The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-23
PAWTUXET VALLEY VILLAGES
Warwick.

lusfe - now u Sdfroll ciRhI 10 ~ oh
indication that the Hugh j. Carroll con-
gressional boom has ended in smoke :
The Nationalist party recently orga-
nized at Centreville Is gradually decreas-
ing in membership, many Of tho mem
hers deserting the party 10 join the
French Republican clrb, which now has
"a membership OF nearly BOG
The coming town elections will prove
very exciting, and the Democrats are
hustling 10 place on their ticket the
strongest members OF the party that
they can secure.
The Republicans as usual are confident
in their strength aud will unanimously
support for members OF the town coun-
ell Enos Lapham, Cent.rville, for presi-
and Cllrence O'Carpenter; for town
clerk. James T. Lockwood. the present
incumbent, will In all probability De
nominated by both parties.
The Prohibition party has again COM
menced it's annual attack upon the
saloons and are sizing up the situation
for a crusade against the granting OF
liquor licenses for another year.
Hon A. q. Wolfenbarger and Prof. A.
l.. Huckins have been secured TO open
the Prohibition campaign at Clyde to-
night Hon. A. q. Wolfenbarger will
make an address and Prof. Huckins Will
lead the singing.
The ladies connected with the Hope
Methodist church formed Benevolent
society in the vestrv on tuesday evening.
Mrs. Richard Ho Wand was elected presi-
dent, Mrs. j. Lathram, vice president,
and Mrs. Elmer Andrews, secretary. IL
| was voted To have social III the church
| on Saturday evening.
NatIck
The mem bers of Webster lodge, No.
| % Knights of Pythias, met in engine
hall last evening. regular routine busi-
| ness being transacted.
| Mrs. Harriett Carr, a resident OF the
| village for the past thirty years. died at
| her residence on School street, yesterday
| afternoon. at o'clock, aged DO years.
| River Point
In regard to the many rumors which
| are ia circulation throughout the Paw
tuxet valley that the quarantine laws ar G
not being sufficient y enforced, DIR. Al
bert w. Sprague, the health officer. in
formed the News reporter this morn
| ing that in every house where
| there was a patient suffering
| from smallpox no one had been allowed
to leave or enter. lie had kept close
| watcn upon the inmates and guards and
they would be kept closely confined until
| all danger was past. Continuing the
! doctor said that he had rather tue
L
| were. the children attending would be
| more apt to catch the disease in plaSing
around the village All the patients are
rapidly getting better and no new cases
have developed.
Washington.
BERTHE Webster who caught one of his
hands in the mach inery of the Tyler mill
recently, severely crushing it. Is rapidly
| recovering.
Revival meetings are in progress at the
| Maple Root Baptist church, conducted
by Rev Mrs. Fenner
| Many OF the citizens as far as heard
from are in favor of having free text
books In the school districts of the Paw
tuxet valley. There can be no DOUBT thai
such "a system is much needed aud would
be most bene fetal to every one. There
are many persons in every school district
in the valley who find the expense OF
school books for their children to be very
great, and who are obliged thereby tC
either withdraw the little ones from
school or deny themselves of MANY of the
necessaries OF lie.
Efforts are being made by the mem bers
OF the Coventry Central Baptist church
TO raise money TO build new church
edifice. The building occupied Sy tn,
society Is very ancient, and 1t is desired
that more commouious aud moderi
structure take is place. Elder ID. l.
Letting subscriptions.
| Phenix.
Warwick lodge OF Masons will sool
erect a new masonic hall in the village
and although the exact site has as ye
not been decided upon. IL is probable tina
the new building will be erected on th,
corner OF High and Pleasant streets, o.
upon the lot next To the Methods
church. The new structure will be on,
of the finest in the valley and n model o
architectural design.
| scituate.
The Democrats are on the warpath
ana the feeling between the followers o
Franklin II. Owen aud Hugh +. Carol
is most bitter The Owen action claims
that an attempt to split the caucus va
made by the carroll. faction TO prevent th
election of Frank Owen To the conven
tion aud that they not got wind of th
affair Frank Owen would never hav,
been delegate The Carroll followers
say 1t is "A lie aud manv votes that might
have been gained for Russell Youugs FOL
senator will be lost.
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