The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-11
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
RIVERSIDE.
Fire at The Crescent Park Sta
tion-.TroIIey Car Jumps
tho Tracks.

tho Tracks.
Yesterday afternoon Agent F., j. CAM
ney discovered that clouds of smoke were
ascending down the line and started an (
investigation. He learned from traln'
men that there was a fire In the Crescent
Park station Members of the local hre I
department were notified, but they de-
cided that owing to the isolated local
ty in which the station is that 1t would
be useless 10 turn out.
Section Foreman DaWley was next no.
titled and he at once went 90 the scene
OF the blaze on n hand car, carrying such
paraphernalia for flghting the FIRE as he
could muster at short notice. The report
Of the blaze had meanwhile reached Cres-
cent Park and some OF the employees
there went to the place TO do what they
could towards cxtineuishing the fire. A
large crowd had b. this time gathered
near the station.
Several blanks I'm the noor OF the sta
ton were ripped up and 1t was found
that dry leaves under the hoor had igni-
ted probably from a cigarette. Sand
was thrown upon the blaze. which was
finally put out by this means and by fire
extingushers.
The damage will not exceed $50
The station Is some distance from any
highway and before II can he reached
by the fire apparatus. at Riverside n de-
tour nearly 90 the Darlington line Is
necessary
JUMPED THE TRACK.
About o'clock last night Crescent
Park electric No 7ls jumped the track
at Crescent Park and dashed through
fence smashing 81. down like paper. The
damage TO the car was slight, but the
conductor was somewhat hurt by being
thrown violently against the car. The
car was in charge of Conductor J. Ralph
and Motorman James Vincent.
THE BowLERs.
Several scores better than 100 were
made at the loca bowling alleys last
week The prize was captured by Charles
Sherman. who had string OF 105 70 his
credii and another OF l02 The other high
scores were Daniel Mclaughlin 1l3. 10;
Fred * Goff 106. IL; Wesley Twombley
100.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
| At ST. Marks Yesterday the morning
! service was held at J. o'clock. the rector.
Rev H. A. Remick. officiating. Mr..
Rem.ck preached from . Kings X-l5 is
! thine heart right" Evening PRAYER and
! discourse by the rector was a: 1880.
AT the Congrega tonal church the morn
ing service was held at 10:45 the pas
tor Rev. T. r. Norris, taking for his
subject How Zacchers Found Cmist." "
Sunday school was held At 1915. the
topic being Plotting Against Paul" The
subject at the Christian Endeavor meet
sI.@
/ story OF Zaccheus Teach U.s." The
meeting was led by Mss Lizzie Godfrey.
At 1880 a song and praise service was
held the subject was Governing the
Tongue
a LARGE CROWD.
Yesterday there was quite a large
crowd at the park travel being heavy
on all the lines Of electrics. Numerous
amusoments were open and they were
! we'll patronized by the visitors. The
steamboats, made hourly trips and many
people enjoyed the sail down the river
The usual Sundsy shore dinner was
! served The crowd was an orderly one
although there were two or three alter
cntion. between men in an inebriatec
condition.
RECKLESS RIDING.
Last night an automobile came tear
ing down Bulock's Point avenue at ex
press speed and raced across TdrncI
avenue I'm manner which made tho
bystanders shiyer as they thought wha
would have been the fate of any luck
less pedestrian who might have beer
passing.
REACHED THE LIMIT.
Last night stranger lay down on the
baggage truck az the Consolidated station
and was soon fast asleep. After two oI
three trains had passed officer knight
reused the fellow n little, but after the
officer had worm-d tho Information that
he came from South Providence ont OF
him. ne fell back dead 10 the world foi
the time being.
Tho stranger had imb!h-d intoX cant'
untn the init was reached and cou.c
not sit up. much less walk. lie wa'
taken to the Second station and locked
up.
Last night a local young man started
I'm TO play practical joke on another
young man with disastrou, results III
lodged back to get away from the per
son on whom he perpetratcd tho joke anc
stuck hts shoulder through n biz show
case filled with confectionery. num-
ber OF bottles of perfumery attached e
cord on top OF the case werc caugh'
while falling 10 the moor lhe Nouhs
man took the matter ph.losoph,caliy. an,
promptly ordered the damaged case re-
paired at his expense.
MINOR MENTION.
The Narragans~t Engine company WI
hold their meeting this evening
An entertainment consisting OF music
and comedy will be given at the Crescent
Park theatre. June lj and Il for the be
ncnt OF St Joseph's hospital
Ellis Pierce. william Gllcn. Horace
Brooks and Walter MERCER went nshnl
Yesterday They used about a bushel o'
musscls 10 bat up the fish and whct
they nat their hooks overheard the hsi
were evidently not hungry. Two s-s
perch and "A tautOs, Weighing Il ounces
altogether were caught.
IL was alleged yesterday that the loca
ball team had allowcj game To go by
default by not putting in their appear
-ours af the scheduled time. Mana ge