The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02
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EAST PROVIDENCE.
Meeting of the WatchemOket Fire
District Board.
Veteran Flrem.n E eci o ficers-A Sleigh
ing Accident.

Last evening the regular monthly meet
Ing OF 1.-THE Administration toird of the
Wstchemoket hre district was hsld in the
Seventh district court room. The follow
Ing vote was PASSED: Voted, That the
treasurer be and he hereby is authorized
- renew any note or notes outstanding
against the Watchemoket lire district or
to ray the same and issue a new note or
notes Tor a sum or sums no, 10 exceed
i've thousand dollars in the aggregate.
The secretary read communication
10 n Loren q. Lsdd, Esq, commissioner
OF public works OF Pawtucket, acknow.
ledging the receipt Of the communication
from the board In regard to a renewal of
the contract for supplying this district
with water, and said the matter had been
presented to the board of aldermen of
Pawtuoket, sId by them referred to the
Joint standing committee on water, VINO
now have IL under consideration. The
nesting then adjourned.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Watchemoket fire company was held lsst
evening with the largest attendance for a
year. Richard Grady and Charles
Clements were elected TO active mem ber-
ship In the company. Property committee
reported that the amusement room was
now under process of repairs and as
soon as IL was completed the pool table
would he ready and placed in position.
The postponed annual meeting OF the
East Providence veteran tiremen's associa-
tion was held last evening in the parlors
OF the Watchemoket fire company. The
annual meeting OF the officers showed the
as to mem beraship and finances. The
following officers vo,e elected for the en-
suing year: Prssldeat, James G. Peck;
1st vice president, Frederick w. Cady; 2d |
vice president, Edwin f. Leonard: Sd |
vice president. Augustus N. Cunning
nam; secretary, Charles q. Philips; treas
urer, George w. Fuller; auditing COM |
mittee, George K. Shaw; A. E.Griswold,
James +. Coyne; membership committee, !
Richard Lynn, John J. Mullen, George
+. Hunter; foreman OF engine. John j.
Mullen; assistant foreman, Samuel Will
marth; first pipemsn, James Hayes;
J cond piremap, Charles Shaw; dele gate
10 the N. Estates veteran firmen's league
Tor two years. Captain John J. Mullen.
Last evening about thirty-hve of the
young people OF the United Congregs-
ional Church went TO Warren, on q
leighing party. They enjoyed a hot
upper at the Fessenden House in that
own. On their retnrn Harvey Miner, a
'oupg man who was standing on the
DOT board OF the sleigh had his ankle
adly jammed by being struck by anot her
arge sleigh which was passing in a mar
ow place in the road.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
uneral Of Mrs. Eugenia Rich, wife of
tephen s. Rich, was solemnizod at the
esidence of her husband corner uf Broad
'ay and Grove avenue. Tho services
'ere conducted by Rev. Richard Eddy,
}. d., former pastor OF the First Uni :
ersalist Church of this town 4 large
mber Of floral offerings we're pres nted
y the family, and societies of which Mr..
ich was mem ber. The bearers were
Ir. 1bomss hich of Esst Provideuce,
tephen Anthony of Riverside aud David
nd Charles Anthony OF Seekonk, Macs.
re remains were cntombed at Swan
oint cemetery. I
John j. Mahonsy died yesterday morn :.
'g at his late residence on Vine street.
bout year ago he became I'll With the !,
lip, and never fully recovered and later
developed ana for several !,
eeks previous to his ceath he was a
'eat sufferer. He had been a resident OF =
le town for 30 years.