The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
EAST PROVIDENCE
Hen Thieves Made Another Raid
Last Night.
Some Of Veterans TO Hold Series
Of Whist Parties.

East Providence branch OF Tho News is
at / Taunton avenue. Telephone 1922
East Providence.
Last night for the third time in week
a successful raid was made on a local
hennery and the thieves succeeded in get
stances, with their booty without being
caught
The victim OF last nights exploit is w.
s. Russell OF s1 Warren avenue. II was
about II o'clock when the family retired.
leaving everything apparently all right.
This morning about o'clock n member
OF the household. while doing the chores
about the place went TO feed the hens and
was dismayed to find that 10 choice
Brahmas were missing
An investigation was at once made
which disclosed the fact that during the
night the premises had been visited by
hen thieves. who had visited one coop
quite near to the house and taken there
from six fowls and then gone 10 another
and removed four more.
The matter was promptly reported to
the police but thus far no clue has been
discovered which may lead TO the arrest
OF the miscreants.
The hen thieves have made raids here
at frequent intervals and thus far have
succeeded I'm getting away without being
caught, but since the raids became 50 nu-
merous and so bold the police are keeping
a sharp lookout for suspicious characters.
who are about at night and express a firm
determination 10 capture the nocturnal.
marauders IL possible.
SONS OF VETERANS.
The local camp OF Sons OF Veterans are
preparing 10 celebrate their ninth ami
versary. The celebration will take place
on the evening OF April 6. They are also
arranging for a series OF military whist
PARTIES to be held in May. The proceeds OF
the whist parties will be used to defray
the expenses incidental to Memorial day.
lt has been the custom OF the camp 70
hold services in the town hall on the
evening OF Memorial day and II Is under
stood that this year these services win be
gotten up in manner which will eclipse
anything OF the kind which has vet been
held in this town.
There Will, OF course, be some small In
cidental expense attached to this OBJ
servance OF the custom established a few
years ago and as no admission Is charged
the necessity OF drawing on the treasury
OF the camp for this purpose will be
averted by the whist parties the revenue
derived from which will be applied to this
purpose.
TILE ART EXHIBIT.
Yesterday afternoon "A meeting OF the
teachers In the grammar and primary
grades In the town was held in the office
OF the superintendent OF schools in the
Town hall and arrangements formulated
Tor the art exhibition which II is proposed'
TO hold In the town hall
m
open from to 8 and from 7:a0 to 10
O'Clock In the afternoon and evening OF
each or the days on which IL is 20 be held
and to have Ice cream and cake and
nome made candy on sale while the ex-
moition is open.
During the exhibit music will be rem
Hoyt grammar school. The committee
having the matter I'm charge IS COMPOSED
OF J. Ellis Ames Miss Amy r. Bowen,
lde and Miss Mary f. Murphy.
DISTRICT COURT
The weekly session of the Seventh dis
trict court was held I'm the court room
IN the town hall Yesterday afternoon. The
docket was a light one, there being bit
In the case of Charles f Sutton OF New
york VS.. r. G. Dyer alias John Doe, an
which the premises Of IN" whicS posses sion IN
IL sought is the cottage house at 3s7
Taunton avenue. there was continuance
or one week. f. A. Jones for the plain
In the case OF Leander r. Peck VS..
j. O. Gladding Judgment for possession
and costs was given for the plaintiff by.
agreement OF parties. and execution is
stayed until March "a, 1904. Cooke &
Angel for plaintiff
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transactions
We're presented for record at the office
OF the town clerk YESTERDAY
Mary 7. Ide. widow OF Daniel w Ide
ct al, sold TO James Edmonds lots is and
II on the Randall e. CON plat for $40.
property OF Otto j. Mass in an action OF
assumpsit. in which the ad damnum is
placed a. $1,000 The property. attached
tate at the corner of Pawtucket and
Waterman avenues.
The writ is made returnable 70 tlS
common pleas division OF the supreme
THE RED MEN.
The regular meeting OF the local tribe
or Red Men was held In Odd Fellows hall
on Warren avenue last night. The meet
y ing 60 was % : very inieresttng one and a
as well as number of visitors were pres
ent. After the routine business had been
disposed ~ there were some interesting
for the good OF the order.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The usual services will be held at the
local churches tomorrow.
In the evening Rev. V. A Cooper will
speak az the United Congregational
ers. AT tho evening service at the Sec
ond Baptist church the pastor, Rev. G..
w. lpgler, will discourse on "Jepthas
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
The following letters are advertised at
the local postoffce for the week ending
March ~. 1904:
Ladies-Mrs. Annie n. Evans. Miss
Ferguson. Mrs Annie Friend. Mrs G.
Leila shouer. Mrs. l.. J. Mercy, Miss Mae
Mrs. Harry A. Sheldon, Miss
Sarah Stillman.
Gentlemen-S Woodbine street. Mr..
John Corbett. Mr.. Antonio Furtado. b.
G.. Lincoln. Mr.. McGarrigle William
Mr. Charles Parmelee. WIZ
liam III. Read, Jose NUNS Rezente,
Manuel Roduguis TciricL Mr.. n. +.
Spooner, Mr. J, Walsh. Mr.. Howard