The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Official Visitation to ana I1Sp ction OF
Buckin POSi-Other Matt rs.


Buck!in PoSi-Other MattrS.
Last evening the grand rounds" or
official visitation Of Department Com
maudcr Livingstone Scott and staff was
made to Buckln Post, No 90 q. A. H.,
at Grand Army hall Ihe annual in
spection of the post also occurred, this
duty being performed by Assistant De-
partment Inspector Orsmus a. Taft.
There was large number Of comrades
present and also an unusually large
staff Of the departmnt commanders
At the conclusion OF the inspection the
inspector pronounced IL as near ERECTION
as could be expected. and he gave the
post great credit for having their affairs
in such excellent condition.
The following were the guests OF tho
post upon this occasion: Department
Commander Livingston Scott Senior
Vice Department Commander Samuei
W. X. Allen, Junior Vice DEPARTMENT
Commander DIR. Charles q. Bailou. AS
sstant AdJutant General Philip ;. Chase.
Assistant Quarternaster General George
II. Chenery Chief Mastering Officer
Joseph Il. Meanss Assistant Inspector
Ofsmus a. Taft, member of the council
OF administration. Henry j. Pickersglll,
Aide-de. Camp Nathan A. keiton, John
Mustering officer Edwin II. Iilley, also
Past Senior Vice Commands Chief
Elisha H. Rhodes ana Past Department.
Commanders David >. Ray and William
l.. Stone. Remarks were made by all the
guests and by several of the post com
rades after which "a fine collation. was
served by Commissary andrew Bowen.
Last evening the second of the series OF
dancing parties being given this season
under the auspices of the Kings
Daughters, was hold in the Town Hall
and was very delightful affair. There
were about 200 persons present, anu the
| fine order OF dances Kept the young people
| busy until midnight. The committee OF
| arrangements consisted of Miss Annie
| hathaway. president; Miss Edna Ian
| phear, Miss Carrie Harrington. The noor
| director was Mr. William CLARKE, who
WAS assisted by Mr.. Edward Patterson
and Henry Champlin.
Last evening IA grand ball was given In
| Ingraham hall by Company OF the
Third Regiment, Irish Volunteers 1t
| was given complimentary TO the ladies
| and other friends who assisted the COM
pany during the fair recently held. There
were upward of 400 persons present and
| the boys made things exceedingly pleas
| ant for their guests. The committee who
arranged this enjoyable occasion was
composed of Capt. T. Harrington, chair
man; Lieut. III. q. Sullivan, secretary !;
Philip Delaney. treasurer. The floor was
| in charge of Capt. Harrington and his
! aids were Lieut.. IL. q. Sullivan, Ser
geaut John Nolan and Sergeant NJ.
| Cahill. During intermission supper was
served by Caterer Lawton of this town,
| Yesterday afternoon the meeting of tn o
| w. g. H. Il. was held at the residence of
! Mrs Ellen NJ. Munroe, on Taunton
avenue. Miss Annie >. Davis read an
account of the work OF Mrs j. r. Bar
ney in prisons Mrs III. j. pickersgill
4 s,~s
temperance After devotional exercises
the roll call WAS had and l6 out of n
| mem bership of "a responded.
| At 7;15 o'clock last evening while ex-
ira freight train No. 1858 of the Con-
solidated railroad, from Valley Falls TO
| Fall River, was switching cars in this
town near the w, shington bridge, Con-
ductor Frank Warileld, in stepping from
| the caboose TO car to set up a brake,
slipped ana fell between the two cars.
| The train was moving very slow and the
| conductor fell just outside the rail and
| escaped being run over, but sustaind n
| severe cut on the head, and his back was
! badly bruised.
| Last evening at the meeting OF Reli-
| ance Lodge, No. 81. 1. q. d. f., the COM
| mites ON regalia reported that the new
regalia had been purchased. ana was ready
| for use when occasion required IL. The
| first nomination of officers for the ensu-
| ing year was made. There was one visitor
| present from Westminster Lodge OF Proyi-
| denoe.
In the Seventh District Court this
morning the case nf Octave Nadeau was
| called, and on recommendation of the
chief of police was discontinued on pay
ment oi costs. Yesterday afternoon man
who gave his name as James Smith went
to Officer Tagqart and asked TO be arrested
for peddling without "A license. He was
selling lead pencils. The man was taken
To the police station, and the chief in
searching him found pencil marked
East Prov vidence Public Schools. The
chief detained him for breaking into the
Williams avenue school, Nov. IL. The
man acknowledged seeing the ianitor of
the school in the same manner rs was re-
ported by the janitor TO the police on that
day. The pencils are the same as those
that were taken from the Rumford school
house. some of which were found on the
floor OF the Williams avenue school, where
the man had passed the night. In the
Seventh District Court no was charged
with breaking and entering the Williams
avenue school and stealing the lead
pencil, to which he pleaded guilty, and
was required to furnish $1,000 surety for
appearance at the Common Pleas Divi-
sion of the December term Of the supreme
Court 10 was unable To- furnish tho
surety and was taken 10 Cranston.
Maggie Nolan pleaded guilty 10 being "A
common drunkard and was sentenced To
tha ST yOrk hOuSp six months