The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-26
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Knights Of Honor at Hautereive.
House Struck by Lightning.

The Knights of Honor of Rhode Island held
their annual outing Saturday afternoon at
the Hautereive grounds and enjoyed an ex-
ceedngiy pleasant time. There were moro
than $50 persons present, including goodly
number of the fair sex.
After dinner brief post prandial exercises
were enjoyed, with knight G. ii. Thurbsr act
ing az master Of ceremonies.
During the severe storm Of Saturday after
noon the house of Louis Vandell on Turner
avenue, Riverside, was struck by lightning
and slightly damaged.
The bolt struck the roof Of the west wing
of the house and ripped mp the ridge board
and several courses of shingles on each side of
it, but did not enter the house.
Yesterday Rev. Frank A. Ferguson preached
his last sermon as pastor OF the First Uuiver-
salist church of this town, and severed his
connection with the parish.
Mr.. Ferguson has been with the church .
little moro than year and will now engage
in business in Boston. There will be no
preaching in the church during the month of
August, but it is expected that arrangements
will be made during the month TO continue
preaching in September.
This morning about $50 o'clock the grocery
team OF A. Everett Griswold was standing on
wold, was delivering goods AS Mr.. Griswold
attemptei 10 get into the wagon the horse
started to run. The driver held the reins, but
was standing on the ground. The horse
dashed across ths street the wagon striking
tho curbing and throwing the driver to the
ground. The wagon wheels passed over his
ankle and he was left in a fanting condition.
lie was assi,ted to the piazza ,f Mr.. Arthur
Wheaton's house by several neighbors He
soon revived and l. IT n his home. Tie horse
continued on at a fearful speed, and in turn
ing into Warren avenue the wagon struck the
cur, ing and was upset scattering the contents
along the street and finally landed on the
granite steps of the residence of Luke II Rice.
The horse kept on with the forward wheels,
bat struck a lamp post at the corner of Ninth
street and cleared itself and continued on
until it reached Insraham' corners where IL
was captured.
The three-masted schooner Asa Il. Stowel
which was bullt by the Providence Marine
Railway & Dry Do Company. in this town
about SIX years ago, is upon the dry dock CT
the company undergoing repairs.
Yesterday B. J.. Pierce, Charles McAllister
and benjamin. Simmons made a 50mi'e tri.
angular run their bicycles going to Taun-
ton thence TO Fall River and return 70 East
Providence.
Fifteen members of the East Providence
Nheelmen in command 'f Captain Edmund
Cole made n run to Lake Fcarl, Mass, yes er-
day.
Quite a delegation cf members Of Reliance
Bicycle Club made a ran To Boston yesterday.
They left the Lodge building Mt o'clock in
the N orning.
Yesterday Rev. Father shannon Of Washing
ton, ID. c., ufiiciated at the second ass at ths
Church OF tie Sac ed h. cart
Mrs. George A. Barstow and son, 9aiph, Of
this town, are summeripg at Winthrop, Mass.
Mrs. stephen G. Moulton Of Eighth street.
returned Saturday from pleasant visit
with friends in Boston.
The Bible class Of the Olneyville Nj. f. Taber
nacle with large number of friends enjoyed
picnic at Hunts Mills Saturday.
Mrs Frank ]. Morse and two chill lren Of
Chicago, III, are visiting relatives in town.
Harry Messenger, n student IN the II xbuty
La in school, is spending his vacation ih his
parents MIR. and Mrs. Addison Messenger of
Vine street.