The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-06
Watchemoksts Think That the Name Of
Their Machine is a Hoodoo.
Meeting Of Administrative Board Was
Postponed d-Oth0r Local Items.

Last night the regular monthly meeting
Of the Watchemoket Fire company was
held In Ftremen's hall. The meeting was
an interesting one and was well attended.
Foreman Mullen presided.
The reports OF the various committees
were received and disposed OF. after
which invitations TO attend the fairs at
Warren on Oct Is and at River Point
There was some talk OF changing the
name OF the 0eyser, but no definite action
was taken In regard TO the matter. Many
OF the members Of thescompany feel that
the name is hoodoo, as the machine
has been followed by streak OF hard
luck ever since she bore the name.
per.d she was NJ formerly the Gen; Berry ,Sa os
Pine Tree state she was highly successful
as a prize winner. When she was pur-
chased by the local firemen the name
quently something happens at muster
which precludes all possibility OF getting
away with the much coveted prize.
pressed it, there is serious thought Of
changing the name and giving the ma
chine a show.
MEETING POSTPONED.
Last night was the night when the
regular monthly meeting of the admins
trative board of the Watchemoket fire
district was to have been held. but as a
mark OF respect to Mrs Cunningham the
meeting was postponed until next week.
GOOD WORK.
The adherents of the high school are
jubilant over the good showing made by
the local players in the opening game
OF the Interscholastic league at Cranston
yesterday. The fact that the team was
fully up to the standard was conclusively
amount OF confidence among the local
people that the team is pennant win
ner. An account of the game will be
found in another column.
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Last night a party Of about 20 of the the
a surprise visit at her home at 2S Vine
street for the purpose OF assisting her TO
celebrate her 18th birthday. The visitors
but she Immediately rose to TIE occasion
and proceeded to entertain them In de-
lightful manner.
ton avenue and Walnut street and march
ed in a body TO the home OF Miss Roch-
ford. After their arrival there parlor
games and various forms of amusement ss,,nrt
by birthday supper.
After the supper, which was served by
the hostess, a musical program was rem
%heh P besn nved for the
by the visitors. Several very good Sc
lections were played and number or
solos were rendered A very pleasant
were the original jokes OF Edward Lid
stone. who has just returned from
Fortress Monroe. and was as full 0f
jokes as an egg is of meat
CLUB MEETING.
Tonight a meeting of the Citizens club
will be held in the rooms of the East
Providence Business Mems association
In Tobins block. Ii Is expected that the
meeting will be an interesting one as
there Is to be some action taken In re-
gard to things political and some of the
points 10 be discussed are those on which
1t 10 not expected that opinions will be
unanimous.
The action OF the club Is awaited with
no little interest.
MOSES BERRY DEAD
Moses Berry, a well known railroad
man. died at his residence on Valley
street. yesterday. Mr.. Berry had work
ed for a long time for the Consolidated
road here and was very popular among
his associates. His death IL ascribed to
heart failure. He was about As years
of age and was a native of Massa-
chusetts.
The remains were shipped today on the
1901 train TO Concord. where the funeral
will be held and interment will take
place. He was a widower and leaves four
children.
SLIPPERY RAILS.
The motermen on the local street cars
have been considerably bothered during
the past few days by slippery rails. Fall
ing leaves are not the cause OF the
has caused the rails to sweat" and
rendered them so slippery that the ut
most care has to be exercised is descend
ing 'she long and steep hills OF which
there are several In town
CHURCH IMPROVEMENT
Quite extensive improvements on St
Mary's church are contemplated and will
probably be begun In a short time. A
new and improved heating plant has been
installed In the rectory and IL Is probable
that number Of improvements in the
church building will be made in the near
future
CONVENTION DELEGATES
The delegation to the Rhode Island Bap-
tist convention in Providence from the
Second Baptist church consists OF Rev.
George w. Rigler Mrs. Ida weeden. Mrs.
George II. Carpenter. Mr.. Rigler delivered
the opening sermon. III
BUSY TIMES.
These are busy times in the local yards
OF the Consolidated This morning one !
force of men was busy laying new tracks
while another was working as fast as
possible putting up new wires. The new /
track IL TO connect with the track on the /
side OF the present side track 1
where the passenger cars on the Warren /
and Bristol branch pass each other.
Before this track r. used Il will be ne
,essary 10 move some Of the poles which |
support the trolley wires as many OF them 1
,ome in the middle Of the new track.
The new trolley wires. or rather sub
'titute for them have been put up on the
iraw ~ the new bridge and the north \
,ound track has been laid over into the \
,itv. Instead % wires for the trolleys
metal Ts have been put NJ on the draw