The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-20
RIVERSIDE.
Funeral Of Former Resident Held
in Riverside Robert I0hln
Caught a Shark.

Benjamin L. Penno, whose funeral was
held Saturday from the residence OF his
daughter, Mrs Herbert /. Jones. of Prov
idence was we'll known here. having been
for many years one of Riverside's most
highly respected citizens
He was prominent as a member OF the
grand army and OF Gen. A K. Burnside
council O. L. A. M. and was much m
terested in church work.
He was one OF the pioneer jewelers. or
the state and had been prominently iden-
titled with the industry both here and In
Providence. He was for long time
foreman with S. j. weeden and company
and later associated with George l..
Olney under the firm name OF Penno
and Olney When the firm removed 70
Providence TO do business as the 5. j.
Weeden company. Mr. Penno went with
them and remained with the Arm for
some time
He was later with the Providence Stock
company and afterwards with White,
Hough and company.
CAUGHT A SHARK
Robert Tobn. one OF the best known
summer residents went fishing recently
and found the fishing very good. making
a catch which, so far as is known has
been parallelled but twice this season.
After pulling a far catch OF good sized
squiteague he felt a strong pull at MS
line and in an instant there was some
thing doing The fish pulled 50 hard
that II was soon evident that II was
something more than squt, ana Mr.
Tobin decided that the only way 10 land
his catch was TO let the FISH tire Itself
out and then drown It,
This he did although the FISH died very
al Toll In Il
an angler When he got IT into the boat
he discovered that he had caught a
young shark nearly four feet in length.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Marion Hiscox was recently the VIC
tim of a peculiar accident. Mr.. Hiscox
is very fond OF pisca torial sport and on
the day in question got UP "arly ana
started off in quest of the fnny deni-
zens Of the deep. which lurk among the
shady pools in the rocks about Bullocks
Point light.
He dropped a FISH hook in the hallway
as he came down stairs, and the child
struck her foot against Il in such a man
ner as TO iYnbed the point in the ball OF
| tfSe foot so deeply that the services of a
| physician were needed TO extricate II.
The wound is somewhat painful. but
no serious Developments are eXpected 10
| manifest themselves.
| w EN-
Harry d. German and jeremiah Gardi-
ner went TO Nayatt on a fishing trip
/ Saturday and returned with good string
| OF saulteague as we'll as some soup.
The latter are biting In good shape this
year but they are small and 1t requires
| many more Of them to make a mess than
usual
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Grace Coleman is the guest OF
Mrs w. w, Monroe OF Maple avenue.
Mrs. John West of Thornton Is the
! ragansett avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey OF Paw
tucket are visiting Mrs. Baileys mother
at her home on Middle street
Miss Gertrude Darling. one OF River
sides social favorites. has gone to Block
Island, where she will spend the remain
der OF the season. Miss Darling is ir
Indifferent health, which she hopes tc
improve by protracted proximity 10 the
ocean.
Mrs. George A. Emerson is the guest
| of Mrs Millie A. Lee at her home on Mid
die street.
Mrs. T.. G. Reed has been obliged 10 re-
turn 10 her home in Providence because
OF the Hines sof her daughter
Capt. Thomas w. D. Reynolds of Hose
6. Providence. and Mrs. Aiken are tn,
guests of the formers sister on Middle
street.
Miss ellie Severance OF Turner avenue
nns returned from a visit to her aunt
Mrs. battle " ilbuT. of Providence.
Mrs Ann NJ. Phillips is confined to he
home on burnside avenue by illness.
lIiss | ena Johnson is spending her va
cation with friends In Providence.
LAWN PARTY.
Announcements are out for a law
party to be held at the residence at Jane
NJ Usher on Pawtucket avenue for tE
benefit Of St Marks church. The part
will be held Thursday evening and Wi
he accompanied by a supper which Wi
he served from TO 3. Elaborate prep
arations are being made for the variou
aepartmerts which will be in charge o
Ill known young ladies Of the parish.
READY FOR EXCURSIONS.
Preparations for the annual excursion
Of the Concrega tional Sunday school hav
been practically completed The boat vi
make a stop at Mount Hope park. Tt
committee on games. William w Monro
and Harry s. Bridgeford. have arrange
tue fcLowing events:
ON. hundred yards dash for men. 100
wards dash for boys. so yards dash "a
women. potato race for boys. peanut roc
~ fer girls thfee-lC gged race, blindfolde
race tug Of war between benedicts an
bachelors The excursion committee con
sIsts of Martin l.. Read. Frank k.hg'
; ford. Andrew Godfrey. James Is. Dea
and George :. Dean.
LOCAL NOTES.
oarryall containing six persons brok
down at the corner Of Knovlton stree
and Bullock's Point avenue yesterday al
tornoon No one was injured
An old lady fell from n car az Crescen
park. last evening. striking her knee an
making n painful wound
. Two men were arrested last night "a
? sleeping in the railroad station at Bu
; locks Point.
Miss Lucy Remick started this morn
lnR for two weeks trip 10 New Hamr
/ shire.
! Agnes Bennon. OF IL Grove street. Paw
b ,uckst. was So zed with az last nigh
! She was taken 20 the orlce of Dr. Plat
I and later 10 her home
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