The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-17
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Bucklin Post Held Meeting In Grand
Army Hall.
Two Members Drowned Within Week.
Noes Gathered About Town.

iIaSt evening Bucklln GoSt, NO. ~, ".
A. r., held its regular weekly meeting in
Grand Army Hall. National General
Orders, No. was read and placed on file.
A very remarakble experience has been
the lot of Bucklin Post. Two of its COM
rades having met their death within a
week, and both by drowning. John G.
Dumont was drowned March 10TH near
Riverside, and Comrade Thomas Hill was
drowned March 18th, at Graystone in
this state. Both deaths were reported
last evening. u. G. Davd s. Ray, as COM
mittee on the visit Co Boston last Thurs
day, made his final report, and il was
voted 20 extend the thanks OF the post TO
Charles Russell Lowell Post No. 2, of
Boston for the royal manner in which
they entertained Bucklin Post while their
guests on that happy occasion.
Under the good OF the order Comrade
GEORGE n. Bliss read several extracts fSom
the book entitled 1.-The Hospital Nurse :"
and Adjutant Gladding read selection
entitled 'Torbert in the Valley or Get
ting even with Sheridan"
Monday evening Mizpah degree lodge,
NO. ~, ID. OF X, held "a meeting and enter
tainment in Odd Fellows Hall. There
was large attendance. AT the business
session there We're three applications for
membership. The entertainment was in
celebration of the 9TH anniversary of the
society. The program was as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Mabel Evans; reading,
Russell Richmond; vocal solo, Edward
Patterson; violin solo, Edgar Sealander; I;
reading MIR. Richmond Later "a chowder
supper was served, after which dancing
was enjoyed, the music being furnished
by Mr.. Sealander and Miss Evans. The
committee Of arrangements was Mrs. May
Champlin, Mrs. Carrie Doll Mrs. Maud
Blake, Mrs Alice Evans and Mrs. Dora
Wall.
Monday evening class No. 25, of the
Haven NJ: T.. Sunday school, paid their
teacher, Mrs. T.. Nj. Munroe, "a visit at her
residence on Fountain avenue and pre-
sented her with handsome onyx table.
Music was enjoyed and refreshments were
served
Last evening about ;25 of the friends of
William ;. Lindopp gave him "A surprise
visit at his residence on Second street in
celebration of his birthday anniversary
Many of the guests were from South
Providence and Elmwood, "A number of
them being connected with the sons Of
temperance of South Providence of which
society MIR. Lindopp is member. After
the company were welcomed, a few hours
were spent in the enjoyment Of parlor
games and later birthday supper was
served. Mr. Lindopp received many fine
presents in remembrance of the occasion.
The following is the report of the chief
OF police for the year ending March /,
lo97-it is in the hands of the printer,
and with the other town reports, will soon
be ready for distribution. The past year
there have been 10 regular officers, in
cluding the chief and sergeant. The chief
Is the senior officer having been on the
force for 10 years The sergeant has
served l3syears; officers Faggart and Hig-
gins each y years officers Harrigan and
Bickford each years; officers Everett
Adams and Allen each 2 years, and
S,fA ri al
The total number of arrests was $40,
males, 3l3; females, 81; Americans, 141;
foreigners, 229; residents, 1i9; non-resi-
dents, 22i. The causes Of arrest were:
Assault and battery, 26 assault with
dangerous weapons, 2; breaking and en-
tering, 2, bathing without proper cloth
ing, i; bastardy, p; common drunkards
l3 cruelty TO animals, 2; drunkenness,
l26; disorderly persons, 10; defacing
buildings, 8; discharging "a gun on Sun
day, L destroying signal lights, / ex-
hibting gambling implements, 2; en-
bezzlement. 2; fast driving, 1 habitual
truants, 2; idle persons, AZ; illegal keep
liquor, 20; insanity, 4; injuring stone
wall, /; liquor nuisances, q; larceny, 4
lewd and wanton, 3; non-support z:
neglect To send children to school, /
peddling without license | revelling 20;
sturdy beggars, Il suspicious persons 49,
safe keeping, 8; using threatening Ian
guage, /; tramp, A. taking grass from
highway, !; committed to JAIL IS; COM
mitted 10 state work house. 63; reform
school, 10; state insane asylum, 3; Butler
asylum, l. A large amount of miscellan-
eous business was recorded, such as sup
pressing disturbances, etc, property re-
covered, $3i3; officers fees received and
paid out to the town treasurer S64S. 25.-
Many improvements have been made
during the year, such as connecting the
Central station and Riverside station by
telephone, and the erection of six patrol
boxes i'm various parts Of the town. A
night officer has been placed both in the |
Central station and the Riverside station.
which Is much appreciated by persons |
having business with the police depart |
ment.