The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-30
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Today Is the most critical one for the
town, so far as the smallpox situation is
concerned. for one OF the nurses who
cared for Maurice Moriarty, who died,
has been under the Doctors caro- for
number of days. and while some OF her
symptoms showed smallpox, the physi-
clan did not think that IL would
develop into the dreaded disease Should
such be the case affairs will be pretty
we'll mixed for the proposed pest house
is not ready for occupancy and It is
probable that the patient win be held
In Hubbards house. This Will leave Mr..
Hubbard out OF the house for good, as he
broke quarantine Monday afternoon and
has not been allowed TO enter the house
since, nor will he be until the last rem
nant OF the disease is stamped out.
Mr.. Hubbard claims that the town has
no right 10 use his house as pest house
and ruin his business as n boarding house
keeper. and he has insisted that the town
officials should take the keys TO the
premises and assume all liability. but this
no one will do.
condition this morning was that she was
no worse than she was last evening.
Reliance lodge OF Odd Fellows rendered
a reception to Grand Master r. B. Lin
coin last evening, he being a member OF
that lodge.
The lodge was opened in the usual
form and after the routine business was
disposed Of the grand master and suite
were escorted into the hall and were well
coined by Grand Representative III. II.
Perkins.
This was followed by an informal re-
ception after which addresses were made
by the grand master. Grand Secretary
N
Henry o. Martin, Geo. +. Mackinnon,
Geo. r. Humes. Grand Representatives
j. r. c. Farnham, III. r. Perkins, Walter
G.. Stackpole District Deputy Grand
Master George Amidon. Grand Patriarch
II. i. Pierce. Grand Marshal G. a. Cham
pln, Grand Guardian John r. Kenyon,
Grand Warden Sumner Mowry and Fast
Grand Clarence G.. Read, the latter being
presented with n savel by the grand
master on behalf OF the lodge.
Benjamin +. Pierce, on behalf of Fra
ternity Encampment, presented the lodge
with a handsomely framed picture of
Grand Representative Perkins, and the
beautiful past grand masters Jewel for
next Tuesday Mr.. Lincolns successor
will be chosen. There was plenty of
good vocal and instrumental music and
no end of good things 10 eat, drink and
smoke. There was an attendance of about
100.
Mrs. Kate McGinty, well known on
Mauran avenue. is nursing a black eye
and numerous other bruises inflicted by
a woman whom the court calls Julia Doe
The two met In house on Mauran ave-
nue. yesterday noon and. began 10 talk
over how a certain 81 happened 10 be
missing when Julia took this as an insult
and flew at Mrs. McGinty. They were
separated and Julia went home and Mrs.
McGinty followed later. and when she
went by Julias home the latter came out
and gave her another beating. Julia is
known 10y a number of names among
them being "The Peddler's Wife
She was arrested and this morning was
fined SIS and costs and her husband ap-
peared 80 he delighted 10 spend his
money for such y purpose.
Class No. of the Second Baptist church
sunday school held their second enter
tainment In the town hall last evening
for the benefit OF the church and IL was
a much larger success than the first