The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-19
EAST PROVIDENCE
The Rusinoss Men Held Annual
Meeting Last Night.
Yeunrster Sustains q Broken
Log While Coastlag.

East Providence branch of The News is
at 1 Taunton avenue. Telephone 1922,
East Providence.
The annual meeting of the East Prov-
dence Business Mems associat ation was
held in the rooms OF the association last
night There was n large number NJ the
members OF the association present and
aside from the reception of the reports OF
officers and committees and the election
Of officers considerable important bust
ness was transacted and during the latter
end OF the session a very good collation.
was served
The officers Of last year were reelected
without any dissention and the same com
mittees that were appointed last year
were continued for another year.
After the election Of officers there was
considerable discussion in regard 70 the
street car facilities OF the town and II
was decided TO instruct the question COM
mittee TO prepare a question on this sub
jsct for discussion. There was consid-
cradle talk In regard 10 the change i'm the
time OF one OF the lines formerly operated
between Wstchemocket square and Phil
llpsdale and IL seemed 10 he the sense OF
the members present that there was
strong feeling Of the necessity for per-
manent line connecting Phillipsdale and
Watchemoket square.
There was also some discussion in re-
gard TO the practice of the youngsters in
the town OF coasting on some Of tho prin-
principal street without regard 20 danger
10 themselves or others.
The officers elected were as follows:
President. Harmon $. Babcook; first
vice president, Henry +. Anthony second
vice president. George r. Webster: third
vice president. George II. Huston; treas
urer. George n. Bliss; secretary, J. Ellis
Ames
Three applications for membership were
received.
INJURED HIS LEG.
Yesterday afternoon as Christian
Bertsch. the 14-yesr-old son or Christian
NJ Bertsch, was coasting down Mauran
avenue. his sled got mixed up win an
OUTFIT which was trying To use the street
a. the same time and the youngster Jared
hard in the mixup. As soon as the boy,
the sled and the team were untangled
from each other " was found that the
child had been badly hurt.
He wa. taken TO the office OF Dr. Sim
con Hunt. where IL vSs found that one
OF his legs was broken. DIR. Hunt render
ed the necessary surgical attention, after
which he was taken TO his home.
ANOTHER CASE.
Yesterday afternoon another case OF
diphtheria was reported TO the health de-
partment This Is the first case that has
been reported for a number OF days and
IL now the only one in town.
DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Since the weather has been such that
the coasting has been good there has been
a great deal OF coasting on the highways
by the youths OF the town and "A number
OF accidents have been narrowly everted,
while one boy has been injured while an
toying the sport. The matter is being
freely discussed among the people OF the
town, who, while not wishing 10 deprive
the young people of any reasonable pleas
ure do not feel that IL Is safe. either for
those who use the streets or the children
themselves to use the sidewalks and road
ways in this manner.
COLD WEATHER.
The cold snap last night was fully as
cold as anything in this line which has
struck this town this winter. In
Vulnerable water pipes were frozen up
and some OF them were burst, but those
which had been rent asunder by the
frost were discovered and the water shut
off before the pipes thawed out 80 that
except the damage to the pipes them
selves no serious damage was done.
The thermometer registered from fve
below zero to two above in various parts
OF the town and those who were obliged
to be out late had considerable difficulty
in keeping warm. despite their heavy
winter wraps and clothing. The wind
was quite high during the early morning
hours and made a dismal sound as It
whistied through the electric wires In
the streets.
The seekonk river was frozen over its
entire width 10 within 10 feet OF the
washington bridge. which is something
unusual al the strong current caused by
the tide running through the bridge gen
orally keeps at least the channel open
for a considerable distance above the
bridge
NEW UNIFORMS.
The Volunteer Hose company or hast
Providence centre Is to be equipped WIN
new uniforms I'm the near flture. Ihere
company. both by the members and the
members OF the Ladies' auxiliary. The
funds for the uniforms have been raised
and they will be ordered In short tiTe-
At the last meeting Of the ladies' aux
iliary a short business meeting was FOL
lowed by season OF whist playing. The
first prtge wes captured by Mrs l.. -
Horton of Providence. After the play
ing collation. was served
HEAVY ICE
TN. work 81 harvesting ice at the Cen
trail pond for the time being az least,
is precticaliy completed. The ice is very
heavy ranging IN thickness from IL 10 20
inches IN thickness. Five out ot the
eight houses at the pond have been oil
ed IL IL estimated that In the five
houses there are stored somewhere In
the neishborhood OF 1000 tons OF ice,
which II Is thought will be about all that
the company Will care 20 harvest from
this pond for this year
GOOD FISHING.
Judge Bliss. together with number
Of associates. have returned from = fish
ing trip 20 South kingstovn, where they
enjoyed excellent sport for a number OF
days The party captured total OF 30
fish. tho greater portion OF which were
pioherel although there was a goodly
number OF yellow perch In the lot, as
we'll as one handsome black bass.
The fish we're caught in Worden's pond
and we're OF good size The Ice on
the pond, through which holes had To be
chopped be fore any fishing cO,lld be done.
was nearly 10 inches ia thickness.