The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-29
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Nomination Papers Filed In the City
Clerks Office.


Saturday the nomination papers OF Mrs.
Annie Il. J. Hazard and George II. Mcleod
for school committee were filed with the
town clerk, and nomination papers for IA citi-
zons' town ticket were filed Saturday even
ing The candidates are as follows: Council
men, Charles 8. Mowry, Daniel s. Peck.
James q. Blake. George J. Norton and Al
bert NJ. Perie; assessor for one year. II. j.
Pickers-ill; for three years, Charles f. Blake.
There was no nomination for assessor for two
years OF for any OF the other officers.
Saturday evening Mt o'clock was the time
set for the Prohibition caucus to assemble in
the Seventh District Court room to take a
hand in town politics. and IL deemed advis
able, 20 nominate a town ticket. At the hour
mentioned there was just one Of the faithful
| present and thres reporters. The lone Prohi
| bitionist waited patiently until $50 o'clock.
| AS no othor member OF the party put in an
appearance the solitary waiter adjourned
| himself.
About s o'clock Saturday afternoon Captain
Dodge, keeper OF Pomham lighthouse, discov-
| cred tho body of an infant floating in the
| water near his wharf He secured the body
| and informed Sergeant Franklin Munroe OF
| the police force. who notified DIR. George II.
| Allison. medical examiner. The latter
amined the body and found it to be that of
| female, evidently still born, and IL had been
in theI water n long time, probably three
| months. No clue could be found a. TO the
| identity of its parents, and the body WAS
ordered buried at the expense OF the town.
The Riverside Improvement Society held its
| regular monthly meeting in Narragansett En-
gine Company's parlors Saturday evening
and very large number OF members were
present There were also present some Is
invited guests A. Ii. Richardson and L. #.
! Fuller were admitted 10 membership, and
I there were six applications for membership
| received and referred TO committee, who
| will report at the next meeting. At the con.
| clusion of the routine business the subject OF
the evening was introduced, which was the
proposed new highway from Watchcmoket to
Riverside Mr.. Charles l.. Hazard was pres
ent and explained the route of the new high
way and the manner by which it was TO be
built. The highway is to commence at Odd
Fellows hall. corner Warren and BURGESS ave-
nues, and after leaving Burgess avenue, fol-
low an old laid outsroad running through
land Of the Pearce farm and property owned
by the Shepard estate and others, and desig-
mated on the plats as Ven dLeau avenue and
extending TO Bowers cove, over which n
bridge will have to lie built. The highway
|
along the shore. and joins Pawtucket avenue
near the Pomham Club. competent engi-
neer estimates the cost of the bridge over
Bowers cove at $3.50, and says such n bridge
would last twelve years. This does not in
clude the approaches to the bridge, and il the
abutments Of the bridge should be built of
| stone the structure could be built for 1890
The bridge would have TO be built at the ex.
pense of the town, but Mr.. Hazard said the
owners of more than one-half Of the land for
the highway would give the land and build
the road, and if the other owners We're not
disposed TO give the land, he advised that the
highway be opened under the betterment act.
1t is understood that all the owners of the
property are anxious to have the road opened.
At ths conclusion OF Mr.. Hazards remarks a
committee composed of L. s. Winchester, #.
w. Cady, A. A. White, f.. l. Knowlton and
Mr.. Balcom was appointed TO act with Mr..
Hazard in securing data of cost and other
particulars in regard to the matter, and re-
| port at a meeting to be called in the near fu-
ture. On recommendation of the 'cutive
board, IL was voted that article of the by
laws, in which it provides that Cushing's Man.
ual be the standard for conducting the bust
ness of the society, be enforced, and "A set OF
rules of order drawn in accordance with Cush-
ing's Manual and presented by Rev. II. A.
Remick, was adopted. At late hour the
meeting adjourned.
The third of the series of enjoyable Lenten
muscales introducing Miss Blanche Nathalie
Davis, pianist, was given Saturday evening al
the residence of Mr.. and Airs. Z. James Gage
IA Fifth street, and was enjoyed by large
number of invited guests.
Last night officer Harrigan arrested Edward
Burns on Valley street for making distur
bance, and this morning he was arraigned be
fore Judge George N. Bliss a charge Of rev
cling. He pleaded not guilty and the case
was continued until April 2. Burns was rc
ouircd 10 furnish surety in the sum of slO
and Lawrence Ryan accepted rs surety.
Miss Alice :. Johnson, teacher at the Higl
school. is passing her vacation with friend
at East Douglass, Mass.
Miss Deslree j. Dubois daughter Of At
torney General Edward c. Dubois, is spendin!
, a few days at Seaconnet Point
Miss Mae Titus of Newport is the guest D
} | Miss Fannie Bowen OF Rumford.
Mr.. Arthur johnson of Ninth street i
! visiting relatives at Groton, Conn.
. Miss Mildred Thayer of Taunton, Mass, 4
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert o. Kellogg
Of Summit street.
Miss Grace Bourne, of this town, who ha
been teaching school at Tiverton, is spending
her vacation at home with her parents.
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