The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08
EAST PROVIDENCE
4 Successful Dance Was Held
Last Night In Town Hail.
Massasuii Club Whist Scores.
interesting Local Items.

East Providence branch OF The News Is
at Taunton avenue. Telephone H.
East Providence
A very euccessful dance was given In
the town hall last night by Messrs. Alers
Bryant and Sherman. Music was furnish
Cd by Tlnkham's fremont orchestra.
There were q dances on the program and
the foor was filled in every set.
Albert r. Alers acted as floor director
and Allen W. Bryant and George Lidstone
a. aids.
MASsASOIT WHIST.
AZ the weekly whist meet OF the Massa-
soft club last night the first prize. a fish
ing rod and reel was won by George Il.
Hull His score was ST. William c. Bliss
captured the second prize. a set of nut
picks by a score OF A.
CARD REMOVED
This morning the last diphtheria card
In the town was removed The entire town
In now free from this diseaSA Four cases
OF scarlet fever the cards for which will
De TciUONtQ SOon ere all the GOUldklOuS
diseases there are in town at the present
time.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
marriage license was issued yesterday
70 James McElroy and Mary l.. Babcock.
POLICE REPORTS.
The report OF the chief OF police for
the month OF December shows rather
quiet month in police circles Total num-
Der o: arrests %. males a. females 2.
foreigners l5 Americans II, residents
IL. non-residents 3. cases OF arrests as
sault and battery /. bastardy 2. common
drunkards l. drunkenness Is, evading
payment for food !, idle persons 3, larceny
]. receiving stolen goods /, safe keeping
]: commitments, 10 jail II. State Work
house g. Reform School 1. building
found open and secured IL. cases investi-
gated 3. disturbances suppressed 4,
value OF stolen property recovered s5l.6o,
water found running. and owner notified
]. officers fees received and paid TO the
town treasurer $3.50.
A COBwEB PARTY
About % young persons OF the town
assembled at the residence OF Mr. Albert
Kellogg on Summit street last evening
10 attend cobweb party given I'm honor
of Miss Lucy Childs of Lee Mass. who
Is visiting at the kellogg residence.
The first part of the evening was con-
sumed in unravaIling numberless yards
of cord which had been strung about the
room and around various objects Al
the end of each cord was a very pretty
gift as a reward for the successful com
pletion OF the task Several piano Sc
lections were rendered by Miss Mamie
Slocum, after which all adjourned to the
dining room for supper Several very
amusing stories We're told. and after sup
per the game OF pit was INDUCED in.
There were some members OF the party
who endeavored TO. outrival some OF
the brokers on the stock exchange. Miss
Childs was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Kellogg and Mrs. Clarence Budlong.
THE POST OFFICE
But few people have any idea Of the
amount or business transacted at the
local post office. There are % mails
every day, II IN each direction and the
force In the office is kept busy attending
20 them and looking out for the routine
details OF the office The arrival and
departure OF the mails are as follows:
Mails leave for Providence at $40, $50,
1870 and 1880 a. m. and at 1890. 2:30.
$3.50 and 1880 p. m.
For Fall River at 1885 a. m and
s:S5 p. m.
Malls arrive from Providence at 5:22.
r35, 9:57 and II 30 a. IN. aud at i:iO, 3:i5
tsO. $3.50 and 7:sO p. m.
From Fall River at 1920 a. m. and
800 p. m.
Each mail is closed half an hour be-
fore or after It's scheduled time OF ar
rival or departure
IMPERIAL CLUB WHIST.
At the weekly whist OF the Imperial
Social club this week there was some in
teresting playing. The players of the
club are divided into two parties. one Of
which Is captslned by John Hogan and
the other by John Clancy
This week the latter party was sue
cessfui. pulling out "a points ahead Of
the other side
The Hogan contingent. however is Sc
points to the good and their opponents
Will itry 10 wipe that out ~ the next sit
ting, which win he the last Of the tour
nament.
HUNG UP.
"A pile driver owned by the McKlnnon
CONSTRUCTION company got hung up on a
pile at the end OF the company's dock
yesterday. and has not yet come on.
One end OF the scow s elevated upon
the pile while the other floats upon the
surface OF tho seekonk
ROOM FOR ONE MORE.
There was probably room for one more
or dozen. for that matter. on an Eas,
Providence car which came over from
the city about 6 o'clock last night but
only a greedy corporation IN search OF
nickels could discover whore II was. A
reported counted SO people upon the car
and AZ one firnc a was crov-ded eo ,ts,
there were not straps enough 60 gc