The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-01

at Taunton avenue. Tefephone H.
East Providence
Yesterday afternoon Town sereeant
Barney took into custody Cyrus Warren
for failure to pay poii tax assessed
against him for 1eca.
Warren was taken 20 the jail. where he
was oondned until hast night, when a rels-
tive called at the institution and paid the
tax. together with the costs which had
accumulated against him.
These amounted 10 n little less than So
ths original amount of the taxhaving been
81 and the remainder being the cost OF
collection.
has occurred in this town and IL In ex-
peoted that the action against Warren on
the part OF the tax collector viii have a
eaLlutary effect on others who have been
dilatozy about paying their poli taxes.
A number OF times men who had been
kx IN this respect have been called upon
by the town sergeant and taken into Gus
tody. but they have always managed TO
pay the tax before they were committed.
in this case the greater part OF the costs
10 settle up II only takes 81 25vfgd eaeds
20 scttle up n the tax is paid before
the officer has done anything cirther than
simply take the recalcitrant into custody.
There are q number OF others VINO have
failed 10 settle although notices were
SERVED on t,aem some time ago and It Is
probable that similar course will be
adopted In other cases in the event OF the
taxes not being promptly paid
MAssAsoIr WHIST.
The nnai whist OF tho season was held
by the Massasoit club In their rooms I'm !
the Lealie block last night There was n |
large attendance and n great deal OF In |
terest was manifested I'm the playing
Tho leaders In the series were close
together that no one krew just how any
one else stood until the averages were an.
nounced at the close OF the playing
The first prize last night a handsome
dshing rod and reel captured by
George M. Houston with a score OF 81.
The second prize. a gold mounted foun-
tain pen. was captured by John r. Car
pcnter with score OF 81.
When the averages we're announced n
was found that Mr.. Carpenter led the
bunch with an average OF 42. .7s The other
averages OF the leaders were as follows:
William II. Nicholas, 42s0: Hergert r
Horton, 42.20; William c. Bliss. ~. ~; vii
liam III. Shakleford, 1870; r.. r. Allen,
4i.2e
EASTER SERVICES.
The services arranged for Easter sun !
day at the First Universalist church are 4
as follows: :
Morning worship and address by the
pastor. Rev. Allen Brown at a. m; Holy Z
Communion and sermon at 1045 a. m. and 7
evening service at O'Clock Special mu-
sic has been arranged for both the fore s
noon and the evening services. (
THE STORM. :
The storm did not make the local streets G
anywhere near as muddy as might have v
been expected. There was a thin coating r
OF mud on the surface OF the principal
streets but II was not sufficient TO inter u
NIL truf ~. 49,. / n
very disagreeable. The sewers took good I
care OF the surface water which fell and Z
aside from the disag greea BILE weather but n
little Inconvenience was caused by the e
downfall OF rain. q
personal.
Motorman Barney is confined TO his "
house with illness. n
Thomas Matthews of Brooklyn was in II
town on business trip yesterday
Thomas Mcintyre Is visiting friends I'm e
New Bedford, Mass u
John Thompson is confined 10 his home u
with an attack OF tho grip. o
TAKING OYSTERS. |" "
This morning a good-sized collection OF
small boats were anchored north OF the
washington bridge and the men were
pusily engaged In raking up oysters from
the ped or the river. Some of the men thus
employed seemed TO be getting fair
catches but none OF them had any great
quantity. The oysters we're OF fair size.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER. i
The following real estate transa ctions {
were presented for record at the town la
clerks offlcs yesterday. =.
Matthew J. Gallagher OF Pawtucket sold >.
70 Mrs. Victoria Langsvin lot "a on the -
Charlton Terrace for $40 HI
John wareham auitcalnned ,o r,h, n
quincy Adams all of bis right. titI. and
interest In and 10 lot & IA Hunts csraa- fe
terry for $40 I'm
JACOB w. Wilbur OF Brookline. Mass al
soio 10 Frank a. Carpenter lots s52 and pi
seS on Miles avenue for 81
THEY GOT FOOLED n
About $50 this morning a report like q ~
pistol shot was heard on watchemoke, :. :.
and In a moment shout everyone IN tbs =,
vicanity had rushed out 10 learn what vas =,
the trouble and having I'm mind a posstble :.
shooting ARRAY. ''
just where the shot came from was no, a,
known at hrst but in a short time II was -
oisooVered that some April Fool Joker N
mad placed on the street railroad track :.
= railroad torpedo. such as Is used for
Danger signal on tire steam railroad and
when the wheels of a passing car had
struck IL an explosion, strongly resern
bling the report OF pistol, had rling out
on the morning air.
HAULING COAL
The peculiar looking specimen OF the
genus trolley freight car used 20 haul y
coal to the electric car power station IN
again I'm commission and saw n
eral times every day d may be seen pass n
ng through the town on It's trips 20 and
rom Providence after coal. The car Is
very similar 20 the ''gondoas" used In Al
he coal hauling business on the steam W
'oads. but Is much smaller and has a 7,
rolley which ts supported by n post e.
which rises up out OF the middle OF the ~
ar. The controllers are placed on the a,
'nds OF the car In the usual manner n,
FOR NoN-sUPPoRT
The police or the Second stat In ia
Providencs took into custody Charles ga
Tsrrish OF this town on complaint OF his ca
wife Tor non-support This morning th
)nioer Monroe went 20 the city after the GO
,risoner and brougbt hfm here for mr. ma
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