The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The funeral Of James NJ. Harrington took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the
residence of his son on Summit street. There
was n very large attendance, including Buck
lin Post, No. 10, q. A. r., I'm charge OF Com
mander Frank J. Gladding, large delegation
from Bucklin Relief CorTs, NO. Q, and quite
number of railroad men from the Providence
and Worcester division of the N. y. N. II. a.
il. railroad The services at the house were
conducted by Rev. II. r. Johnson, pastor Of
the Luther's Corner Congregational Chapel.
The floral tributes were many and beautiful,
among which was pretty piece from Bucklin
Post. The bearers were all comrades from
Bucklin Post, of which the deceased wa. IAN
esteemed member, and were as follows: Henry
Il. Nicholas, Charles 4. Miller, George Il.
Hunter and Albert NJ. Cole The remains were
conveyed TO Rumford, where they were en-
tombed at the Newman Cemetery and the sol
cmn ritualistic burial service Of the Grand
Army was performed.
Under the direction of the town council,
Town Clerk George Il. Hunter has caused the
resolutions on the death Of Councilman Henry
r. Chadsey, passed at n previous meeting, to
be suitably engrossed, and they will be pre-
sented 10 the family after being duly signed
The Union Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany are very busy putting the telephone
wires which were so badly wrecked during
the storm Of last week, in proper shape again.
Very many OF the Instruments are already in
working order. The instruments OF the Provi'
Telephone Company in this town are still
dead, and there is no communication rs yet
with the outside world. The snow on the
principal avenues has nearly all been re-
moved, and travel on those thoroughfares Is
not attended with much danger as last
week. The electric cars are all running on
schedule time, including the Rumford and
Phillipsdale lines, which commenced running
over their regular routes Saturday afternoon.
Saturday night about 10 o'clock the barn of
Michael Murphy i'm the rear Of Water street
and on the line Of the N. Y, ". n. s. II. rail-
road collapsed with loud crash from the
weight Of snow upon il, and fell directly on
ethe railroad track and obstructed il for some
time IL took considerable time 10 clear the
wreck and much of the work of relieving the
track was done by n locomotive. A chsin was
fastened to the structure, ana the locomotive
hauled the greater part OF il out OF the way
The barn was about thirty feet long. and was
an old building. As there was nothing I'm the
barn at the time, the loss was not very great
and IL was fortunate that no one was injured
by the accident.
The marriage intention OF Joseph Henry
Lury ana Miss Margaret Anna Moore, both Of
this town, Is recorded in tho town clerk :
Office.
This morning n lady appeared nj the office
OF the chief of police, and reported the loss OF
her pocketbook, which contained quite a sum
of money.
This morning one Of the Standard oil Com =
pany's tank teams broke down on Watche-
F.rafg ~ fIsh al rlN m lxF
capcd being crushed by It's falling. The team
WAS dragged into an alleyway Un the main
highway.
case Of diphtheria has been reported at
Riverside.