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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
VALLEY VILLAGES
Rubber Party at CentreriIIe.
Church Notes and Other
Valley Happenings.

Last night at the homo Of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Tyler at Centerville the Epworlh
league connected with the NJ r.. chulch
Of that place met and held rubber
social The admission fee was I'm the
form OF old rubber and 20 enter eaoh
member was forced 60 present some or the
"gum" in some form. The rubber thus
gathered was laid apart and will be sold
10 n Junk dealer later. The social IN
Guided Hrst the rendition OF a musical
program and later general social good
time Refreshments were also served he
fore the Anal number ended and was con-
siderd a huge success in every respect
FUNERAL OF SAMUEL SANBORN.
From his late homo in Anthony this
afternoon the funeral Of Samuel W. San
born was held. the same being attended
by a large number OF the friends and
relatives of the deceased and being In
charge OF Rev a. s. Putnam, pastor OF
the Quidnick Baptist church, where the
deceased was wont TO attend when eliv-
ing After the service the remains were
taken 10 the Knotty Oak cemetery, where
they were entombed TO await more IA
vorable weather for interment. The de-
ceased was rs vars old and leaves a son
and daughter TO mourn his loss.
CHURCH NOTES.
The services at the Fiskville Free Bap-
tist church tomorrow will be as follows
Preaching service at 10;45 a. m: Sunday
school at u m; Young Peoples meeting.
$50 y. m; evening preaching service at
o'clock. Al the latter service the
New Century Volunteer band viii be I'm
attendance and VIII lead a praise service
10 he held previous 10 the evening SER
vice
Special choir music will be rendered at
both the morning and evening services az
the PheniX NJ. y church tomorrow and
in the evening prior 10 the opening of
the evening preaching, an organ recital
viii be rendered by the organist' Silss T.
Nye.
Rev John Stewart OF Providence is
expected TO be az the Crompton Baptist
church tomorrow morning at the regular
service and to preach.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
Mizpah circle Kings daughters, held an
interesting meeting az the home OF Mrs.
William Howarth this afternoon. The
social session was omitted however.
which custom has been observed during
Lent.
The friends OF Thomas y. Bradford of
Phenix paid him surprise visit last
night. The party numbered about n
score and evening was passed in a very
pleasant manner. the guests playing
games and enjoying themselves in a gen
eral social way Refreshments were
served before the party broke up and the
guests finally left, well satisfied with the
result OF the affair
McGregor post. G.. A. r.. met as usual
In its hall In Phenix last night but
beyond the regular routine of business
there was little OF Importance done
An unparalleled event occurred IN the
valley yesterday when two OF the local
cars made two trips In the afternoon
ahead OF time.
Although there was n large amount OF
water fell yesterday the damage was OF
little moment. At Young's avenue the
usual amount OF water flowed down into
Allen street but one man stationed there
by the railroad company succeeded In
keeping the sand off the track
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WARREN.

Rev. Mr.. Fischer will occupy the pull
services. Rev. II. w wauen will preach
at the morning and evening service in the
Baptist church Tho pulpits in the other
churches will be occupied hy the respec.
dive clergl men.
The weekly choir rehearsal OF the n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
MILL BLEW UP;
TWO FATALLY INJURED

Portland. Me, March Zone OF the
mills OF the Oriental Powder company at
Newhall was blown up today. Two en-
ployes. Herbert Shaw. aged 81, and
James Freeman. were injured. the former
probably fatally.
The explosion occurred while the men
were repairing machinery The mill con-
tained very little powder, az Il had just
been cleaned out and II was due 10 this
that both were not instantly killed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
SUDDEN DEATH,
James Armstrong Had Been III With
Asthma Ruomed on Pine Street.

James Armstrong. SO years old. who had
been roomng at $50 Pine street, died sud
denly at $3.50 o'clock this morning
Armstrong had been suffering from
asthma for several months and last night
felt so badly that he decided to sleep or
"A lounge I'm the sitting room.
After midnight he became alarmingly
i'll. and DR.. s. p Graham was sent fC,-.
Armstrong died before the doctor arrived
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19

~ hope" said the thrifty old farmer.
that YOU have something laid Up for
rainy day"
Sure thing replied his nephew from
the city. I've got seventeen borrowed
umbrellas Chicago News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
Ihe News Of the State.

added 10 the oneyyiile Free library.
Edward Moore. conductor on the Dan
ielsonville line, Is the guest OF friends
in this place today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
RIVERSIDE.
The Result Of Last Nights
Bowling Was Decidedly In.
teresting--Other Local Items

