The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

| trician OF the Riverpoint fire department
| by the board of engineers.
T, a number of young men enjoyed bath
| In the river at River Point last evening.
and as usual the funny man of the party
amused himself by tying knots In the
sleeves of the shirts and logs OF the
trousers and enjoyed himself hugely from
safe distance in tho river when they at-
tempted TO don their clothes. When two
of them had succeeded In untieing tho
knots and getting into their clothes they
started for home and the funny man
came out OF the water and went TO the
place where he had hidden his own
clothes whom. much to his horror. no
found that with the exception OF his shirt
they had all disappeared. he searched In
vain for the missing garments and finally
started for home arrayed In the only gar
ment his companions had left him. After
considerable sneaking and lodging he
reached his house. as he thought, unob-
served, to find his missing clothes ON the
back steps.
There Is war In the ranks OF the Fiske
VILE fire department and the hose COM
pany, which has made snch n gallant
showing 1t the local firemen' s musters and
balls during the past few years, has been
disbanded and the mem bers decided before
they went out OF the fire fighting bust
ness that they would not join any other
fire company that might be organized In
the village. The cause OF the disbanding
OF the company was as usual in all
Pawtuxet Valley organizations dissatis-
faction with the way In which the affairs
OF the company were conducted, and the
idea on the part OF each member that he
could do better II only given chance.
When the company disbanued, Mr.. Charles
Cornell, formerly chief engineer OF the
department, took the matter in hand ana
within week succeeded In organizing
new company Of over thirty active young
men. who elected Archibald Scott, fore
| man, Charles A. Brayton. Jr., assistant
| foreman. Samuel Lowell, treasurer and
Walter Sherman, secretary Ihe speedy
| organization OF the new company was
| a surprise to the ex mem bers, but they
expected TO get their revenge and have
! things their own way at the district meet
| ing last Thursday evening. The meeting
| was held in the hose house and when
| those entitled to vote We're counted IL was
| found that there were only eight present.
Terrence McGinn was the elected
| moderator and after taking the chair he
Immediately displayed his knowledge of
parliamentary law by calling for nomi-
I nations for chief engineer. and when ony
| Mr.. Cornells name was proposed no
| nominated Edward johnson. himself
| probably with the idea Of making the
| meeting an interesting one IL nothing
| else. Neither nomination was seconded,
| but Moderator McGinn prepared the bal.
! lots and. leaving the chair distributed
| them to the seven other vcters present
keeping one himself The teller then
collected the ballots and it was found tnat
| the vote was a tie, four ballots being cast
| for each candidate. This was SO do
| clarod by the moderator, but when Mr..
| Cornell objected TO the moderator voting,
| except TO decide u tic vote and not Co
mako ore, McGinn declined to serve as
moderator any longer If he was not
| allowed to vote when he pleased and left
| the chair. As there seemed to be no
| chance OF transacting any business Mr..
Joseph Briggs rose TO his feet and look
ing at the vacant seat said, "Mr. No
Moderator, move thisImeeting adjourn"
and then tho audience filed out into
the open air with bcwildered look on
their faces Another meeting Is tn be
mentary law is TO be purchased Tor the
use Of the moderator.
Mrs. Sarah Collins, assistant at the
Phenix postoffice is confined to the
house by illness
Elmer Andrews. who was recently
appointed postmaster at Hope has as
sumed charge OF the post office which has
been removed to his store in the old Hope
House.
Rev w. A. Briggs of Oakland Is spend
Ing his vacation at Martha's Vineyard.
Some of the farmers who live near the
valley villages complain that thieves are
making nocturnal raids on their potato
patches and corn fields and carrying off
quito large amount of plumber.
Two year old Francis Brazeau foil into
water barrel at his home near Anthony
this morning nnd was nearly drowned
before no was rescued by his mother. who
was In the house at the time and whose
attention was attracted by his cries.