The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Whe linen Take Run 10 Chepaehet.
An Interesting Lecture.

Yesterday the East Providence Wheel.
men, under the command OF First Lieu
tenant Walter Griswold made a cluo run
10 Chepachet leaving the club house on
Broadway, about O'Clock. They were
| served with dilner at Iatt's hotel "a quiet
! timo was passed during the varly part of
the afternoon. and the boys returned homo
about O'Clock.
George W. Carpenter, Jr., and Wheaton
! Hutchinson, yesterday made "a run To
Taunton on a tandem, when about "a mile
beyond Taunton on the road To Norton
the forward tire collapsed and the wheel
was rendered useless. The yourg men
were obliged 20 secure the services OF "A
farmer 10 take the machine 10 the rail
road station anu both riders and wheel re-
turned home by train.
The funeral of Mrs. Martin, wife of
John Nj. Martin took place Saturday
afternoon at her late residence on Valley
street. There was large attendance OF
friends and neighbors, Rev. Charles =.
Davis pastor of Haven NJ. +. church.
conducted the services. The bearers were
Charles Il. Miller, William Bowen, Edward
Beard, nnu Everett IA. Sweet. The re-
mains were conveyed to Lakeside cemo-
tery where the interment took place
The funeral of John Ernest Person
took place Sunday afternoon at half past
! o'clock nj tho residence of his parents
on North Broadway. The house was com
pletely illled with friends of the deceased.
lhe floral offerings were very beautiful
including large cross from the en-
ployes OF the Rumford Chemical works
in Providence. A quartete choir sang
Sometime Well Understand" and
"A bide With Me. ~ Rev. L. n. Ferris
pastor OF Newman Congregational church
oiliciated The bearers were. Nils. ohnson,
John johnson, Peter Peterson, and Albart
Swinson., The interment took place at
Lakeside cemetery.
Last night Officer Read Of Riverside
found man and woman sleeping in
barn on Willet avenue. and brought them
TO the police station. They claimed to be
man and wife and gave their names as
James and Ellen White. This morning in
the Seventh district court they pleaded
guilty To vsgrancy and were sentenced TO
the state workbouse for six months.
saturday evening the Broadway Quarter
Century Club held business meeting at
the club house The resignation of
President w. d. Randall was presented
and accepted hut action upon electing a
president to I'LL the vacancy was CON
tinued until the next meeting. There
We're seven applications for mem bership
received and laid over until the next
meeting.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
Junior Endeavor Society of the Second
Baptist church, held IA meeting i'm the yes
try oil the church ana elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term: Presi-
don't, Miss Maud BertIam. secretary, Miss
Lena Perry; Treasurer, Miss Myra Smith.
Mrs. Sylvester Perry of Worcester. Mass,
is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Bartlett.
bou6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
smoke was seen issuing from the windows
of cottage house owned by Mrs, John
Shields on Lyon avenue opposite the A.
4. Hoyt grammar school and one of the
neighbors supposing the house to he on
fire sent his boy to box 6l on Warren
avenue To ring in an alarm while he
went to the assistance OF the inmate of
the house. When the boy attempted to
ring tho alarm. be pulled the wire and
when it struck six IL is supposed he must
have touched the wire and stopped further
ringing rs there was no further response
from IL. The fireman were on hama ready
for IA start but did not know where to 20.
lt was just as well however that the
alarm did not work as there was no fire
1t appears that the wind blowing down
the chimney drove the smoke from the
back draft of the stovs and thus filled the
house with smoke Capt Mullen az once
inspected the Fire Alarm system through-
out and found 10 in perfect working con-
ditiUn and this confirms the belief that it
must have been tamp pered with after the
alarm had been started.
The committee appoonted by the
Watchemoket Fire Go. To purchase the
engine which thev have had in view for
some time have consummated terms with
the owners which is the town of Ashburn-
ham. Mass. The transaction was made
through j. A. Dickerman chief enigneer
of the Fire Department OF that town and
the machine las been run by the Geyser
Engine Co., No. ! of that town. The en-
gine is Button machine, is in perfect
order and has been used for lire purposes
only never having been entered in any
tournament as sporting machine. And
the only reason for selling is that tho
town Is in very hilly country and the
machine is too large and heavy for the
company to handle To good advantage. It
is said there has teen n compromise be
tween the price asked. and the amount
offered ami the engine Is expected to ar
rive about Wednesday.
Last evening u very instructive lecture !
was given Mt the Haven NJ. T.. Church by
the pastor Rev. g. ;. Davis. The lecture |
was illustrated by numerous steroptican |
views which made 10 exceed ingly interest |
ing and its title was An Evening with |
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