The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-09
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FIN AND ABOUT THESE |.
f. PLANTATIONS !.
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EAST PROVIDENCE.
Work of Numbering Houses In the
Town Has Been Started.
Shocks From Blasted Rocks Startled Res
idents of Prospect Street,

At n recent meeting OF the Y. r. 3. C'
e. of the United Congregational Church
held in the parlors of the church, the fol-
lcwinp officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term: President, Mr.. Fisher; vice
president, Miss Susie scott; correspond
ing secretary, Miss l. May Bishop; secre-
tary and treasurer. John b. Carpenter;
prayer meeting committee, Mr.. Crane,
Miss Florence Ormsbes, Miss Marion
Casho; lookout acommit,es. Miss Grace
Johnson. Miss LINDA Whelden, Miss
Emins Ray; social committee, Miss Il.
NAV Risho,,, Arthur Short, Miss Myra
Raw: temperance committee, Miss Lillian
sutton, Miss Edith 0Goff, Harold Bliven;
missionary committee, Mrs. John NC
Causland, Mics Rose ID. Bliss, Miss Hat
tie Goff; flower committee, Miss Alberta
GoH, Miss Ida Carpenter, Miss Core sut.
ton.
Last "Wednesday the town council sp-
pointed Jesse b. Lincols, to numter the
house, in the compact part OF Watchs-
mocKet district, and yesterday Mr.. Lin
coin and his assistant began their l,bors.
They had not proceeded far, before they
were met by opposition, there have been
30 many persons humbugged and swim
died in this town Of late, by various
schemes and among the list was that OF
selling house mum bers. so that the people
are little shy OF anyone who vieits their
| houses on business with which they are
not familiar; hence the opositiou to their
| work. MIR. Lincoln and his assistants
were furnished with certihcstss Of their
authority and good moral character with
big red seal upon them, by the town
clerk AMI they do not hereafter antici-
pate sny trouble.
| Yesterday the res idents in the vicinity
of the town hall were startled by several
loud explosions, and naturally there was
consioerab ble nervous anxiety 40 to the
cause. IL was found to come from lot
on the corner of Prospect ana King
streets, where some men were blasting
large boulders, preparatory to excavat-
ing a cellar for q new house.
In the Seventh District Court yesterday
afternoon the only business was the trial
Of William Corbett on q chsrge OF revel'
ing, which occurredsin this town In jan
uary, 1896. Corbett has been absent from
town during the year, but be desired ts
return and practically gave himself up,
and pleaded guilty and was hped Is snc
costs, which he paid.
Yesterday the hag OF the high schoo
was flying in commemoration OF th'
victory of Jackson at New Orleans, th'
battle of which was fought Jan. 8, 1916.
Last evening Watchemoke Tribe, No. 2
i. o. II. ~, held u meeting at Odd Eel
lows hall and the following officers wer
raised up by Deputy Grand sschen
Chsrl,s e. Phillips. Sschen. George L
stone; senior sycamore, Charles L. Bud
long; junior sycamore, Henry l.. Barnes
prophet, George Bliss; chief of records
Fred A. Ware ham; collector OF wsmpun
: A. l.. q. Chase; keeper Of wsmpun, Z
Il. Lincoln; first sapsp, W. q. Bowen
second sansp, James Sives, Jr.; nrst wal
rior, James Jones; gusrd Of the forest,Js'
A. Wetherby; keeper OF paraphanslls
James A. Wetherby.
Yesterday afternoon the Y. W. @ ]
and L. Union held a meeting at the res
dence of Miss L. Belle Miller on Mort
Broad way, and some time was devoted
saving for the needy, after which supp'
was served. Miss +. z. Nichols OF tt
H.. W. L. L. u. was the guest OF tt
: society. Arrangements were made Il
an entertainment. In the evening MI
a Nichols gave an interesting account I
y the st. Louis W. Z. 4. U. conventic
: which she attended.
q Last evening the week day meetings
s tho evangeIistic services being held
n Haven NJ. +. Church by Rev. +. +. Jon
Q closed. The topic OF the evening W
Il "The Unan.wera ble Question" Mr.Jon
will remain at the church and prea'
tomorrow both morning and afternoon.
The week of prayer at the Second ba
e list Church also closed last evening. III
i subject Of the evening being 1.-THE U
n converted Friends"