The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

An adjourned meeting OF the Watche'
moket Engine company was held in Fire
mems hall last night to complete ar
rangements for attendance at the 18th an.
nual muster of the New England Veteran
Firemens league at Salem. tomorrow
There was considerable discussion in re-
gard TO the details OF the trip.
A special car will leave Broadway six
corners at 5:59 tomorrow morning and
connect with the special train which
leaves the Union station at $50. The
general arrangements for the day arc
as follows.
l-Headquarters OF the chief marshal
are on Washington street, opposite b &
VI. station. 2-All aids will in the alb
sence OF previously advised special de-
tail. report TO chief OF stafr at a. m.
S-Uniform OF STAFF will be black military
hat, black coat white cotton trousers,
white cotton gloves. Batons sashes and
badges will be delivered as aids report.
4-Each organization must be In It's as
signed position In line previously deter
mined by lot and designated by a num-
bered placard on a tree) at Q o'clock
sharp. 5-The parade will be formed with
the right resting on Flint street, corner
OF Essex. and will move promptly on fire
alarm signal. TO be struck at $50, over
the following route: Flint, Federal,
Washington streets. reviewed by city
government at city hall. Lafayette, Cen
trail, Essex. Washington square east. re-
viewed by chief marshal, thence TO Salem
Common where parade will be dismissed.
The first company in line will be the
ffrst TO play, and on reaching the Com
mon will march Immediately to the
playing ground and take position. Each
company will be allowed seven minutes
playing and at the end of that time must
give way 10 the next tub. This will
provide fully seven hours OF actual play
ing and there will be sport enough for all
At the meeting held early in the week
the following were chosen judges of the
playing contest: Captain Samuel Alb
bott. Boston, chairman Fred s. Bean,
Manchester. N. H.; Charles H. Hooper.
Peabody: William E. Maybury, East
Braintree; Joseph A Stevens Spring
field; A. Everett Dunham. Central Falls.
r. l., and Andrew j. Cummings. Port
land. Me; official timekeeper, David L.
Adamson, East Boston.
BUSINESS is GOOD.
Business is certainly good at the wire
works In Phillipsdale just now The
factory is working over time in several
Of the departments in order to keep pace
with the orders
The barge William McCleave is die
charging wire bundles. while the Saga
more Is discharging a cargo OF copper
bars and a deck load of wire scrap from
New Haven. The new trestle described
In the News some time since is rapidly
nearing completion
SAME OLD TRICK
Capt. Jack Mullen has reported that
some one has stolen a small round bot
toned row boat, which belonged to the
United States government. and which
he used in his capacity as keeper OF the
Sassafras Point and Fuller's Rock lights
These thefts OF boats are by no means
infreouent and a sharp watch is kept for
the gentle party or parties. No one has
been caught as yet but ir the malefac-
tor is caught, he will be summarily dealt
with.
WANTED IN BOSTON.
Chief Adams has been notified to be
on the lookout for Michael ]. Moore, who
is wanted by the Boston police for the
larceny OF $4,000 from Miss Ellen j. Hur-
ley in that city.
He is described as about as years Of
age. FIVE feet five inches high. weight
las pounds. dark complexion. smooth face
and a lawyer by profession
IN COURT.
This morning Sarah Dunn was arraign-
ed before Judge Bliss in the 7th district
court. charged with being disorderly
person. She was arrested Monday night
by the Second station police. but when
Sergeant Munroe was ready to bring her
to court yesterday. she claimed that she
had not slept enough and refused Ia put
on her clothes, or to accompany him TO
the Central station She pleaded guilty
and wss sentenced to six months at the
state workhouse.
THE HIGHWAYS
improvements on the highways are
stu progressing. Last night the work
~ cleaning out the catch basins OF the
sewers was complete3 Commissioner
Cunningham II doing some very good
work on Valley street. cleaning out the
cutters and Strengthening up the side.
walks. greatly improving the looks OF the
street Then as a whole the streets of
the town are In much better condition
than az any previous time In years.
The appropriation made for the high
wav department from year 10 year has
not been increased for a number of years.
although the growth Of the town is
steady and rapid. and the expense Of
maints mig the streets in a safe condition
IL becoming correspondingly greater.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
There are now but two houses In the
town which are placarded with cards in
dicating that there arc conta Rfous dis
eases within. one OF these r. I'm the Riv-
erside district and the other is in the
FOR diphtheria cases. and neither is now
considered dangerous There are now
fewer cases Of contagious disease In the
town than AT any time In a good while
Some time ago there was n large num-
Der OF scarlet fever cases. but the last
OF the cards for these have been removed
The people are congratulating themselves
on the efficiency with which the cases
we're handled by the health department.
RAILROAD WORK
The force Of men employed nv the street
railroad company have almost completed
the work Of renairinR the tracy frnrn