The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-12
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
Last Night Was Lively One With
the Secret Orders.
LOTS OF LODGE MEETINGS.
The Regular Meeting OF Enterprise
Lodge-The Order of Aifredians-
Minor Points of Interest-The Valley
Towns and Their Affairs.

Towns anu Iheir Anairs.
At the regular meeting of Enterprise
Lodge last evening the first degree was
worked on two members One application
for membership was received, and two APP
plicants voted in. Considerable work is
expected for next month, when everything
in connection with the recent improve
ments will be In full running order.
Order of Alfredians.
Brigade No. of this city held their
regular meeting in Tower Post hall last
evening, Hon. Commander Joseph T.. Hol-
land presiding. Considerable business OF
routine character was transacted. Two
propositions for membership were received
and referred to an investigating COM
mittee, and one candidate was initiated
into the mysteries of the order. The Right
Hon. Protector George Roberts and the
Right Hon. Deputy Protector Henry
Norton with the full staff Of supreme
officers was present to install the officers
elect for the ensuing term. The following
officers were installed in their several
stations:
Hon. Commander, Charles III. Roberts,
Jr.; vice commander, Charles Brickell;
recorder, George j. Cranshaw; treasurer,
John j. Kenyon; scribe, Herbert Cooper;
guide, Henry Baker; assistant guide. Burt
side sentinel, Thomas Whitehead;
outside sentinel, John Pearson; past
commander, Joseph f. Holland;
After the installation of officers, Hon.
Past Commander Joseph Il. Holland was
presented with very handsome past COM
manders' gold hodge, by his fellow com
radcs in recognition of the efficient man
ner in which he performed the duties of
honorable commander for the past year
IL was a great surprise TO him but he
managed TO feelingly thank the comrades
for the handsome present. Comrade Pat
stone of Brigade No. 5, South Providence,
made the presentation speech. Following
came refreshments and singing, recita-
tions and speechmaking until late hour.
The Daughters of st. George Make Pre-
sentation.
Industry Lodge. No. 81, Daughters of
st. George, held a regular meeting last
evening in St. Georges Hall. After the
general routine business of the meeting
had been transacted Sister Briden. who up
to within short time ago was known as
Sister Davenport, was addressed by Sister
Richardson, who in an appropriate speech
presented her on behalf of the lodge with
handsome commode set, n lamp and II
chair in honor Of her recent marriage
The presentation was followed by gen
eral social hour, during which n number
of songs were rendered by Sisters Booth
royd, Gee, Lumb. Chell, Ingraham, Holt,
Brown and Mrs. Briden: also readings by
Sister Hague. A bountiful collation. COM
pleted the evenings enjoyment.
Obituary Charles w. Flag.
Charles w. Flag died at his home on
Laurel street, this city, yesterday morn
ing from complication of diseases. Mr..
Flag has been for many years conductor
It...a. xf
York, Providence and Boston Railroad,
first having charge of n freight train, but
for several years past serving,in that ca
pacitv on q passenger train, in which po-
sition he made many friends among the
patrons ard employees of the road. He
was 10 have charge of the White Noun
tain last summer, but illness prevented
him, and during the summer he spent n
short time with his brother in New Hamp-
shire, where his health seemed to improve.
lie returned greatly benefited, il was
thought, but soon the disease returned,
and after great amount Of suffering re-
suited as stated. He leaves n widow,
Regular Meeting of the Good Tempiars.
The regular meeting Of Blue Bell Lodge,
No. IL. Independent Order of Good Tenn
plar, was held last evening in Clan Fraser
hall. One candidate was initiated aud
one proposition received for membership.
The entertainment committee reported
that they had decided to hold an
apron and necktie party in the nearfuture,
probably the last of this month.
During the evening Chief Templar
Galloway, with few appropriate re-
marks, presented Sister Mary Cameron
with the badge which it was announced
some weeks ago she had won for bringing
in the largest number of new members
during the last quarter. The
badge is white satin body
with gold min and trimmings on the
face of which is n stem of blue bells
and the words: "Blue Bell Lodge, No.
IL, L. O. 6. T., Pawtucket, II. l., all hand
painted. Also "a geographical globe i'll
gilt, marked "Our Field"
District Court.
In the District Court this morning one
man was fined s. and costs for drunken
ness and revelling. Michael Connolly
was fined S. and costs for an assault on
Cyrene Westcott
Points of Interest.
The committee on the union concert and
ball of the Knights Of Pythias are
arranging neat souvenir which will con-
tain among other things u picture OF each
of the grand officers, also pictures of the
chnncellors of the three lodges in this
vicinity, viz. Cbickering, Eureka and
Washington lodges.
Mrs. Salle L. Buckley of this city has
been accepted in the Homeopathic Train
ing school for professional nurses at Bos-
ton, Mass.
The second annual parish supper of the
High Street Cniversalist Society will be
held in the vestry of the church on the
evening of the eth inst.
The flags are flying from the city flag
stalls to-day, in honor of the anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.