The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01

At Taunton avenue. Telephone ll2-2.
East Providence.
Saturday night the Watchemokets went
10 Westerly to visit the fair of the Rhode
Island ones in that town. The members
or the company who took In the trip say
that Il was easily the time Of their lives
the visit being full OF solid enjoyment
trom the moment they got on the cars
here until they returned home about
o'clock yesterday morning.
The boys took with them "Elephantum"
the twin brother OF "Elephanto," the tame
elephant which was captured on a trip
10 the wilds of Brockbon a couple OF years
ago. and presenated him TO the company
a. Westerly.
The presentation was made with all due
ceremony and the recipients received the
gift with all due etaoinetaointaonietrh
gift with acclamAtions OF thanks. There
was also another git made TO the West
eriy company which formerly came from
this town. although the presentation was
made by one OF the members OF the Prov
idence Veterans.
Whom the Ones visited the last fair OF
the Watchemokets the idea occurred TO
the local company would make very
good souvenir With the visiting fore
man TO think was to act and In a short
time he had taken one of the coveted
buckets from the quarters OF the Watche-
unokets and concealed IL a short distance
from the premises. where he could get It
when he got seady 10 go home.
But the whole transaction had been
witnessed by one Of tho members OF the
M n.
beiiving in the truth of the old adage.
that the second thief s the best owner.
had in turn taken possession or the bucket
and given II a free transfer TO the city.
Later ne had Il all painted up pretty and
q history OF the incident inscribed upon
it
Saturday night ne had the bucket with
him at the fair and in a few well chosen
words he gave a detailed narrative OF how
the bucket had come into his possession
and then presented It with his best wishes
TO the Westerly boys. That they were
Kreatly surprised when II was presented
goes without saying. but they recovered
enough TO enjoy a hearty laugh at their
own expense and to express their thanks
10 the gentleman from Providence.
The boys from this town enjoyed farm
wagon ride while they were there. Some
one spied the vehicle standing In the
there did not show up and make salts
factory explanation as to what right he
had to have a farm wagon In HIS pos
session IL was conhscated and rather than
not have II used at all the boys piled into
II and enjoyed ride like they used to
have down on the farm.
The company left Westerly for home
on the stonington steamboat train. ar
riying here about 4 O'clock yesterday
~ ha m "a q
trips which they have ever made. There
is an especially good feeling between the
company here and the one at Westerly
and every time one OF them visits the
other there r. bound to be something do
ing In the way of fun.
SUNDAY COURT
Susan Harvey was arraigned in the dis
tr.ct court yesterday on warrant charg-
ing her with being common drunkard.
She acknowledged the truth or the ale
ration, and was sentenced TO six months
az the house Of correction: Susan IL an
old offender. She walked into the station
and gave herself up, owning up to the
fact that her potations OF late had been
frequent enough and deep enough to
make her guilty OF the charge on which
she was arraigned
rIE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Several diphtheria cards have recently
been removed and now there Is but one
case OF diphtheria in the entire town.
There are very few scarlet fever cases.
and all Of those who are afflicted with
this ailrnent are getting along In good
shape. and IN short time all OF the
cards which are now up will probably
be removed.
There have been fewer cases OF con-
tagioas diseases during the past month
than there has been In any previous
month for a long time. There are a
great many cases of grip. and most OF
The people OF the town seem TO be suf-
fcring from more or less bad colds.
MRS HolToN's FUNERAL.
The funeral Of Mrs. Nancy ]. Horton.
widow OF the late jeremiah Horton. will
be held from the residence OF her daugh-
ter. Mrs. T.. NJ. Peck, on Anthony street.
tomorrow forenoon at IL O'Clock. Mrs
Horton was for many years one OF the
best known residents OF South Rehoobth
FoGGY WEATHER.
This morning the weather was so foggy
that IL was with difficulty that the troll
ley cars were run on their schedule time,
and even teams had 10 be run with the
utmost caution. az II was impossible to
see anything approaching at few rods
several collisions and accidents were
narrowly averted. the drivers OF vehicles
seeing each other IN number OF cases
just in time to pull up or swerve TO one
side and prevent an accident
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The nne weather yesterday brought on;
Q good attendance at all OF the Local
churches, both at the morning and the
afternoon services.
At the Second Baptist church tho pastor
Rev. q. w. Rigler. preached at both the
morning and the afternoon services. Ills
subject at the morning service was the
'Importance OF Christ and at the even
iEr service the 1.-TWO Ways" The junior
Endeavor meeting was led by Alex Mali
and the Christian Endeavor meeting by
Miss Martha Bradbury. The topic at ths
latter meeting was Every one Mission
ary." Arthur Horton played the cornei
both a. the morning and the evening ser
vices and at the latter service a very ef-
feftivc duet was rendered by Miss Rickei
and Miss Badbury.
The pastor, Rev. Allen Brown officiated
81 the First Unfversalist church at thc
morning service He delivered n very in
teresting discourse on The Importance
OF the Righteous Few.
At the United Congregational church
the pastor, Rev. G. r.. Gordon. delivered
q sermon on the topic Christ Died for
Our Gins According 20 our Scriptures.
IN a exssrfno hn fcok for hfa eflbfe~f 90.