The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-23
Mate Of Schooner Got Very Drunk Du'
ring Absence Of Tho Captain.
Absent Minded City Man Cams Here
by Mistaks- O'hor Local Items.
East Providence branch The News Taunton
Telephone IIa-2, East Providence.

| Buck. an escaped convict from the Aud
burn prison I'm New York He is described
as nve feet four and a half inches In
dark brown eyes. dark hair. long % nose.
each cheek, extending ffom side de- OF" Of this
raht ons wrinkle s,n In chin scar
| finger left hand absent and finger other
wise Scared. scar over right eye. sailor
Doy In INK inside right forearm, two
warts on back Of right hand. one on lit
| tie finger.
He is said to be a railroad thief and
has worked on railroad as brakems
and switchman.
THE MAssAorT CLUB.
The Massasoit club will make no speci: S|
observance of Thanksgiving. but the'
weekly whist meet. which IL usually held
Thursday will be held Wednesday even
ing this week to AFFORD the members an
opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with
their families.
WILL ELECT TONIGHT.
Tonight is the eventful evening when|
the election of a superintendent OF schools
are not so many applicants for this post
tion. as for that OF superintendent. but
still there are enough to make Il int/'est-
Nes s Johnson son's and 'ee%s &lsn Keith sna
Just which way the cat will Jump Is a
matter OF conjecture, although IL wou,i
Hot pc sufpIlslTS III Neltn got the place.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
Since the last report but one real estate
transaction have been recorded at the
town clerks Office.
Frederick w. Baxter ct ux. has mort !
gagged to Harriet Richardson lats 49,
lS5 1ss and 1s7 on the Cedar Grove plat.
with all the buildings and improvements
there for 1915.
STRUCK BY TEAM.
Saturday night William Upton OF Wa
ter street, while returning from work
at Wilkesbarre Pier was run dowh by
coal team owned and driven by James
Behan. He was thrown and somewhat
injured.
Upton was taken to the office az Dr.
Simeon Hunt where IL was found that
were number of cuts and bruises about
his head and body, but fortunately no
bones were broken. II Is reported that
thed river OF the team did not STOP 10
learn anything OF the mans injuries, bot
kept on his way without stopping.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
At the Second Baptist church the pas
tor. Rev. q. w. Rigler. preached at the
morning service on Christ Our FIX
ample and I'm the evening on God :
Lamentation over Jerusalem" The Chris
tian Endeavor service was led by Miss
Ethel Jameson and the Junior Endeavor
by Miss Maria Medbery.
All of the members have been urgently
requested TO attend a special business
meeting to be held in the vestry Tuesday
evening.
The Christian Workers held a meeting
In the Grace Phillips church at Phillips
dale. IT was we'll attended Rev Robert
Roy led the meeting ane addresses were
made by Messrs. Phillips and Stephens
evangelists. of Providence.
FoGGy WEATHER
During the early part or this morning
the weather was very foggy and all OF
the loca. cars had to be operated with ex-
treme caution. The dampness OF tha
weather made the, rails very slippery and f
the street cars had to run on down grades
at reduced speed. as it was very difficult
to stop.
At one time II was impossible to see
across the street, so thick was the fog
A NUISANCE.
Considerable trouble has been expert
enced by the local representatives OF the
Providence Telephone company In pre-
venting the use OF the poles OF the COM
pany for bill boards A town ordinance
forbds the posting OF advertising matter
on the poles, but despite this fact IL IL
frequently done.
Any offender who is caught at II. how
to settle for his disregard for the law
and other peoples property. The com
pany keeps the poles painted In good
shape and no one Is to be allowed 20 dis
figure them with tin or cardboard ad-
vertising signs.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
The highway at Leonard's corner has
been materially improved by the putting
in OF new cutters and the construction of
new side walk part way up the hill
Several other improvements are beirR
made at various points about town.
LOCAL ITEMS
The Imperial club has arranged for
dance In the town hall tonight
Fraternity commandery, T. o. O. e.
will meet this evening.
Nothing doing In court this morning
Another schooner has been docked NJ
the Darlington dock.
The Ivy Social club will hold n dance IN
the town hall tonight.
Tinkham's fremont orchestra has ac-
ccpted an engagement TO make trim
through the west with party Of tourists
Another barge IS dscharglng cargo of
coal at rrazcr's dock
h. Lawrence MurphyAa thespian artist
who halls from here issplaying at ere ~
tho Providence theatres this week.
Mackinnon and company are building
an extensive addition 10 rffrir dock
Workmen are busy today tapping the
water main on Pawtu-Set avenue 10
make the conection with tho pipe which
Is TO supply the new standpipe