The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-26
RIVERSIDE.
Employees Gave Foreman Potter
a Pleasant Surprise youthful
ROSCuor Did Good Work.
Items OF news can be left al Goff's.<es-
taurant on Bullock's Point avenue ana
they will receive prompt attention and
publication.

The employees at the Riverside car
house gave Foreman Andrew Potter "A
very pleasant surprise Saturday night.
| After Mr.. Potter had gone home for the
night one OF the men went TO his home
and told him car had been thrown Off
! the track by striking heavy moving
van. Mr.. Potter started for the scene OF
the supposed accident.
| As he got TO the car house the en-
| ployes gathered arount him. coolly In
! formed him that the story OF an accident
was only ruse TO get him out ana
then Motorman George Stewart. with an
| appropriate address presented Mr.. Potter,
! In behalf OF the employees at the barn
! with a handsome silver service
| Mr.. Potter was taken entirely by sur
prise and for moment was speechless.
! but he quickly recovered from his sur
| prise and in a brief address thanked the
| men for the token Of esteem. saying he
| thoroughly appreciated their kindness and
! should ever cherish the silver service as
| one OF his most valued possessions. not
because Of its intrinsic worth. but be-
cause II was emblematic OF the strong
! friendship which exists between him and
| his men.
The silver service is a handsome one OF
six pieces II was purchased at cost OF
/ $40 by the employees at the barn.
DID GOOD WORK.
! cool head and quick work on the
| part OF a six-year-old youngster Saturday
\ afternoon was instrumental i'm getting an
! other youngster out OF a bad scrape. A
! small boy got into the brook just above
| the Turner avenue bridge and was so
| chilled by the freezing water that he
/ could not climb out over the icy stones I'm
| the bed OF the brook.
| Winfield Medley, aged 6. who lives near.
/ discovered the child's predicament and
\ instead OF taking time to summon help
| proceeded to make the rescue himself lie
| secured a plank fran a neighboring door
/ yard. FASTENED with It TO the brook and
| after showing one end TO the boy in the
| water. who was almost exhausted by the
| cold. he walked out on IL and helped him
/ ashore
After going home and getting dry and
/ warm the boy who had the unpleasant ex-
perience seemed little the worse for tho
mishap. He was chatterng with cold and
/ almost ready to fall with exhaustion
/ when taken out OF the brook There were
! no men I'm the vicinity AT that time and
/ had II not been for the quick wit and
ready nerve OF the boy who made the
rescue it would have been decidedly bad
/ for the child i'm the water
SKATERS BROKE THROUGH
| Large crowds enjoyed the skating YES
! terady on Willett avenue pond All day
skaters were going 10 and from the pond
| and the crowd gliding over Its smooth
/ surface. which was in fine condition
! formed an animated scene which attract
| ed many people to the place TO watch the
| skaters.
| Two or three young men and boys skat-
ed too near the dam, and broke through
/ the Ice. which is much thinner at that
| point than elsewhere on the pond be-
cause OF the swift running current The
fee is about five inches thick and smooth
as glass.
| PEOPLE WE KNOW.
Mr. avl Mrs. Ira D. Con of Providence
] spent Christmas with Mr. Goff's father.
| Ira ID. Con-. OF Grant avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Warren of Law
renee, Mass, were the guests yesterday
of Mr. and Mrs. T.. Z. Warren OF Turner
/ avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w p. Gamnons. Jr.. of
New York, were the guests OF Mr. Gam
/ mons father. w. Il. Gammons, yesterday.
| Mrs. Julia A. Bell OF Turner avenue
! spent Christmas with her son. Amos
Bell
CHARLES SEVERANCE BURNED.
| Charles Severance was badly burned
]
! gushing blaze at his home on Turner
avenue member OF the household
placed kerosene lamp too near a lace
curtain and the lamp had ignited the lace
! curtain. For a moment # looked as
! though there would be a serious fire.
| Mr.. Severance seized the burning cur
tain and tore IL down. throwing II on the
/ floor and tramping out the blaze. In tear
ing II down his hands were badly blis-
tered. but the fire was extinguished with
out material damage.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
/ All the local churches observer Christ
mas with special services. Tho service
az ST. Marks was held at 1880 O'Clock.
1t was conducted by the rector. Rev. Her
| bert r. Remick. Services were held AZ
/ st. Brendons at 7:30 and at O'Clock.
| There was music by the new choir. which
rendered n fine program
Joseph a. Hogan acted as organiSt and
Miss May Farrell Miss May Mcdonald
Mrs. John Stringer and Uuban Farrell
/ were the soloists The Christmas tree
exercises at the Congregational church
were held Saturday night. and the chill
! dren's festival at St Marks will be held
| this evening
NEWSY NEwSLETs.
Z Cen A. r.. Burnside council No : n
/ L. A. NJ, will hold its regular meeting
/ tonight. The annual election OF officers
/ will be held.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Stringer OF Manga
| tuck. Conn, were the guests Of Mr..
| Stringers parents yesterday.
+. s. Bowen is erecting a new stable
\ on Turner avenue.
! Travel was heavy all day Yesterday NJ,
| all the local lines
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