The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
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Of z to 9.
The Rev. w. II. Huntington Of Lebanon,
Church yesterday.
in SOU TIL COUNTY.
WEXFORD.

WEXFORD.
Prof. Harris Greene, of Brooklyn. N.
Y. who 10 spending the summer with his
sister. Mrs. w. Ii. Allen, was stricken
with paralysis Friday night. and now lies
In q precarious condition.
A. Il. Kingsley. Jr, OF Poquonnoc
Bridge. Conn.,, ofiiciated at the Baptist
Church yesterday. and the Rev. X. ii.
Howe, Of Longwood; u ma Mass, s,a preached at
sett Church.
There are many more guests In town
than during July. All the hotels are full.
Late Saturday forenoon word was re-
ceived that the Berkeleys would not lie
down for the afternoon ball game. A
Roodly number went to Newport to wit
ness the play there.
Miss May Holloway of Providence is
visiting friends here, and Mrs. Amy r.
Chase, also of that city, is the guest OF
Mrs. S. B. Reynolds. Miss Tinkham and
Miss Broome are among other Providence
ladies here.
The Epworth League observed its first
anniversary Saturday evening at the
residence Of Mrs. Hart on Main straet.
Officers for the ensuing year were chosen
as follows: President, Frank Himes:
vice presidents, Mrs. Edgar Northrup,
Mrs. Henry Church. Miss Nellie Smith,
the Rev. Il. J.. Brown; secretary, George
Lord; treasurer, Miss Irene Sweazey.
Following the election came literary
exercises.
Daniel Hammond of New York. is Wis
iting his sisters, the Misses Hammond.
ASHAWAY.
Mrs. John Barber of Wakefield il the
guest of her sister, Miss Emeline Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Coon of Westerly,
who have been sojourning for q week at
Quonocontaug. returned from tn ,t place
on Thursday, and are the guests Of Mrs.
Coon's father, Charles Bowman Of this
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Moore have re-
Quonocontaug Mr.. Moore's sister,
Zllah, of Westerly is visiting at her
brothers home.
The burial of James Hood took place at
Oak Grove Cemetery at noon on Satur-
day. Mr.. Hood was the father of Henry
Hood OF this village, and was at one time
q resident OF Ashaway.
The Seventh-Day Baptist Bible school
has arranged to hold picnic at Watch
Hill and Osbrook on Tuesday il the
weather Is favorable.
The burial service was performed for
Mrs. John ID. Kenyon at Oak Grove Gene
terry at sunset on Saturday. The funeral
services had been held ut her late resi-
dence in Westerly aG 3 o'clock. \ large
company Of sympathizing friends had
gathered at the grave xhen the funeral
procession reached the cemetery and
many beautiful floral offerings attested
to the esteem in which the deceased was
held. The Rev. W. G. Daland conducted
the service, hymn was sung by The
choir and the benediction was pronounced
bv the Rev q. j. Crandall
Miss Anna Ellsworth and sister of New
Jersey are the guests OF Mrs. William
Lewis and Mrs. Julian Crandall.
Mrs. Fisher Of Boston is visiting her
cousin Miss Florence Merritt.
cHARLEsToWN.
The customary half holiday established
by exGov. Bullock about fifteen years
ago was observed by the usual boat race
on Charlestown pond Saturday, 18th inst,
about O'Clock. Previous to the annual
meeting of the few remaining representa-
tives of the Narragansett tribe of Indians,
numbering about one hundred, in former
years the principal event in this section
Following Is list of the prizes: First
prize. n silver fruit bowl; second prize,
oxydized fruit basket; third prize, silver
cup. Ninc boats entered the race with
the following MS winners: First, Minnow,
Capt. ii. NJ. Knowles second, Glaukauf,
DIR. IL. X. Robinson third. Bessie, Capt.
w. II. Foster. Captain Knowles is super
intendent OF the life saving station, dis
trict of Rhode Island
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Ocean house this season Mr. and Mrs.
George Cook, Newton Nelson Dogolyer,
wife and two sons and daughter, Chicago !;
Mr.. and Mrs. 4 iward Clarke, Woon-
socket; Mrs. Oakes, Miss Nina Oakes and
Mrs Davis, Elizabeth, N. j.; General and
Mrs. Lewis, postmaster Mt Atlanta, Ga.
Among the arrivals at the Ocean House
last week were Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook
and servant of Boston, Mass, Gen. and
Mrs j. r. Lewis of A lanta Ga.
The Hon. Walter A. Real and Charles
Potter, both of Glocester, X. l., were
guests of George &. Cross the past week.
Miss Lou Bailey of Montvllle. Conn, is
the guest OF her aunt. Mrs. B. Frank
Green.
Misses Esther Armstrong and Edith
Misses Esther Armstrong aud Edl h
Tucker of Wakefield arc guests of their
grandmo other, Mrs. Edward Burdck.
Mrs. Edward Nye and two children of
Hope Valley, are guests OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
Welcome III. Foster.