The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-21
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Seaweed Club Ent, rtalned Watch mo-
ket Fire Company Met.

hSt NonFehJ
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Howard X.
Horton of Prospect street entertained the
mem beIs of the Sesweed Club Of Wexford
Of which Mr.. Horton is vice president.
Tho ladies arrived early in the day.
Luncheon was served at o'clock and
dinner was served at @ o'clock at which
the following persons were present: Mr..
and Mrs. Lynwood Robinson, Mr.. Robert
Robinson. .Ir, Mr.. George 4. Cranston,
Miss Luttie Cranston. MIR. and Mrs. Fred
IS. Lawton all OF Wexford: Mr.. Eben
Wilde of North AttleborU, Miss Estelio
Rhodes, OF East Providence. The oven
ing was devoted 10 music in which piano
solos were rendered by Mr.. Horton and
vocal solos were rendered by every mem
Der of the comnany present. Mrs. Horton
and Miss Rhodes sang several charming
duets. The party left for Wexford on the
II 80 train ana wero fully satisfied with
the entertaining qualitiis of the East
Providence contingency OF tho club.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
East Providence Business Mems Asso
citation was Leld in tnoir rooms last evon-
ing and was very largely attended. MIR.
Joseph Ii. Childs was elected 10 mem ber
ship. After the routine business had
been transacted the question for the even
ing discussion was presented ana was AS
Co the advisability Of the town creating
the Office of town aui.tcr and eloctin X
such an oilicor. The argument for the
affirm ative was opened by George H.
Macleod and was discussed in q very ex-
haustive manner. showing how the Office
was u benefit to towns in Massac husetts.
L @ question was then very generally
handled both for and against by many OF
the mbers and NJ the conclusion OF the
debate vote was taken and majority IN
favor OF creating such an Office. The an
nouncement was made that The question
for discussion at the next meeting would
be Resolved, That th,re should lie u
uniform rate OF assessment in each town
benefited by the building of state roads. "
An adjourned meeting of the Watche-
moket Fire Company was held In their
assembly room last evening. and the
subject of purchasing new engine
brought out "a lively discussion, and at
it's conclusion committee was appointed
To inspect an engine which the company
has in view. and If in their judgment, the
machine is what is wanted by the com
pany, the committee have full power To
purchase il. The company will than own
in their own right the engine. As 90 tho
engine now held by the company, it is
owned practically by the town ana is
given in trust TO the fire company, 80
long as they shall remain company.
But should thev disband. tine machine
goes back TO the town.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Charles Otis Martin ana Emma A. Gill
more were united in marriage, in the
Seventh District Court room by Rev. :.
;. Barney. The wedding took place In the
presence OF the occupants OF tic Town
Hall.
A day or two since Arthur Seeman. an
invalid SON of Mr. and Mrs. John see
man of Warren avenue, slipped from his
chair and fell to the floor. fracturing his
right elbow. The injured arm was cared
for by DIR. George h. Allison, and the
lad is getting along very comfortably.
Last evening the Pastime Whist Club
visited the residence of George Broughton
on Anthony street, to celebrate his
birthday anniversary. Whist occupied the
attention Of the company during the
evening. The club presented Mr. Brough-
ton with silk umbrella. Ee was also
the recipient OF many other fine
presents Later in the evening oolla-
tion was served,
The assessors list of taxes for the year
1897 has been completed ana signed by
two nom bers Of the hoard. The valua-
tion of the town for 1897 Is as follows:
Real estate, 81. 35?. 5is; personal, s75l. 7s5; f;
total. S. 16i, 383 The valuation for 1896
was heal estate, "a, 257, 6S5; personal,
$3.50. 745; total, 81. 9SS, 430. The gain for
1897 is, on real etate, $93, S63; personal,
Sci. 0i0; total, Sli5. 903.
John Upton. the young man who had
the trouble with q numb of Armenians
In house down on the Patch, a few
days SINCE and who was accused by them
of throwing stones through their win
dows and breaking glass and striking one
OF them, gave himself up this morning
and in the Seventh District Court he
pleaded guilty to reveliDg. and was fined
50 and costs. which he paid,