The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-10
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Electric Works Bicycle Team Beaten
by Shipwindlass Riders.
Funeral Of Mrs. wbi,aker-birs..F .Flaherly
Dies After Lingering Illness.

by at least a thousand persons The race
Was between the American Ship Windlass
racing team and the American Electrical
works team of this town. The roads were
In bad condition being thick with dust.
The race was at 9 O'Clock, but before 5
O'Clock the crowd began TO gather and
every car from the city up to the start
ing time was crowded with passengers.
The teams drew lots individually for posi-
tlons. On the ship wipdless team were
William Bowden. Mr.. Wike and Mr..
Bryant; on the electrical works team were
Charles Anderson, champion rider of the
works; Albert Williams, one of the crack
riders OF the East Providence wheelmen
and Oscar Richmond. The start was
made ON Massasoit avenue near the foot
OF sutton avenue. Promptly at q o'clock
Referee r. X Phillips fired the pistol and
the start WAS made with Williams on the
inside OF the road and Wike on the outside
near the car track. They were well
punched in the start with Anderson
slightly in the rear. The course was
northerly on Massasoil avenue TO North
broadway then southerly To Waterman
avenue, then westerly TO Anthony street.
the finishing point distance of about
three miles. AS soon AS the start was
made the crowd broke for the finishing
point and although 10 was but short
distance they had hardly arrived there
before the racers were seen coming down
the home stretch for all they were worth
Wike of tho ship MINDLESS team was first
TO cross the tape with Bowdcn of the same
team close second, and Williams of fhe
electric works team very close third
bryant fourth, Anderson, fifth and Rich
mond sixth. Wilkes time was D. - Bow
den was seventeen seconds later and Will
llams thirty seconds behind him. The
Others followed less than minute behind
the preceding man. The race was a team
race and IL was awarded TO the American
ship MINDLESS team. The prizes We're
first bicycle suit second sweater; third
and fourth, bicycle shoes. Before the
prizes were awarded to Wike, protest
was entered to the judges by Williams,
the third man in, who claimed that WIke
hau picked up apacer on North Broad
way. Villains stated that the man ac-
costed him and offered his services us a
PAGER and he had refused To accept them,
but that Wike accepted il and IL was
very material aid toward winning the
race. The checkers Simon HINDER and
Mr.. Earle were consulted and both stated
that as far as they had been able To see
no pacing was done. This satisfied
Referee Phillips that the race had been
square one and he SO declared his opinion
To the judges and the prizes We're awarded
in the order of coming In. The judges
were Mr. Remington, Mr.. Church and
Mr. Cameron. President Phillips of the
electrical works with "a number of friends
was on the track Interested spectators.
The prizes wero contributed by the two
establishments. There is talk of another
race in the near future.
Saturday afternoon about twenty of the
young bicyclists of Haven NJ. +. church,
met at the church and at $50 started for
"a run TO Warren They had "A pleasant
trip down, making the run in about AN
hour. They spent a short time In the
town and started for hmoe. On reaching
harrington one of the members, Miss Le-
ma Buckminster met with an accident,
which disabled Scf wheel and she was
Obliged 10 return home by train. The
party was about evenly divided between
ladies' and gentlemen.
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah q. Whit
aker was solemnized at the residence of
her husband, George Whitaker, corner
afternoon. at 2:30 O'Clock. The service
was conducted by Rev. G. :. Davis pastor
of Haven NJ. +. church. The house WAS
filled with relatives and friends, who had
assembled to pay the last sad tribute Of
respect 20 one they had SO dearly loved
composed of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Burt,
Miss Nellie L. Munro and Mr.. Lawrence
Chase, sang, INV Jesus, as Thou Wilt
and My Heavenly Home is Bright and
Fair. Among the great number of
floral tributes was a large, flat bouquet of
pink and white roses from Haven Nj. +.
church. basket OF beautiful white
flowers from Rising sun Lodge. No. 80,
A. +. and A. NJ. The bearers were Ed
mund b. Whitaker and Charles Ingra-
ham of East Providence and Daniel In
graham and Lawton Ingraham of Paw
tncket. The remains were inferred in the
family lot at Lakeside cemetery, Rum
ford.
Yesterday morning at o'clock Mrs
Johanna Flaherty, wife of Mathew
Flaherty, died at the residence of her
husband, corner Of Carpenter and Orchard
streets, after long and painful illness.
She had been suffering from trouble of a
cancerous nature for number Of years,
and about n month ago she received
paralytic stroke. and since that time she
has failed rapidly and been a great suf-
ferer. Mrs. Flaherty has been a resident
of the town for many years and has resid
ell in the vicinity in which she died up
ward of twenty years, and was much
respected by all who knew her. She
leaves "A husband and two daughters, one
of them, Mrs. James Downs, VINO was
marricd about two weeks ago Her
fuIeral will be held at her late residence
a ueSday at 8 q. m.
A dog entered the promises of William
l.. Hosmer on Prospect street Saturday
night and dug into the burrow of Mr..
Hosmer's rabbit house and killed large
rabbit. The animal killed was very, tame
aud was the pet of Mr. Hosmer's little
son.
Mrs. Charles f Davis died at the resi-
dence of her sister. Mrs George Hood on
Mary avenue Saturday. Mrs. Davis was
In tho 7lstsyear OF nor age and has resided
in this town about three years. She was
born in Hopkinton. Mass. but has re-
sided in Milford, Mass. nearly all her
life She has been i'm feeble health for
number of years, but was not considered
any worse until three days before she
died when change took place. and she
died suddenly as above stated. Her
funeral will take place tomorrow at the
residence of Mrs. Hood, and the body will
be conveyed To Milford, Mass, for burial.
The Junior Christian Endeavor of the
United Congregational church OF East
Providence, and tho Junior Endeavor of
the Riverside church visited Armington
Corners, and held union meeting with
the iJunior EndeavOr Society of that
mission. yesterday afternoon. Tho society
from East Providence was in charge of
Mrs Chamberlain, the superintendent.
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