The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-14
Watchemokst Fire Company Holds an
Adjourned Meeting.
Veteran FirsmSn'S Association in SeS
sin-Oihor Matters Of Interest.

An adjourned meeting OF watchemoket
| Engine company. No. !, was held IN
Firemen's hall last night. An Invita-
/ tion to attend the muster OF Narragan-
on July 80. was accepted and Michael
/ McGwinn. James Coyne and William
| Comrie were appointed committee 10
make the necessary arrangements.
! An invitation was also received 10 par
ticipate in the muster at Haverhll, but
as this also occurs on July 30 It was de-
clined
The meeting was then adjourned and
the Watchemoket hand engine taken out
for a trial
VETERANS MEET.
/ A meeting OF the Veteran Firemens
/ association was held last night FIRST
| Vice President James Hayes. presiding.
II was voted 10 attend the muster al
( Crescent park on July 30. James Hayes.
John Mullen and George Fuller were APP
pointed committee 10 make the ar
rangements.
/ One new member was voted in after
which the meeting adjourned and the
/ hand engine Geyser was taken out for
/ trial squirt.
BAY VIEW HOSE CO.
The regular monthly meeting OF Bay
| View Hose company, No. s, was held in
Grange hall last night, foreman Andrew
/ j. Barber. presiding.
The journal OF the last meeting was
read and approved.
In response 10 an invitation to take
part In the muster at Crescent park on
July So was voted TO accept and TO enter
/ the reel race
! Foreman Barbour asked how many men
would enter the contest and nine men-
bers volunteered
George ]. Norton, Robert c. Glover and
Albert 'Nhitaker were appointed a COM
| mittee TO procure ~ badges.
The committee on entertainment re-
| ported that owing TO the lateness OF the
season they did not deem IL advisable 90
hold lawn festival Voted the report
be received and the committee discharged
with thanks.
Foreman Barbour then introduced MIR.
Whitaker. who was received with APP
plaCse.
There was some discussion whether
practice with the hose reel should oe
! held two or three times week. No
! definite action was taken.
One member requested the men not to
run across the foreman's lawn when out
/ for practice and Mr. Barbour supple
mented the request with one to look out
! for his cucumber patch
IL was voted TO present the foreman
with a gave and Walter Dodge was ap-
! pointed a committee 10 procure it,
Albert Whitaker was elected captain
of the running team.
After some further discussion In regard
TO the reel race the meeting adjourned.
AN ACT OF VANDALISM.
II is not known just when II was done,
but some one has been guilty of an act
of vandalism which will bring to the per-
petrator Of the act the punishment he de-
serves II any evidence TO convict him
can be found.
Last night Lieut. William c. Bliss with
detail OF men went 10 the landing TO get
! things ready 10 take the Naval Reserves
/ cutter TO Pawtuxet 10 undergo repairs at
one OF the boat shops. When they looked
at the cutter they were surprised TO sec
In her bow a rock weighing about 400
pounds, which had been rolled off the re-
tanning wall of the dock
The boat had been moored between two
/ docks, but her position had been changed
and the big stone rolled into her bow,
smashing the forward section OF the
/ gunwale on the starboard side and dam
aging the corresponding section on the
port side The repairs thus made neces-
sary will cost considerable money, as the
/ cutter is a government boat and built in
! an expensive manner.
Had the rock struck the bottom OF the
! boat the repairs would have cost al
| least 500
EDWARD F. ELLIS DEAD
Edward +. Ellis. Of 500 Broadway died
at his home yesterday afternoon. Mr. FL
lis was 20 years Of age and hsd been a
/ resident OF the town for many years lie
was born on Cape Cod. but came 10
Rhode Island a good many years ago and
/ settled in this town
He was at one time engaged in the
milk business on an extensive scale.
/ Failing health compelled him to relin-
I quish this few years since. For the last
/ year his health has gradually failed
The Sunday school OF the First Uni
versalist church are preparing for an out
! ing al Dighton Rock park on July IS
The excursionists will 60 down on the
steamer Corsair, which has been char
/ tered for the occasion. Lunches will be
/ carried and the usual games INDUCED in
/ ONE HORSE KICKED ANOTHER.
/ Yesterday afternoon there was a lively
/ time IN the stable OF s s Rich for a
/ few minutes one ~ the horses got loose
and went 10 the stall OF another horse.
where he proceeded 90 create excitement
/ by kicking the other horse Before he
was recaptured he had kicked the other
horse several times innicting several
severe cuts
The animal was finally captured and re-
turned to its stall
A BOLD ATTEMPT.
4 bold attempt ~ sneak thevirg by
youthful offender has iust come 90 light
Sunday one OF the Naval Reserves re-
turned from down the river where the
reserves were camped Sunday lie went
90 the divisions boathouse on the See
konk river 20 change his uniform for
civilian clothes
While he was DOING this he removed the
contents of his pockets including several
dollars In money. and laid them on
table Fmall-sized hoy was watching
the proceedings from outside the building
and when the reserve turned his back for