The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-25
NEWSER0M NEAR HOME.
How Thanksgiving Will be Observed
in Phenix and Elsewhere.
EAST PROVIDENCE JOTTINGS,
What IL Going ON In Attleboro--Prepara
tions all Along the Line for the::Great
New England Holiday.
PHENlX.

Mrs. William Johnson, who has filed
the position of assistant to Postmaster
Kent, will leave the Office the last day of
November. The new official to fill the
position will be Frank Duffy, who was so
very popular with the general public dur
ing the service of Postmaster Phillip Duffy
and the return TO the position greatly
gratifies the patrons of the service. Mrs.
johnson has made an admirable official,
filling the place with efficiency and great
dignity. She will remove to Providence,
where Mr.. johnson is employed, and will
Johnson's sister, who home Is on Pearl
street Mr. Kent states that he has re-
ceived a number of applications from per-
sons desirous of being assistant in the
Office, the greater part from women.
Miss Francis Willard, National Presi-
dent of the w. g. Il. u. who was errone-
ously reported.as being prospective speak
er here during the present season, will
give no lectures this year, the infirm
health of her mother forbidding her alb
sence from home hereafter.
Mrs. M. A. Babcock, State President w.
G. I. U. will address the local union at
their meeting next week, Thursday, the
subject being to rehearse the proceedings
of the Worlds and National Conventions
in their recent sessions at Boston.
Miss Sophie Kent, who is principal of
a grammar school in Washington, ID. c.,
Will Wltn ncT PARENTS,
Mr. and Mrs. j. Il. Kent of Clyde.
Mrs. Sadie Colvin, daughter of Stephen
Colvin, came Wednesday from Woodstock,
Coun., where she is in boarding school, to
spend Thanksgiving with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Howard will
entertain s,s family party on Thanksgiving
Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Page, Mrs. and
Miss Payson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Payson of Attleboro will make up the
pleasant company.
Mrs. Gilbert Woolsey will have as guests
on Thursday, Miss King and Mr.. Will
King.
Miss M. V. Snow will spend Thanks
giving with her sister, Mrs. Walter Knight
of Auburn.
There will be family gathering of the
Knight family at the home of l.. A. Kim
ball of Providence, Thursday. to which
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lewis have been bid
den, Mrs. Lewis being one OF the relatives.
The Rev. and Mrs. Julian 5. .Wadsworth
will be the guests OF Providence friends
for the national day of thanksgiving.
At the pleasant old home of Harvey
Spencer all the children of the family will
be home TO spend Thursday.
Other well-known and respected Pheni X
families will entertain as follows: At
Brigham Deanes', Mrs. George Chamber
| lain of South Hadley, Conn; George l..
Caprons, the Misses Stearnes, of
Nashville. Tenn; Mr.. Leander Fen
ner,s, Mr., and Mrs. Southworth
and Mrs. Frank Manchester, of South
| Kingston; at Daniel Babcock's, Mrs. Jas.
| Stillman and family, Of Webster, Mass
and Miss Mary A. Stillman, OF Westerly;
at Charles Ralphs, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Remington, of Providence; at Nathan Sis
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clarke, Of
| Providence, and Mrs. Julian Locke, of At
tleboro; at James L. Arnold's. Herbert
| Arnold, of Providence; at the Briggs
Hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Briggs, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burgess, of Provi-
| dence, will be the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sweet and son,
will be at the Phenix Hotel, where they
| will be entertained over few days.
Fred Hoxie, The talented young son Of
| s. j. Hoxie, will come from the Massa-
| chusetts School of Technology to spend
the holiday with his parents, as will also
| Miss Susie HoMe, a student at the Quaker
school.
George V. Ryder of Newark, N. j., is a
| guest at the Briggs hotel. Mr.. Ryder is
| an accomplished linguist, speaking six
languages, having been resident of sew
| eral different countries.
AT the Phenix hotel, DIR. and Miss
| Blaine are staying for weeks time.
The many friends of Mrs. Peleg Kenyon
will regret to hear of her illness, she hav-
ing been sick for week past.
Charles A. Sweet is appointed agent for
the Il. and III. Adams Company's mills at
Birmingham, CT, and North Scituate,
X. l., dating from December ], at which
time he will leave Rhode Island and go to
Birmingham, as his future permanent
residence, visiting Scituate occasionally.
A new sidewalk is one of the improve
ments which road surveyor Card has made
on Lanphear street, he has also repaired
Pleasant, Main and other streets, as well
Il llxY YAplt nf ha haf
be will allow.
Mr.. w. +. Smith has recently taken
some photographs of local scenery which
are surprisingly lovely bits of still life.
Besides these, Mr.. Smith has some studies
from life. A photograph of Miss Minnie
Gee on horse back. looks like an ideal
picture. A view taken from the summit
of Phenix Hill, gives a clear prospective
down the valley, looking towards the Provi-
dence river, and showing an expanse of
hills, valleys, wooded land, and glimpses
of the winding Pawtuxet river, making
n picture UNSURPASSED for natural beauty