The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-08
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Funeral of Joseph Woodward Largsl
Atendcd-Wae er Pipe Burs.


The funeral of Joseph Woodward took
place yesterday afternoon. AT o'clock
prayer was offered at his late residence on
school street, and at I 80 o'clock the re-
mains were conveyed TO the Second Bar-
tist church where the funeral services
were conducted by Rev. q. w. Rilger.
pastor OF that church assisted by Rev. {.
s. Davis, pastor of the Haven NJ. Il.
Church.
There was large number present, in
cluding Netop Council, No. Z, q. L. A.
NJ, Jessie Fremont Council, Daughters
of Liberty ana a large delegation from
Unity 4. of.H. of Providence. The floral
tributes were very sboautiful. The bearers
were Preston l.. Humphrey and Lewis Z.
Whittier from Netop Council, and Way
land r. Smyth and George L. Gates from
Unity Il. of III. The remains were con-
yeyed to the Moth burial grounds OF
Providence, and the ritualistic burial
service OF the .. u. A. NJ was performed.
Bucklin Post, No. ~, q. A. IL. held
its regular meeting last evening in Grand
Army hall, and was more largely atteId-
ed than any meeting of recent years The
committee on the Seventh Rhode Island
Regiment night reported that IL had been
postponed from next Tuesday evening
until some future time. An invitation
Tobin Post. No. ~. of Warren, but the
post will not attend in body. The fol-
lowing officers were then elected for tina
ensuing year: Commander, Frank d.
Gladding: D. V. commander, James l..
Sweetland j. V. commander, stephen Z.
Moulton: quartsrInaster. Francis Il.
Butts; surgeon, Augustus I'D. Wilmarth !;
chaplain, Lewis q. Whittier; officer OF
the day, Daniel IA OldridRe; officer Of
ths guard, Henry III. Nicholas; delegate
TO department encamrment, A. ID. Will
marth, 4. IL. Raw. B. q. Wallen. w. l..
ChaIee, III. ii. Dodge. W. n. Lutheri
alternates. James Hanley, G.. Il. Curtis,
q. Il. Bullock. Van r. ShepsrdsoD, ;. ii.
Luther ). G.. Moulton. The guests of the
post for the evening were Pc. George M.
Turner of Slocum Post, No ~. aid Com
rade Theodore A. Perry OF PRESCOTT Post,
No. OF Providence.
The regular meeting OF Reliance Lodge
No. a. |. d. o. f., was held in Odd Eel :.
lows hall last evening, and the annual
election of officers took place with the fol-
lowing result: Noble grand, Charles II.
Smith; vice grand, Charles L. Budlong;
recordi ng secretary. II. a., Benjamin Il.
Pierce; financial secretary. Z. g., Cyrus
h. Goff treasurer, y. e., John Wilbur;
trustees. Il. g., Il. Il. Lincoln. T.. g., h.
IL. Perkins o. H., Z. T.; Pierce. Inurs-
day evening Grand Patriarch Joseph ID.
Lloyd and board OF grand officers, accom-
panied by Plymouth and Moshassuck
Encampments of Providence, will make
an official visit to Fraternity Encamp-
ment No. II Of this town.
At 1890 O'Clock last night quire q SER
ious burst occurred in the two-inch water
pipe which connects with the Taunton
avenue main, and extends around Watch.
emoket Square TO supply the stores In
that locality. The leaK madc itself
known at the entrance OF the square,
where the sewer recently built on Valley
street enters the main sewer on Taunton
avenue, and undoubtedly had been leak
ing some time, and had undermined the
highway for some distance, and the first
intimntion any one had OF the damage
was the caviDg In without warning OF u
spree large enough TO take in good
sized team. and it was extremely fortu-
nate that il did not happen when some one
WAS driving over the place. As the earth
gave way "A large volume of water rushed
along the trench of the new sewer and
caused il To cave in for a distance OF 30 or
90 feet, but the water found it's oatlet
st the sewer and no damage was done
except to the highway. superintendent
Freeborn was notified and procuring AS
sistancs succeeded in shutting the water
Off about / 30 o'clock this morning. Inc
place was protected with lights, and "A
wstcbmHn was left TO prevent anyone
driving over or near the dangerous place.
This morning a force or men were at
work repairing the damage.
Last night about 10 O'Clock the family
OF Robert Smith, who resides on Burgess
avenue, were annoyed by the actions Of n
drunken man who was prowling about
the premises A policeman was ole.
pnoned for, and Ofli,er Harrigan started
in pursuit of the man, but when he arrived
there the man had departed. IL seems ne
was a soft soap Ieddler, and was SER
iously under the influence OF liquor, and
had lost bis team. The man wandered
down 10 Watchemoket Square and not
finding the team started for the city.
Officer Harrigan found the team in the
yard of Mrs Hanger. short distance
from Burgess avenue, and took IL To Ken
yon's stable on First street.
This morning John Powers who re-
sides at 20 Pitman street, Providence was
before the Seventh District Court charged
with the larceny of n wagon load of pine
n esdles from the land of Miss Abby Dex-
ter. at Walkers Point. He pleaded guilty
and was fined 81 and costs, amounting to
"a. 80. which he paid.
In answer to summons John Kenna ap-
peared before the court and pleaded
''nolo conte dere" TO n charge OF reve-
ing and was fined $40 and costs, which
he paid.
James Cooper. who lives near Leonard
avenue, reported TO tho police that he has
had n large number of fowls stolen from
his premises. Twice he has discovered a
man leaving his premises, both times es-
Gaping in the darkness. MIR. Cooper
raised ~ fowls. but now has but AS left.
| the others having been stolen, and ne es-
Inmates his loss at $50.
Ihe funeral Of Miss Annie Lindroth
! took place yesterday afternoon at
| O'CLOCK at the residence of her mother in
| Kumford and was attended by Rev. T..
| A. Herring, pastor of the First Baptist
| church, and Rev. Mr.. Forsell of Provi.
| dence. 'rne bearers were John Colson.
John Linburg, Charles Lindroth and