The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-16

The Business Mems association VIII
hold its annual meeting in Tobin block
Monday evening, at o'clock. Proposi-
ticns for membership. annual reports OF
the officers, report of nominating COM
mittee and the annual election OF onicers
will be the principal business OF the even
ing. A collation. will be served.
CRIMINAL COURT.
This morning before Judge William {.
Bliss In the criminal side OF the Seventh
District court a number of Juvenile cases
were discontinued Some time ago Pro-
baton Officer Barney rounded up nine
youthful offenders on the charge OF ma
licious mischief They were found guilty
OF shamefully defacing number or new
buildings I'm town There we're two
cases against Thomas o OBrien, aged 10
His mother is a widow and with five chill
dren has had hard time or II. Judge
Bliss omitted his costs I'm the case III
consideration of the circumstances. The
case OF John Freeborn. another or the
nine taken in, was also discontinued upon
the payment OF costs which amounted TO
one dollar.
FUNERALS.
Madeline H. Aldrich, aged years, 10
months. daughter of Howard A. and Lena
c. Aldrich was buried from the resi-
dence OF her grand father. Mr.. Albert L.
Chaffee. IS Woodward avenue this after
noon at o'clock. The interment was In
Hunts cemetery. Rumford. under the di-
rectlon Of Undertaken Williams
The funeral services or Elizabeth
Haney. widow OF Peter Haney and moth
er OF Rev. j. Il. Haney of East Provi-
| dence. were held this morning in Sacred
| Heart church, at 10 o'clock IL was one
| of the largest funerals that has been
| held In East Providence there being about
| 40 hacks in the procession. Interment
4 was at St Francis cemetery. under the
direction OF Undertaken Monahan Fol-
lowing Is the list of pail bearers: Theo-
| dore Feeley. James Reynolds, VIII Rus
| sell. Edward Russell, Richard Russell and
| John Russell.
| SOCIETIES
Providence council, Royal Arcanum
! held a busy meeting last night and trans
| acted much important business severn
new applications for membership were re
The Massasot club held Its week.,
whist last night at the clubs rooms ~
the Leslie block. After the whist th'
following scores and prizes were givei
out Herbert Anthony. first, with score
of 81, handsomc~snver clock; IL. Fred
| erick GottSChalk took second pflze, VIII
A score OF 90. and received a silk um
brclla; William G. Bliss took third place
with a score OF AZ and received a prett!
The whist was the largest that hal
| been held this season at tho club rooms
there bcing six tables. After the whis
billiards and ping-pong were entered into
ping-pong is a favorito game now Wit
the club membeds.
GIENLYoN READING ROOM.
Prof. J. @ Dealey OF Brown universlt
| detvcrcd "A lecture on Some Chances 70
Social Reform" az the weekly meeting O
tho Glenlypn reading rooms. Phillipsdale
| The attendance was not large. but thos
present made up In interest for the lac
Prof Fred siocum OF BFown universit
has been secured 70 ADDRESS the incstln
next week Tie will speak upon '.Ne'
England Weather" The weekly lecture
are free aud the public are cordially M
vited The services Of Rev. Levi II. I'D
wards have been secured Tor the Sunda
evening meeting az the dlenlyon readnh
The East Providence high schoc
hockey team has been hard at work late
ly while the ice has been 90 favorabl
: for hockey practice The team made
good showing In Its first game which wa
n very exciting contest. The exception
ally fine goal-tending OF Arendt OF Man
I ! ual was responsible for the tied score
Time and again the East Providence for
| wards shot the puck al Arcndt. but n
kicked them all out.
!, At all Of the local ponds gangs OF me
/ have been at work most ~ this week har
vesting the ice which Is ~ very goo
thickness. averaging from nine 90 elevc
inches The ice at tho Central pond I
about nine inches thick and. at the ONE