The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-17
PAWTUxET VALLEY,
NEws BpRKAu. PAwTuxKT VALLEY,
Begins Block.

PHENlx.
Phenix Council No. 80, O. u. A. NJ,
will hold their next meeting next Tues
day evening in q. A. X. Hall.
Several members of Francis O. Green
Camp OF Sons of Veterans are preparing
Island Division OF the Sons OF Veterans,
which will be held down the river on
Wednesday Aug. 21.
The W. @. It. u. will hold their weekly
meeting next Thursday afternoon at their
headquarters on Main street.
Mr.. James O'Hare of Providence was
the guest Of friends here yesterday.
Messrs. w. A. Lewis and John Aspin-
wall have gone to Block Island.
Four OF the Harris bellies have gone
away from the village this week; they are
Misses Laura and Ellery Hudson, who are
visiting friends In Mansfield, and Misses
Sarah LAMBERT and Mary Pearce, who
have gone to spend their vacations at
Darlington and at Conanicut island.
ARKwaraHr.
Young Daniel Fielding, who badly
mangled his right hand, having Ii caught
In the breakers in the picker room, while
at work at the Interlaken Print Works,
last Thursday, was reported much better
this morning.
F1SKVILLE.
The young men O: the village have or
ganized a dancing party for this evening
at the Big Tree Fiskville Four Corners.
Hope and Fiskville will furnish crowd.
RIvERPoINr.
The semi-monthly meeting OF the Paw
tuxet Valley Wheelmen will be held in
their rooms, Flanagan's block, on Tues
Andrew Smith and Robert MQuinn are
having a good time camping at Old But
tonwoods.
Miss Bridget Hahn, who has been en-
joying her vacation the past week, will
return Monday morning.
KENT COUNTY FAIR.
The meeting of the Pawtuxet Valley
Park Association committee was held yes
terday afternoon at 3 O'Clock in Secretary
A. w. Knights Office.
1t was voted to have the fair opened
evenings. Arc lights and incandescent
lamps will be placed on the grounds for
the illumination.
The Union Cornet Band of Quidnick
has been engaged TO furnish the music.
A colored quartet and banjo club from
Providence has also been engaged.
II has been voted to ask the manufac-
kurers and merchants OF the Valley to
close their business places on Thursday,
Sept. 8, Governors Day, and several
manufacturers signified their willingness
to comply.
Firemen's day this year promises to ex-
eel all previous musters. Engine com
panies from In and out OF the State are
invited TO take part in the contest and
the entries have begun to come in.
The association has sent two men visit
ing different tracks in New England for
the purpose OF securing horse entries and
report great success.
ARCTIC CENTER.
The lawn party in the grove next to the
hose house, given by Warwick Hose No.
/ last evening, was success. This lawn
party will be continued this evening and
the mem bers of Warwick Hose expects to
have a larger crowd tonight. Nothing
has been spared in the way of amuse-
ments. The music, the dancing platform
and the refreshments all are first class.
Miss Helen M. Tyler has been spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Ken
nedy, Moosup Valley.
Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Thomas McGuire's trotter. Miss Alice, ran
away on Main street, breaking the road
cart. Sam Carruthers, the park trainer,
was leading the horse.
cRoMPToN.
The baseball game between the Cromp-
ton picked nine and the Banner Boys of
Providence, which was played on the
Crompton Baseball Associations grounds,
was largely attended this afternoon.
ANTHONY.
The Coventry Women's Club will hold
their next meeting Wednesday at the
house of Mrs. Lizzie Gavitt.
Eugenia Lodge, ID. OF r., will 60 on u
picnic TO the shore on Tuesday. Party
wagons will start at a. m. sharp.
The ladies' Prayer Circle will meet
with Mrs. Charles Andrews next Wednes-
day at 2:3O p. m. Scripture word, "Re-
joice."
The next regular meeting of Eugenia
Lodge, ID. of R. G. of l. o. o. F., will be
held on Thursday, Aug. 22.
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. William III. Sweet and Annie Kettle
OF this place have been the guests OF Mrs.
S. III. Bentley of Apponaug lately.
Mrs. Abel Johnston, although much
improved in health, is still too weak to
sit up.
The Washington Bridge has been closed
TO the public since yesterday morning
while a new flooring was put down. The
work is quite advanced and the bridge
will probably be opened to traffic this
evening.
APPANAUG.
The newly reorganized board OF asses
sors for the town of Warwick held its
second meeting this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
in the town hall.
The fishing season is good.
Frank Baker, who has been confined to
his home for some time with rheumatism,
is improving.
NATICK.
Mr.. John A. McQuade, an oldtime resi-
dent of Natick, died at Old Buttonwoods
on Thursday. The deceased was 50 years
of age. His remains were carried to
Natick for burial. Miss Emma Ball has
gone this week for three weeks visit
with friends and relatives at Block Island.
Pawtuxet Valley Churches.
gIIIsGRovE.
Services in church tomorrow as usual.
NORTH CENTERvIILE.