The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01
RIVERSIDE.
Nanagansett Engine Company
Held Lengthy Meeting Last
hight--Other Local Items.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Narragansett Engine company was held
in Firemen's hall on Turner avenue last
night. There was large number OF the
members in attendance and the meeting
was one OF the warmest that has been
held in a long time.
The meeting was called TO order at $40
o'clock. the foreman, walter s. Balkcom
presiding.
The journal of the last meeting was
read and approved
The committee on billiard table reported
PROCESS and il was voted that the report
be received and placed on ME and the
committee continued. IL was then voted
that J. A. Meeks he added TO the COM
mittee.
The committee on hydrsnts reported
progress and u was voted that the report
be received and the committee continued
rhe committee on anniversary reported
that a meeting OF the committee nau
been held nd that the committee hao or
ganized. They also reported that the com
mittoe had chosen April as the date on
which the anniversary should be observed
n was voted that the report be received
and the committee continued.
r j. Finerty and Lonis ". Jette were
elected to active membership IN the com
pany.
A COMMUNICATION was received from the
Watchemoket Engine company inviting
the company 10 attend their llth annusi
fair II was voted that the communication
be received and the matter laid on the ta-
bic until the last meeting in March.
The current bills OF the company were
audited and ordered paid.
far nf "A
Auxiliary OF the company with keys TO
the china closet was then brought up and
after a heated discussion on the subject
IL was voted that the matter be indeh-
lmitely postponed.
IA was moved and seconded that a new
lock be procured for the china closet and
that the keys be given TO the steward.
the foreman and the clerk. After pro-
tracted discussion this matter was also I'm
definitely postponed
AS a delegate from the company TO the
Rhode Island state Firemen's league Hon.
l.. $. Winchester reported that special
meeting OF the league had been held and
that the meeting had been q very interest
ing one. he said that at the meeting of
the league 81 had been decided to adopt
the same law In regard 10 pension
fund for disabled hremen that yas In
vogue in Massachusetts. and that~everS
effort was being made by the league &c
, State legislature.
Mr.. Manchester said that the league
was going TO try To get special hearinl
, on the matter. and get IL through thi!
session OF the general assemblyif possible
: He explained the working OF the pro
! posed law at considerable length. and th'
benefit that would be derived from IS
enactment BY the volunteer firemen q
the state in case they were disabled ol
injured while In the performance OF their
dutis
william n Mason supplement the report
Of Mr.. Winchester, with the informator
that the desired act was along the line
5 OF legislation In other states. the same ACT
2 having been introduced i'm the Legislature
OF Virginia during the last week.
Ira -. Con- also supplemented the re-
port with details of the benefits which
would accrue TO the lremen IL the pro
posed act became law and information
as 10 how the fund would be administered
Mr. Mason spoke at some length In re-
gard 10 the matter, urging the members
Of the company to do all they could a.
further the interests OF the measure,
, which he considered OF paramount I'M
, portance to all OF the fremen I'm the state
, OF Rhode Island
Rev. Herbert A. Remick. on behalf OF
the Riverside Improvement society. Of
which he is president, extended n cordsl
; invitation TO the members Of the company
! TO attend meeting OF the society. accom-
, panied by their ladies, on Tuesday even
, Ing March :. To hear his excellency Gov
ernor Garvin speak on the single tax
question.
William H. Mason moved that the invi-
alton be accepted. and IL was so voted
Foreman Walter =. Balkcom called the
attention OF The company TO the fact that
The stove I'm the kitchen down stairs was
In bad condition and suggested the pur-
chase OF a new one. FIX Foreman l.. S:
W. Winchester Foreman Balkcom and
mittee to make the purchase
The remainder OF the evening was de-
voted 10 the discussion OF matters OF in
terest 10 the company. and at times the
discussion waxed quite warm. The meet
ing was long one IL being about II
o'clock when adjournment was taken.
THREE STRAIGHT.
There was some very warm bowling on
the local alleys last night. I'm which the
/ local grocery clerks and the Seaweeds
got together in good old-fa shioned style
IN the town league series. The clerks got
away with three straight by n safe ma
tority. but the Seaweeds gave them a
. run for their money that kent them guess
INK up 10 the end OF the second string
but OF course after that the game was
, safe
= Both of the teams struck out in good
style. and FOR the nrst four boxes the
, sesweeds seemed TO have the best OF t.:
but they did not hold their lead for q
great while and al no other time during
esd eoo cSf % nS ~.st sanS b6 6 ssE sens have
work although he Us the Youngest bowler
on the alleys howled with the Seaweeds
and did good work for them
~ the end ~ the nrst string there was
: but little difference in the scores. the
2 clerks having iS2 and their opponents he
ing close behind with iN to their credit
? difference Of eight pins
Both teams started IN last and furious
70 10 win the second string hut the cisrks
took the lead AZ the start and held IL
straight through the sthng. At tho end
of this string the lead was n little larger.
] the clerks having score of 4l3 while
the other fellows only had 2s6 This
/ clinched the game, but neither team let
/ up u hit on that account. and each OF
them started In 10 do their prettiest on
Z the last string
The bowling was fast and furious
straight through. and az The end OF the
string IL was found that each team had
did slightly better than IN the preceding
string. The clerks rolled up score of
iih and The Seaweeds got over the f00
mark with iO6 pins 10 their credit
The totals were 300 fOr the clerks and