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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-29
RIVERSIDE.
Graduating Glass Attends Church.
Good Weather Makes Yacht
Ing Active. ..0ther Items.

Yesterday morning the graduating class
OF the Turner avenue grammar school,
accompanied by the principal. Miss Law
son, attended the service at st. Marks
The rector. Rev. H. A. Remick. preached
an interesting sermon to the class. as
we'll as n few words to the parents. There
was a good attendance.
ACTIVE YACHTING.
The good weather yesterday made
things rather lively in local yachting
CIRCLES Almost the entire fleet was out
and several went to Potter's Cove for a
days outing. The fleet Is musually
large this year and thereeare several flne
craft In its makeup. A number OF nsh-
ing parties went out and returned with
strings OF varying size.
AN ACCIDENT.
Charles w Mortimer. OF Fall River.
ran into a piece of wire on Wfllett ave-
nue. yesterday with his motor cycle and
was thrown quite heavily striking on his
hands and face. Both hands were skin
ned and his face was also badly scratch
ed.
The mishap put the wheel out of com
mission.
GOOD ATTENDANCE.
The warm weather brought out a good
attendance at the various churches yes
terday The regular pastors occupied
the pulpits at all OF them.
The services of the congregational
church were held In Mechanics hall be-
cause OF the alterations being made on
the church building.
BIG CROWDS.
Large but quiet crowds passed through
here all DAY yesterday Numerous auto
mobiles and bicycles were out. great
many people took the late cars from here
and several missed the last trains ana
had 10 remain in town over night.
NEW LIFE PREsERvERs.
Robert Stanley OF Providence was ex-
perimenting yesterday off the bluff with
a new pneumatic life preserver. The re-
suits were eminently satisfactory. the
preserver proving itself capable OF sus-
tanning a weight of several hundred
pounds.
LOCAL NOTES.
The annual banquet OF the n. b, s. club
will be held in Grange hall Thursday
evening.
There was one prisoner at the Second
station this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bridgeford have
returned from their honeymoon.
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PAW TUXET.

Mt Vernon lodge. No. So ], o. Q. f.,
accompanied by a portion of Martina
washington lodge. Rebekah degree, at
tended the service at the Baptist churcn
last night and listened TO special SER
mon by Rev. Thomas f. Bartlett HIS
Scripture lesson was from John 10. and
the text was the 22d verse in which Pi-
late. the Roman governor. tells the Jews
who woull have him change the inscrlp-
ton on the cross, What 1 have written
| have written"
He said i'm his introduction that in the
Scriptures IL was hard to find a passage
of Scripture In the Bible that referred TO
an odd Fellow, but IL was not hard 70
find them to refer TO men whose motto Is
Friendship, Love and Truth. he SAID
he would speak particularly on the latter
art OF the motto. Truth. A chorus OF
young people under the leadership or
Frank w Seabury assisted In the sing
Yesterday f. NJ. Ballou. the concre ter.
who celebrated his 10Th birthday during
last week entertained about 1o OF ms
friends at dinner at Slocum Pawtuxe. @
and In the party were the mayor ana
city officials from Woonsocket and many
of the members Of the bar from Provi-
dence and vicinity. The dinner was one
OF Slocum's best and was served in the
airy dining room. overlooking the cove;
They came in a special car and returned
in the early part of the afternoon.
The funeral services OF Clarence Cook.
who was found dead in bed last Thurs
day night. were held yesterday from his
late residence on South Fair street and
from the Baptist church on Broad street.
The service was conducted by Rev.
Thomas +. Bartlett. and was attended by
many OF the friends and acquaintances OF
the deceased from the city as well as
from this village.
ter /. Lee, William NJ Lee and Walter
E. Slocum, Jr. The burial was at Rum
ford.
An illumination and canoe carnival will
be held on the Pawtuxet river July IL and
Is under the auspices of the Pawtuxet
Canoe club. The illuminated procession
is scheduled for July H. and the races the
following day, as the program now
stands.
The Sig boat house and pavilion at
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet is to be the
starting point and finishing mark for the
chief events and an excellent opportunity
will he thereby afforded to view them.
The club has appointed committees to
arrange for the various events. and they
wiz soon report on the program
The recent carnival at Omega pond has
outside canoe experts are expected to en-
ter the various events.
The annual picnic Of the Pawtuxet
Baptist Sunday school has been an
nounced for Wednesday July s. and as
has been the custom for the past two
years. the Brown farm is the place A
committee Is making preparations for the
eatables. and will have moving team
10 make hourly trips from the bridge. II
the day should he stormy Friday will he
the day
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An Unusually Heavy Registration in
This Town Looked For.
Martha Guilty Dies Of Scarlet Fever.
Other Matters Of Interest. !.

