The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Miss Marjorie GOffs Birthday Cele-
bratiOn.
Regular Meeting OF Bucklin Post-Notes
and Gossip About Town.

Yesterday afternoon Miss Marjorie Goff
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Gof,
celebrated the ninth anniversary OF her
birthday at her home on Prospect street
She entertained about score Of her
young friends, and all had most enjoy
able time.
Last evening Bucklin Post, No. 20,
q. A. r.. held n very interesting meeting
in Grand Army hall Department general
orders No. 3, giving information regard
ing the national encampmcnt To bc held
in Buffalo y. Y, August 23 also an
nouncing appointments on the stall OF the
department. commander was read. The
only appointment announced from
Bucklin Post Is u. {. Fred A. Burt, as
assistant mastering officer Department
general orders No. III regard To the OBJ
seryance of Memorial Sunday and
Memorial day were also read. Both the
above orders were ordered placed on file.
National general orders No. g. in regard
10 Memorial day, was read. Supplimen-
tary To this order Is a copy OF President
Lincoln's address given at Gettysburg
Nov. 10, 1858, which the general order
recommends bo read at every Memorial
day observance throughout the land
Two comrades were reported on the sick
list. The committee on entertaining the
Nomeng Relief Corps and sons Of Netcr-
ans reported that all arrangements mad
been perfected, and the event Will occur
Tuesday evening, May 1. Comrade
James T. Card under tho good Of the
order gave remarlhbly interesting ac-
count Of the history Of tho seventh Rhode
Island Regiment and its very severe
service during the war OF the rebellion.
The address was accompanied by plc-
ture OF the bomb proof OF Fort He'll in
front of Petersburg, Va, where Co l OF
the Seventh were encamped upward OF
three months. AT the conclusion of the
| address n unanimous vote OF thanks was
| rendered TO Comrade Card for his very
able and enjoyable narrative
This morning Officer Taggart was
| called to the residence OF John u. Barney
near the state line TO arrest man VINO
| had made himself obnoxious TO the people
| in that locality. Mr.. Barney resides
| nearly two miles from the police station,
| and before the officer reached the place
! he met a messenger who told him the
man had departed, consequently the
| officer returned and no arrest was made.
| Reliance Lodge No. "a, i. q. %. f.,
| held its regular meeting last evening and
| had very brief session, after which they
| visited the Fircmen's fair at Town Hall.
The hrenen's fair last evening was
largely attended, many persons being
| attracted by the visitation Of the various
organizations present The special guests
of the evening We're the Mechanics Fire
| Company, No 2, of Warren; Reliance
Lodge No. "a, /. o. o f.. and Canoni-
Gus Lodge, No. %, a. o. L. W., of this
town, also large delegation Of the East
Providence Wheelmen. The dancing
Kept the company in good humor and
the several booths We're literally pat
| ronizcd.
The East Providence High school boys
feel highly elated over the success OF their
relay race with the l.. A. A. team at ln-
| fantry hall last evening.
A mass meeting in the interest OF the
proper observance of the Sabbath will be
held in the Second Baptist church this
| evening.
The town clerk is kept pretty busy just
at present issuing dog licenses. This ag-
gregates quite fund, and is placed %
the credit of Of the public schools except
what Is used TO pay for damage done by
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