The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-30


taurant on Bullocks Point avenue and
they will receive prompt attention and
publication.
william e. Gillen and Miss Fanny Med
bury were united IN marriage by the Rev.
Father Haney of tho Church OF tsss Sao-
red Heart last evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Martin attending the happy cou-
ple. Mrs. Martin being sister Of the
groom. After the ceremony the bridal
party went 10 the Crown hotel, where a
wedding dinner was served The bride
and groom left for the brides home on
Taylor avenue last evening during the
shower, and for this reason got away
from a lot of bold warriors" who have
since met and decided that when Mr..
and Mrs. Gillen have returned from their
honeymoon and located I'm their cosy
cottage on Washington avenue, that
both will get all that Ia coming 10 them.
1t IL rumored that Riverside is the home
OF the Providence "hrebua." for q man
who some time ego was sent TO the state
hospital for setting a building on fire has
recently been discharged from that IN
stitution and has been In charge or
relative, from whom he has escaped The
police of this town are 80 thoroughly con-
vinced he Is the man that patrolmen have
been detailed TO every lumber yard In
the town, and should this man be found
wandering about any OF the yards, he VIII
be taken into custody at once.
The committee who were appointed AT
the executive committee OF the Riverside
Improvement society at the residence OF
Mr.. Ira D. Goff Monday evening TO wait
upon Mr.. f. w. Dexter, manager OF the
Hope Land company, after much hard
work succeeded in finding that very busy
man and found him only too willing TO
appear before the regular session or the
| society held In the parlors OF Narragan-
sett Are company last evening and tell
them what he thought could be done TO
make Riverside and vicinity one OF the
| most attractive places In this country
| and that was TO make Crescent Park a
state reservation
In his remarks he said he did not think
| the residents OF the state, as rule. APP
| preciated the beauties OF Narragansett
| bay. for II they did they certainly would
| have a drive from watchemoket bridge
| 10 Harrington that would surpass In
| beauty the noted Riverside drive In New
! York
He also stated that there were many
| historical places along this shore that
/ every Rhode islander should be proud OF
| and should see TO II that they were prop
| erly cared for and handed down TO coming
| generations before they are forgotten. He
| alluded to what other leading cities had
| done In this direction and said Rhode
| Island. which is the richest state per
| capita In the union, should have been the
| frat TO have a state reservation.
| He said that so far as the Hope Land
| company was concerned that they would
| contribute all OF the land that was neoes-
sary and was positive that many In
/ dividual land owners along the proposed
| route OF the driveway were ready 20 do
l the same.
He told tho society that the time 20
| make the start was now and IL the
project was carried through 10 a success-
| full end the value Of every piece OF prop
erty aiong the land would be very much
enhanced. owing 10 the shower and the
| fact that the committee had not found
Mr.. Dexter as early MS they expeotsd 10
the attendance was not az large a. II
should be. but the real workers Of the
society were on hand.
Mr.. James CASSIDY, the aged man who
| was struck by oar at Bullock's Point
| station about noonsime yesterday. and
| who has been In I'll health for some time
| IN resting comfortably and In fact other
than a cut over hts right eye, which was
| dressed by DR.. Corc. IL enjoying his
| uruai health. but his many relatives and
| friends are onGratilatins him upon Ills
| fortunate escape.
The riverside Social club will hold It's
| dr.t regular meeting in Grube's hall this
evening when at lSast six names will be
| added 10 the roster OF the club.
Damon Chapman has broken ground for
a new cottage on washington avenue.
Mr.. Elhs Pierce. who has been visiting
friends IN New Hampshire. has rsturnsd
q. r. Anthony OF the Anthony Coal and
Iurber company, II enjoying his annual