noise. even on the late cars, and no police
Intervention was necessary.
IN COURT.
This morning Sergeant Monroe brought
from the Second station young man
who had taken an overdose OF stimulants
and then proceeded TO make things lively.
He was arraigned before Judge Bliss.
who imposed a fine OF So and costs.
BASEBALL. sa
Saturday afternoon the Ivy Social club
and the Bay Points crossed bats on the
Grosvenordale lot. The visitors were
victorious by a score OF IA 10 10. Mans
chester acted as umpire and Tanar as
scorer. 10
The East Providence Independents and
the team from the Eastern Bolt and Nut
company also got together and the home
team defeated the Boilers" by a score
Of II to 13. Healy officiated as umpire.
THE WATER TOWER. !.
Work on the water tower is progressing
very well. An extra derrick has been
erected and material Is constantly ar
ally In construction from the old stand
pipe. 1t will rest on number OF piles
at some distance from the earth. sT
CLOUDS OF DUST
Judging from the clouds of dust raised
by the numerous trolley cars which
whirled by every few minutes IL was
stated some time ago that arrangements
had been made whereby a watering car
was 10 he operated over the various lines
several times daily. as soon as a car
could be got ready for this service. The
car is evidently a good while getting
ready, as il has not yet materialzed
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
This morning Richard LeBaron Bow.
en-, OF Rumford complained to the police
that boys had several times pulled up q
real estate sign OF his at the corner OF
Broadway and Woodward avenue. He
has replaced the sign several times ana
each time II has been pulled up. An ef-
fort will be made TO catch the boys. -,
LOCAL MENTION e-
Captain George r. Connie of New York
Is visiting his parents here. w
Capt Bowen has returned from the
state camp. where he has been stalking
out the sites for the tents. 3"
new engine house has been Construct
ed on Frazer's wharf 20
p A Almy of S64 Broadway reports fffe'
loss OF a small poodle I'D
The dredger. which for several days.
has been at work on the channel near the
new bridge, has been withdrawn.
Several narrow escapes of children al-
lowed to play along the water front have
occurred recently
Tomorrow is the last day In which to
register and the town clerks office will
be open both tonight and tomorrow night.
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CENTRAL FALLS,

The police raided the place known as
the Rod and Gun club on Central street
last evening. The police secured a barrel
OF whiskey. two half barrels OF ale and
a keg of lager Lots OF glasses were also
found In the place. Peter ]. Leonard was
acquitted In the district court a short time
ago OF selling liquor al this place.
There was no meeting OF the Natural
list society yesterday as the members
went to Wexford and inspected expert
mental station and shell flsh hatcheries
at the invitation OF the state shell fsh
commission. The visit proved n very in
structive and pleasant one. The presi-
dents ball team Saturday beat the vice
presidents team by n score OF % 10 IL.
Or. McNally was called 10 the Presby-
terian church yesterday to attend Miss
Jennie Mcfarland. who had been taken
suddenly sick, Miss Mcfarland had
tainted as a result Of an attack OF acute
Indigestion.
boy named JEFFREY had his face and
hands badly burned yesterday by the ex-
poding ~ a fire cracker that ne held too
the burns
Judge Choquet In the district court
hned Patrick Hunt s. for an assault: two
boys - each for riding bicycles on the
sidewalk and fve persons 81 each for
drnnkenness. yesterday.
Routine business only was attended 10
at yesterdays meeting of the West Side
Republican club.
Abraham Hewitt OF Aver street was
sent 90 tho Rhode Island hospital to be
treated for Eangrene in his foot
Miss Ann Berry. wife Of Enoch Berry
l. seriously ili
officer Grady reported that tough
threw n half brick at him late last even
ing
There was well attended meeting ~
the Kings Daughters ~ the ST George
pa rish house. Yesterday Miss Sarah
Cory. state secretary ~ the order ad-
dressed the daughters On The value of
the Kings Daughters Work" The fresh
air fund was also con-- -
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WARREN.

