The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-09
EAST PROVIDENCE
Local Streets Are in Excellent
Condition.
Watchemoket W. c. I. u. Reld
Interesting Meeting.
East Providence branch OF The News Is
at ! Taunton avenue. Ieiephohe
East Providence.

Tho streets here are IN an
condition. much better than they usually
are At this season OF the year. The Ice az
.rov are now all gone from those IN inc
central part OF the town and the traNehhs
4. GOOD both for teams and pedestrians
Nor, Of the older people or the toWh
Who have not dared 20 trust theinsel'
on the lev sidewalks during the sencle
~u,nter have appeared out for the nrst
49, !, several weeks during the past feN
DAYS. -, .t,,o tho
.aaAs IN the country will be made very
,,uadv bv the coming out OF the lros1 AZ
they usually are I'm the sprngtime.
MANY OF the farmers in the outlying SCI
tions are making active prepara,lots ~.
The commencement OF the work OF the
season which will without doubt be
hu,v one They will commence ploWlhs -
soon as the frost Is all out or the earth IN
ana are now getting ready TO pat IN thel'
early crops
THE w. c. T. u.
The monthly meeting OF the w. G. r. L
xae held Yesterday afternoon with MrS'
TrIlen Monroe at her residence on Taunto,l
avenue There was large numper Oh w
members present and the meeting was one
of the best that has been held th's sesr,
The meeting was thanks onerlns
meeting and the matter was well RESPOND
Cd 20. The state president. Mrs. Mary a.
rahcock was present and delivered an hl-
teresting address 10 the society
Miss I.ottie Rockford sang very enec-
five solo entitled, The Way 10 Dream
land" The next meeting VIII be nelu VIZ VIZ
Mrs woodbury. at her home on freeporn
avenue.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
There was but one real estate transac-
tion presented for record AT the o'''V VI
the town clerk yesterday
Joshua w. Wilbur has sold TO Maoel
fsihree lots zoe los and 1M on the East
Providence Park plat for 81
WASHED OUT.
yestardav morning IL was found INA,
the storm OF the night before had mace
ouite a washout In the sidewalk at po'h'
on warren avenue and last night IAN
tern was placed over tho place by the po-
i,co denartment as a warning 10 pedes-
trians.
Today another card was removed from
|. house where a patient had been con-
fned with the scarlet fever. The mouse
was fumigated and is now once more Tree
from quarantine restrictions.
There are now two cases OF scarlet fevei
n IN the town and about as many OF diph-
tberia All OF the pat tients are doing wei
and n Is probable that more cards will be
removed very soon
THE VETERANS,
The regular meeting Of Buekiln pos
was held last evening I'm Grand Army
hall There was a good attendance or th'
veterans but only routine business was
transacted. After this had been dispose
OF the veterans gathered about he cami
are and told "reminiscences OF the Wa
OF Rebellion.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
THE regular meeting Of Reliance lodge
was held In odd Fellows hall last night
Many OF the members OF the lodge were
IN attendance and the session proved al
interesting one. There We're several Visit
ors present and after the transaction
The routine business they made interest
ing remarks for the welfare of the order
ss did number OF the memoers oil I'M
lodge.
A BAD HABIT.
There seems to be a tendency with tn
advent of spring TO renew the hapit o
walking on the railroad tracks. despiu
the fact that IL is not only dangerous
nractfce hut against the law as well. Las
wear in addition 10 fearful tragedy
there were many narrow escapes from
fatalities caused by this practice, bu
mis- fact only seems to have .detoiren
effect for short time and then peopl
relapse back into the habit again.
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
This evening the regular meeting o
Howard lodge, knights OF Pythias' vii
be held In X. OF H. hall in Tobin's blocl
on Warren avenue. There Is considerable
business 20 come up and IL is expected
that the meeting will be an interesting
one.
The regular semi monthly meeting o
Canonicus lodge. A. O. L. w, will ais
be held tonight In odd Fellows hall.
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP
At this weeks meeting OF the Watche
moket Fire company II was announce
that the Watchemoket FIFE and drum
band, which has always been considere
as practically part OF the fire com
pany. had severed its connection wit
that organization.
The band will now work entirely In
dependent Of the fire company. with whic
~ has been affiliated. although separat
organization was maintained since its in
eeption.
THE STANDPlPE.
n Is probable that with the advent (
spring eather operations on the cot
striction OF the new standpipe which
being erected for the Fast Providen,
water company will be resumed az q
early date. Il. vas far into toe wint'
when operations were suspended on az
count OF the cold weather. which IA
Is taken 10 indicate that the compar
putting up the structure wish to con
plete Il as soon az possible and giv'
color TO the supposltion that they W
resume operations as soon as possible
BUSINESS BETTER.
Since the breaking up OF the fee aior
the coast coal vessels have been ab
60 get into this port and business no
looks like old times at the local dock
There are three vessels discharging ca
goes aggregating about 1000 tons on u
black diamonds
The schooner Henry o. Barrett Is di
charging coal AT the Wilkesharre pie
as II the barge Walton and the bars
Annie NJ. Ash IL d'scharging at the Bal
rington dock. The long lines OF cal
on the local tracks are being rapid
filed with coal and In n short time Il
thought that the men IN the local var
win be busy handling y. as they wer
before the coast became icebound
LOCAL ITEMS
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