The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-10
Flying Rocks Crea'e Havoc About a
Fairmount Street Residence.
Someone Said to Have Made Their Es-
cape With Surveyors Kit. Z

in which he is entitled to vote. so &; is
comparatively easy TO tell just how many
voters there are in each district
The First district. which takes in the
territory located between Taunton and
Grosvenor avenues and Howard street
and the Ten Mile River. has 40s property
and 433 registry voters. making a total
OF Sal In ALL This district has a greater
number OF voters In II than any OF the
others. The Fifth district has the small
est number OF voters: property and 65
registry voters, making a total of 1877 in
ALL but IL has also the distinction OF be-
ing the only district In which the number
OF real estate>end personal property voters
Is greater than the number OF registry
voters. This district includes the terri
tory between the Third and Fourth dis
tricts
The Second district which takes In the
territory north OF the Ten Mile river and
about a scre OF houses below has III
real estate and personal property voters
and S7 registry voters. making a total
Of 42s voters in the district. The territory
included in this district shows slight
gain numerically over last year
The Third district. which includes all
the territory south OF the street which
runs from Silver Spring cemetery to
Pawtucket avenue and thence In the same
course TO the state line has total OF
their real and personal property. and 3i4
are registry voters. This district which
is large one as regards the amount OF
territory included. takes in Riverside.
The total number of voters in the dis
trict is somewhat larger than last year.
The Fourth district Is composed OF
that territory in Watchemoket south OF
Taunton and Grosvenor avenues. and
Howard street and east of Broadway be-
tween Waterman and Warren avenues,
and has 332 real estate and personal prop
erty and 426 registry voters, making 75s
in all.
FISH rs AHEAD.
Machinist Harvey Fish leads the local
naval reserves in the race for distinction
in the shooting at the state range in Rum
| ford He has qualified as a sharpshooter
and Is now trying TO attain the grade
Of expert. He has one card of l6s TO hts
credit
Lieut.. Gibson, Ensign Bliss and Quar-
termaster Reed have also qualified rs
sharpshooters and number of the men
who have qualified as marksmen are now
practicing and endeavoring to win
sharpshooters bar.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following rear estate transactions
have been recorded at the town clerks
Office:
Mary F.. Morgan transferred to Samuel
Q. Case the mortgage OF z. T. George
for $4,000. Solon Carpenter. executor OF
the will of Samuel Case. has discharged
the mortgage.
f. T George mortgaged to Andrew N.
| Medbery about three acres OF land on
/ Central avenue for $1,000.
Charles Morris Smith. executor OF the
will OF Mary A. Holden, assigned 10
Anna II. Morrill,. mortgage of s. c. Moul-
| ton.
Mary Sutton sold to Abby NJ. d. Almy
lot s6 on the Lloyd S. Sutton plat for So
William r. Randall sold TO John Althen
| and Ida Anthem lot 20 on the Calvin Fuller
! plat No. /. with all the buildings and
! improvements thereon for 500.
John and Ida Althen mortgaged same
to grantor for $1,000.
Personal.
Motorman " A. Perry OF the Taunton
] line Is confined TO his home by illness.
Town Clerk and Mrs w. +. Smythe
| participated In the excursion of the mas
ter pilots yesterday. They report a very
! enjoyable time.
Conductor Lloyd B. Eddy of the Taun-
! ton avenue line started yesterday for Pic
tou. n. s., where he will spend his vaca-
tion. He Is accompanied by Mrs. Eddy.
BACK AGAIN.
! Both the local tubs. which were used
arrived home and now occupy their
wonted places in the fire station at The
east end OF the town hall
With them came the elephant which
made the hit OF the day In the rubber
city and he too. has been put up In his
accustomed quarters at the fire station.
HE TURNED PALE.
One OF the local force OF pencil pushers
met with an experience yesterday morn
ing which he will not soon forget He
attempted to catch a car for the city on
/ the fy Just as II was going onto the
bridge. The motorman did not know that
he was trying to get aboard and put on
the power just as the leap for the car
was made.
The increased speed Of the car caused
| the reporter 80 miss the running board
with his feet. but he got hold Of the rail
on the side Of the car and hung on for
dear life. The curbing Of the bridge is
close 10 the track and II was only by
good luck that the reporter was not the
victim OF m accident.
lie was dragged at least two rods be-
fore the car was stopped so that he could
climb aboard. He was the worst demor-
allied specimen OF the genus reporter for
n few minutes that has been in town for
many moons.
EAST PRovIDENCETTEs
The highway department is improving
the sidewalk on Mauran avenue.
The account OF this mornings tragedy
at the dry dock is told in another column.
Another four-master was locked at the
Barinston dock as told nanother coll
umn.
An interesting meeting Of the Ivy Social
club was held last night
There were no victims in court this
morning
Howard lodge No y. X. of p. met ln
their hall in Tohins block last night.
A special meeting OF the school COM
| mittee will be held Saturday night