The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-14
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Council Does Business at a
Special Session.
Funeral OF Mrs. Leonard Largely At
tend d-A Chapter of Acc d:n;s.

The Town Council held special meeting
Saturday afternoon In the council cham
Der.
A petition was received from the Nara
gansett Electric Lighting company asking
that permission be given To erect main
tain and use poles and wires on Nara
gansett avenue, Riverside, and Newman
/ avenue, Wilson avenue. and Greenwood
avenue, Rumford. Before the petition
was granted President Wilson stated that
on one Of the streets the mon were setting
the poles in tho cutters instead OF back
on the sidewalk. "A representative OF the
company who was present assured the
Council that the poles should be set In
accordance with tho directions OF the
highway surveyor OF that district. The
petition was then granted.
Sylvester Il. Clement was appointed
special constable without power TO serve
civil processes. President Wilson called
the attention of the Council TO the fact
that during the evenings and while trains
were running over the road, there was no
watehman or crossing tender at the cross
ing of the Providence and Worcester
division of the Consolidated Railroad at
Pawtucket avenue, near tho St. Marys
cemetery. And that complaint have been
made that IL Is a dangerous place. 1t was
voted TO instruct the town clerk TO call the
attention of the railroad officials 20 the
fact and request them TO cause the cross
ing to be protected.
The funeral OF Mrs Martha A. Leonard
was solemnized at her late residence on
Taunton avenue. yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. The house was completely filled
with relatives and friends. Rev. Frank
Ferguson, pastor Of the First Universalist
church conducted the services.
Among the friends who were present to
pay their last sad tribute of respect was
the Ballou Society of the First Univer-
salist church, Mrs. A. q. Miles, president
with some twenty members, Mrs.
Louisia Leonard was formerly mem-
ber of this society. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. among which
was a wreath from the Ballou Society.
The bearers were Isaac X. Kent j. w.
Peck, j. Newton Fairbrother and Herbert
h. Barney. The remains were Inferred in
the family lot, by the side of her husband,
at Lakeside cemetery, humford.
On saturday evening as Mrs. Walter Ide,
who resides on Grove avenue, was driving
on South Broadway, near the John Baker
place, man Approached her team riding
"a bicycle from the opposite direction. just
as he reached the horsc, the fork Of his
wheel broke and threw the man under the
feet Of the horse. The animal is "a spirited
one and started TO run, and had gone
some distance before 1t could be held up,
Mrs. lde then drove back TO see how badly
the man was injured. She found hhim
prostrate and unable To rise. Two men
who We're driving that way had gone to
his assistance; they placed him In their
carriage and drove away with him and
what become OF him or who he was is not
known.
Monday afternoon as two bicyclists were
coming from the city, one of whom was a
MIR. Ross, when on Warren avenue the one
in the lead turned his head to see where
his companion was, and his wheel was
cip trrr hxy shn fTl1 Il..th
were thrown to the ground and rendered
unconscious for a short time, but soon re-
covered and neither OF them was seriously
hurt although Ross had his shoulder badly
bruised and received several bruises about
the body.
Yesterday afternoon a gentleman was
driving along Pawtucket avenue when he
lost control OF his horse. When near
Armington's corner he collided with
another horse and carriage; both horses
were thrown, but us good luck would have
it neither of the drivers or horses were
injured.
Yesterday afternoon as young man,
evidently a Swede, was peddling down
Warren avenue on his bicycle when near
st. Marys church one of the handles of
his machine broke and as usual the rider
flew ahead of his machine. He fell To the
ground and his wheel soon overlook him
and both lay in heap, the wheel on top.
walk awhile, and nnding he was not
much injured concluded to resume his
journey out at moro careful rate OF
speed.
Yesterday tho East Providence Wheel
men attempted triangular run from
East Providence TO Worcester. thence TO
Boston, ana back to this town, a distance
OF about 100 miles. There were nine
starters but of that NUMBER only three
made the entire run. They were Herbert
ID. Arnold, Ralph Chace, and Arthur
short. Their cyclometers showed the dis
tanco covered TO be 100 miles, and the
time taken was 10 and "a half hours.
Yesterday noon. Mrs. Daniel Peck, who
resides on Warren avenue, met with n Sc
we're fall us shc was going out of tho Sec
ond Baptist church. AS she was going
down the steps someone stepped upon her
dress throwing her 10 the ground. She
fell so suddenly that she did not even
have an opportunity to raise her hands,
and she struck upon her face and head.
She received several severe bruises and
her face was quite badly cut.