The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
RIVERSIDE.
An Unusually Quiet Sunday.
. Rushing Repair Work on Tho
Highways in This Vicinity.

HIgllHdJS III iiiio VIV'''''J'
II all the Sundays which follow during
the season are as quiet as yesterday
about Town the residents who have made
such strenuous efforts i'm the interest or
law and order i'm the past viii have but
little cause for complaint There was
not enough excitement In the vicinity OF
Riverside square TO keep a weasel awake.
rho crowds which passed through on
their way to the resorts below were very
quiet and were not SO large as HiSht
have been expected
Travel as not heavy. although during
the middle of the day IL was steauy'
There we're several ball games at the
Park, and these attracted number OF
those who were Interested in the various
teams There was also a dinner served
at ths Pine Grove house.
AT THE CHURCHES.
At st. Marks the morning service was
held at n o'clock, aEd consisted OF morn
ing prayer and discourse by tne Tector, r
Rev. II. A. Remick. The evening ser
vice was at 1880. All the services were
well attended. The Ladies Industrial
society will meet at the rectory Thursday
afternoon at o'clock, Next Sunday holy
communion will be administered.
AT the Congregational church rev:
George A. Conibcar II the Broad Stteei
Christian church OF Providence preached
an exchange sermon with the pastor, Rev:
Thomas +. Norris. There was good
attendance.
o'clock. the subject being An Evening
With Arctic Missions" At 1870 Mr.. Nof-
ris delivered "A sermon 10 boys and Blrls.
taking for his subject The shepherd 61y
ing sermon and was delivered TO a good
sized congt egation. Special music was
rendered at the evening service.
THE HIGHWAYS.
Highway Commissioner f. I. Medbcry
is busily at work repairing the highways;
/ The North Gate roao has been gtaNeheu
! I'm places and Saturday the greater paIt
of Turner avenue between the bridge ana
the school house received "A new coat OF
! gravel. ,.
The highway department I'm this district
/ Is greatly hampored by the course pur-
sued by the former administration. n
/ former commissioner LETT legacy OF un,
! paid bills, which had To be pald out OF
! this years appropriation, so reducing the
/ amount Of available funds that but little
| of the needed work can be done this year
/ as the policy of the present admlnistra-
! ton Is not 10 run over the appropriation
| except in case of great necessity.
MRS. WALLING'S oBsEQUIEs.
The funeral of Mrs. Huldah n. Walling
was held at her late residence, at 53 Bull
locks Point avenue, yesterday.
The service conducted by Rev.
| Thomas F. Norris. of the Congregational
church There was n large attendance,
the house being well filed with relatives
and friends There were several large
floral pieces from relatives Interment
was at Swan Point cemetery.
RIVERSIDE 10, REMINGToNs s.
There was an exciting game of ball at
Crescent Park yesterday between the
Riverside team and the Remington So
cial club aggregation. Previous To the
| game the Remngtons were offering good
money even on the game with plenty
OF takers. The features of the game were
the stick work of both sides. For the
Riversides Mclaughlin and Twombley
each pounded three bagger. while Pierce
proved that he had on his batting togs
by lining out three Of them.
Parrish for the Remingtons distinguish
ed himself by an exhibition OF fancy
stick work which was only topped by the
performance OF Pierce. of the Riversides
At the conclusion OF the game the River
sides had piled up Is runs. while the
Remingtons had but eight to their cred
IT, The lineup was as follows;
Riversides: Pierce. p.; Mclaughlin
c.; Mercer, H.. Weaver. Oh: Mcdonald
3b Mincino |. f.; Read, SIS; Twombley
C. E.; w. Con-, r. T.
Remingtons: Parrish. p; Severance
c.; Clark. h.: Ii. Holmes. 2b: Pollard
Sb; Gorton, SIS: Brown, rf; j. Holmes
C. T.: Farnum. l. r.; Ralston, 30. c. Raj
ston went o& third I'm the last inning.
AT THE ALLEY.
The weekly prize at the bowling alleys
was captured by Peter Muncino, with Z
string OF l0i The other high scores were
Wesley Twombley and Fred X. Goff, wh'
each had l02 To their credit The boy!
are not pllng up the high scores thsl
A.l,t
will bowl the Peck Streets tomorrow
evening.
WENT TO KICkEMUGT.
Yesterday Manager Con- took part!
; to the Klckemut river on his launch
the May. The party were the guests o
Mr. George ". Johnson, who served
clam dinner. The party went down earl!
i'm the morning and when IL was tim
for dinner. they demonstrated that thei
appetites had been greatly benefited h!
the sail down the bay. The party enjoy
ed a good time and returned on tn
launch early last evening.
, A HILARIOUS PARTY.
Yesterday morning n democrat wagon
filled with young men passed through
here at high speed The party had evi
! IDENTIFY been taking laughing gas. 10
condition Their laughter and shouu
! rang out loud. n not clear. upon TIT
Sunday air shocking staid churchgoer
TO an alarming degree.
ELECTED FROM CAR.
Yesterday afternoon three men got up
on Riverside car and proceeded To max
things interesting. They were more o
less intoxicated and made themselves Oh
noNlous by their indecent talk. usini
vile language and cursing freely.
The conductor demonstrated with then
without avail. after which they wer,
summarily elected from the car
LAUNCHING DAY.
Yesterday was launching day amonl
local boatmcn Early I'm the mornnf
/ N number OF boat owners were at Pom
ham making preparations 90 put THEFT
craft overheard. Two 81 the big ca
boats were put in the water and sevcra
smaller craft
There is considerable interest showr