The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-31
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Interesting Meeting Held by Bucklin
Post, G. A. r.
A Deserted Husbands Complaint-Blrlh-
day Celebration.

Last evening Bucklin Post, No. 20, held
its regular meeting in Grand Army Hall.
One application for membership was re-
ceived and referred to the proper commit
tee. A communication was received from
Thomas X. Salisbury camp, No. ?, ;. of
", Offering their services for escort duty
on Memorial day, and the matter was
referred to tho memorial day committee
The chairman of the committee on the
complimentary entertainment TO be given
TO the Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans
reported that the arrangements were
nearly completed and the entertainment
would take place within three weeks.
p &. George NJ. Turner of Slocum Post,
No. 10, was present and gave very inter-
csting account of a recent visit To South
Carolina. Comrade George y. Bliss read
extracts from the history of the First
Massachusetts, Cavalry Regiment and
Comrade William III. Luther, read "a selec-
tion entitled 1.-THE Song of the Rappahan-
mock. =" Several comrades who had not
visited the post for long time before
were present and made interesting re-
marks.
Last evening about twenty-five of the
school mates of Willie Dcering gave him
"a surprise visit at the residence of bis
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Snow OH school street parlor games and
music occupied the attention of the young
folks until quite late when supper was
served and the guests departed for their
homes.
Last night man called at the police
station and complained that his wife had
left his home in company with another
man. He was informed that this was IA
matter for lawyer and not for the police
The warrants for the state and town
elections are posted in each of the three
districts
The Prospect baseball club has rcor-
ganiZed for the season of 'y1, with the
following assignment of positions:
Catcher Clinton Perry; pitcher Frank
Reed; first base, John Silva; second base,
George Holden; third base Fred Bassett;
short STOP Matte Dyer right field, John
Donovan; lett field, Joseph silva; center
field, Fred Turner. Yesterday afternoon
they played game with the young
Sports, which resulted in score of %
TO in favor of the Prospects.
Monday Mrs. Sarah A. Walker cele-
brated her S9th birthday anniversary at
the old Walker homestead on Centre
street. There were present number OF
relatives who made cheerful time for
tho venerable lady. Mrs. Walker has re-
sided in her present home 20 years. She
was kindly remembered by her relatives
upon this occasion.
Last evening Charles 4. Walker and a
number of his pupils visited the Old
Mems Home i'm Providence and enter
tained the inmates with "A number of fine
musical selections, which were much
enjoyed.
There has not been marriage intention
filed at the town clerks Office since the
first Of the present month. This must
certainly be the effect of hard times, and
the times must be hard indeed when a
town of nearly IL 600 inhabitants cannot
record n marriage intention in month
William Il. Farnham of Brown Univer-
sity, who has been spending his vacation
in New Bedford, returned home yester-
day.
Lawrence Chase, also of Brown Univer-
sity returned yesterday from Orange,
Mass, where he passed his vacation with
his mother at her home.
Charles w. Fraser, is spending few
days with friends in Boston.
Mrs. Simmons of Portland, Me-, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs Liv-
ingston, on Warren avenue, returned to
her home yesterday.