The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
RIVERSIDE.
The Improvement Society Held
Interesting Meating-- Among
The B0w|orS.. ..0ther Items

The regular monthly meeting OF the
! Riverside Improvement society was held
in Firemens hall. Saturday night. There
was a good attendance OF the members OF
/ the society and the meeting proved to be
one OF the most interesting which the
society has held In a long time.
The president OF the society. Rev. Fl. A.
Remick presided. After the journal OF the
last meeting had been read and approved
report of the committee on the Little
| Neck cemetery was rendered and after
| there had been some discussion on the re-
port IL was voted that 1t be received and
placed on file and the committee contin-
ued
The matter OF inviting the governor or
some other prominent person to address
the society In the near future was then
raken up and after considerable talk on
the subject It was decided TO appoint Will
liam II. Mason committee 10 see the
governor and extend to him an invitation
to address the society In the near future
on the single tax proposition.
Hon. l.. S. Winchester and K. T. Knowl-
ton were appointed committee to con-
fer with the Narragansett engine COM
pany relative to the relocation OF some or
the hydrants with which this end OF the
town is equipped for protection from fire.
There was considerable discussion over
this matter. the greater portion OF the
members OF the society being of the opin-
ion that many OF the hyorants about town
are not placed Ia such locations as Will
-. 21asrs de- a.
fire.
The matter OF the postal facilities OF
this end or the town also came I'm for its
share OF the discussion There are some
who think that better service would be
gotten out of IL II the local office was
made a substation instead OF regular
postoffice while there are others who
cling to the belief that the interests OF
the people will be best served by leaving
things under the game system as they are
at present
The making of Riverside n substation
would probably carry with IL the extern
sion OF the free delivery system TO the
village and IL Is argued that this would
be more OF benefit TO the people OF the
place than any which will accrue under
the present arrangement The matter is
not as yet settled and 1t is more than half
likely that II will be brought up again in
the near future. The matter was referred
back to the committee for further In
formation.
THE BOWLERS.
There was some good bowling on the
local alleys last week and a number OF
times the one hundred mark was stepped
over BY the bowlers. Wesley Trombly
and Charles Sherman are tied for the
weekly prize, each OF them having l12
10 his credit Fred Con- had a number Of
good strings. His best one was Ill and
the others were 100, 107 and 102. Alfred
Albro had one string OF 106 and another
OF 101. Fred Foyer piled up record OF
los In one string and Dannie Mclaughlin
and George Greene had l03 each.
There will be an extra game on the
alleys this week. one OF the games which
was to have been played last week hav-
ing been postponed Tonight the local
grocery clerks will try 10 do things 10
the Hinky Dees but that contingent has
been reorganized and rejuvenated and IL
Is not thought that they will be the
easiest kind OF a proposition to go up
against. although the team Is greatly
weakened by the loss Of their crack
bowler. Simmons, who is confined to his
home on Knowlton street by illness.
Wednesday night the East Providence
clerks and the Seawecds VIII get to-
| gether and as both of these teams gen
orally have their bowling togs on there
| they mix up in the contest.
The Canonicus and the whangdoodles
are on the docket for n lively game
! Thursday night and II Is not thought That
the game will be a lead pipe cinch for
| anyone. Friday night the Whangs and
| the Hinkys will do their prettiest to beat
each other out The Whangs want to
/ keep the record which they have intact
and the other fellows have an ardent de-
sire To make new one for themselves
80 that this game Is likely TO be warm
| one from start to finish
ALL THROUGH.
The work OF getting in the second and
| final crop OF ice at the Wilett avenue
pond went on all day yesterday and last
might the work was finished up. There
| have been but few accidents while the
work was going on. One man fell on n
cake of ice while trying to clear the run
and injured his hand and another while
working on the trench lost his balance
and fell I'm. A good wetting was all OF
the damage sustained by the latter.
Personal.
William r. Corbin and family, who for
| n number OF years have been residents
here. have removed 20 East Providence.
! William Simmons IS confined by Illness
TO his home on Knowlton street.
FIRST APPEARANCE.
At the reception and dance given by
Margie Manning In Library hall the other
| evening the Young Peoples orchestra
| made their first appearance. The or
chestra Is composed OF n number OF we'll
known young people OF this place, and
with n single exception is entirely made
up OF young women. IL made a decided
hit. and all OF those who were present
were loud IN their praises OF the good
music and the excellent manner I'm which
II was rendered
Tho orchestra Is under tbe ieode~shin
OF Miss Emma Beloin. who with the
others has the advantage OF a good mu-
sical education.
A FINE DAY.
Yesterday was about as fine day IA
the people here usually get in midwinter.
and the people OF the place showed their
appreciation Of Il by coming out In good
shape TO enjoy the warm weather IL
was n little foggy Saturday night. and
last night Il was good deal so. but in