The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-05
EAST PROVIDENCE
Town Council Accept Judge
Whites Resignation.
Police Report. ..BaIIOu AssoCia :
tiOn.-A Suicide.

The town council held n three hour ses-
sion last evening and the most important
item OF business was the resignation OF
Judge A. A. White, who had presided as
judge OF the probate court for 20 years, he
giving his reason as press Of outside az
fairs. hearty vote OF appreciation was
rendered him and Mr.. Wilson. president of
tho council. was chosen TO on out tho
uns Npired term.
Druggists licenses were granted TO the
r. Carpenter Drug Company =. Carpen-
ter, James @. Johnson $. f. Batcheller.
A. r. Champlin' e. Co. and q. w. Payne.
The question OF collecting swill came
up, and Health officer Williams reported
that there had been Il marked improve
ment in this department, so the council
took no further action
A petition from the management OF the
odd Fellows Home on Pawtucket avenue
In relation 20 taxes was referred 10 the
board OF assessors. Clerk w. r. Smyth
was instructed TO notify the Providence
Telephone Company to remove unused
poles.
The reports Of the various town offl-
GERS were received and placed on hle,
Robert j. Hall was made a member Of
the police force and will do duty at
Phillpsdale beginning Wednesday, Nov.
/.
The council will meet Tuesday evening
and appoint supervisors FOR the coming
election, and on Wednesday. Nov. I, will
meet as board of canvassers. and on
the evening of Nov. 10 will meet and can
vass the voting list
Considerable time was devoted TO the
matter Of rebating taxes
POLICE REPORT.
The report OF Chief OF Police Adams
for the month OF September as presented
10 tho town council IL as fouows:
Total number OF arrests. 81. male. 81;
female four; Americans 10. foreigners,
d. residents, eight; non-residents. g.
Causes OF arTest-.Bastardy. one: col
ecting unk with no license. one; drunk
enness. 20: fast driving. two: fugitive
from Justice, two: insanity. one: Idle per-
son. one: larceny. one. malicious mis-
chief. one: revelling safe keeping four;
trespassing on railroad. four; commit
ments. jail. II; state workhouse, one;
hospital for insane. two.
Miscellaneous business. accidents re-
ported. one; buildings found open and So
cured. II: cases investigated. "a; dogs
shot. one disturbances suppressed. eight,
dangerous places reported. one: dead
bodies found. one: host children returned
20 parents. two: missing persons report
ed. one: larcenies reported. one; rum
aways reported. ono: stray teams put up.
one: stolen teams reported. two: stolen
horses recovered. two: stolen carriages
recovered. two. harnesses recovered. ono;
stolen boats recovered. three. suicides re-
ported. one.
Value OF stolen property recovered
ss51l5 Officers fees received and 20
be paid to the town treasurer, 1875.
MINOR MENTION.
The RalIou society connected with the
I'niversalist church met last evening To
hold their annual election OF officers
which resulted as follows: President.
Mrs. A. q. Miles: vice president. Mrs.
Mary IA. Ormsbee. secretary, Miss Clara
7. Arnold treasurer. Mrs. Charles smith,
directors, Mrs. Orray Butts. Miss r,Na r..
Scott. Mrs. William A. Macleod, Mrs.
Thomas Rich. Miss Amelia f. Read; sup
per committee. Mrs John y. Thatcher.
Mrs. Alice Davidson; treasurer of flower
fund Mrs. Melissa Bennett \ Harvest
supper" was held which was well at
tended.
The body or Hiram O. Adams, go years
old OF Darlington. was found I'm what is
known as the Darlington cove. by How
ard Gibbs who was hunting at $3.50
o'clock this morning. The deceased has
n wife at Worcester Mass. Medical EN-
aminer G. w. Allison was called. and de-
cided that IL was a case OF suicide
cousin OF Mr. Adams was found I'm this
body OF water about one year ago.