The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-19
Karl Johnson Gets 80 Days for Steal,
ing Copper Wire and Scrap.
a.
Successful Exhibition and Entertain
mant Held at Grange Hail.

on the curve south OF Red bridge.
She was walking down the track and
evidently did not hear the whistle Of the
engine as IL came tearing down the track
at a speed which left a big cloud OF dust
In its wake. The train was almost upon
her when she saw two men further down.
the track step to one side and did the
same just In the nick OF time. v-v
A CLAM BAKE.
number OF local people are preparing
TO attend clambake which is 70 be held
on the Potterwood farm In Swansea to-
morrow The bake will be held by q
number OF well known citizens who win
feast on the succulent clam and its var
ious accessories.
DUMPED lNAO RIVER.
In some manner a small building oc-
cupied by Jerry Wall on Water street.,
got on fire and those who were in the
vicinity took way of extinguishing tho
flames that Is very unusual. They united
their strength and dumped the building
into the blue waters OF the Seekonk
The fire was extinguished. but the buiN-
ing was a total loss y,v
GONE TO CONVENTION.
Last night p. c. Clarence Reed left for
New York on the Providence line steam
er. From there he will visit Philadelphia
Washington and Baltimore. In the latter
"
Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
p. g. M r. B. Lincoln and p. q. p.
Howard r. Perkins left today to take the
same trip. Mr.. Perkins goes as one of the
grand representatives from this state
IN COURT.
This morning two persons a man and
a woman were arraigned In court charged
with being intoxicated 10 such an extent
as 10 amount TO a violation of decency.
and the usual fine was imposed
CAUSED DISCUSSION.
Considerable discussion was caused
about town by the fact that the memberS
OF the town government did not await
themselves OF the invitation OF the man
agement OF Crescent Park to partake or
the good things provided In the dining
hall at the park last night.
IL has been the custom at the park TO ex-
tend this invitation each year and this Is
the first time that the various officers
and town fathers have not partaken OF
the proffered hospitality.
NEwsLETs.
The dredger is busy deepening the
channel above Phillpsdale. ~
The meetings OF the Business Mems as
sociation, which have been suspended
during the warm weather will be resumed
Monday evening ,--
A number OF promising new athletes
are among this years crop at the high,
school t.,
The work OF the tax assessors was
practically completed today.
A number OF the wires in the present
cable OF the Providence Telephone COM
pany across the Seekonk have been dis
connected, preparatory to putting in the
new cable --
large quantity OF ties for use alons
the line of the Consolidated in the way OF
repair work have arrived and are stored
by the side OF the track south OF the of
works ,r
A number of the new houses at Phil
lpsdale are very near completion -
II was said that there was a case Of
diphtheria In the lower end OF the town.
but inquiry at the health department
ELECTED the information that nothing OF
the kind had been reported
1t IL probable that Democratic head
quarters will be opened In Rays block to-
morrow. !.
There Is complaint among the farmers
that some one is stealing vegetables from
their fields