The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-15
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Department Ctmmaud.r Visits Farragut
POst-Mrs. Norton's Oath.

Last evening Departments Commands
Livingstone Scott and staff made their
annual grand rounds, 4" or official visit
alton, to Farragut Post. No. S, q. A. r..
at Riverside. He was accompanied by
Past Department Commander Elisha n.
Rhodes and Daniel r. Ballou. Assistant
ID part nent INSPECTOR Edward j. Mon
roe was also present and made the an
nual official inspection of the post, and
found everything in very satisfactory
condition. Commander w. II. McIwig'
gan and % comrades of Bucklin Post, NO.
20 Watchemoket, were also guests OF Far
ragut Post.
The department commander and staff
were given an official reception. and a
brief season of routine business was held,
during which Hon. Levi ;. Winchester,
Councilman ueorge ii. johnson and
stephen b. Anthony and Ira. ID. Con
were elected past associates. The post
adopted very pretty bronze badge to be
worn by the past associates. Under the
portion of the evening devoted to the
good of the order, remarks were made by
the members of the official staff and Com
maudor McTwiggan and several comrades
of Bucklin Post. During the remarks of
tho department commander he declared
Farragut Post the banner post of the de-
partment for attendance of its mem bers,
as last evening ali but three of it's mem
bers were present. AT the close of the
meeting a fine collation. was served.
II
yesterday in the Walnut street neighbor-
hood by the sudden disappearance of lit
tie three -year-old Rena Kellogg. daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Albert O. Kellogg of
Summit street. Mrs. kellogg and child
were calling upon relative on Walnu.
pe safely playing in the yard. but when
its mother went to look for the child she
was nowhere to be found. The child
was missing nearly al hour and was
found half mile away by lady, and
taken into the house of. a friend on
Taunton avenue.
Mrs. Emma q. Norton, wife of George
j. Norton died about midnight Wednes-
day at the residence of her husband on
Lyon avenue. Mrs. Norton has been a
great sufferer from a complication of
diseases for nearly i've years. yet during
all that period she exhibited n most
patient disposition. She was the
daughter of Welcome and Abby Barney,
and was born in Rehoboth. Mass, near
the Swansea line. She had been married
80 years and resided IN the immed ate
neighborhood in which she died about
90 years. Her husband alone survives
her, they having had no issue Her fune-
raj will be solempized Sunday after
noon, ard the burial will be at Swansea,
Mass.
Rev. II. f. Johnson. Of this town who
has supplied the Congregational Church
at Lakcville. Mass. for more than "a
year has recently resigned the pastorate.
Rev. Mr.. starr pastor of the CongreRa-
tional Churches at Luther 9 Corners, and
Thornton, has recently declined TO
accept call at Killingly, Conn.
Rev. c. ID. Harp. of this town has
accepted charge OF mission in Provi-
dence
John Champlin has commenced the
erection of two new cottages on Fifth
street ana Cephas Z. Grover, of West
Mansfield. Mass. is building larg, two
story house on Taunton avenue.
Mrs. j. q. Leete gave very delight
full musicale last evening. Mt her resi-
dence on Taunton avenue in honor of
her granddaughter Miss Ellie Smith, OF
New ii aven, Conn.
Henry O. Weldon has gone to Nash
Vile, Tenn, TO visit the Cotton Exposi-
tion at that city.