The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-14
NEWS NOTES
1ft -rRoM THE
PaWtuXet Valley.
Centrcvillc.

Centrcville.
In spite ~ the inclement weather the
meeting OF tho Woman's Club was well at
tended, and, as usual, was very enjoy
able. ~ Az ~E
The Ladies' Guild OF st. Philips Church
will meet at the residence OF Miss Sadie
Waterhouse on "Wednesday evening.
Crompton.
The Rev. s. g. M. orpen, rector OF st.
Philips Church, preached very interest
ing sermon from st. Matthew 10th chap
ter, oath verse, on Sunday morning.
River Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. Potter started
Yesterday for Florida for a four weeks
frip where they intend TO visit the
orsnce orchard which they own there.
Rev. Mr.. orpen delivered last evening
the first OF his series OF lectures at the st.
Matthews Mission.
- Phenix.
The Pawtuxet Valley was treated to an
old fashioned spowstorm yesterday and in
consequence the streets are in fearful
condition. The snow lies two feet deep
upon the sidewalks and in some places it
is blown into drifts six feet and over IN
depth. The road surveyors sent out
snow plows as soon as u stopped showing
yesterday afternoon and made an attempt
To break out passage for pedestrians,
but on account OF the narrowness OF the
sidewalks in some places and the absence
OF them in others the plows were obliged To
keep in the streets the greater part OF the
time. Drivers Immediately took adj
vantage of the path thus made and pcdes-
trians were Obliged to wade through the
deep snow in order TO prevent being run
down by the teams and sleighs.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union meets at the coffee rooms in Spen-
Ger Block tomorrow afternoon.
Francis &. Greene Camp, Sons OF Vete-
rams, meets in @. A. X. Hall this evening.
Miss NJ, y. Snoy is visiting friends Ns at
The board OF directors OF the p. V. Park
Association will hold special meeting at
the office OF =. III. Greene a Sons this
evening.
Onaccount OF the bad travelling there.
was no meeting Of the Guild OF st. An
drcw's Church last evening.
Thomas Brannigan of East Providence
Is the guest OF friends here.
Narragansett Lodge, No. S, X. OF p,
met in Castle Hall last evening.
A horse belonging to William III. Bates
was taken III last Monday and showed
symptoms of CHAMBERS. DIR. Parker, state
Veterinarian, was Immediately notified
and examined the beast yesterday after
noon. He decided that it was not CLAN
ders, much to the relief OF our local
horsemen.
A meeting of the River Point Fire De-
partment will be held in Pioneer Hose
House this evening.
A meeting of the directors OF the p. V.
Park Association, will be held i'm the Office
OF q. III. Green & Sons, this evening.
On account OF The snow storm Monday
night, the freight trains ON the New York
and New England were unable TO get out
yesterday.
A boy who works in the dyeing depart
ment at Ciyde Print Works had his pock-
cts rihed OF this months wages yesterday
a loss which is bard TO stand these hard
times.
Pawtuxet.
A regular meeting of Harmony Lodge
No. ga. II. and M. was held last eytn-
ing and the third degree conferred upon
five cand idates. Members of other lodges
and several past masters were also present
At the close OF the meeting the lodge and
its guests proceeded TO Firemen's Hall cor
ncr of Sheldon and Commercial streets
where bountiful collation. was served.
During the snow blockade yesterday
the electrics found II hard work TO force
their way through the drifts and but few
OF the residents were able 10 reach the
city until late in the day. Late i'm the
afternoon the company's snow plough and
a gang OF men with shovels opened the
line TO Lakewood which up to that time
was impossible.
Mr. Halsey Chase OF Providence has
secured the principalship OF the Atlantic
Avenue school, Which until the past wear
he had held for n number OF years.
The usual Wednesday evening Ienten
service viii be held at 1;45 this evening.