The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
New Switchboard Being Put In Tel
ephone Exchange.
Visitation to Anchor Lodge
Gossip From the Villages.

new switch board is being construct.
ed for the local telephone exchange to re-
place the present one which Is not large
enough to increase the stead lily increas-
ing demand for Instruments. The new
board will be twice the size of the pres
ent one and when place in position at
the exchange, Superintendent Murphy
expects to change the connections from
the old board to the new one in one
night and not interfere at all with the
telephone service.
| The department commander and stan
will make their annual visit TO McGrepor
Post, q. A. r., at Phenix, this evening.
| The Phenix Womsn's Christian Tenn.
| perance Union met in its rooms in the
Cleaner Building yesterday afternoon.
The annual official visitation of the
grand officers to Anchor Lodge, No. s37,
| X. OF H., at Clyde occurred last even Ing.
Among the visitors were Grand Dictator
Barron, Charles II. Thurber, o. A. Garlic
ton, j. q. Hiscox, j. M. Nye and @. II.
Carpenter. During the evening there
were speeches by the visiting officers
and Thomas M. Holden, John M. Nye,
william Craig and Thomas M. BradIey'of
Anchor Lodge and music by the Anchor
Lodge Quartet, consisting Of Messrs.
Bradley, Gregory, Nye and Craig. After
the close of the exercises an elaborate
collation. was served. The installation of
officers will take place at the meeting of
the lodge on January IA.
The public schools at Phenix and Pom
tisc closed this afternoon for the Christ
mes vacation.
Considerable attention has besu attract
ed evenings during the past week by a
bright light near the top OF the hiQh
tower on the Royal mill at River Point.
The light has caused much discussion
among the residents Of the valley and all
kinds of surmises and expls nations have
been made to account for its presence.
The real reason is the presence Of work.
men on the scsffolding around the tower
who are pushing the work as fast 90 DOS
sible in order TO finish it before another
blizzard arrives in the valley.
Ihs Pythian Sisterhood holds its semi
monthly meeting in Grand Army Hall to-
morrow afternoon.
The funeral of John Blade who died
at his home in Natick last Tuesday was
solemnizsd from st. Joseph's Church this |
morning, Rev. w. b. Menan officiatins.
The interment was in st. Mary's csme-
terry at Crompton.
che ladies OF the River Point Conrre.
gaticnsl Church gave a very enjoyable
social and entertainment in tho church
psrlors last evening. The affair was under
the management of Misses Jennie Lind
say and Mary symington.
Miss Emma Pfanner, who hrs been oon
fed to her home in Providences by Ill.
ness, has recovered sufficiently 10 resume
her duties as teacher In the primary de.
iartment of tho Pontiac school.
Court Warwick, Il. of A.. held its regu-
lar meeting and annual election of
officers in Forresters hall at Clyde last
One application for mem bership
was received, ono candidate elected and
'ne inflated. Only one memter was re.
ported on the sick list. There as an up- |
Usually large attendance and the election
vas quite lively. Felix II. Herman was
/
Ind DR.. NJ. J.E. Legris was elected physi-
ian In place OF DR.. Eugene II. Shea, who
has held the position for the pact year.
The officers are: Chief ranger, Felix
j. Kernan; sub-chief ranger, Pbilip
Duffy; Il lencial secretary Daniel Quip-
an; recording secretary, John +. F.Deering;
enior warden, Moses Menier; junior
IN ~ HCn tNh hn /
oseph Chencvert; junior beadls, Peter
sub beadle, George SaIvois;
'hysician, DR.. NJ. j. Il. Legris; trustees,
'hcmas Il. Brennan and John Coogan.
Washington Lodge, l. q. o. t., met In
ed Fellows hell at River Point last even.
1g and at the conclusion OF the regular
usiuess OF the meeting n chicken supper
'as served IN tns lower nall and the re-
lsinder OF the esoniag pissed in speech
iaking and singing.
Tno American flag, which has been :
ying over the PheIix school house {
roke from its fsstenings last Sunday and | I
'r two days slowy made its way down
nc flag stan where the wind wrapped Il
bout the base of the pole whore Il has
opaTntly liin unnoticed by either the :
'holars or teachers. The leaving OF the
~ in the present position for nearly q q
eek does not show either a spirit Of .
itriOtism or econ omy. :
Gibson Council. h. OF G., have secured :
r-Ttrrs ut hrctrr t-cnter and IN future
: meetings viii be beli there instead of | "
forrester's hall at Clyce.
The Tabernscle Sunday school are pre- | n
ring 10 give supper and social In the N
wn bell q. Fiskeviile tomorrow evening.
Town Clerk Lock kwood registered
I'm her OF voters at River Point last even
II snc will make his annusl visit to tbs
wn house et Lirpitt this evening for y
a ee mo rurpoea A