Rev. II. b. Cady conducted the services
throughout the day at the NJ. r. church
yesterday. delivering an excellent sermop
at the morning service Mrs. Gertrude
Maxwell rendered the soprano solo Lead.
Kindly Light" in a pleasing manner. At
the 1880 evening service Mr.. Cady ren-
dered the second part of his illustrated
stereopticon lecture on Life and Times
Of John Wesley" Several Of wesleyfs
soprano soloist. Mrs. S. NJ. McKenzie
acted as accompanist. At the BAPTIST
church the Rev. DR.. G.. w. RigIer. D. B..
occupied the pulpit at both OF the days
services. Mrs Robinson rendered an ex-
cellent soprano solo at the morning sers
vice Regular services were conducted
at the st. Marks. st. Mary's and st.
Jean de Baptiste churches. "e
The reception Of the gradua ting class
of 1903 was held in the Warren town han
last Saturday night. A large number OF
invited guests were present Music for
dancing was furnished by the National
Band orchestra, g. ]. O'Keefe leader,
Dancing was kept up until midnight,
when the party dispersed. m
The Epworth league OF the NJ f. church
and the Junior Y. +. 8. c. +. both held
their regular devotional meetings at their
churches yesterday.
The frst OF the series OF band concerts
in Warren will be held tomorrow evening
on Warren common. substantial band
stand was erected last week by Contractor
Longton. Leader s. ]. OKeefe has ar-
ranged an excellent programme. -,f|
The regular weekly drill meeting Of the
Warren artillery will be held in the
armory tonight. The gun squads will
practice preparatory To firing the ma
tional salute on the morning Of July attn.
Capt Frank Maxwell will command the
firing OF the salute.
Charles w Brown. former principal at
the Warren high school. was remembered
by a number Of his friends at the NJ +.
church. when he was presented with an
elegant dress suit case as n mark OF ap-
probation for his earnest work. Mr..
Brown has also been the recipient of a
number Of gifts from his many warm
friends I'm Warren.
Traffic on the Suburban and Consoi-
dated lines was very heavy yesterday. due
to the large crowds nttendipg the shore
resorts. l.
Two societies from Fail River and one
from New Bedford will participate In the
Fourth Of July procession These COM
panics Will be the guests Of the 1afay
ette guards at their picnic on the north
end grounds adjoining the y. \. "a
grounds.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Bernard have re-
turned from their wedding tour toI
Rochester y. 4. and Will make Warren
their home.
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PORTSMOUTH,.

The Island Park has had a large num-
ber of visitors since warmer weather set
In Friday a large number Of high school
graduates from Fall River made an ex-
cursion there in the afternoon special
cars being run for the occasion. The Park
theatre has Its share OF attraction satur-
day and Sunday saw n full attendance.
two concerts were given at the Park
sunday afternoon and one I'm the evening
WIN. ]. Edward Grey OF Cambridge
conducted religious services on Prudence
island yesterday.
Miss Jennie Goodspced Of Providence is
visiting her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Smtby
Mrs Wilbur c. Wheeler met with ~
painful accident last week through fall
ing down stairs cutting her head and In
juring her hip.
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Police Capture Six Men With Plenty
Of Wet Goods.
Took a Long Nap--C|erk's Outing a
SucCeSS--Oih0T News.
clneyvlle Providence News Hefenan News
Store, IS Hartford Avenue. Telephone 4oWest

OF oscar John. l39 Julian street. but just
when the Johns don't seem TO know.
The game played by the Olneyvilles and
the General Fire EXtinguishers was the
best so far this season, the local team
winning by score Of to /.
William Hayes, two years old. was
found astray In the square yesterday af-
ternoon and was returned 10 his home
on Sykes plain by the police.
large number Of persons attended the
wedding of NJ II. Corrigan and Sarah A.
Conley at st. Marys church this morn
ing
Varnum Steere of the staff OF ]. WIN
Carpenters undertaking establishment
and family are spending their vacation at
Matunc beach.
A large number from the Church OF the
Messiah went down the river today for
their annual outing
Micheal Callahan, one of the prescrip-
tion clerks at T f.. Luthers drug store,
is spending his vacation at Burrilvile
The clerks OF the San Soucis depart
ment store are arranging for a Drag"
party for Thursday afternoon, July ..
Patrolmaan Dwyer Of the Chaffee street
station returned TO duty this morning.
William Paisley an old resident Is dead
at his home on Atwells avenue.
The. Plainfield Baptist Church will have
their excursion tomorrow
Hose extinguished a slight fire in the
home Of Frank Corbert 12l Pullman street
yesterday afternoon.
There will he spiritual services at in
the morning and 1870 in the evening at ST.
Marys church Friday
The electric cars on all lines were we'll
paUonized yesterday and as far as can
be learned there was not an accident
About 80 members Of the Woodmen OF
America spent yesterday at Dewey Park
and had Jolly good time.
Miss Hattie Pohle Of Plainheld street
has returned from her two-weeks' vaca-
ton which she spent with friends at
Hartford, Conn.
Piano tickets for St AEthony's fair,
for sale at San Soucl's and ESrlow's
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TIvERT0N.