Last night the series OF contests I'm the
town bowling league was brought 10 an
interesting close by the game between
the Canonlcus Rowing club team and the
local grocery clerks
As a result OF the game. which was
victory for the Rowing club team the two
teams arc tied for irst honors In the
league. There was large attendance Of
enthusiastic spectators who indulged
their roofing propensities 10 the limit
every time a good play was made by their
favorlte team.
The victorious team took the first two
strings after a hard fight and the third
string went TO their opponents. The totals
were i2i4 for the Csnonicus Rowing club
team and 1914 for the grocery clerks.
Gaffney Of the rowing club team was
high man both ways, getting out with l03
as his single string score and :6s for his
total on three strings For second three
string total Crumb and Dan Mclaughlin
were tied with 257.
ANNUAL VISIT.
Tomorrow evening Bishop MvNickar
will mike his annual visit 10 ST. Marks
church for the purpose OF administering
confirmation. on previous years the
church has always been crowded when
the bishop made his visit and Il is ex-
pected that this year will be no exception
GETTING READY.
The local farmers are making active
preparations for getting IN their early
crops IL is said that when the winter is
severe the summer is usually hot and dry
and II is expected that during the coming
season there will be more or less OF
drought
In case like this the farmer depends
largely on his early crops for his seasons
profits and for this reason IL is expected
that there will be somewhat more early
planting this year than is usual
STILL FLOODED.
There are number oft he local cellars
which are still flooded TO a certain extent
with water although they are not as bad
in this respect as they were a short time
ago.
The residents on BulIocks Point avenue
are beginning TO think about the advisa-
bihty OF trying 70 get sewer put in as
they feel that there is need OF such an i'm,
provement and are willing TO stand a
sewer assessment in order TO get IT,
There are others. however. who do not
look with favor on the scheme as they
say that before any such improvement is
put In something should be done towards
having the street widened. This. Il Is
urged would do away with any danger OF
having TO change a sewer system on the
street after such system had once been
put in.
SPRING OVEREIAULJNG.
A number of the local boat owners are
beginning 10 give their crafts "A spring
overhauiing preparatory 10 an early
launching There are TO be several addi-
tions TO the local feet this year and the
interest In yachting is greater than ever.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
NICKEL PLATE ROADS NEW
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS.

One way or round trip tickets on safe
March 1st and 18Th; April 5th and 18th.
For further Information apply TO J. y.
Elmer. g. Il. A.. Chicago, Jn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
Wife WAS IN.
BACHELORS
ROOMS

New York. March 1s-Dr. Josiah p.
Ansonia, claims to have found his wife
attlred only in pajamaS supping with
Samuel r. Brill, on the night OF January
2 last, at Mr.. Brilrs apartments in West
Twenty-seventh street. lie told his story
10 Justice Trusx in the supreme court
yesterday in n suit to obtain an absolute
divorce.
Aimee. the wife was ~ that time a
bride OF little more than six months,
but the doctor claims to have been sus-
picious of her conduct for some little
time. On the night OF January hast.
be was accompanied by Ernest f. Chown.
hotel manager: Clarence II. SANFORD
and william A. Segusne. ", TO the
Beverwyck apartrnent-house They armed
themselves with a. hre-axe snd other
weapons. and the doctor at the signal
smashed in the door OF the bachelors
apartments Screams were heard with
IN, but before the doctor had demolished
the door IL was opened, according TO the
evidence given before Justice Triax yes
terdey and disclosed Mrs. Thornley, at
tired I'm paJamas.
Mrs. Thornley,. so the testimony went.
nearly tainted at the sight OF her hus-
hand and his friends. and rushed be-
tween them and her companion. There
was n struggle for n short time In the
apartment. according to the evidence
given before Justice Trliax. eliminating
iii Dr. Thornley, saying TO his wife:
Get into your clothes Immediately and
come homo With me"
She obeyed her husbands orders and
hc escorted her In tears from the apart
ment.
Mr.. Chown and Mr. Sandford corrobo-
rated this story and Justice Truax re-
served decision. Mrs. Thornley, did not
appear at the trial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
RHODE ISLAND PERKINS HORSE SHOE

At a meeting OF the board OF Directo|
held this day, a quarterly dividend
ONE AN ONE QUARTER uL) PT
GENT was declared on the Preferr
Stock OF this Company, payable on {
18th day or April. 1906. TO stockholders
record. April End. 1894.
CHARLES R. STARK. Treasured
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19

East Providence branch OF The News is
az ! Taunton avenue. Telephone 1922.
East Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
ANNUAL VISIT.

