The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Memorial Service Held BY Burnside
Council, American Mechanics.
Judge b iss Completes Twenly-F We Years
Services as Trial JusIice-N rs.


Riverside 10 was service in memory
of the deceased brothers Of General A. Il.
Burnside Council, No. 8, o. u. A. nj.
There were present the state board OF
officers and q representative from each
subordinate council IN the state, as well
as a large number of relatives and friends.
The exercises were under the direction Of
the following committee: William III.
Mason, ex-councillor, chairman; Ira ID.
Gotf, national Vice councillor; Isaac Ia.
Rogers, state council protector The fol-
lowing was the program OF exercises:
Singing, "America, council; address.
William IA. Mason, ex councillor; singing,
'Blest be the Tie that Binds, quartet
composed of Mrs. A. Eugene Remington,
Miss Sadie Slingsby. Harry Boardman,
John Cook; prayer, by George A. Coil;
senior ex councillor, singing, The
roll, Martin p. Earle ex-councilior
recording secretary; singing, Nearer
my God To Thee, quartet; eulogy to
B. Briggs remarks, Rev. Arthur j.
Meyer, formerly pastor Riverside NJ. t.
church; singing There Is Rest for
the Weary, quartet; eulogy 10 Vice
Councillor HenryRk Rkenyon, by State Coun-
Gil Examiner Isaac III. Rogers; remarks,
Rev. Edw in II. Haddock, pastor Riverside
Congregational church: singing, Nearer
my Home Today" quartet; eulogy 20
Outside Protector Elmer j.. kllinghast
bv William B. Farnsworth remarks Rev.
Herbert A. Remick, rector of St Marks
Episcopal church, Riverside; singing
Jesus Lover OF my soul, quartet;
brief addresses were given by National
Vice Councillor Ira ID. Goff, State Coun-
oillor Danforth X. Barrett. Of Providence
National Representative Honorable George
W. Penniman of Fall River; singing We
Shall Meet Beyond sthe River, quartet;
benedictioD, Rev. H. a. Remick. There
were three chairs In front of the coun.
cillor's desk draped for the departed
brothers, who were: Irving Cole, died in
East Providence, October Sth 1885, Henry
A. Kenyon, died in Providence, October
3Oth, 1896; Elmer Il. Tillinghast, died in
East Providence, March 7th, 1897. The
services were the first of the kind ever
held I'm the state and were solemn and
impressive throughout
Last Sunday Judge George y. Bliss
completed "A quarter of a century service
as trial justice OF this town. He was APP
pointed trial justice of the justice court
of East Providence in 1872, and his first
case was that of assault and battery
Dodge W.. Hull, tried May 2 of that year
MT which the defendant was found guilty
and sentenced To pay "A fine of $40 and
costs amounting to Sl5. 10. In 1856 the
system Of justice courts was changed into
district courts and this became the
issued from this court during the service
of Judge Bliss 1883 warrants previous
20 1856 and 35OS since making "a total of
1891 warrants. The civil cases tried were
BOZ previous TO 1886 and 456 since, "a total
of 163 cases.
Thursday evening Martha Washington
Council No. l, ID. of L., of Riverside held
"a very interesting meeting. State Coun-
cillor Mrs. Irn1e Colvin, and Deputy State
e. Iunoillor r. V Wnelden both of provi-
q 3nce were - vsent officially and yieHed the
work OF the local council and pronounced
ii v<sy good.
Tho East Providence High school gave
their annual athletic exhibition in the
Town hall last evening, and the only
criticism that could bc made on it was
that the program was too long. The au
dience was not as numerous as the excel
lence Of the entertainment would war
rant. The program was as follows:
Horizontal bar. James Fuller, leader,
with q Cady, L. Congdon, W. Jameson,
G.. Reed g. Taylor and T.. johnson.
Dumbbell drill by boys of 1907 relay
races, by match teams of four each,
classes of '97 and 90, won by go and
classes of '9S and 1900, won by 1900.
scene g of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream, was then given. Parallel bars,
+. Lawson, leader, r.. Sealander, Il. Cady,
j. Fuller, T.. Mccormick, T.. johnson,
+. Wood, j. Cole and T. SlingsDy Pole
vaulting, f. Congdaon, Truman Patter-
Sealander. Cady, Fuller. Jameson, John
son, Reed, Wood Cole. Lawson, Slingsby
and Taylor. Indian club drill, classes
of '97 and '9S. Act III scone /, and net
", scenes / and 9 OF "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" fifteen-yard dsah.
preliminary heats, Cole, +. Congdon,
Fuller, Jameson, johnson, Lawson. Pat
terson and Richmond Semi-fnal won
by Richmond and Lawson. Broad jump,
Cady, Fuller Lawson, Mccormick, Pat
terson and Taylor. won by Lawson.
Dumbbell drill, girls of 1900. Fifteen
yard dash, final heat won by Lawson.
Relay races, final heat won by class of
90. Races and games. The entertain
ment closed with act V, scene ], of IA
Midsummer Nights Dream After the
entertainment ioe cream and cake were
on SALE The judges, starters and meas
urers were Robert j. Fuller, Stewart
MacComber Harry Pratt, Dyonisius
O. O'Brien, Philip Jack, OF Brown Univer-
sity; William Miner, assistant teacher Of
high schools, and Walter Butler Chester
Butts, Edward Johnson and Frank Ray,
pupils. The pianists were Misses Mabel
Evans, Grace Ripley, Emma Williams
and Frank Johnson.
The first grand concert and ball was
given Thursday evening i'm Ingraham's
hail, by Sacred Heart Branch. No. S02
Catholic Knights of America There was
n large attendance and the concert which
included 10 selections, was an excellent
one. The order of dances contained rs
numbers and IL was well past midnight
before the last dance was executed The
music for dancing was furnished by the
Belmont orchestra, Edward Fay, leader.
The committee OF arrangements was: j.
T. Mullleroy, charman; j. +. Davy, sec
rotary and treasurer; j. +. Nolan, John
Slavin and John Sweeney; general floor
director, James T.. Mulleroy; assistant,
James T.. Nolan; aids, M. T.. sullivan.
W. A. Slocum, i. w. O'Brlcn, John
Chase, J. Sweeney. NJ Murphy, j. j.
kayanaugh. j. A. Sullivan, and j.
Slavin; reception committee. j. D. Sulli-
van, j. Il. Mcclure ID; j. sullivan, j.
Mullen.
Mr. and Mrs George w. Carpenter and
Mr. and Mrs Albert u. Kellogg left
today to pass "a few days at Prudence
Park.
This morning Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Walsh were hoforc the Seventh District
Court charged with having been 50 much