The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-01
EAST PROVIDENCE.
WatchemOket Not Blessed Yet With
Free Postal Delivery.
Overturned Sleigh Leads 10 a Runaway
ard Smashup.

The first OF February has sr.ived but it
has not brought with IL the shriil whistle
OF the postmsn, which the good house
wives expected to hear Immediately fol-
lowing the ringing of the front door bell
this morning, neither has the sign "To
Let" been taken from the windows OF
the alleged new quarters of the post
Office. ano there are no indications that
"Station D'' will be in working order
for some time to come, as it is said there is
some hitch in Washington. over the mat
ter. II sucn is the fact, il is quite pro-
bable that ths houses will be numbered
In time for Uncle Sam to commence his
work delivering the mails. Mr.. Jesse e.
Lincoln and son have completed mum bei-
ing the houses on Taunton svsnEe. and
all that section north of that avenue, and
arc now at work upon the section lying
between Taunton and Warren avenues.
Saturday night two men whose names
coulo not be learned were driving down
Eigoth street in a slsigh ana In turning
into Warren avenue the sleigh struck a
pile OF snow and was upset. Both men
were thrown out. The horse, becoming
frightened, dashed down the Avenue,
leaving pieces of the sleigh oil along he
street. When the horse ran over WASH
ington Bridge. into the city, there wss
nothing attached to the animal but the
shafts.
Saturday August Rasks, who pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering the bern
OF 1homss Nutini, with intent to com
nit larceny was una BILE 10 pr, cure bail,
and was taken to the county jail at Gram
ston; before leaving, however, papers
were drawn dissolving the partnership
between Nu,ini and Raska, which gave
Raska the teams which he took away
about month ago and Nuii1i will have
the bakery. This would make it appear
that Kaska wss correct when be claimed to
tie partner Of Nuiini, ana accounts fer
the fact that Nutiai, did not report tine
matter TO the police, at the time.
Rev. Ii. Calvin Crane, who has been
plstor OF the United Congregational
Church, Broadway, during the past We. r,
completed his lsbors with the cEurch ana
preached bis hnal sermon before the
s!luee in any way to the subject, and no
one would know by his words or sc,ion
hat he Was preaching farewell sermon.
The society will not engage parma
nent plstor at present, but will have sup
pli;s.
Sunday at the Second Baptist Church
wss Christian Epdelvor day. ard there
were special services in the evening.
At the tirstUnivertRlist church, yesier-
lay wss devoted to the society of the |
Young Peoples Christi an Union. and in |
ihe morning the plstor Rev. Frank A. |
Ferguson presched sermon spDrop-iate |
10 tie occasion, in he evening the ser
vices were conducted by the young people !
ma Rev. Richard Eddy, ID. d., former
pastor. made a very interesting address.
Captain John j. Mullen, who has been
engaged in enumeraing tie scnool CEN
u' OF the town, completed his laboIs
asst Saturday. ard finds The rumoer OF
children between the ngss of end I6
iesrs rtsioing in the town TO be 2l61 as
gaiust 2OS5 taken last yoqr an, increase Of
8. Inc number of iirths recorded by
ir. Mullen IL 2l2 as agsins. 223 OF last
ear. n degrease OF IL.
Yesterday morning While a number of
'oys were plaIi1g on the lee in the See
onk river, just above the Was sbington
iridge, three Of them more daring thsn
he others ventured out beyond Tea Cake
sland when suddenly tue ics broke and
recipitated the trio into the water. They
'sre all rescued by thsir companions,
fter hard struggle. 1t was a narrow
soaps and shoIld teach them a good les
on.