II was a large company which as
sembled at Whitridge hall Friday after
noon TO witness the exercises given by the
scholars from the Bridgeport schools. dis
trict No. 3. The attendance of parents
and friends was very gratifying every
seat in the large hall being occupied The
program OF entertainment was In charge
OF Miss Minnie A. Green and Miss Clara
Grinnell. teachers In the grammar and
primary rooms the exercises brought out
the high character OF the work done I'm
the past year as well as the methods EN-
ployed TO bring their school up TO "A
high grade as TO make II the banner
school Of the town
The hall was prettily decorated with
mountain laurel, roses. ferns and bunting
the American flag being a prominent fea-
ture amongst the decorations.
The program opened with a song by the
school. Let the Hills and Wales Re
sound" followed with flag salute by 81
boys and girls; recitation. Welcome"
Norman Rose Flag play, eight little chill
dren; recitation. THE Flowers" Mary
Nickerson; piano solo. Josephine Seibel:
song. Did You Ever See a Lassie?" -
boys and girls recitation. What's the
Reason" Edward Smith; Calisthenics by
rs pupils recitation, The Scissors"
Christiana Grlnnell. Hattie Negus. Minnie
q. Rose, recitation, "ln the Morning"
six children: recitation. Just a Little"
Minnie q. Rose, wreath drill. rs boys and
girls: Just Waking Up" exercise by ten
small boys and girls; recitation. Keep
Trying Warren Mosher. plano solo.
Mabel l.. Rose: Liberty Bell" a decla-
nation by " boys and girls: Flag drll.
l6 boys and girls: Doll drill rs little girls:
song. "Ho Ho' Vacation Days" school.
The calisthenic exercises and different
drills showed much patient work and
every number was worthy Of special
mention Upon the walls were exhibited
specimens OF penmanship drawing and
cut work. on the tables was an in
teresting exhibit OF wild flowers pressed
and dried. besides lS kinds OF birds nests.
The teachers received numerous CON
gratulations upon the successful closing
Of years work.
Among those present were Mrs Richard
j. Barker, chairman Of tho school COM
mittee; Mrs. y, \. Wilcox. member Of the
school committee: Mrs. Eliza Hambly.
Mrs. Moses Lawton, besides visitors from
Illinois
The Tiverton ball club played and de-
feated a club from the FAN River high
school Friday afternoon. II was an In
teresting game and was not decided until
the last man was out The lineup ".
3b.: r. church. / T.. J. Cottrell. 2b
Wade, c.. Frost. ID. Manchester. c. r.:
r. Cottreil. Jr.
Fan River High School Picked Team
Riley. e.. ward IN Taylor r.. Forrest.
p. p. Sullivan. 3b; Murphy. 2b Fennelly,
J. r; Cuffe. G. e.; Harrington. r. T.
The score.
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1.-THE NEWS OF THE STATE.

men from Pawtycket. They then en-
joyed themselves about the grounds dur
ing the remainder OF the afternoon.
ARCTIC CENTRE.
The Zouaves OF Arctic Centre attended
the service at St Jean Baptist church,
yesterday morning after parade about
the village street The parade was made
up OF the Zouaves. ST. Jean Baptist So
cieties OF Arctic Centre and Phenix,
Court Montcalm Catholic Foresters.
and Society Artesians Canadians. The
societies attended the early mass and
later paraded about to St. jeans hall.
where they disbanded.
PHENIx.
The children, who took part In the ex-
ercises on Memorial day in connection
with that part furnished by the Nc
Gregor Woman's Relief corps were given
n social in G. A. r. hall on Saturday az
ternoon. About half hundred were
present and passed the evening In a most
enjoyable manner. Games were enjoyed
and the children were treated TO refresh
ments. The affair broke up at about s
o'clock. when the hall was vacated for
the function OF the evening.
Camp Frances c. Greene, Sons OF Vet
Grams, held another dance In G. A. r.
hall on Saturday night, which was the
most successful Of any yet held. AS usual
dancing was participated in all evening
to music furnished by Miller's orchestra.
The committee in charge included: Capt.
Owen Moan Corp. William Dyer, George
Lawrence and David Brownell.
HOPE.
Mrs. Hattie Needham, an old resident
OF Hope, who died at her home I'm that
village on Wednesday was buried from
her late home yesterday afternoon the
service being largely attended as the de-
ceased had been we'll known. Rev. John
n. Geisler, pastor OF the Hope NJ. +.
church, OBLIGATED at the service which
was very impressive The remains were
buried at, Knotty Oak after the service
The deceased was widow OF the late
Thomas Needham and was In her SD
year. She leaves two children, Thomas
and Hattie.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
A large class OF children were confirm
ed by Bishop Matthew Harkins at St
James church in Arctic Centre on Sat
urday afternoon.
The graduated class from the Phenix
school enjoyed an outing 10 Roger VIII
liams Park on Saturday afternoon.
William Charlton OF Providence assum-
ed charge OF the sketch room at the
Clyde Print works this morning I'm place
OF William J. Gregory, who resigned his
position on Friday.
The Chidren's Day concert at the Cen
treville NJ e church. which was held
under difficulties on June 2lst was re-
peated last night
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VALLEY VILLAGES
Nuisance Finally Ablted at Phe-
nix--EhgraVars Play Ball.
Successful Dance.