Tomorrow evening Bishop MvNickar
will mike his annual visit TO ST. Marks
church for the purpose Of administering
confirmation. on previous years the
church has always been crowded when
the bishop made his visit and Il is ex-
pected that this year will be no exception.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-19
IN 0LNEYv|LLE.
Sleepy Afternoon Mot So Bad.
Had a Serious Fall.
Found Sum Of Monsy-Rls
Hand MangIed General News

Olneyvillo branch of the Providence
News is at Hefernon's News Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone i0-West
The Washington times., 1904-01-08
STORY OF A WORD

In his article. rs English Becoming
Corrupt?' in "Harper's Magazine" for
January, Prof. Lounsbury tells the in
teresting history of the word mob, -
originally corruption, but now an &C
cepted part of the language:
Let us now take up the consideration
of one of the corruptions which has lived
through its day of trial and has been
long received into the best literary
society. 1t is the abbrevation mob
This is nothing but a fragment Of the
full Latin original mobile vulgus'-the
fickle common people First the noun
'vulgus' was dropped. Mobile coming
Into common use, was in a few years cut
down TO mob BY Swift IL was abomi-
ne ted to his dying day as a peculiarly
odious kind of slang. Addison sympa-
thized with this feeling. In No. I95 Of
the Spectator mob is put down by him
as one OF the ridiculous words which he
fears will in time be looked upon as part
Of the speech.
There must have been then a host Of
minor defenders of the purity of our
tongue who bewailed its increasing use
and pointed TO that fact as evidence OF
the growing degeneracy OF the language
But the assailed form stoutly held its
ground and outlived it's censurers Ad-
dison's fears have been realized The
abbreviation has thoroughly established
Itself. Accordingly a word which their
predecessors stigmatIZed as a corruption
Of the vilest kind is now used unhesitat-
ingly by the most precise OF modern
pun lists. The reason Of its prevalence Is
obvious. Ii came to supply a very gem
uiHe want. There is no other single
word that conveys definitely the idea OF
particular sort Of riotous assemblage"
Boston Transcript.
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STRENGTH CONSISTENT
THROUGH BOTH LISTS
Advances Well Distributed in Railroad
and Industrial Stocks-Activity in
Colorado Stocks.

NEW YORK, Jan. S-The stock mar
ket this morning. while dull, showed
consistent firmness. due to the less dis
turbing news from the Far East, and
also 10 the increasing ease in the none
tary situation
Colorado and Southern issues advanced
sharply on the prospect of an early col
lapse of the Colorado miners strike.
There We're also special movements in
Iowa Central preferred, Kansas City,
Southern preferred. and Des Moines and
Fort Dodge St Lous Southwestern pre-
ferred was unusually active and ad-
vanced over a point on reports of a fav-
orable outlook for earnings.
In the industrial group renewed sup
port in United States Steel preferred
was apparent. Amalgamated Copper,
after advancing y a point, became
heavy. and reacted over ! per cent.
Westinghouse advanced IL per cent
Western Union was in better demand
and rose over per cent on expect atoms
of the receipt of a large sum from the
settlement with the American Bell Tel
ephone Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was the lead
er OF the local traction group. having d
maximum gain of 1ss per cent The
speculation was quiet. and showed some
tlmld1ty. but there was no pressure in
any direction. Governments were I'M
changed. Railroad bonds firm
The market opened mostly higher and
fident throughout the list The largest
gain was 1Ss i'm Baltimore and Ohio,
due 20 expected listing of it on the Ber-
lin bourse. Atchison, Brooklyn Rapid
Terminal. rose 3. The international
INST rose fully Is on the average.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Jan. S-The strong
Liverpool market caused a firm opening
in the local cotton market today The
market at New Orleans is closed, and
there were good orders from that sec
ton. Private cables from Liverpool
said that spinners were becoming un-
easy and might soon again buy freely
Reflection OF natural caution by the
bulls over loading up too freely when
the war news might. without warning.
MI the market with sellers was noted.
Port receipts are very light as com
pared with last year. Weather in the
South is cloudy with some rain in
eastern parts
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TOO NEAR HIS FIGURE.

