The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-18

East Providence branch OF The News Is
at Taunton avenue. Telephone ll2-2'
East Providence.
The funeral OF James $. Sprague was
held from his late residence at % Whelden
street this morning There was large
number OF relatives and friends IN AT
tendance many OF whom come from out
OF town There was also a large NUMBER
OF floral tributes from relatives and peo-
pie who had been associated with MI
Sprague In his lifetime.
The services were conducted by rev
f. c. Bass OF the Olneyville Tabernacle
who condoled with the family ana spoke
I'm a eulogistic manner Of the deceased
The bearers were Charles A. Hanson,
John Boardman, Charles Sealander anu
Andrew Godfrey OF Riverside.
Mrs Cyrus Burbank and Mrs. A. D.
Meyers sang n very effective duet. AFTER
the services at the house the funeral cor
tege proceeded TO Riverside where the
remains were inferred in the Little Neck
cemetery.
GOT STUCK.
This morning a loaded coal team be-
! longing 20 the Park coal company ana
/ driven by Henry Martin got stuck at the
| foot OF the Taunton avenue hill. Ii finally
got started again but had not proceeded
| far up the hill before IL got stuck again
and one Of the trolley cars which came
along pushed 1t up the hill. When the
top OF the Hill was reached the car pro-
ceeded up the hill without further olni-
Guilty.
DISTRICT COURT.
There were two cases In the district
court this morning. A father and son. the
| elder OF whom is an Armenian clergyman
were arrested for revelling on First street
| Yesterday afternoon by officer Taggar'
for revelling and this morning they were
brought into court to answer TO the
charge.
The elder OF the two men pleaded moi
guilty and was tried. the services OF ar
Interpreter being enlisted 10 facilitate the
trial He was finally adjudged guilty ane
was fined SO and costs
LD-GALLAGAN.
Richard Joseph Fitzgerald and susar
Elizabeth Gallagan were united In mar
riage at St Margarets church at Rum
ford Tuesday. by Rev. FIR c. ;. Kelly
After the marriage ceremony at th
church the happy couple kept open hous
all day, receiving the congratulations o
their many friends as we'll as number o
handsome presents.
THE TEACHERS MEETING.
At the teachers meeting which wa
held In the hall OF the A. p. Hoyt gram
mar school yesterday afternoon the com
mittee 10 consider the formation OF
teachers association was continued AM
II was voted that the committee be EN-
powered TO draw up a constitution an
bylaws for such an association.
ASH WEDNESDAY.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and ser
, vices appropriate to the day were he'll
both at ST. Marys Episcopal church an
at the Church OF the Sacred Heart. IN
Lenten services which are to be held a
these churches have also been announced
ALL RIGHT AGAIN.
In the early part OF the week there wa
| considerable trouble with the electri
lights I'm the town, which persistently re
t fused to burn Last night the whole tow
was illuminated. the lights having take
[ a notion TO work again.
THE RESERVES.
Last night was the regular drill nigh
OF the Naval Reserves and the member
of the division were put through cours
Of sprouts In the infantry drill with YER
satisfactory results. II was announce
that permission had been given for tn
battalion TO send rife team 10 Sea Cir
10 take part i'm the shooting there mex
see son.
e STATION NEEDED.
There Is urgent need of a police static
of some kind at Philuipsdale where pri'
oncrs can be confined. The only thin
that the officers stationed there can d
!, now when he makes an arrest is TO brin
him to the Central station and while b
is thus engaged his beat, of course. Is NJ
covered. After the last car has gor
there is no way in which "A prisoner ca
be brought in and therefore the work {
7. the police there is necessarily seriousl
interfered with by the lack OF facilities.