At last weeks session Of the Warwick
town council II was voted to order the
abatement OF several nu,sances in the
town upon complaint OF the health offl-
GER Among the complaints was one
upon the land OF Raymond r. Whipple
I'm the rear of business block owned
by him on Main street. Town Sergeant
Shppee was ordered to notify Whipple.
"a several previous complaints from the
same source had been unheedci, TO have
the nuisance abated within 40 hours. The
town sergeant served the notice and was
told by Mr. Whipple that man had
been hired 10 see TO the matter. Mr..
Shippee was informed who the man was
and went NJ once 10 see him and was told
by him that the work was TO be started
that afternoon.
ON Saturday afternoon Mr.. Shippee and
health officer Sprague drove 20 the place
20 see how the work had progressed. and
were very much surprised 10 find that
nothing had been done, and that Z should
he done before the dawn OF tho Sabbath.
Accordingly n teamer was seen and in
structed 10 send men and complete the
work that night Later the men APP
pearcd and worked almost until mi might
but completed the work before they lot.
A hill for the work will be rendered Mr.
Whipple from the town and payment ~
be exacted probably with some opposi-
ton
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JOHN O'CCNNEll,
Hats. Caps. Furnishings. Trunk Store and
LauDdrS is just above the posiofiice.
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Hits-Tiverton H. Fall River il Struck
out-By Cottrell. I. by Taylor &
Tuesday will be the last day for the
registration OF voters.
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CLYDE.

An annual event I'm the annals 81 the
history Of the engravers at the Clyde
Print works is the yearly bar' game
played by members Of the CLYDE shop
and members from the shop IN Pawfucit.
ct a time honored custom is that the
loosing nine must pay for the dinners
Of the opposing shop and so SPECIAL cars
came into the grounds with the contest
ing mines and their families and sym
pathizers. The meet occurred at Rocky
Point on Saturday afternoon and al
though the clyde boys were badly beaten
last year and after paying for their or
ponents dinners. sat down with them and
paid FOR their own also. on Saturday.
however. things went differently and q
took only i've innings for the score 90
stand ~ is 10 In favor ~ the men from
Clyde and the game was then called OF
and the crowd made for the clam house
where they ate at the expense of the
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OFF AND ON.
HEAVY TRAFFIC.

The fine day yesterday served TO draw
out big crowds and there was heavy
traffic on all the local lines OF electrics,
especially those running TO the various
shore resorts in the town The patron
age on other lines was much heavier than
usual many people taking tho fret car
that came along. without regard 10 des-
tination. Just for the ride
The crowds were very orderly and gave
very little trouble. There was but ll'sls
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Piano tickets for St AEthony's fair.
for sale at San Soucl's and ESrlow's
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BRIGHTON PARK.

Brighton park had its full share of pa
tronage yesterday and would have had
more had the railroad service been better
for each car left behind more than they
had on board as few care 10 make the
trip standing.
Mr.. Fellows. the manager. has added
quite menagerie 10 the park and has
done all that Is possible 10 make this
place desirable one for ladies and chill
dren.
The attraction yesterday was a game
OF ball between the Thorntons and the
Bud OF Hopes
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Two young men, members OF the Web
ster club one a collector and the other
n wool sorter went 10 Rumford yester-
day afternoon and both sat on the grass
a while. talking over the annual outing
OF the club. They got tired Of talking
and fell asleep and had II not been for an
attendant at the park the men would
have been obliged To walk home, and u
was only with the help Of a couple OF
pair OF hearty lungs that the last car for
the city was held up.