The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-26

.,roe, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. There
~uss a large number OF relatives ana
friends IN attendance and a large NUMBER
=, eoys, tributes. MIR. Patterson was one
or the well known young men OF the 'oWh
and was highly esteemed by large CIR
Gle OF acuuaintsnces.
We had been III for some time and We'd
nesday' he yielded TO the raNageH OF !"
health and passed away He was the son
OF William and Eunice Patterson ana was
born In Nova Scotia, 20 years ago.
After the funeral ceremony the remains
wore taken TO the old cemetery at KUN
ford, where they were placed In tomb
STEALING COAL.
Some OF the people living within a con-
venient distance OF the tracks OF the Con-
solidated have been trying TO get away
With some OF the company's coal but ow-
ing to the vigilance OF Railroad OFFICER
Beatty they have not met with very
encouraging degree OF success.
The other night while loaded freight
cSr was standing on one OF the tracks
north OF Washington bridge sogleone
threw off a quantity OF coal from the car
but before they could pick IL up and make
their escape with II the Of
ficer WAS on their trail so hot that they
had to leave their booty.
officer Beatty gave chase but the
quainted with the territory succeeded In
making good their escape.
A NEW BOX.
Yesterday afternoon the new box on
watchemoket square for the use of the
police department was placed In position
and connected up so that Il is now I'm good
working order. The new box IL connected
with telephone instrument I'm the police
station by means of private wire belong
number OF years but for some time has
not been used
The telephone is exclusively for police
purposes and is not connected with any
exchange. IL will prove a very conve-
nient thing II will make communca-
tion with the station at all times by the
officers without the necessity OF leaving
their beats.
COLD WEATHER
IL seems that no matter how often they
20 through the bitter school OF expert
ence there are some OF the people OF this
rs well aS other towns will never realize
the fact that their water pipes arel la
bic 10 freeze up I'm cold weather Every
time there is n warm spell someone gets
careless and forgets TO shut Off his water
at night and a result there are sure tc
be more or less water pipes frozen up N
the morning whenever a cold spell sets
in.
The present cold snap is no exception to
this rule and number OF the water pipes
were found frozen up yesterday morning
and a few more this morning. II is said
that II there were 10 be a half dozer
more warm spells. followed by cold snap.
this winter the rush OF business would bs
SO great that the local plumbers would
not get the work of repairing the frozer
water pipes finished up until some tims
next August.
Be this as II NAV. Il is a fact that tn,
plumbers have teaped harvest this year
and the end OF the rush for repairs e
frozen water pipes is not yet in sight.
NEW CARS
There are number OF new fiat cari
which have not been used on the track,
or the Consolidated In the local yar6
waiting for cargoes OF coal 10 be dumpe,
into them for transportation TO Worceste
and other points in the interior. The com
psny has been putting on several cars a
a time at frequent intervals during th'
past year until at the present time the,
have a very apprecable quantity II new
rolling stock in the service for the trans
portation OF coal from tho local docks.
MIR wEBsTER's FUNERAL
The funeral OF George r. Webster Is t'
be held from his late residence. at q
Waterman avenue tomorrow at o'clock
The funeral will be a public; one, but th'
interment will be az the convenience %
the family.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transaction
have been presented at the office OF tn
town clerk for record:
Robert G.. Ray et ux. sold TO Bridge
Moran ct al. one-half OF lot Jos on tn
Grosvenor plat for $40, with all of tn
buildings and improvements thereon
Bridget Moran ct al mortgaged 10 Rob
ert G. Ray lot loH on the Grosvenor pla
with all OF the buildings and improve
ments thereon for 5000
Peter v. Murray mortgagcd 90 the Ol
Colony Cooperative bank a part OF 10
81 on the Bullock Land company pla
with the buildings and improvement
there on for s60o.
MAssAsoIT WHIST.
The regular whist meeting Of the Massa
SOFT club was held I'm the club rooms 4
the Leslie block. last night The frs
prize. a handsome silk portiere wa
won by Daniel Logan with a score OF 8
The second prize. learl-handled pCcke
knife. was won by Herbert Il. Anthony
GOOD sLEIGHING.
The sIeighing about town is as goo
now az ~ has been at any time th
winter and every day number Of loc'
people may be seen dashing merrill
through the streets to a Jingle bell az
compartment.
There are quite = number of peop
who re the happy posscssors of han'
some sleighs and high stepping horse
and they are now enjoying life TO a
limit. The spirited horses swiftly draw
ing the vehicles through the streets Wit
their jingling bells present a picture {
en.n.ation that Il well worth seeing.
DULL AGAIN.
For two or three days early I'm the wee
there was a little business before IN
district court every day. but now the IN
habItsnts Of the town. as one man says
have all got good" and for the pas
couple mornings there has been nothin
doing IN court.
THAT CITY PROPOSITION.
There IL stili considerable discussion o
the city question. although there are al
most az many propositions IN regard q
The matter ss there are people who TAX