The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-21
0LNEYvILLE
81. Mly's Lawn Festival Com.
mlttss Has Perfected Plans
Fire In a Store on Chaffee St.
The Cause Of Some Alarm

The executive committee OF St Mary's
committee on lawn festival TO be held on
Labor Day on the grounds OF the church
met with the pastor last evening and
transacted considerable business IL was
decided 10 hold the affair rain or shine
III the weather is disagreeable the exer-
cises will be held I'm the chapel on Bar
ton street The Rev. FIT. James Sulli-
van. now pastor OF St Agnes church
was was for many years connected with
81 Mary's church. kindly loaned the
committee a set Of swings for the occa
sion. and Thomas f. BBeaty. the weTl-
known local contractor. donated n suff
Client quantity OF lumber to construct the
boothe needed. Thomas Finneran report
ed that he had secured the services OF
Martin Dempsey, bagpipe player. who
with two hddlers and one flute player
will furnish old Irish music for reels and
breakdowns. The committee on sports
Will present TO the best dancer a silver
loving cup. II was decided TO make run
ming events one OF the attractions of the
day. and they will be divided into four
classes. IL was also decided to have a
combination ticket and this will be at
tended TO by Mrs. John II Moffett, Mrs
NJ. III. Corrigan. Mrs. James Il. Kennedy
Mrs John III Walsh and Miss Josephine
Troy. The sub committees made reports
all OF which were OF n most encouraging
nature.
The committee on sports reported that
an African Dodger," a doll game and
can ageme had been secured. Each
member OF the committee was given
tickets to dispose OF and the indications
are that the affair will be a great sue
cess. Before closing the Rev. Frs. Thomas
+. Grace and James Craig made short
addresses and the committee were re-
quested TO meet at the same place and
hour Monday evening. Aug. 27.
FIRE ON CHAFFEE STREET.
About o'clock last evening Sergt
Patton OF the Chaffee street police sta
tion sent In an alarm from box 6S for
fire in a small store conducted by IIy-
man Henberger at 30 Chaffee street. The
fire was caused by the overturning OF a
large lamp by a customer. In the store
with Mr.. Henberger and the customer
was Mrs. Henberger. who threw the lamp
into the street and then made an attempt
10 return TO the store TO get her baby.
which was asleep in a little room In the
rear. The fire, however. had gained such
headway that she was unable TO do so,
but the child by this time was safe In the
arms of Miss Lillian Cohen, who entered
the store through a rear door and took
the child out II took an hour or more
to extinguish the blaze. which gutted the
store.
The two families living over the store
escaped, however. but all were more or
less excited. The building is owred by
John b. Iavoie and he says that his loss
is about $500.
ELECTED OFFICERS.
The National Social club held its annual
meeting I'm Its parlors.. corner OF Atwell s
and Academy avenues last evening, when
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Francis Cannon; vice pre- ,ident
Harry Rogers; recording secretary, Jo-
seph Armstrong; financial secretary.
Thomas Egan; treasurer, John Kelly;
sergeant at arms, John Armstrong; inves-
tigating committee, Timothy Kelly,
Francis Armstrong. Roy Ryan. Six
names were added TO the membersh hip
roll of the club and four applications for
membership were received. At the conclu-
sion OF the business session there was a
lengthy debate on Marriage" by Messrs.
Thomas Mcnamara and Peter Kelly, but
as the membership OF the club who was
the judge Is composed OF married and sin
gle men, IL was decided TO suspend the
announcement OF the decision of the de-
bate until next meeting.
A CLOSE CALI.
A mason employed by Watson, tho con-
tractor, On the new telephone building on
Bough street, had a narrow escape from
serious injury yesterday afternoon. He
was on staging about 80 fet from tho
ground when II gave away. Just at this
moment he was leaning over the brick
work in such "A manner astto be able To
hold on TO tho building. His fellow work.
men were not many seconds In releasing
him from his perilous position.
WANTS TO JOIN HER HUSBAND.
A woman called at the Chaffee street
police station last evening and reported
that a woman named Ellen La Pine, with
two children, one two years old and the
other eight months. was I'm destitute cir
cumstances at 10 Julian street. An officer
was sent TO tho house, who rendered the
family Immediate relief and frem-the
woman learned that all she asked was n
sufficient sum 10 pay her fare to West
Warren. Mass, whore her hlsband James
La Pine, IL employed. Overseer OF the
Poor Cummings has the case under cons
sideration.
HURT IN A COLLISION.
team owned by the Americain Bottling
company and an electric car collided on
Manton avenue near Florence street last
evening and Adolph Richards OF Is Bever-
ly stret. one OF the Occupants OF the wagon
was thrown To the ground and was badly
injured about his head. lie was sent to
the Rhode Island hospital, Eiswald
Isaacs, the driver OF the team, escaped
with "A few slight bruises. The wagon was
knocked out OF cOmmLSsiau.