The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
EAST PROVIDENCE
Local Delegates Are Instructed
for Hearst.
Everything Went Smoothly In
Democratic Caucus.

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East Providence.
The Democratic caucus for the purpose
OF electing delegates to the state conven-
tion for the nomination OF representatives
to the Democratic national convention
was held I'm the town hall last night.
The meeting was largely attended The
meeting was called to order by Charles
Burns, chairman OF the Democratic town
committee Joseph Cawley was chosen as
chairman and John Clancy as secretary.
The session was short one and II GER
tainly looked as though those present had
made up their minds before coming into
the caucus as to what was wanted.
James Coyne nominated the following
list OF names and the owners of them
were chosen by unanimous consent'
Charles A. Burns, Francis Mereweather.
William Palmer, Peter A. Tobin, Henry
+. Meegan and John f. Hennesy.
After the delegates had been elected Mr..
Palmer presented the following resolution,
which was adopted without dissent:
Resolved That IL is tho sense of this
meeting that delegates elected tonight to
the state convention shall support dele
gates TO the national convention who are
.
| Randolph Hearst OF New York for presi-
! dent
Last night a party OF Portuguese emil
/ grants struck this town on their way TO
the home OF a relative in Rehoboth. they
! could speak but little English and some
/ one directed them wrong.
| They got upon the Rumford car and
| were brought back from that place when
! the car made it's return trip. Some one re-
| ferred them to police headquarters and
after some difficulty Sergeant Adams
managed to make out the fact that they
were u search Of relatives and did not
| know where 10 find them
| Some Portuguese who live here were
sent for and after learning the story OF
| the emigrants took them In for the night
and this morning they were taken TO the
/ homes Of their relatives in Rehoboth,
whose name and address they had writ
ten on a slip Of paper.
THE wATCHEMoKETS.
The regular meeting OF the Watche-
moket Fire. company was held last night
! in Firemen's hall. There was a large at
! tendance. and considerable business was
| transacted. Three new members were
voted in and one, application was re-
A number OF committees reported. in
cluding the committee on the trip 70
| Westerly 10 visit the fair of the Rhode
Island Ones in that town.
The committee on fair reported that eX-
tensive preparations for the fair were be-
ing made. and that there was every pros
pect OF the affair being successful one.
DISTRICT COURT.
James T. Ingraham was arraigned be-
fore the Seventh district court this morn
ing on a. warrant charging him with be-
large. The truth Of the charge was sus-
tained by Drs. George f. Allison and
had Examined m r him SnG anG sS1 f1 HIM fS to
be insane, He was committed to the in
sane hospital.
PROBATE COURT.
The regular meeting OF the probate
court was held I'm the court room in the
town hall yesterday afternoon. Judge "A.
A. White presiding.
The will OF George f. Webster was ad-
mitted TO probate and Mary j. Webster
was accepted as executrix. with bond
fixed at 5000.
The petition of Edward NJ. Boyce. ct al.
for the appointment of an administrator
of the estate Of Marion Hope Hagan, was
read and continued until the next ses-
sion, with order OF notice.
A petition for the removal OF the ad-
minstratrix OF the estate OF Mathew ].
Fagan was read and referred TO the next
session. with order OF notice.
George w. Brown, administrator OF the
estate OF Henrietta Leach. presented an
inventory amounting to SIS, which was
allowed and ordered recorded
| Catherine Kearns, administrator of the
estate OF Margaret Haveran, presented
her final account and petition for final
order Of distribution, which was referred
The administrator OF the estate NJ
Gideon Pettis presented an inventory,
amounting 10 s21s.50. which was allowed
and ordered recorded
A petition for the appointment OF sn
administrators OF the estate OF Giles Peck
ham was received, and continued TO the
next session with order of notice.
Dennis Sullivan, administrator OF the
estate OF Julia OLeary, presented An In
ventory which was approved and ordered
recorded.
REAL Estate REGISTER.
The following transfers OF real estate
have been recorded at the office Of the
town clerk:
Luke III. Rice sold 10 Kate Rice lot 81
on the Joshua Mauran plat, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon
for $40
Hannah A. Moore transferred mortgage
,of Mary Choutou to William R. Randall
! for s700.
s. s Barney. by mortgage. sold "a
William C. Bliss lots 81 and 3s on the
Joshua Mauran plat. with all OF tAe build
. ings and improvements thereon for 5000.
William c. Bliss sold TO Yenoni
Hawkins the same premises Cor so.
Benoni Hawkins mortgaged 10 William,
c. Bliss the above conveyed premIses
( for $500.
GOT STUCK.
Last night a team belonging 10 the
] Outlet company got stuck near the barn
| OF Thomas Congdon on Tangent street
The OUTFIT was proceeding along the
street on its way TO First street. when
Il got onto the ice In the hollow and the
horses sunk through the ice.
| After cutting the traces the man In
| charge OF the OUTFIT. assisted by a num-
Der OF bystanders succeeded In getting
his horses away. and this morning an
! other large team came over from the
city and pulled the wagon out OF the
Ice.
ANOTHER TEACHER SICK.
Miss Susie Scott. who has been taking
the place OF Miss Jennie Sundberg at
the Union primary school, is now III. and
her place Is being filled by Mrs. Hattie
Campbell Miss Scott's nlness is re-
ported as not being serious.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The regular meeting OF Bucklin post
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