The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-02
EAST PROVIDENCE
Large Attendance at Church
Services In the Town Yesterday
A Merry ParU..0ther Notes Of
General interest Locally.

The attendance at the churches was
good. the fine weather bringing out many
people At the United Congregational
Church the pastor. Rev. c. +. Gordon,
preached I'm the morning on Choosing the
Highest Ideal OF Life, and in the evening
he had for his topic. How Can a Young
Man Cleanse His Ways?" The Christian
Endeavor meeting was led by Cornelius
Bourne. the topic being ''Th" joys OF
Church Membership" The United Work
ers viii meet with Mrs. Purkss on Rus
sell avenue Tuesday afternoon and the
young people will hold social at the
church Friday evening The weekly pray
er meeting will he omitted Thursday eve
ming.
At the Haven NJ r.. Church the pas
tor preached In the morning on The
Christians lndebt tedness' and I'm the eve
ming on Moses Gods Great Noblemsn.
At the Tniversslist Church the pastors
SUBJECT I'm the morning was Rejoice and
BE Exceedingly Glad" and AZ the eve.
ming service II was Duty
The annual meeting OF the Ballou So
ciety will take place Wednesday evening
Next Monday evening the annual parish
meeting will be held. The pastor, Rev.
Allen Brown, will leave next Monday for
Minnea polls where he will attend the Uni
versslIst general convention as a dele
cato.
At the Second Baptist church yester-
day morning Rev. Mr., Cornell of Proyi-
dence preached IN the morning. while IN
the evening Miss Mary Greene OF Provi-
dence. the president OF the Woman's Rap
list Foreign Mission Society, spoke on
Africa The young peoples meeting
was led by Ruth Rlgler.
A MERRY PARTY
Messrs. OGarra. Quinn, Brown. Jones,
Dvyer. Mccarthy and Castolina, we'll
known citizens of Olneyville, were the
guests OF Commodore Theadore Perry on
Capt. Wilbur's naphths launch Success
Yesterday The party left here al 40 and
went as far as Rayside, where Mrs Jacob
Brown had steak breakfast In readiness.
They then went 10 Newport where they
were met By Senator Murphy. who enter
tained them at the Perry House. They re-
turned 10 Bsyside at o'clock where Mr.
and Mrs Brown entertained them during
the evening. The party returned home by
rail. The only incident that nsrred the
DAYS outing was that Mr.. Owen O'Garrs
missed the party and was obliged 10 walk
from Rayside 10 Pawtuxet before he could
get a car.
MINOR MENTION
Mrs Harry ]. Pickersgll, wife of Tax
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accident SATURDAY afternoon. while In
Providence and is now az her home on
Walnut street suffering from a broken
wrist Mrs Pickersgil had transacted
some business in Taylor's block store in
the Bsrnaby building on Westminster
street and going down the stairs to the
street caught her heel on the steps and
fell TO the foot. She was taken to her
home In East Providence In = hack and
nv xxh IN
two bones in the left wrist were broken
and she was badly shaken up She was
reported as resting very comfortably this
morning
The 3lst annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF Rhode Island will be held on vednes-
day and Thursday OF this week At tho
Second Baptist church of East Provi-
dencc, There Will be services al $50 m.
and and 80 p. m each day
The Watchemoket Fire Company will
meet this evening for regular business
The committee who are arranging for
the trip 10 tho Brockton Fair. Friday. OF
this week will make their report Two
special cars will leave from the front OF
the town hall AT SIS one OF them being
for the ladies who will accompany the
flremen
Among the many parties who went fish
ing yesterday was Messrs William Per-
cival, Charles simmons, Tod" Living
ston and Edward Tyndell While on the
Narrow river Mr.. Percivsl with the as
sistance OF Mr.. simmons landed 10
pound eel
Ss.Rich has on exhibition AZ his store
on Valley street a monster squash which
was raised by one of his relatives on
Leonard avenue
Mr.. r ". Tobin or this place is serving
on the grand jury