The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-03
PHENIX.


David Atwood is visiting friends here.
Mr.. Atwood lived here sixty years ago. be-
ing an empIoye in the machine shop which
then stood where the Phenix mills cotton
house is now located, and which was run
by Daniel Gorhan; afterwards he worked
for the next managers, Cyril 5abceck and
later Thomas T. Lanphear. Mr.. Atwood
worked at his trade as n mechanic until
within two years, although he is now over
so years of age He says: although L
have not lived here in sixty years, no place
ever seems as good To me as PhenlX. III
i had money enough 10 build a home
Just where | woud rather have it, OF any
spot in the world il would be right in this
village" The old gentleman's home Is
now in East Greenwich where he resides
with his daughter.
A correction is hereby made, in report
appearing in last nights edition OF the
NEWS IL was the Phenix Fire Depart
ment orchestra which serenaded Mr.. and
Mrs. William III. Snow at their home on
High street, instead of as incorrectly re-
ported The members of the Fire com
panies were invited in, and j. III. Donohue,
In behalf of the department, presented
Mrs. Snow with very fine set OF oxo-
dyed silver dining knives. Mr. Snow
made n graceful speech OF thanks. The
firemen were pleasantly entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. Snow received two more
gifts from friends. Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Miller sending them very artistic DIN.
ing-room chandelier, and Charles Il. Hill
presenting "a valuable silver salad fork OF
unique design.
Capt. and Mrs Hugh Duffy are visiting
friends in Providence.
The new road which goes from Harris
TO Arkwright, by the Harris.public school
building, is now open To travel IL VIII
repay anyone TO walk or drive over 1t.
At the evening school here the pupils
have not come i'm for attendance as ii was
anticipated they would. IL may seem
trivial circumstance, but the mild weather
of the fall has been an important factor IN
the small attendance. As long as the
weather keeps mild the boys prefer to
spend their evenings out of doors. The
corps of teachers is most efficient, with
James Smith rs principal, and Misses
Bertha Kent and Iva Andrews assistants
Joseph Lawton has a novel and ingen-
ious article in one of his show windows.
It is frame work OF silver wire, filling
the whole window space, and Is used To
display gentlemen's neckwear on.
In a house here a fruit cake, which was
made for wedding twenty-one years ago,
was cut this week and found To be In no
way unfit to eat. The cake when made
had quantity of brandy in IL, and an
icing on the top and sides which doubt
less excluded the air. AS there were a
number made, this ore was left over.
When cut il was tasted by the young
lady daughter and grown son, of the
couple for whose wedding il was made
On Wednesday PheniX man went to
town and was asked by his wife to bring
out sponge cake as she was to have com
pany, and depended upon having IL for
tea The man took out his memorandum
book and wrote Get one sponge cake"
He got it, and went over to the O'Clock
train, and taking seat in the rear car,
put the cake down beside him. Pretty
soon along came friend; sit right here"
he said, and the man sat right
there exactly the cake was cushion for
him. He was heavy, and so was
the cake when he left the car. Then the
Phenix man thought of the cake; he
picked up the bundle and said. well
Pm damned" IL was when he got home,
when the cake was passed to him he said
TO his WIFE MARY, didn't this cake fall,
or did something else fall. But the
guest. said she always liked heavy, rich
cake, and ate away, ..
resident, the two tenement house opposite
the William III. Smell place, price 81, 800.
This is one of the first tenement houses
built in Phenix, and Is located on valu-
able site.
The old Sisson house, one Of the Oldest
homes in this village, and built in the an
cient style of heavy timbered structure, is
sold TO Mrs. Northup. For many years an
old couple, Wanton Sisson and his sister
Abby, lived here but now all of the fam
lily are dead and the homestead has passed
into the hands of strangers.
Modern art work sometimes does most
valuable service, particularly in the en-
larging and reproducing of small pic
lures. This proved the case in one in
stance here George Yeaw. who dropped
dead in the court room in Providence a
few months ago, left no picture OF him
self except tiny faint tintype of about
an inch and "a half by an inch in size. But
from this seemingly insignificant piece a
life size portrait has been made, which is
in every way perfectly satisfactory as a
correct likeness, and from an artistic
point of view. IL was made i'm Philadel-
phia, where also the beautiful antique
etched silver frame was purchased.
William II. Snow who, with Mrs Snow,
returned to their home here on Tuesday.
were rendered a complimentary serenade
on Tuesday evening. Mr. Snow has been,
since its organization, an efficient and
popular member of the Phenix fire de
partment, and il was this body of com
rades who rendered him the compliment,
engaging the PheniX band to furnish the
music. The two fire companies i'm uni
form marched 10 the house OF Mr.. Snow,
where an excellent and varied musical