The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-31
RIVERSIDE.
Records Ware Smashed In Great
Shape on the Bowling Alleys
Last Night Other Items.

Last night two OF this seasons records
i'm the Town league series were smashed
10 smithereens in a contest on the local
alleys between the East Providence Gro
cery Clerks and the Seaweeds. The Clerks
seemed TO have on their best bowling
clothes. as they did not have any diff
Guilty in rolling up the highest team total
which has been made thus far this year
and defeating their opponents by a good
many over "A hundred pins.
They started of in a spirited way TO ad-
minister the defeat which they had
brought with them on purpose for the
Seaweeds. and succeeded in getting away
with the FIRST two strings by majority
which Jared the other fellows pretty
hard. but I'm the third and last string the
Seaweeds had better luck and succeeded
i'm tying the score. The bowling was
very close right through the string The
Clerks won ON the roll-off.
At the end Of the second string II was
found that the seasons record for
single string in the local league had been
broken by the Clerks, who had score OF
462 To .heir credit. This total was l3 pins
ahead OF the record of the Canonlcus
Rowing club team. who had single
string total of 449. which had stood as
record ever since il was made.
The team total was also broken. the
Clerks having at the end OF the game a
total of 1877. which Is just seven points
ahead OF the cd record. which was held
by the Canonicus Rowing club.
Al He conclusion OF the bowling the
score stood 1887 to ll66 in favor OF the
Clerks. The Seaweeds nave chosen Harry
Holmes as captain In place Of Frank Sew
erance, who has retired from the team
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Last night the regular business meet
ing of Riverside lodge. No. u, X. OF H.,
held in the hall IL Grube's block,
There was large attendance OF the
members of the lodge and considerable
important business was transacted TWO
new members were voted in and the APP
plications OF two others were referred 10
the investigating committee. The FOL,
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Chancellor commander
Charles J. Kirby; vice chancellor. George
III. Johnson; prelate. Walter Il. Wells
master OF work. Pardon Nj. Carr; keeper
OF records and seal. Robert nj. Hay;
master of exchequer, Charles w. CRUDE;
master alarms. Albert NJ. Durfee; inner
guard. George Pritchard; outer guard,
Byron r.. Macon; trustees. Levi s. Win
The lodge will receive fraternal visit
from Eureka lodge of Pawtucket next
Wednesday night. collation. will bo
served and a general good time enjoyed.
GOOD WORK.
Last evening collector Of taxes was at
the Nsrragansett engine house on Turner
avenue 10 give those who desired 10 take
advantage OF II an opportunity to pay
their poll taxes without the inconve-
nience OF trip TO the town hall In order
to DO so. There was a little better busi-
ness for little while than the collector
has encountered in any previous trip to
this place which he has made for a simil-
ar purpose.
During a part of the time that the col
lector was here the taxpayers focked
around him with their money in such
numbers that he had hard work to make
out the receipts as fast as the taxes were
handed over. This continued until in "A
short time sl09 had been collected and be-
fore the end OF the evening a number OF
others sauntered In and settled their ac-
counts
GOOD SBElGHING.
Yesterday the snow packed down just
hard enough to make seighing and last
night there was goodly number out 10
enjoy the sport. Some OF the horses acted
as though they enjoyed II as much ne
their owners and until 10 o'clock the jim
gle OF bells vas frequently heard. Many
people from nelghboring towns passed
through here in sleighs, while the local
people were very much in evidence from
early I'm the evening until quite late.
BAD FALL
Mrs. Elmer Ballou who resides at the
corner OF Pawtucket and Burnside ave
rues got bad fall one day this week
She stepped on some ice which had form
ell i'm the vicinity OF her home and her
foot slipped. throwing her heavily She
vas dragging her little daughter on
sled when she fell
After the accident her arm palnel he
considerably and she went 10 the Rhode
Island hospital where IL was found tnat
she had sustained severe fracture OF the
arm near the right elbow. which was re-
dIced. At last accounts she was as COM
Portable as could be expected under the
circumstances
FAVORITE WHIST CLUB.
The regular meeting OF the Favorite
Whist club was held last night at the resi-
dence OF Mrs j. II. Monroe Mrs. Rufus
Nrghtington was high score with 80.
Mrs Durfee Cook had rs. Mrs Mendel 30.
Miss Smart q. Mrs Reed 26. The next
meeting OF the club Will be held at the
residence OF Mrs. Eldridge
After the playing several vocal and in
strumental selections were rendered
piano solo by Miss Smart being especially
good This was followed by collation.
served by the hostess 20 which ample
Justice was done