The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-05
The News Of the State.
EAST PROVIDENCE VALLEY VILLAGES
Union Cornet Bands 3Oth Ami
yersary--TOwn Democratic
Convention Other Notes.

Last night. IN honor OF their 5oth birth
day. the Union Cornet band OF Cuionlck
held a banquet at their band rooms on
ouidnisk street IN Arctic Centre the
sfrair was attended by the members OF
the band only. although that number IN
cluded some OF the former members VINO
are nov rated As hqnorsy members The
musicians gathered and FIRST enjoyed
a.. Gunner and later in the evening they
spent the time IN listening 10 the
marks OF the various members Inv
.,.en4,s wes very pleasantly passed ana
sneeohes were made by Leader ro"ois,
Treasurer oliver A. Lsngevm. tne onp
remaining charter member Albert eaN
deite. and others. 1,.,,,r
! an March 4 1874 aud at mat time Seorse
Ha.fdock OF Centervllie was elected as the
loader and Henry Goodspeed OF Moosup
was necured as the musical director. Inc
hand met In the company haH In tro'hp
| ton for a number OF years ana many
| removed It's quarters TO tho Odd fenoMs
hall in Anthony, where II rsnaiheo ~,
| some time. Its next move was TO ,he w.
Raptist meeting house in Quidnick' ana
/ tier several years there ii again, re-
| moved TO Centerville and stil later To
! Arctic Centre. Following the leadershlp
Of George Heddock the leaders were as
| follows, George Nichols, Alexander NC
| Cabs James MoCabe. Herbert sweet
| John Powers, Winfield Cornell ana tne
present leader, John Powers. OF the srao
| mates of the band Alexander McCaoe
has probsbly reached the highest round
on the musical ladder. AZ present MT
| McCabe is the organist Of the 81. Mary
| church in providencs and 10 also the as :
| sistant leader OF the American band. hl
! RousSe another former member. In at
! present a member Of Clarkes providence
band and IL the trombonist In the or
chestra at the Providence Opera house
Henry Langevjn. another trombon'st,
whose first experiences were In the local
| hand IS at present I'm C1srke's band and
plays i'm the orchestra at the Imperial
/ theatre During the history OF the hand
/ IL has PLAYED a number OF times In other
places. marching at the head OF the posts
/ OF veterans from Indiana I'm Boston I'm 20
when the national encampment OF the
/ c. A. r. was held there. In 1897 IL played
at the firemen's muster I'm Manchester
~. n and the following year ut Lowell
on St Johns day, and again In Boston
when the knight Templars held ma
tionaI convention there 1t was also in
attendance at the New England cotton
| centennial at Pawtucket. At present the
hand Is IN a iourishing condition and bids
/ fair to continue In It's present manner
| RICHARD GIRARD DEAD.
Richard Girard one OF the oldest resi-
dents OF the valley. died at his home I'm
| Arctic yesterday morning, suddenly. The
old man, who hade his home with his
daughter. Mrs +. II. Payson OF River
street, suffered what was thought TO he
a slight shock last week but since that
time he has not been considered III. lie
left the house yesterday To- go to the office
of a friend, whom he wished to sign some
papers with which he intended to secure
a pension. His family prevailed upon him
not TO go out alone. but the man said
that he could get along all right and 80
left lie returned about an hour after
wards and seemed 10 he completely eX-
hausted lie laid on the sofa and he was
then left alone. Hearing noise In the
room shortly afterwards his daughter
hastened into the room and found him
dying She at once sent for n doctor but
before one arrived he was dead The
deceased was veteran OF the civil Wal
and WAS also member OF Washington
Lodge, /. O. o. +.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
on next Tuesday evening at the Flsllc-
Vile Tabernacle church the regular quar-
terlN rally or the western fNuote lHldlu
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
Harry +. Myers OF Hnlsdale. Mich. gen
eral secretary OF the Free Baptist Youne
Peoples society Is expected 10 be present
and To speak.
II Is still impossible 90 tell the amount
OF the loss resulting from the fire IN
Pixies block I'm Riverpoint. yesterday
The building WAS badly gutted but the
stores OH the fret noor were the smaller
losers. The Riverpointt nremen were OF
the scene until late last night and found
81 necessary 10 use more water several
times during the day. What the estate in
tends to do at this point cannot at present
be said
Al the home OF Miss Minnie shippee In
Fiskeville last night the G. r. society oi
the church held a leap year party. which
was we'll attended and the guests were
well satisfied with the good time enjoyed
Games were played and refreshments
were served and the guests passed a most
delightful evening.
IL is considered n lnmentable fact that
some of the firemen at the Are In River
point we're seen under the influence OF
liquor during the time the fre was az its
height
The Monitor association OF the Quidnlcl
Baptist church gave we'll attended en-
tertalnment at the church last night The
program was rendered by the Ideal En-
tertainers' snd was most pleasing and
was fully enjoyed by all present,
LITTLE COMPTON.
: MIR. Joseph Case, who has charge o.
. the estate Of the late Henry u. LLOYD a
Seaconnet Point, recently picked up
: tautog. weighing ip. pounds on the shor,
. OF sesconnet Point. A son OF samue
Fields also picked up one ~ the sam,
place weighing eight and three-quarter