The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-20

The Roosevelt Alumni football team
have had to cancel their game for
Thanksgiving Day With Cranston High
school, but wiel play tire strong Messer
street school alumni team. With some OF
the strongest players In the state. in
cilded In the Roosevelt teams line-up.
the Roosevelt street school is proud qf
them.
All will play Thanksgiving Day with
true Roosevelt spirit The lineup: Hcl-
land Sherwood and Manning OF Classf-
cal: Wilder Farrell and Gardiner of
English: Collision OF East Greenwich
academy: Siegel. Cook and Casey. Man
ual's finest; Hall, Swain. Mains. Amison.
Francis, and Downey are considered good
In fast company. II II Is pleasant day
crowd OF some $40 people is expected
to witness the game. Roosevelt street
school will turn out good crowd
The game is 70 be played at 10:D
o'clock OH tho grounds bounding be-
tween. Plainneld. Bauows and Lowell
avenues
King OF Brown and Smith Of Friends
school are the referees.
COLUMBUS UNION.
The Columbus union connected with
the church OF the Blessed Sacrament,
and one OF the most popular organiza-
tions. held it's annual reception banquet
and ball i'm odd Fellows hall on Acad-
emy last evening. and II was attended
by about 100 couples.
Al the banquet table the president,
John j. Berrigan, welcomed the guests
after which blessing was offered By the
Rev. Err W. ]. Simmons. pastor OF the
church
When ample justice had been done the
feast, Thomas f. Scanlon was introduced
as POSTMASTER, and after a neat speech
called upon Fr Simmons who made an
interesting address OH the close relations
that did. and should exist between tho
clergy and the young folks OF the parish.
The other speakers were J. &. Dullea
and Daniel A. Donnely. Dancing fol
lowed the speeches
The committee In charge comprised.
Albert J. Martin. Frank NJ McKenna. T.
j Gllmartin, !. W. sullivan. Y. " Owens.
u ~. Hammond, J. J. Berrisan and r.
r. Scanlon.
WILL KEEP OPEN USE.
The carmen arc keeping an open house
In their well appointed rooms In the
Stokes building today. The rooms were
open TO the public at o'clock and at $50
this evening there will be a concert by
the band from the repair shop on Broad
street
II is expected that the officials of the
road will be I'm attendance and perhaps
a speech or two will he made by them.
Besides this there will be a musical and
literary programme ana a smoking hot
rhowder. The exercises will close at
8 o'clock tomorrow so that all Of the
night men will have an opportunity to
participate
VERY LUCKY.
The fair held by the Veteran firemen
OF Cranston was attended by many Of
the young folks OF this place and among
those who were fortunate In capturing
prizes, were Miss Cassie Mckenna the
popular clerk al Bostoni Brothers on De-
,ainc street. who was awarded the hand
some gold watch. John Hanley won the
80 In gold Young Whalen OF Manton
avenue the diamond ring. and John Nc
Guire came within one OF winning the
boys suit and said that had he been a
married man that he would have won II
IN walk. The veterans offered II prizes
and no less than 10 OF them came into
this locality.
RECOVERED FROM INJURIES
John Hawkins. the mason who fell from
Q staging at the new Parochial school on
Bainbridge avenue some time ago and at
the time was supposed to be fatally i'm
jured has recovered sufficiently To be re-
moved from tho Rhode Island hospital
to his home. 100 CLIFFORD street. today
Mr. Hawkins has had many close calls,
but this his friends say. was -the worst.
They had an idea he would recover. IN
view Of the fact that nc had escaped 80
many others
HAD To HURRY.
An alarm was sent I'm front boX Se for
q ire IN the residence OF Matthew Ranett.
e. Merino avenue. ~ l0:hS last evening.
A grandson OF Mr. Raffitt went 10 his
room for tho night and found Il filled with
fire and smoke The young man ran TO
the sleeping room Of his aged relatives
and got them ont of tho building, and by
this time someone had sent tn tho alarm.
TWO rooms I'm the upper part of the
building. were badly damaged. also the
roof Tho cause OF the nrc is not known.
A MARRIAGE.
James Rabbit and Miss Catherine
Knowles were married by the Rev. Father
Carroll al St Thomas church Yesterday.
The bridesmaid was Miss Mary Burns aud
the best man was Hugh Rowly.
A wedding breakfast was served At the
home of Mr.. Rabbit on Merino avenue.
after which Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit started
on their wedding tour. Mr.. Rabbit Is
we'll known here being n brother ~ the
late John Rabbit and Mrs. Rabbit rs
equally we'll known.
GENERAL MENTION.
The oineyyiiie Baseball association held
q meeting at the Olneyville hotel on last
evening and transacted considerable husI.
nees. All arrangements we're completed
Tor the Thanksgiving eve ball I'm Irons
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