The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
PAWTUxET VALLEY.
Nrws BUREAU, PAwTuxEr VALLEY,
Begins Block.
PIIENIX.

PHENIx.
Miss Beatrice Mclaughlin spent yes
terday with friends at Buttonwoods.
Miss Sophia Kent is spending part OF
her vacation at the same place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Rainsford have
returned from visiting friends in Nor
wood, Conn, on Saturday evening.
s. w. Hines of this place and X. w.
b. Knight of Auburn made trip to
Moonstone Beach on their wheels yes
terday.
Mrs Henry King OF Apponaug, who
has been the guest of Mrs. NJ. T.. Woolsey
for the past week, returned to her home
Saturday. .
Mrs. :. A. woolsey has returned home
from an extended visit to friends in
Boston and vicinity.
Another small fire was kindled in the
ruins of the old Spencer block last
night and the fire department was called
out at 12:30 to extinguish it. A bucket
full was sufficient. IL is said the perpe'
traitors are known this time and will
probably be arrested.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
the choir of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the congregation at large
gathered on the banks OF the river next
TO the News Bureau, Begins block, for
the purpose of witnessing a baptism by
immersion. After the congregation had
sung a few hymns the pastor, John IL.
Allen, entered the water with the
neophyte, Miss Mabel Ray. They pro-
ceeded about half way across and when
they were breast deep faced the choir.
After the usual questions the young lady
was lowered in the water by the pastor
and soon after came forward drenched
but Christian and a member OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. 1t is not
the usual mode OF christening with the
Nj. T.. Church, but every new member has
his choice of either the sprinkling In
church or the immersion in the river.
Miss Ray, who is IL years old, chose the
latter way. For great many years past
no such a service had been performed in
Phenix and il attracted a large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Briggs of Providence
are staying at the Briggs House for few
days.
Mrs. ID. Stillman returned to her home,
235 Dean street, Providence, after few
days stay with Misses Lucy and Mabel
Lawton at the Briggs Hotel.
Alphonse Beaudreault, who had been
arrested on warrant for the ill-treat-
ment of A. Guertin's little child, was
fined five and costs, the whole amounting
TO s11.5 so, by Judge Tilley at East . Green
wich, Saturday.
1t is understood here that one of
Beaudreault's friends who boards with
him has tried to secure another warrant
against Guertin for insult to his wife,
but Judge Tilley has refused TO grant 1t,
perceiving that the whole affair was a
petty family quarrel
John III. Donahoe OF the Pascoag Her
aid, who resides on Lamphere street, has
moved to Providence today, where he
will reside hereafter.
Miss Alice j. Clark will start for New
York by the 4 20 p. m. train tomorrow
on business and pleasure trip.
Several private carriages went to the
shore yesterday and all the people re-
turned home in a very merry mood late
in the evening.
About twenty-five residents of this
place boarded one of the Allen Campbell $
party wagons Saturday evening en- route
for Rocky Point to see the FAN oil
Pompeii.
LIPPITT q.
Arthur Blanchard, who for some time
has kept the Lippitt Hotel, has accepted
n position in Boston and sold his busi-
ness place to Robert Lavalley, who was
the former proprietor.
Saturday evening number OF friends
and shopmates of Edward Smith made an
unexpected call upon him at his residence
on Smith street and presented to him
an elegant reclining chair. Mr.. Smith,
although surprised, found few well
chosen words of thanks for his friends.
After a pleasant evening the surprise
party wended their way to their individual
homes.
A large number OF mule spinners from
Natick, Riverpoint and other villages OF
the Pawtuxet Valley gathered at Tenn
perance Hall yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of organizing a branch OF the
Mule Spinners Union. Several officers
OF the Pawtucket Union and OF the
National Union were present and ad-
dressed the meeting. An organization
was effected and another meeting will be
held next Sunday TO elect officers.
ANTHONY.
This evening at s o'clock In ]. o. o. f.
Hall will be held n meeting OF Anthony
Lodge, for the purpose OF receiving the
grand master OF the Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island with his board of grand
officers.
Niagara Fire Company had . gay time