The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-29

East pfovidence branch or Tne News IL
81 Taunton avenue, felepnone ll-"
East Providence.
Complaint is made that hen thieves
have been pretty active lately and sew
.rsl OF the local hennerys have suffered
from their dcpredat'ous. one man Is
r-asas neavly 20 hans which have been
stolen at various ,frn-s turing the past
few months and there are several othsrw
who have lost more or less OF their fowls,
although none ~ the others have lost
90 heavily as this man
There 10 q standing reward Of Npn out
FOR the capture Of this class or thieves
ard many people about town are keeping
their weather eyes open, but In spite OF
fbis fact and the vigilance OF the police
the depredations are continued and the
thieves escape without harm.
The depredstions are for the most part
committed IN the OUTLYING districts,
where there are no policemen. and all the
proteetion the hem roosts have II afforded
by the owners who have TO sleep some
time and consequently lose some of their
fowls at frequent Intervals.
SUNDAY SERVICES
The services AZ all OF the local churches
Yesterday were well attended. many OF
the people Of the town turning out TO
attend both the moving and the after
noon services. AZ the First Universslist
church. the pastor. Rev. Alien Brown
preached IN the morning on Divine
punishment" The mid week service win
Ne held in the church THURSDAY evening
at o'clock.
At the United Congregational church
the pastor. Rev. C. Y. Gordon. preaehe ed
IN tho morning from III Timothy. ia,
who has saved us ana called ue with
holy calling not according 10 our own
works but according 10 His own pur-
pose and grace which was given us In
Christ Jesus before the world begun"
In the evening the services OF the
church and the Christian EnAeavor So
ciety were united and a missionary SER
vice was held. The meeting was all
dressed by Miss Beard, a missionary from
China on the Ways and Religion OF the
Chinese"
The speaker was srrayed in Chinisc
costume and Delivered very intereyting
address which was listened 10 with rapt
attention by a large congregation OF
people. She spoke or the manner in
which the Chinese lived and told of THAR
religious beliefs and superptitions. She
also displayed an interesting array OF
Chinese relics. including number OF
Idols and other curios.
Al the Second Baptist church the pas
tor. Rev. George w. Rigler preached at
the morning service on Doing His VIII
the Way Into the Kingdom Of Heaven 3"
In the evening he chose for his ,spic.
"A Jewish Heroine" and preached
very interesting and Instructive discourse.
The Junior meeting was led by Abbie
Nickery. The Christian Endeavor meet
ing was led by Louis Langworthy.
AZ the Haven NJ e. church Rev. John
r.. Blake preached at the morning. SER
vice on "The Authority OF Jesus" and
In the evening on Moral Cowardiiness"
The Epworth League meeting was led
by Mrs. A. s. Johnson. The topic was
"Princely Men in the Heavenly King
dom"
SCHOOL OPENED.
The room In the Union primary school
where the teacher. Miss Jennie Sundberg.
was seized with the diphtheris last week
has been funnigated by the health depart
nent and this morning was opened an
n.ual. The vacancy caused BY the illness
of Miss sundberg is being filed by Miss
Susie Scott
SKUNK CAUGHT.
few nights ago a skunk found his
way into hen coop on Orchard street
sud after satiating his hunger OF the
choicest OF the biddies IN the flock could
not make his way out The owner OF the
place found bis skunkship in the hen
rouse when he went 10 feed the hens the
next morning and proceeded 10 kill the in
trnder.
FROZEN DEEP.
The earth about town seams IN he
rosen much deeper this year than is
usual. In number OF places water
mains. which are over four feet under
ground have been frosen up and I'm some
instances when the pipes were dug I'M Tor
repairs ~ was found that they were rest
ing IN a bed OF frozen ground
it 10 many years since the earth has
neen frozen as deep as this before. al
though there have been "a ses when 4, r.as
frosen 10 an even greater depih Some q,
tne people say that the spring here must
necessarily be a late one FOR avon &,
other conditions are favorable "A WIN take
some time for the frost TO ret our OF the
ground WV
IL Is also expected that on account Of
TIE unusual depth OF frost the hjxbwa,..
will be muddy for a much ionga- ,er,,d
thsn IL generally the case when The ,ros,
'ohes olt or the ground. In this town tho
streets are for the most nart in good
'hape but out In the country thi. viii
n'pve a serious hindrauce TO traffic while
BUSINESS DULL
me usval activity about the local do-k.
10 nv perh hotcfsblc for The ~ ~ fem
osys There Is but httI. coal being d,s.
charged and long lines % empty gondolss
30 standing or the tracks waiting sor
tneir usual loads of coal This rnorplrs
nero vac one medium sized harr. along.
siSe tho dock AZ Niikesbsrre Pier vhre
a ne Harrington dock there was no wee
se' or any slgns of activity
NEw PIT Gus.
nss pat club has been formed hv
runb>r of tho people here The arst
nsstinr wss held ~ the residence OF Mrs
y Fowden on Summit street Miss
Nellie Read of walnut street captured
fhs hrst prize and Mrs Bovden got the
consolation prize. The next meeting Of
nc club vii be hold AZ the residence Of
h'ss Lizzie Boven on sutton avenue
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transactions
nave been presented for record az the
orce the town clerk
Charlotte Kuiz sold 70 Arthur Donneliy
w lz on the sunuyside plat with all ~
ne ouiidings and improvements thereon
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