The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31
RIVERSIDE.
NaTagansett Engine Co. Holds
ItsAnnual Meeting-A Boom
in the Oyster Business.

The meeting OF Narragansett Engine
company. No. 2 was held last evening in
Firemen's hall. The meeting was called to
order by Foreman l.. S. Winchester. with
seventy-two members in attendance. The
anniversary committee rendered a report
and II was voted that the report be re-
ceived and the committee continued.
The committee on roof ladders rendered
a report and II was voted that the report
be received and placed on file and the
committee discharged with thanks.
Mr.. w. II. Mason read an informal let
ter from Mr.. william IL. Martin, the first
clerk OF the company. which he then pre-
sented TO the clerk TO be placed on file.
The applications for membership OF Mr..
Patrick McElaney and Walter r.. kirby
were elected TO membership
one member was reinststed upon the
statement OF the treasurer that the mem
Der was up TO date on the books OF the
company.
Votes OF thanks were extended to vari-
Gus people who had assisted In the obser-
yation OF the silver anniversary or the
company. A vote was also passed thank
ing the press for courtesy shown.
The report OF the treasurer was rem
dered and IL was voted that IL pe rtCeiNeu
and placed on file.
The nnanciol reports. which had been
approved by the auditing committee, was
accepted by vote OF the company.
The current bills were ordered paid. af-
ter which the company proceeded TO
elect officers for the ensuing years as
follows:
Foreman, Walter s. Balkcom; assist
ant foreman, Albert q. Woodward. hose
director, r. r. Knowton; clerk and
treasurer, William b. Farnsworth; first
ppeman, Frank o. Salisbury; second
Charles n. Kirby, o. J. Spellman, j. A.
Horton, Robert NJ Hay and Augustus
Leonard; steward. Edward ID. Hicks.
At the conclusion Of the election OF Of
1cers Mr.. Fred w. Cady took the floor
and after an eloquent eulogy OF Mr. Win
chester nominated him for delegate TO
the Firemens League OF Rhode Island.
speaking Of the prominent position occu-
pied by Mr.. winchester in that body and
the good he could do II returned. MT
Winchester was elected delegate by
acclamation. Mr. r. r.. Know1ton was
elected alternate.
Mr.. Winchester then made a touching
address. in which he spoke In glowing
| terms OF the hearty support ne had re-
| ceved from the members during the
many years he had served as foreman OF
the company He thanked the members
| and the honor they had conferred upon
him by eectlng him as foreman for so
many years.
He then requested Mr.. Meeks and Mr.
Burdett to escort Mr.. Balkcom TO the
chair and I'm neat little address pre-
sented him with the gayel. Mr.. Balkcom
responded I'm n few well-chosen WORDS, IN
which he expressed his gratitude for the
honor conferred upon him and asked the
support OF the company.
Upon request OF Mr.. Balkcon Messrs.
Meek and Mason escorted Assistant Fore
man Albert O. Woodward TO his station.
At this time Clerk w. II. Farnsworth
called the attention OF members 10 the
fact that the next monthly meeting
would he inspection night and requested
them Co bring I'm their uniforms TO en-
able him 10 record the property OF the
company i'm their possession.
Upon motion OF w H. Mason II was
voted that the compensation or the clerk
and steward be the same as last year
excused from attending the meetings OF
the company and his request was
granted
of thanks was rendered TO retiring offi-
GERS
rhe request OF Frank f. Case 70 he
transferred from the active TO the homo
rary list was granted
At this time ex-Foreman Charles w.
CRUDE was invited TO make few re-
esting talk. relating the good work o>
the company at recent fires and spoke or
the difference I'm the equipment OF the
company during his term OF office and
Ex-foreman Franklin Monroe also spoke
-nf-the- great improvements -iH-th~-rom-
pany's facilities for fighting fire since the
time that he was foreman.
Mr.. Monroe spoke OF the great growth
OF the company and the splendid success
n had scored. ES-foreman Ira u. GoT
spoke at some length on the growth OF
the company and gave some very inter
esting bits of It's early history. He said
that there was no reason why the future
should not be able 10 keep up the pros
perity II had enjoyed I'm the past.
At the conclusion OF the speech making
IL was voted that a committee OF five be
appointed to consider the advisability Of
forming a veteran association among the
members OF the company and exFore-
men +. s. Winchester. Ira II. Goft and
Charles Mcclure Franklin Monroe and
eN-Clerk w. IL Mason were appointed
such committee.
II was also voted that n committee
OF three be appointed TO nominate mus
ter committee Of nine and Messrs. Mason.
Con- and Farnsworth were appointed as
port at the next meeting.
a May ball committee OF I'VE were ap
pointed. consisting OF Robert Hay. Au
gustus s. Leonard and Charles u Kirby.
J. A. Meeks and r. L. Ballou. Upon
motion of w. " Mason Il was voted that
the committee have full power TO act
The meeting was then adjourned.
THE OYSTER BUSINESS.
Things are rushing I'm tho oyster bust
ness here and seed oysters are SO plen
tlful that W. J.. Sunderland has sold 1000
bushels ~ seed because nc had more than
he could plant.
The sale was effected 20 wellheet par
ties. on cape Cod and the schooner y. 7.
JAYNE. OF Patchaug Is now loading ~ tho
dock of Mr. Sunderland AT Sabins Point.
a CLOSE SHAVE.
Little Alice Burgess. the hve-year-old
chlld- Of INllliafa.-R'4fse-- had n narrow
escape from being seriously. N not fatal
~ burned yesterday afternoon. During
the absence of Mrs. Peterson OF Fenner
avenue from home a number OF children
were playing in her dooryard and they