The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-19
EAST Providence,

The change TO the present cold weather
was the most sudden experienced this
winter. Saturday was warm and sunny
and IL bid fair to remain that way for
few days at least. Sunday morning the
thermometer commenced to drop and did
not stop till IL hovered around the zero
mark. A blizzard was predicted for New
England's coast from the South TO ar
rive about Thursday night. The blizzard
did not arrive, but yesterdays vino
made up for the loss or the promised
blizzard. 1t tore through the square ana
wound around the corners in reckless
style Some of the women were blown IN
TO doorways and stayed there waiting
for a let-up i'm the winds force. The
wind ragged all last night gradually abat-
ing i'm fury This morning IL had quieted
down pretty well.
CHURCHES.
The churches were fairly we'll attended
Yesterday morning, but the evening at
tendance fell off very much and the com
forts OF the home fireside were more
tempting than church going and the pos
sibility of a cold pew
SECOND BAPTIST.
AT the Second Baptist church the pas.
! tor. Rev. Geo. w. Rigler, preached IN
! the morning upon "Christs Ideals AL
! the evening praise service Miss Alice
I johnson spoke entertainingly of the ms
/ sionary work being carried on at HART
shorn Memorial college DIR. Rigler was
! 10 have given his third sermon In the Sc
! ries. Beginnings OF the Christian Lire,
/ but on account OF the severe weather
| and consequently small attendance ne
| postponed II. 49,
| The Ladies' Aid society connected with
the church will hold busy meeting In
NaAn N,
| The Sunday school will hold sociai
| Friday evening at the home Of Mrs. "A.
! w. Horton. 81 Walnut street.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. Charles Il. Gordon preached upon
| "Harken and Keep Silence before the
| Lord" Yesterday morning at the United
! CONGREGATIONAL church. There was sur
| prisingly large attendance and the pas
| tors sermon received much favorable
, comment. In the evening he chose for MS
I subject Life Voyage ana those ol
his church who braved the storm last
night were well repaid in listening to this
| sermon.
The Christian Endeavorers met and
| discussed the topic, "Endeavorers I'm
Training for Church Work" The United
| Workers connected with the church viii
meet next Tuesday evening in the church
yestry. Mr.. Budlong will hold a mid
.l |
! Waterman avenue Thursday night.
UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH.
Rev. VIM Brown preached In the morn
ing at the Universallst church upon the
Second Birth" to a good-sized gathering.
In the evening he delivered his seventh
sermon In the series on "The Law of the
Tea Words" Louis Amin Ames deliv-
cred n lecture upon the "Y. y. G. u
| y II ~ 4 hq1 ~
at s IN the vestry under the leadership ~
Miss Alice Ormsbee who spoke upor
Eternal Goodness"
FISHING PARTY.
Judge Geo. ~ Bliss was missed from
his customary haunts last week. The
Judge and several other townsmen and
Providence business men made up fish
ing party 20 Worden's pond South Kings
| ton.
There were about n dozen in the party
and they all put UP at the same house
so that the scarcity OF coal was forgotten
temporarily by the party. They were
quite successful In their fishing, catchins
about $50 plckerel through the ice. Dur
ing their trip they went through a mum
ber OF athlectic stunts under the stimulus
OF Johnny cake and we'll baked pickerel
r The party have made IL an annual oc
currence. this fishing trip. and come hom'
with nsh stories galore as rule.
BOYS POLO TEAM.
The boyg OF Rumford have reorgan
lied their polo team and have issuo,} chal
lenges 20 all Ice polo teams. The hoy
were not defeated last year and hold
clear record 40 far this year. The team
COMPRISES: First rush, Thomas sutton
. second rush. Peter Conquest; centre
owen McNeal: half back, Fred Billings
rlal. Charles McKenna. Thomas Sutto
il captain and will receive all challenge
sent 10 Runuord
GENERAL. MENTION
William Barker. one OF the candidate
| OF the Imperial clubs basket ball team,
! out OF the game for a whilo with a ~
Verely sprsincd wrist
Netop council. American Mechanics
Will omit ats m0cting tonight
The Business Mems association hold
monthly meeting tonight I'm Tobin's bloc
and much important business Is TO com
up. .. H. =,
| ming for a good time tonight. and WI
r | celebrate the arrival Of their new M
apparatus which the town recently pui
CHASED from the Combination Ladd'
a CHIMNEY FIRE,