The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-07


Watchemoket Engine company was held
In Ffremen's hall last night. Notwith.
standing the general humidity OF the at.
mosphere there was a good attendance
and the members showed an interest IN
the affairs OF the company which augurs
we'll for Its future prosperity.
| one OF the features OF the meeting was
! the presentation OF n handsome gold
badge 10 Treasurer George Fuller. Clerk
Charles f Phillips. with a few eloquent
words made the presentation Mr. Full
Ter responded and the well chosen words
with which he acknowledged his appre-
| citation OF the token OF esteem were ut
tered with an emotion that was far more
expressive than any words which could
have been uttered.
The meeting was called TO order by
Capt Jack Mullen and after the roll call
and the reading OF the journal Of the
proceedings OF the last meeting the var
ious committees reported. The reports
were very gratifying.
The report Of the hall committee that
c. B. Mumford had been appointed jan
itor OF the hremens quarters was ap-
proved. A number Of applications for
membership were acted upon and a big
batch was referred 10 the proper com
mlttee
There was considerable discussion az
To the advlsablity OF appointing a per
manent investiga ting committee 10
whom should be referred all applications
for membership. Az the annual meet
ing OF the company is not far of IL was
decided to defer action upon the matter
until that time
The clerk read an extract from a Prov
idence paper relative to the parade Of
the Darktown Fire Brigade which elected
much laughter.
1t was unanimously voted 10 extend
the thanks OF the company to the Prov
idence Veteran Firemen's association for
courtesies extended on Independence Day
The local veteran association requested
the loan of the Geyser for use at the
muster 10 be held at Crescent park on
July 30. which was unanimously granted
Upon his request n was voted that
Clerk Charles r. Phillips be excused from
further attendance at meetings until
September
There was considerable talk regariqng
the parade OF the "Darktowns' in Prov
idence on Independence Day and the pre-
vailing feeling seemed to be one Of sat
isfa actory.
At $50 the meeting adjourned until
next Monday evening.
This morning ST Marys Sunday school
went down the river on the steamer Fa-
vorite The party went TO Newport har-
Dor and then returned 10 Rocky Point,
where n shore dinner was partaken Of
The party then re-embarked on the boat
and enjoyed sail through Mount Hope
bay, after which they returned home |
They went over TO the Winsor wharf TO
take the steamer. There were a number
Of visitors from Riverside and elsewhere
In the party
The excursion was a pronounced sue
cess, the various departments on the boat |
being we'll patronized by the goodly /
crowd who enjoyed the trip
REAL ESTATE RECORDS.
The following transfers OF real estate
have been recorded at the town clerks 4
office:
Alfred A White sold 10 Robert Russell
two lots OF land on Leonard avenue for
80
Robert Russell mortgaged TO A. A.
White two lots Of land on Leonard ave-
1ue for 800
Smith Shaw and Isabella Shaw sold to
George w Case. Jr.. two lots OF land at
Riverside for SO
Martha X. Barney sold TO Henry IL
md Adelaide r. Ballou lot OF land at
Riverside for $40
Samuel Hoole and wife. mortgaged to
Alfred A. White eight lots OF land at
Riverside for 500
Mary r. Gardiner by trustee transfer
ed to Charlotte G.. Garnet mortgage
or 81
LIVELY TINE.
There was n lively time near the Bar
fngton dock last right In which two
Armenians got mixed up with each other
n good old fashioned stvle. When they
'roke away one Of them was covered
With blood which flowed from knife
wound an the scalp several inches long.
ne injured man was taken TO the of
Ice Of Dr. F. r. Calef. where the now
( blood was stopped and several stitches
AIKEN 10 close the wound
GENERAL sATIsFACTIoN
There Is a feeling Of general satisfac-
lon among the citizens OF the town over
he excellent condition in which the high
'ays are AZ the present time In former
ears II has been the custom 20 cart out J
lsterial 10 repair any defect I'm the
treets but this year considerable mate : :
al has been transferred from one point
, another and several streets have bsen
ioked up and rolled down instead OF re- :,
ravelled
This course has been productive of re- ,
llts which are eminently satisfactory ,
nd entailed much less expense on the
'wn. The appropriation this wear has =
me long way further than ever be
re and there IL still something like =,
~ 70 carry the department through the .
mainder ~ the fiscal year.
Mr.. Cunningham r. n civil engineer of ,
'olihc experience and has succeeded in
'monstrnting I'm n forcible manner the =
onomy OF having an expert AZ the head =
the highway department Y
1T MELTED
local young man. was the victim, ~ =
= own fo-eetfIlness last night I'm
~ peculiar w.. He wns visiting a r
ightor who has among the members " r
: household a very attractive Young
)man During the evening the voyrg n
m vent 10 drug s',rs and purchased ir