The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-04
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Fire District Board Holds an I'M
pOrtant Session.
Close of the Fire Engine Co.'s Fair-Note
Gathered About Town.

The regular monthly meeting of tho
administrative board Of the Watchemoket
fire district was held In the Seventh Dis
trict Court room last evening the full
board being present. The treasurer made
the announcement that he had received
yesterday from the tax collector 800 on
the 1894 tax, 500 on the 1895 tax, and 500
on the 1896 tax.
William f. Rowand of South Broadway
was present and asked tho board TO lay u
new two-inch pipe from the main at
Ingrahams corners to Winsor street The
superintendent was instructed TO lay "a
new two-illch pipe at once. The secretary
was instructed TO at once communicate
with the joint standing committee on
water, of the city of Pawtucket request
ing them To furnish the board with in
formation as To what has been done with
the communication sent by this board in
regard Co the renewal OF the contract for
supplying water.
The fair of he Watchemoketl Fire En-
gine Company, No /, was brought 10 n
most successful close last evening. The
large hall was packed 30 suffocation. and
it was impossible TO dance, and the at
tempt was abandoned. Ii being the clos
ing night the interest centcred on the
contests for the bicycles and the crowd
was worked for all IL was worth. AT 10
O'Clock the contest for the first wheel
tloHcu, anu tilhL lOT tne OlncF lOuF NnctlS
closed fifteen minutes apart This gave the
committee time To count the vote on one
before the other was ready. The results
of the contests were as follows: Wheel
No. !, III. A. Donald, 3]5 votes; James
Leonardson, 2l3 votes. Wheel No. 2,
Miss Bessie Meanerhan, 1903 votes /;
Miss Grace Parish, 100 votes. Wheel
No. 3, T.. b. Walker 623 votes; George
Brownell, SOB votes; David eastman,
li39 votes No. 4, or company wheel,
James HI. Lynch, il5 votes; j. i. Chase
l, 100 votes; William q. Perciyal, l, 40
votes. Wheel No 8, Miss Maud Brown,
900 votes; Mrs. l. H. Nottage, SS3 votes.
ON the lady - gold watch Miss Nellie
Harrington received 923 votes and Miss
Katie McQuilton had 539 votes. On the
large fancy doll, Miss Jessie Smyth had
75O votes, Miss Pearl Miller 203 votes and
Miss Emma DALEY 81 votes. This closed
the contests and also brought To an end
one of the best occasions Of its kind in
the history of the company. The general
committee of arrangements who have had
the whole matter in charge was George
+. Hunter, chairman; James Hayes,
secretary. and George w. Fuller, treasurer.
Last evening Officer West arrested
George Gardner on School street OH "a
cnarge of being drunk. Recently this
man was arrested on charge Of not
sending his boy To school, but the case
was continued without costs, the town
solicitor not believing that the charge
could be maintained. Latx Gardner
appeared before the school committee in
reference To the matter. He is an an
fortunate man, having two or three years
since lost IA leg 10y an accident ON the rail
road on which he was employed. This
morning in the Seventh District Court
he was arraigned for drunkenness and
pleaded not guilty.
George q. Benson died Sunday morning
at the residence of his brother, Reuben w.
Benson, on Summit street, after linger-
ing illness of several months duration.
lie had been resident of this town about
10 years and had great many friends
both in the town and in the city. His
funeral will take place Wednesday morn
ing and the remains Will be taken To
Auburn, Mass, for interment.
MIR. and Mrs. William t. Ripley who
have been passing a number OF weeks at
Virginia Beach, have returned home.
Mr.. Ripley is very much improved in
health.
Yesterday a French woman complained
at police headquarter that her husband
had beaten her. She said his name was
Charles Dubois, and they lived ON Valley
street. The chief sent Officer Taggart to
investigate, but was unable TO find any
such family,