The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-05
RIVERSIDE.
Tho Clerks Won Bowling Con.
test After Decidedly Close
Werk-0thar Local Items.

Monday night there was some lively
bowling on the local alleys The Canoni-
Gus Rowing club contingent and the Riv-
erside Grocery clerks got together. The
clerks won out after a hard game. al
though the Canonicus team led by eight
pins on the team total at the finish
AT the end OF the FIRST string the clerks
AT against +os for their opponents. Pierce
OF the clerks did the best work in the
string, pulling out with "a lie was close
ly followed by Mclaughlin. Of the Canon
icus team. who had 30 to his credit.
The Canonicus contingent took brace
on the second string and captured II with
a score OF H,. which was 10 pins better
than any other string scored in the
game. Tho clerks only had ~ pins at the
enc OF the string. 81 pins behind their OPP
ponents. Pierce OF the clerks and Alfred
Albro OF the Rowing club team were tied
for high In this string with 80 each. w.
Albro OF the Canonicus delegation was a
close second with 30 pins TO his credit
The third and last string was the most
exciting OF all. The clerks managed TO
pull out with only two pins TO the good
having Az against 42o made by their op-
ponents. Crumb. OF the clerks was high
man with "a. u Mclaughlin OF the Row
In club was next TO him with 80. while
A. Albro Of the Same team was close
third with sS.
The teams were horse and horse right
through the third string on which the
match depended. right through the string
and IL was not until the last ball was
rolled that the result was any way GER
tain. In the last box. rolled by ID. Mo-
Laughlfn the Canonicus team needed
seven pins 10 win and as Dan In one OF
the crack rollers IL was thought that he
would pull his team through oil right.
But right at this critical point Dannie
fell in a way that pared the rest of the
team. as well as the spectators. and
Jared them hard Some say that he
sold out 10 the clerks. but the general
impression IL that II was simply a streak
OF hard luck. anyway II seemed impos-
sibe for him 10 ind the bunch, he had
only succeeded I'm topping over four
pins and the team was stuck by the very
narrow margin of two pins.
Pierce of the Clerks had the best total
with 2Tl pins and Gaffney OF the Rowing
club was next with 262 to his credit.
There was a good sized crowd OF spec
tators and the rooters displayed the usual
amount OF vociferous enthusiasm.
THROWN FROM SLEIGH.
avenue. Monday, one OF the runners OF
his sleigh ran upon a snow drift while
the other sank into soft place In the
snow. tipping the vehicle over and throw
ing the doctor out
The doctor was not injured. but the
sleigh was damaged TO tho extent of a
broken crossbar and whrfletree. The
horse attached TO the sleigh did not run
away when the accident occurred.
CLEARING HIGHWAYS.
Yesterday Highwai Commissioner Med
berry had n gang OF men at work cleaning
the snow off Pawtucket avenue and they
got the road into passable condition by
the end OF the day. Today the same
gang OF men were busy shovelling out
the harrington river road as far as the
state line and down towards the town
line where East Providence and Barring
ton meet. Some OF the snow on Paw
tucket avenue had 10 be carted off and
this work was necessarily slower than
the work OF cleaning up the highways
where all that had 10 be done was TO
shovel out the drifts.
The work Is progressing rapidly though
and IL Is expected that IN another day all
OF the roads will be In very fair condi-
ton. The snow was badly drifted
throughout the entire length OF Forbes
combs hill was entirely blocked up by
the drifts.
JUMPED THE TRACK
Yesterday afternoon a snow plow which
was on Pawtucket avenue Jumped the
track NJ the top OF the hill south Of Leon
ards corner and colllded with one OF tn.
poles which are used 70 carry electric
wires The pole was splintered by tho
force Of the impact. but the plow was not
badly injured The employees I'm charge
~ the plow also escaped unhurt.
THE SCHOOLS
Yesterday morning the schools were
supposed 90 open for tho ~inter term but
only the East street actually opened.
the heating plant OF the Turner avenue
school proving inadequate 20 the task 90
heating the building sufficiently 90 enable
the teachers TO hold school
There has been great deal OF trouble
In heating this building and n number OF
times school has had 20 be dismissed be-
cause the building was too cold for school
purposes.
GOOD EEtING.
Since waters OF Bullock's- cove have
frozen over many of the residents I'm the
vicinity have taken advantage of the OPP