The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-20
RIVERSIDE.
Former Residence Died in
EdgswOGd al Advance Age.
z Successful DuCking Parties
Items OF news can be left az Goff's res
taurant on Bullock's Point avenue and
they will receive prompt attention and
publication.

Mrs. Esther =. sherman. who died Sat
urday In Edgewood at the age OF 50 was
formerly a well known resident OF River
side. She was the widow OF Preserved
sherman, who conducted for n number OF
years the hrst shore resort started here
with her husband she lived in h Is
now the Camp White house and he ran
the resort known as Cherry Grove. After
her husbands death, nearly 30 years ago
Mrs. Sherman went TO live with a daugh-
ter In Providence.
She leaves five daughters. Mrs. Fanny
Blanchard. Mrs Ellen Kinnicut and Mrs.
Edgar Winson OF Providence, Mrs. VIII
liam Smith OF Riverside and Mrs. Rebec-
ca Kendall of New Jersey and one son
James Sherman OF Riverside. She also
caves II grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
TWO DUCKTNG PARTIES.
Two parties OF local men made success
full ducking trips yesterday, James q.
Johnson and q party OF friends chartered
Delory's auxiliary schooner and went 20
Apponaug. where they had good sport
and bagged a good bunch Of birds
Hubert Landry and several other young
men chartered a launch and went to APP
Io fHRN 'AFR'AN
with n number OF birds.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The usual services were held al st.
Marks Episcopal church Yesterday. At
the Congregational church last evening
the Christian Endeavor service was con-
ducted by the missionary committee with
Mrs. NJ. l.. Read as leader. The interme-
date endeavor meeting was led by
Charles Ringsford.
OPENS THIS WEEK.
The bowling alleys on Lincoln avenue
are to he opened this week under new
management. They have been purchased
by Arthur Allen. who has had the police
RENTED, put In several new lights and
made other improvements. A new illumin-
ated sign Is 10 he placed over the door.
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
George WEIGH has accepted n position
with a mercantile establishments i'm Provi-
dence.
Charles Gon has added two more cows
TO his herd.
Charles r%UrKnurst and Frank Bannon
enjoyed a trip to R%iverpoint yesterday.
Miss Grace Colllngham. formerly OF
Riverside. is Ill at her home In Provi-
dence.
Miss Hattie BRIGHAM OF Worcester is
visiting friends here.
HAD TO WALK.
Three men who showed plainly the ef-
fects OF the 20 be Joyful" attempted TO
board a Providence bound car yesterday
afternoon. The conductor got onto their
before they got onto the car
and would not allow them to ride.
The men waited for smother car. but
they had no better luck with the con-
ductor on that and after holding a consul.
tation among themselves decided to walk.
When last seen they were climbing POM
ham hill.
END OF MISSION
The mission which has been held at 81.
Brendon's church for the past week ended
las, night with a sermon by Rev. Pr.
n missionary priest. The mission
has attracted n great deal of attention
and last night about GOO people were in
attendance.
a mission for non-Catholics is 10 be
held In April Literature explanatory OF
Catholic religion Will he distributed
az thai time. A months mind mass was
celebrated this morning.
LOCAL ITEMS.
officer Balkom suppressed two disturb.
ances last night. one was on Narragan-
sett avenue and the other on Rullock's
Point avenue.
Masons are busy building n new bank
wall around the grounds OF the Turner
avenue primary school. The bottom OF tho
wall is In nearly the entire length OF the
street side.
Travel on all the local chr lines was un-
usually heavy yesterday FOR this season
~ the year.
Brown said SO.