Apropos OF recent revelations as 70
corruption in Federal office, a Washing
ton man tells story OF how Gen. w. F.
CBaldy) Smith fought the temptation
In civil war days. The veteran Yer
monter was stationed in a Southern
State and was ordered 10 prevent any
cotton shipments through his lines.
This meant vast loss 10 the planters.
some Of whom quietly gave him TO
understand that he would lose moth
ing by relaxing his vigilance. Smith
Indignantly got rid OF them. and wrote
10 Washington asking 20 be relieved
from that location. The planters finally
came down 10 specific offers. their last
bid being $4,000. The general had sent
70 Washington full details regarding
these interviews and when the planters
offered the sum mentioned he wired;
Must be transferred 20 some other
command at once. They are getting
too near my figure. brooklyn Eagle.
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COURT RECORD.

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Anderson
Hancock VS.. Hancock; Stuart Nc
Namara appointed to defend and proof
ordered taken before T. II. Fitnam, ex-
aminer Bailey VS.. Bailey; order of
publication. Buhler VS.. Butler; rule
to show cause returnable January %
McDermott VS.. Fitz Gibbon; Edward J..
Ray appointed guardian ad Item. Wood
field vs. Woodheld; rule to show cause
Ieturnable January q.
Bankruptcy Court-Justice Anderson
In re the News Publishing Company
rule TO show cause.
District Court-Justice GouId-In re
condemnation of square $50; payment by
clerk Of certain claims ordered.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Could
Alexander VS. WILSON,; alias summons
ordered served upon certain defendants
Fairfax VS.. Small; certain proceedings
vacated and sale set aside.
Circuit Court No. l-Justice Barnard
Bernard ct al VS.. Supreme Order or
the Golden Cross; demurrer to declara-
days Washington, Potomac and Chesa-
peake Railroad VS.. Chesapeake Beach
Railway; supersedeas bond fixed at
$50, 600. O'Dwyer VS.. Northern Market
Company; bill Of exceptions filed.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Pritch-
ard-United States VS.. Bradford f.
Pierce, forgery; order fixing bond at
81 900; recogniZance, 81, 900. with Zeph F.
Moore as surety. taken.
Probate COurt-Justice Wright-Estate
Of John 9. Lonthan; order appointing
guardian ad litem. Estate OF Israel p.
Holton: petition of Jerusha NJ. Holton
for probate of viii as TO real estate
and letters testamentary; attorneys,
petit. petition Of guardian for allowance
for ward
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Barry Farm-Bella S. Leopold to VIII
liam, Catherine NJ, William, and Nan
ME Davis. part lot So section s. $3.50
ZIG to 1120 c Street northeast-Johu
II Bryant et ux- to Lafayette C.
LooInis. lots 30, 81, and 30, square 9Se, $40
7 Street northwest between Eight
eenth and Nineteenth Streets-Lewfs z.
Breuninger ct uX. to Fred o. Knight
lot lie. square 132. $40.
Moore q Barbour's Second Addition
Louis II. Meyers ct ux. TO Frederic W.
Rhinelander. lot q, block 5, SO
Northumberland Green u Real
Estate and Improvement Company. lot
l6l. block 4. $945
Columbia Heights-Kennedy and Davis
Company to Elizabeth Wagner, lot S.
block "a. $40.
Twenty-fourth and L Streets north
west darlington Flats)-Charles F.
Nesbit. surviving trustee, to E. C. Hal
liday. part lot 3. square %. S13. 200.
Sixteenth Street. between Massa-
chusetts Avenue and o Street north
west-Charles w. Clagett ct al. trustees.
TO Rudolph B. Behrend, lot 10, square
1Sl. 80.
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IN 1903
AGGREGATE 1909
Total Liabilities Amounted to SI55,-
444,Is5-Dun's Report Shows In
crease in Insolvencies.

Commercial failures in the United
States in the year 1903. as reported by
r. C. Dun & Co, were 12.O69 in number,
and S155. 444, 1856 in amount Of liabilities,
compared with 11.615 insolvencies in
1902. when defaulted Indebtedness ag-
gregated Sill, 476, 100. The Increase in la
biities occurred chiefly in the manufac-
turing class. where 1909 failures. for
$40, 59S, IA, compared with 2,749, for &7,-
lss, $50 in the preceding year. an increase
of almost exactly so per cent in amount.
Trading failures were $40 In number.
for So. 1888. against S,249 in 1902. for
S56, OS1. $50. Other commercial suspen-
sions. not properly included in either Of
the two principal classes, numbered $50.
and embraced an Indebtedness of S22.-
zoo. 72s. compared with 617 defaults. for
s14. 2O6, 400. in the previous year. OF
banks and other institutions of a
strictly fduciary character. there were
l21 suspensions during 1903. and the in
debtedness reached S2s. 6s5. 766. against 81.
for 81. 9lO.5O7. in the preceding year.
These returns do not include the
United States Shipbuilding collapse or
the few railway foreclosures of the
year. which could not properly be in
cluded under the classification Of these
tables.
Failures for more than 100000 each
were numerous IN manufacturing, 156
concerns supplying almost two-thirds of
the total liabilities. so that the average
for each OF the remaining 2,Ss3 defaults
was only $1O,243, which Is less than
similar average for 1902. and well below
the average for the decade
So. as to trading suspensions. So sup
piled over one-fourth of the defaulted
Indebtedness. and the other 1885 failures
averaged only S5.331 each, or less than
any previous year of the decade. AS
$50 large failures supplied almost one
half of the total liabilities for the Y O69
failures in 1903. the average of the re-
naming failures was not large, being
S6.S44, against S7.O26 in 1902.
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GOOD LUCK IN COAL.

