The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-16
Tournament Committee Of Sta,0 Fire.
mems League Met Here.
Wife Beater Could Not Understand the
Officers Interference Other News. !

At a meeting of the tournament COM
n,ittee Of the Rhode Island state fire.
mems league held at the residence OF
George w. Fuller on Fourth street the re-
ports were rendered OF the Labor day
muster at woonsocket The reports were
replete with interest and showed that the
results Of the muster had been highly
satisfactory.
Secretary Fuller was appointed a COM
mittee to procure a suitable championship
banner for the champion hose team and
to have IL finished and ready for present
alton at the quarterly league meeting to
be held at Manville the second Wednes-
day in October
Considerable other routine business
adjourned.
WHIPPED HIS WIFE.
Last night officer Harrigan heard a
number OF piercing screams from house
on Water street He started an investi-
CATION and soon discovered from which
house the sounds had emanated. Inside
he found Bravo administering casti-
cation TO his wife
The officer ordered him TO stop. but had
hard work TO make the man understand
that he did not have a right to punish
his own wife. During the argument he in
formed the wife beater that IL he did not
desist he would take him up the hill.
You little man take me up the hill.
guess not" remarked the fellow as he
drew himself up to his full height and
glared at the officer.
But the sire OF the man did not in
spire the OFFICER with the awe which was
evidently intended, but the woman re-
fused 10 enter complaint and he was
powerless to act.
THE NAVAL RESERVES.
A melting of the Naval Reserves was
held at the armory in the basement of
| the town hall last night. There was con-
! siderable talk about the work at the
| range Several more Of the men have
qualified as marksmen and there Is no
doubt but what at the end OF the season
the division will be fully up TO the proud
record II has made for itself in former
men that they are not favored as much as
| the brigade In the selection OF men for
| important shooting contests.
Two OF the members OF the team which
| represented the state at the Sea Girt
range were former members OF local di-
VISION. III ~ Sa10 tnat AT leaSt one OF lnenl
secured a transfer to the brigade because
! OF a statement current some time ago
that only members OF the brigade would
succeed in getting on the state rife team.
The truth OF the statement was later
! verified to all appearances by the fact
| that II came true
WORK rs PROGRESSING.
Work on the big steel support which is
! TO carry the new standpipe of the East
! Providence Water company is rapidly
nearing completion. Yesterday the der
ricks on the top OF the structure, which
| are used for hoisting into place the heavy
| steel girders OF which the structure is
| built was raised up to the top of the work
and It IL now only question of a very
short time before the work on the tank
| itself will be commenced
The tower shows very plainly at a con-
siderable distance from the hill on which
| Ii is located and causes no end OF discus
sion among the passengers on the Con-
solidated. many OF whom are merely
| transient passengers and make many in
| ouiries in regard to the structure.
THE SOCIETIES.
An interesting meeting Of Bucklin Post,
No. 20. @ A. r., was held in Grand Army
hall last night. There was a good at
| tendance and some interesting discussions
OF affairs of interest TO the veterans.
Reliance Lodge met in Odd Fellows
! hall last night. After tho routine business
had been disposed OF there were some
very pertinent remarks for the good OF
the order
The Ivy Social club will meet in their
rooms on Warren avenue this evening.
Howard Lodge will hold their regular
meeting in Castle hall tonight
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
n.
Crane. lots Sc and 81 on the replat OF a
portion of the county plat for $40
The Spring Vale cemetery sold to Ada
Livesy lot numbered S1 on the COM
pany's plat for s..
Zulu A. Arnold OF Providence mort
gagged TO Louis NJ Arnold OF Providence.
all her interest in a tract OF land on SUIT
ton street. with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. for $500
Adelbert Con- sold to William III Da
wilson lot II on the Pleasant Blufr plat.
No 2. for $40
Adelbert Com sold 10 Seraphine Horton,
lot lh on the Pleasant Bluff plat. No. 2.
for $40.
PROBATE COURT.
Al the regular monthly meeting OF the
probate court jeremiah J. Sullivan of
water street was appointed administrator
on the estate OF Bridget Morrissey. The
H'he'Nd boHuink company OF Baltimore
was accepted az his surety in the sum
OF $4,000. Francis L. Hill Joseph Cash
man and James F. Murphy were appoint
ed as appraisers.
The report OF the commissioners on the
insolvent estate OF Albert Richardson
was continued until the next meeting
NOT IDENTIFIED.
The man whose body was found foat-
ing In the river yesterday afternoon has
not vet been Identified The remains are
At Williams undertaking rooms awaiting
Identification
CLOSED Up TIGHT.
Boyden Heights have BEEN closed up
for the season. News reporter was