The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-23
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Maid Marion Circle, c. Of F., Elects
Officers.
New Engir, for The Clyde Print Works.
Some village Notes.

Maid Marion Circle, {. OF r., held its
regular meeting and election of officers
IN Forester's Hall last evening. The fol-
owing officers we're elected: Chief COM
panion, George Allen: sub-chief compan-
ion, Alice Coogan, treasurer, p. III. Quinn;
recording secretary, James r. Nc Nellis;
right guide, Mary Cooney; inside guard,
Cornelius Donahue; outside guard, Mrs.
Annie sylvia; physician, DR.. M. j. K.
Legris; trustee, Di. T.. r. Shea.
The Ladies' Prayer Circle will meet
with Mrs. ID. ID. James at Anthony to-
morrow afternoon.
The Phenix Woman's Christian Tenn
peraDce Union will hold its regular
monthly Bible reading In it's rooms in the
Cleaner building tomorrow afternoon, the
subject OF the reading being, "The
Alphabet of Peace"
Captain G. ID. Bowen Camp, Sons OF
Veterans will hold special meeting for
the election OF officers in Armory Hall at
Apponaug this evening.
The town clerk will be at the Cromp-
ton company's store this evening to give
those who wisn to register chance to DO
so without making trip to Apponsug.
The Coium bian Whist CLUB met with
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis W. Greene at River
Point last evening. The prizes were won
by r. A. 3. Reoch and Miss Nellie
Reoch.
Mrs. James Baker OF New Rochelle,
N. Y. is the guest of her sister Mrs.
John Davis at Natick.
The manager of one of ths largest man.
ufacturing Establishments IN the valley IL
quite q fancier Of fine poultry. and one of
his overseers also has a predilection for
fancy fowl. One DAY recently the man.
ayers prize fowl laid Q mammoth egg,
and the "hen fruit" was cooked and
placed at the plate of the managers son
at breakfast. He 10 fond of eggs, but
more fond Of joke, and in consequence
put the egg in mis- pocket and later in the
day gave it to one of the employees at the
works, knowing that the big egg wonld
soon be heard from sgsin. As he expect
ed, the egg was placed in the nest of one
of the hens of the overseer, and the next
day IL again made it's appearance at the
works, the overseer showing Ii to the
manager with pride as q sample of what
one Of his fowls could do. He was much
disgusted when he was informed that it
was the third time that the manager had
seen the egg and that 1t was hard
boiled, ana now ne watches his hens with
distrust, no doubt thinking that they
are in the habit of warming themselves
in the wash boiler.
Contractor Mcmahon this morning COM
menccd the work Of removing the large
boiler which was thrown through the
side of the mill and onto the top floor by
the explosion at the Kent Wooien Com
psnys' mill, to the ground.
The new 450-horse power engine for tho
Clyde print works has arrived and will
be set up and plsced In running order a.
soor as possible. The engine will bs Q
great addition to the power plant of the
works, which Is now taxed almost to its
full extent by the additions of new
mac binery and the pressure OF business.
The Christmas rush has com mmenced
in the valley stores and the express COM
panies and postoffices are now handling
an unusually large amount of packages.
James p. Arnold has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to resume
charge of his business at Phenix.