The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-28
RIVERS De.

Last evening Narragansett Engine Co.
No. 2. celebrated their 3th anniversary
in Mechanics hall
| The celebration consisted of the rendl-
ton OF vocal and instrumental selections
! followed by a salad supper by Caterer
Frank Hammond, steward OF the Pom
ham club. The affair was a decided sue
cess and was attended by a large number
OF the wives and friends OF the firemen,
who were in uniform.
Among the guests of the company were
Town Councilmen Fred w. Cady and
Benjamin Martin, Town Treasurer David
$. Ray. ex-Postmaster Augustus n. Cum
ningham and others. The numbers on
the program were all good, the singing by
George III. Goff and the reading of Miss
Frances CRUDE being especially fine. Miss
CRUDE is developing into fine reader and
Is decided acquisition to any program.
The program was as follows: Selection
Temple Guitar Banjo and Banjeurne
club: prayer, Rev. Herbert A. Remick
selection. Temple club; welcome, Foreman
l.. s. Winchester; tenor solo. Geo. H.
Goff: reading. Miss Frances CRUDE piano
duet, Misses Grace Goff and Leila Smart;
History OF Company, ex-Clerk w II.
Mason; song and dance, Miss Jennie Lep-
per: selection, Temple club; reading. Miss
Bertha Smith; tenor solo, ex-Clerk Geo.
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address, ex-Foreman Ira D. Goff.
The committee in charge of the affair
were ex-Foreman Ira ID. Goff, chairman
ex-Foreman Franklin Monroe, ex-Clerk
William III. Mason, Assistant Foreman
Walter s. Balkcom and Charles F. Maxcy.
The following menu was served by the
caterer. with the assistance OF the Wo-
mems Auxiliary:
Salads
Chicken. Potato. Salmon
Bread and Butter Sandwiches.
Ice Cream
Assorted Cake.
Fruit
Coffee.
During the rendering OF the program
Foreman Levi S. Winchester was pre-
sented with n handsome silver loving
cup bearing the following inscriptions
Presented to Hon. l.. s. Winchester in
recognition OF twenty-on years faithful
service as foreman of Narragansett En-
gine Co. No. 2. OF Riverside. r. l."
Mr.. Winchester responded with a few
we'll chosen remarks expressing his ap-
probation Of the present.
PROPERTY RETURNED.
Yesterday Benjamin Branch while pre-
pairing TO move to new tenement, spread
large tapestry carpet out on n vacant
lot in the rear of his home 10 air. Some
carpet I'm It was missing. Inquiry ELECTED
the fact that a rag man had been seen In
the vicinity and Sergeant Monroe was
promptly notified and kept a sharp look
out for rag peddlers who might appear
One was finally sighted coming up Bull
locks Point avenue and the sergeant
stopped him and inspected his team, but
the inspection failed to bring to light
the missing carpet and the man was al
lowed TO proceed
Last evening a local peddler brought
the carpet TO Mr. Branch. saying that
one OF his children had found It I'm a
vacant lot and had carried IL home.
MORE LIGHTS.
Those who are interested in village i'm
provements will be pleased TO learn that
several new street lights are soon TO
be installed I'm various parts OF the viii
lage. There are numerous places where
these lights are needed and town Coun-
Gilman Cady told a News reporter last
night that at least three or four were
10 be installed in the near future
They will be OF the lncandescent va
riety and will burn until midnight. The
cost OF these lights 10 the town IL Si2 a
year per light. while an arc light costs
approximately ten times that While Il
is true that the incandescents are not as
powerful as the arc lights. they are giving
satisfactory service AT cost much less
than the expense OF the more powerful
arc lights.
SURPRISE PARTY.
william Ralston Of oak avenue was
the recipient OF n very pleasant surprise
last night. About 25 Of Mr. Ralstons
shopmstes. employees ~ the Davol Rub
ber Co. came down from Providence on
the electrics and paid him a surprise visit
Parlor games were INDUCED I'm as well
a musical program consisting OF vocal
and instrumental solos. Several fine se-
lections were rendered on the piano.
AHEAD OF TIME
Some practical Joker thought yesterday
that April LIST had arrived and selected
George Eddy. the day man AZ the Tur-
ner avenue crossing az their victim. Yes
-teFtles afternoon Mr. Eddy received
package by express &C.. -. ~. twenty
five cents). and when he opened Il found |
therein the fragments OF an old rubber |
coat and pair of overshoes with high I.
tops
The things looked all right as they lay /