Among other coal folklore is the bur
glars firm faith that the possession of
a piece confers good luck. and when
searched In the police station Il is usu-
at. found in his pocket. A belief IN
coal as a talisman is said to have been
held by the early Brftons. and It Is fire.
quently found I'm their burial places
converted into personal ornaments Be
levers IN dreams maintain that to
dream Of coal is a certain sign of COM
ing riches. Then, too. there Is the spec
ulum. or mirror of divination. Of Dr.
Dee. which subsequently formed part
OF the strawberry Hill collection. It
was formed Of camel coal, though the
doctor pretended to have received It
from the angels.-London Chronicle.
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JOAN OF ARG RELATED
TO AN ITALIAN FAMILY
Documents Found Proving Her Father
Was Ferrante Ghisilien Who
Went to France in 1901.

ROME. Jan. S.-Documerts have been
found tending to prove that Joan Of Arc
was the daughter of an Italian, who
was descended from the Ghisilieri fam
lily. This family came from CONSTANT.
nople I'm 1413 and settled in Bologna
After the estates of Ferrante Ghisilieri
had been usurped by Giovanni Bent
wogalio. he emigrated to France in I4Ol,
where he had three children, one OF
whom was Joan. The documents say
that it is difficult to ascertain the truth,
because Ferrante Ghisiieri after his
arrival in France, changes his name to
dare
The Washington times., 1904-01-08

Between the sentimental effect of the
passing of the dividend on Steel common
and the Wall Street scare over threat
ened war in the Far East, commission
business has declined to almost nothing.
This is making brokers feel pretty blue.
A good many of them are looking for
ward to a better market after the first
of the year Outside confidence APP
peared to be returning the sheets were
showing balances on the long side, and
clients even who were not active seemed
to be getting interested. Now all OF
that has changed
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COTTON BULL SULLY
INVADES STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK. Jan. S--Daniel J. Sully
the former Rhode Island cotton buyer.
who recently became a millionaire by
his successful operations as a bull in
the cotton market. has closed arrange
ments with Edward Morrison for the
purchase of his seat on the New York
Stock Exchange.
II is said Sully paid $6S. 900 for the seat,
Sully recently bought four seats on the
New York Cotton Exchange for $50 900.
three on the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change for $4,000 and one on the New
York Coffee Exchange for $3.50.
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REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING NOTES

being to settle up the estate Of the
late A. 5. Abel. of Baltimore, and make
division among the heirs. At that
time the highest price offered was
S195, 900, at which figure the property
was bid in by Walter w. Abel. The
auction yesterday was conducted by c.
c. Sloan. and was attended by a num-
Der OF wealthy men. No date has been
fixed for another sale, and II Is not
improbable that an attempt may be
made TO sell the building at private gale
Property owners on the line Of Rhode
Island Avenue extended are circulating
a petition to Congress TO extend she
thoroughfare farther. from Fourth Street
northeast to the District Line the
Commissioners have recommended in
their estimates extension to Fourteenth
Street northeast; the District Line
crosses at Twentieth Street.
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BILL TO CREATE BOARD
TO CONDEMN BUILDINGS

Il bill to create a board for the con-
demnation Of unsanitary buildings in
the District was introduced by Mr.. Gal
linger and referred to the District Com
mittee.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Mcmillan two years ago. Two impor-
tant sections have been added to the
original bill. and relate to the methods
by which property owners may take
appeals.
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CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

considerable discussion. There is much
speculation as to the origin and char
acter of the orders and intent of the
buyers The buying on which the stock
advanced sharply only a few days be-
fore the passing of the dividend is still
unexplained