The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-15
EAST PROVIDENCE
Bay V.aw FiT3msn GlVa Suc-
casSfuI OanCJ LIST Night
Horse Over Cru,IIy Abandoned
Animal on Highway.


come are as successful there will be no
reason for complaint on the part OF the
committee In charge. There was a good
crowd In attendance and they enjoyed
themselves right up to the limit from the
time that the strains OF the first waltz
commenced until the dancing stopped at
! o'clock this morning.
There were q numbers on the program
and every one Of them was danced by
ali dancers that the floor of the hall
could accommodate. During the inter-
mission a collation. was served by Caterer
Dunbar. The committee in charge OF
the affair consisted OF Timothy Coffee.
chairman, w. F. Baker secretary. and
George J. Norton treasurer Jacob Kulz
acted as floor director. Tie was assisted
by Frank Merewether.
Robert Glover. Charles Pickett, II. L.
Wood II. l. Read. w. sheldon. and S.
w. Cole officiated as aids The reception
committee was compased OF Timothy
Coffee. Thomas Hickey. G. J. Norton and
A. Whitaker.
RANK CRUELTY.
One of the rankest cases OF cruelty 10
animals which has been called 10 the at
tention OF the local police IN a long time
was perpetrated on Pawtucket avenue
last night About o'clock a horse at
tached TO an express wagon and headed
in the direction of Riverside fell down
near Grange hall and was allowed BY the
owner or driver 70 lay there until o'clock
this morning.
Some time in the night the man In
charge Of the outfit told Riverside car
conductor 10 notify the police there TO
come up and shoot the animal and then
deserted the outfit without waiting 10 see
whether or not the animal was put out
of misery.
The car conductor II seems did not re-
port the matter TO the police and the
horse laid there until nearly s o'clock
this morning when Officer Monroe came
along and put him out OF misery. Nothing
was done TO protect the horse from the
cold night air, but he was left exposed
to the weather all night.
1t is not known who the owner OF the
animal was. but the police have their
suspicious as 10 his identity and if they
can be proven he will probably get the
limit in the district court.
CLOTHING STOLEN.
Last night quantity Of clothing was
stolen from the line In the yard of the
house of Fred Bethel at 1So Warren
avenue. The clothes were hanging on
the line when the little daughter Of Mr.
Bethel went out into the yard and saw
another girl there. The strange girl
snatched quantity of clothing from the
line and then made break for the
street
The Bethel child ran back into the house
and notified her father OF what had oc-
CURED. but before he could get outside
the thief had disappeared from sight.
Complaint wac made TO the police but
no trace OF the guilty parties has been
found.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
According TO the records at the office
Of the Town Clerk Charles, Smith To
Huldah D. Newton lots and SO on the
Joshua Mauran plat with all of the build
ipgs and improvements thereon FOR $500
PIPE BURST
Last night officer Harrigan detected
the sound OF running water In one OF the
business establishments on Watchemoket
Square. He notified the proprietor OF
the store who. when he opened up was
surprised to find that a water pipe con-
nected with hot water tank had burst
and but for the timely discovery by
the officer of the fact that something was
wrong would have flooded the place.
The water I'm the tank is heated by gas
and the bursting Of the pipe had extin- |
guished the blaze of the gas Set used for
the purpose but had not closed the jet |
The place was filed with gas when the |
proprietor arrived.
There was a large amount OF goods !
which the water would have spoiled upon /
the floor and In a few more minutes the /
water would have reached them as Il was /
rapidly flowing all over the floor OF the /
shop. The water also leaked through /
the floor and run into the cellar. but did
not do any great amount OF damage
there.
MAssAsoITT WHIST.
The weekly session OF the Massasoitt 7
Whist club was held IN the rooms OF the Z
club IN the Leslie block last night The
first prize. SILK portiere was won by
Everhardt Holmes with a score OF &C. /
Elmer w. Robinson captured the second |
prize with score OF a. IL was a hand |
gold mounted fob chain.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Last night - yegilar meeting OF Fra
ternity encam ,s1lent was held In Odd Eel /
lows hall and the officers for the ensuing
year were Installed by the deputy and the
Officers Installed FOR the ensuing year
After the installation OF the officers there
was speaking by a number OF the MEM
bers OF the order and a collation. was
served. Blackstone Encampment OF Paw
tucket were present on a iraternal visit
and the meeting proved one OF those eN-
ceedingly pleasant ones which are char
aetsrlstic OF Fraternity Encampment
LOCAL ITEMS.
The regular meeting OF Watchemoket
Tribe No. 2, l. O. r.. NJ. will oe held ln
odd Fellows hall tonight
There was nothing doing al the Central
station this morning Yesterday two
more cases Of scarlet fever were reported /
20 the health department The new cases 4
are on Summit street h'd In
house IN the city was ani % with the
disease and the other child .n he fam \
ily we're sent over here ay with re- /
latives 20 they would Lot contract The /
disease.
They were not fortunate enough 20 es-
cape II though and yesterday their physi-
clan reported the cases 20 the health de-
partment Health officer William at
once took the necessary precautions
against any further dissemination Of the
disease.
The sidewalks about town were in a
-.