ID, pastor
Of the Beecher Memorial church on
RocKaway avenue, Brooklyn, and for
many years assistant to Rev. Henry Ward
Boecher In Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
died at Orange n. j., Saturday. A week
ago today he was stricken with paralysis
and remained unconscious most of the
time until his death. Mr. Halliday was
grandfather to Frank g. and Frod B.
Halliday of the firm of Halliday Brothers
Of this town, both of whom left for
Brooklyn Saturday to attend the funeral
Yesterday at the morning mass at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, the sermon
was preached by Rt. Rev. Bishop Harkins
and the rite of confirmation was conferred
upon "a class of sixty young Iersons by the
bisnop.
At st Marys u. T.. church yesterday
morning Rev. Wilbur Scranton Leete, n
young man formerly Of this place,
preached to "A large audience. many Of
whom were his personal friends.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
United Congregational church have
elected the following officers: President,
Alvah NJ. Fisher; vice president, Miss
Myra Ray: secretary and treasurer, Miss
Florence Ormsbec; corresponding secro-
tary Miss Susie Scott; prayer meeting
committee, Misses Lillian Sutton. Susie
Scott and Myra Raw; lookout committee.
Misses Florence Ormsbee Cora Daggett
and Eugene Bowen; social committee,
Misses Marion Casho Hattie Goff and
Arthur Short: music committee Misses
Grace Johnson, Emma Ray and Il. May
Bishop; missionary committee, Misses
Helen Bliss, Alberta Golf and Ida Car
ponter; temperance committee Misses
Edith Gorf, Linda Whe!don and John
CARPENTER; flower committee, Miss Rose
Bliss. Mrs. John McCausland, Miss Ida
Carpenter.
A special meeting of the Town Council Is
called for Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock,
for the purpose of considering the build
ing Of an addition 10 No 2 schoolhouse.
for which an appropriation was made at
the April town meeting
Last week the board of tax assessors
were at the Town Council chamber the
entire week. to receive sworn statements
from oil persons liable To taxation who
cared 10 make them.