The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-08
EAST PROVIDENCE
Local Contractors Have Con-
tracts From Gas Company.
There Are Few Cases Of Con-
tagIous Diseases Now.

,eciallv favored by the Providence Gas
.omnanv I'm the matter OF awarding con-
racts for work on the big gas tank which
hat company is about to erect on Aiien
,vsnue I'm Providence. The contracts are
arge ones and will consume some tiiho III
heir fulhlment. ..i>,s Ia
,elng done by Joseph Mccormick, VINO
,as had a force OF men on the Work lor
some time. The Job OF putting IN the pie
has been let 10 the MciNIn
non Piledriving and Construction Coni-
pany and as soon as the excavations nav.
far enough 10 permit vi
they will have a force or men anu SV''
pile drivers at work.
The tank the contract Tor whch haS
not vet been let by the gas company IL 70
he a monster capable Of holding more gas
than any tank ever built I'm this secuoi
before.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday another case OF diphtheria III
the Watchemoket district was reported n
card was removed from another mousse III
the same district. There are now but TWO
cases OF diphtheria In the town. aithousn
but a short time ago there was a humper
OF cases and a spread of the disease was
feared.
There are at present four cases or scar
let fever All OF the patients are reported
as doing well and I'm n short time the
cards will be ready TO come down.
SUNDAY COURT
Yesterday morning George Mere
weather. who had been brought IN from
the Second station, was arraigned before
Judge Bliss on a charge OF carrying con-
cealed weapons. He owned up TO the iac.
that he had carried revolver concealed
on his person and was sentenced to pay
fine OF 800 and costs. After being SEN
fenced on this charge he was arralgned
on a charge Of defacing building owneo
by A. A. White at Riverside. On this
charge he got s. and costs.
IT WAS FOGGY.
The warm weather yesterday produced
a fog which covered the town for part
of the day so effectually that IL was al
most impossible 10 see anything 90 yards
away and the street cars had TO be run
with extreme caution i'm order to make
sure that there would he no collisions
with teams or other cars.
For two or three days the rails have
been so slippery that the cars on some OF
the lines have been running under dini-
culties, the wheels of the cars having
hard work to get a grip on the rails.
WANT SERVICE AGAIN.
! The local merchants IN the vicinity OF
| Watchemoket square are seriously think
ing OF trying TO get the Pawtucket and
! East Providence street car service
which was transferred from Watchemo'
ket square 10 lngraham's corner trans
ferred back again as they say that IL has
made very apreciable difference In theii
sales.
When the line only ran to Phillipsdal'
the terminus was on the square. bu
when ii commenced to make through
trips the terminus was changed to In
| graham's corner from which point tn
| cars OF the line have since started of
| their half hourly trips TO Pawtucket.
IL is said that the loss OF trade 90 loca
merchants caused by the change has beer
quite extensive and for this reason the
want the line TO run from the square a
formerly.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The services at all OF the churches yes
terday were very we'll attended. especial
IN at the Haven NJ f. church, where q
the evening service there WAS a very III
teresting missionary discourse.
At the Second Baptist church the pas
. tor. Rev. G. w. Rigler, preached an in
structive sermon In the morning o
"christian Privileges" In the evening hi
subject was '1srael's Decision" Tn
, Junior Endeavor society meeting was le
, by Horace Reed and the Christian El
subject at the latter meeting was "Chrl'
for the World and for Me-
Tuesday evening a meeting of the Men
: league will be held In the church. II
: meeting will be addressed by eRv. w.
! Greene OF Natck. The Womans Churc
: Aid society will meet at the parsonas
"Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Emma +. Reed, superintendent
: the primary department of the Sunda
; school will read a paper at the meeting
z urinary Sunday school teachers 10 be he
I'm the Cranston Street Baptist churc
r Tuesday evening. Three were baptized
the pastor at the evening service.
At the Haven NJ. T. church the sacr
Y ment of the Lords Supper was admin
y tered by the pastor. Rev. John Il. Blak
and three candidates were admitted
membership In the church.
a The pastors topic In the morning W
q s'rhe Law and the Gospel The Epwor
i League meeting was led by John Taudvi
i In the evening Rev. w. J. Ward or III
! Fiver. Mass. delivered a very interesti
~ missionary address. II partook largely
the nature OF a report OF the missiona
~ convention held at Philadelphie.
p At the First Tnversaist church
"a pastor, Rev. Allen Brown. took for
II / subject at the morning service. God He
=. Us" and at the evening service he preac
: cd OF "The Doctrine Of the Univer'
n, | brotherhood or COO. meeting oI I
"A Rallou society will be held I'm the chur
Wednesday afternoon.
AT the United congregational chur
Rev. e. T.. Gordon. the pastor took
le his subject at the morning serv
he shining" I'm the evening he preached
Peter in Person"
ip The Christian Endeavor meeting "
n led By Alva n. Fisher. The subject "
Christ for the World and for Me"
The United Workers Will meet Tuesd
w afternoon with Miss Whitaker. The wee
- - ly prayer meeting will be held with 10
~ McAusland. Thursday evening. and V
- entine social will be held at the sa
y, ~ place, Friday evening. The c. II.
- elected the following officers:
=. President. Edwin II. Gorton: vice pre-
!, dent. Archibald Bunn recording sec
:, tary, Grace l.. Wallen; correspond
= secretary. Lizzie Scott: treasurer. Orr
" L. Wallen. lookout committee, Cornell
Bourne Sarah A. Wallen, Leila My
prayer meeting committee. Grace l. w
I'm leu Alva n. Fisher. Louis q. Walk
- Lizzie Scott: social committee. Edith
a., Con-. Archibald Bum. Ida Williams; 81
"a day school committee l.. Belle Mil