The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-18
PAWTUXET.

The annual supper OF the Volunteer
Fire company No / was enjoyed at Odd
Fellows hall last night by about 90 OF
the members and the Fire King band.
which marched from the engine house
about 7;i5. in commsnd of Captain Fred.
r. Johnson. The band was headed by
Drum Major Cooke and lead by Howard /.
Lee. discoursing the lively strains of "A
Bit of Blarney," as 1t proceeded UP Shell
don street 10 Broad
At the hall Caterer Arthur Doughty
had everything ready, and after prayer
by Rev. Thomas II. Bartlett, the good
things we're enjoyed. The supper COM
prised turkey and the fxings with fruit
and cream and cake, and was very we'll
served.
About o'clock the members formed in
lire on Broad street and marched back
to the fire station and after a brief meet
ing enjoyed an excellent entertainment
by members of the band. The program,
which was an impromptu one, began with
short minstrel flrst.part, Bert Young
and Hector Cook being the end men, and
=. j. Cooke interlocutor. Bert c. Bar
stow acting as accompanied
Among the turns were j. A. G. San
| ford, I'm character and laughing songs:
| Robert Patton, in a Dutch comedy sketch (;
Bert Young in blackface, and Byron Fol-
lensbee in n tramp sketch.
Herbert q. Lee. for the committee on
alteration Of the house. reported progress.
| and several snan bills, Including $40 for
water. were audited. a bill of $50 for
supper was ordered paid from the Mus
| ter Fund"
A communication from the Ia wtuxet
Old Home and Improvement association =
president was received and the association
was granted the use OF the hall for pub
| lie meeting.
communication from the family Of
the late Ira p Johnson was received. ex-
pressing thanks for the company's re-
membranes. and the letter was ordered
received and placed on file.
A vote OF thanks was extended to W.
F.. Watson for the gift of cigars.
The affair was under the direction OF tho
social committee, Herbert G.. Lee, chair
man: Thomas II. Rhodes and John II.
Luther.
A lead pipe thief has been discovered
at work at one of the unoccupied houses
In this village and but for his timely dis
covery would have carted off about 80 feet
OF the plumbing from the old Pawtuxet
street
The building was occupied last summer
by Mr.. Fred Mahoney, who when he
moved to the city in the fall left some
furniture, including an ice box. at the
Pawtuxet house. Yesterday he sent one
OF Cady's teams from the city down TO get
the refrigerator. and the teamsters hear
ing noise in the house investigated and
found the lead pipe had been curt out and
that was partly cut up into short lengths
TO carry off.
A monkey wrench and saw were the
tools that had been used. and still fur
ther pursuing his investigation he found
a rough looking man of modern height
concealed in the cupola- The man wore
a gray straggly beard, he said, and on
seeing him the moving man FASTENED
downstairs, leaving his assistant to guard
the door. and went 10 look for an officer.
lie met Captain Lewis Tillinghast near
his new homo at the corner. and the lat
ter started To call Patrofman Benjamin
Allen. who Is now on the sick list.
The officer. who Is always ready 70 an
swer the call of duty, responded but found
that the man had skipped out the rear
door while the helper watched at the
front.
IL was ascertained that ne went toward
must haeve effected an entrance by fore
ing the rear door.
The break may cause the owners ~
other houses shut up for the winter some
uneasiness, until they investigate.