The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-02

East Providence branch Of The News Taunton
Telephone Ira-7, East Providence

ASiSpuonC lI1-1s East HIOVlOSllC'
For the past two or three days the
collector Of taxes at the town hall has
been doing a land Office business. The
taxes were at one time not long ago near
~ hundred behind what they were az a
the last few days they have been coming
in with a rush and In the last two days
over $4,000 have been sent TO the bank
BY Collector Pickersgiil
The rush was not so great yesterday as
1t was the day before hut still there was
enough business to keep things moving
In the office until the close Of the dAy
About more 80 more taxpayers have wax
ed up TO the captains off5oe and settled
now than had done so at a corresponding
time lasf year.
ANOTHER ATTACHMENT.
About the middle Of yesterday after
noon another attachment was reported
against the property or the Hope Land
company in this town. Te attachment Is
in an action for assumpsirt and is made
returnable 10 the. supreme court on Dec
H. The suit is brought by Henry G.
Molter and the ad damnum ir placed at
$40, eoo.
NEW LICENSEES :
AZ the last meeting OF the town coun-
ell IL was voted that II licenses we're not
taken out within ten DAYS OF the time
at which they were granted that the vote
whereby they were granted should e.
come null and void. Yesterday several OF
those who applications had received "a
vorahle consideration at the hands OF the
town council called at the office OF the
town clerk and paid their license fees
for tho ensuing year. n Is probable that
number OF others will do so he fore
the end Of the week
BACK AGAIN
Miss Annie G.. Roe, who has been i'll
for some time, returned 10 her position
as s. tsachs. at the Maursn avenue school
substituting for her during her illness.
was transferred TO one OF the rooms IN
the Grove avenue primary school,
INJURED BY TEAM.
George Sherman os Rehoboth was quite
severely hurt yesterday by being r'in over
Watchemoket square with a heavy load
Of grain on when the horse baked. Jr.
sherman jumped or ia try some means
OF starting the animal. but before he
could do anything the horse had started
OF his own accord.
The start was so sudden that Mr.. Sher-
man was thrown beneath the wheels OF
inflicted severe injury One of his legs
wss severely bruised. and he was made
very, lame In various parts Of his body,
but fortunately no bones were broken.
VITAL STATISTICS.
During th. month Of November there
three who were victims OF the disaster
At the standpipc in the early part of the
month. OF these five were under five
years of age. one between 10 and 70, one
-, a.,1 fx.N txafx ne,1
four between 40 and 30. and Ave were over
% years OF age.
The oldest decedents for the month
we're James Smith. 50 years old, and Ann
rs follows: Accident. 3: tuberculosis. 2;
Brights disease. 2; meningitis. !. pneu-
nonia. i; convulsions. ! heart disease. b
ION T. The number OF deaths r. about
normal The ratio OF mortality for the
Month Was 1s.t.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Last night Reliance Lodge No. 3s l. O. !
D. F.. held very interesting meeting In
Odd Fellows hall. There was an unusual
q large attendance. including a number
of visitors. The annual election OF OIL I
,ers was held and the following officers 1
we're elect ted for the ensuing wear: Noble !
rrsnd. r. Fred Gottschalk: vice grand. I
Walter ". Griswold; recording secretary,
p. q Benjamin p. Pierce treasurer. +. ,
J. John Wilbur; financial secretary. r. G.. .
Everett. C;Tiswold; trustees Past Crauds ,
FL Uln r. Lincoln. Howard Il Perkins 4
md g. u. Smith "th' Widows friend
After the election OF officers and the /
ra nss ctioh OF the routine business or the
odge there was an unusnslly good social /
imc eSioyed. every one Of the large con
ingent OF members of the order present
making interesting remarks relative 10
he order andi ts work
A SCRAP.
Last night OFFICER clements arrested
nan who IL was said had assaulted
woman on Wster street. The story about
he square was that the man had got into
N alteration with HIS boarding mistress
nd when tho argument was at its height
ad struck her = violent blow.
When brought into the station he Was
ertainly intoxicated aud his face was
omevhat scratched mp.
NONE ISSUED YET.
Despite the fact that several peddiers'
censcs have been granted by the town
cuncil none have yet been issued To- the
own clerks office because OF the fact
hat the printed forms have not vet been
eceived from the printer. It Is expected
hat they will arrive today and then the
eddlers will be able TO get their licenses.
ince the last council meeting the town
lerk's office has been beseiged by nu-
ierous peddlcrs. many OF them from out
I town. In quest OF license.
They were all Informed when they in
uired In regard 90 the matter that they
-ould have 90 make application TO the
'wn council for the license.
a PIsFAsANT SOCIAL
Last night thcro va. = very pleasant
,cial hold hy the ChrlisIsn Erdeevor