The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-18
PAWTUXET. VALLEY.
PHENIx.

Ff1ENIA.
The Phenix ST. Louis Society celebrated
its second anniversary with an entertain
ment and social in Music hall Saturday
evening"
The Republicans of voting district No.
2. held q caucus in the town housed at
Lippitt Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the town
convention which was held later in the
day at Apponaue. At the last caucus an
attempt was made by a number of dis
affected voters 10 secure control but they
were unsuccessful, and il was thought
that another attempt would be made Sat-
urday afternoon. With one exception,
however. they did not make their appear
ence and he had evidently turned states'
evidence and as reward was elected a
delegate to the town convention. The
II. Levalley and William v. Slo-
cum, elected moderator, and Mar
tin Flanagan, clerk. The business was
Transacted in exactly two and a half min
utes and Allan A. Campbell, who has rep
resented the district in the town conven-
tion for several years, and Martin Flana-
gan, were chosen as delegates. Accord
Ing to the account of the attempt to Sc
cure control OF the last caucus given by
one of the participants the motive
was not reform as was claimed
but desire on the art of it's originators to
secure control of the doodle" which
they supposed was distributed in the dis
trict at the town meetings. In this they
showed their ignorance of the manner IN
VIII .ch the elections have been conducted
at the Lippitt town house for several
years for as one of the "noaters' Expressed
II at the last election, "Times are changed
and IL a man had to go dry until he got
enough money to buy drink he'd die of
thirst" Sincs the split in the Warwick
democracy there has not been enough
opposition to the Repu blican candidates
to cause even q ripple of uneaslness
Hmong the leaders and the cHndidHte has
yet to be found who rays for votes which
he 10 certain of receiving anyhow.
Yesterday was the seventh anniversary
of the formation of the Epworth League
of the Phenix Methodist Church and the
organization attended the morning SER
vice In body. AT thSs'service Rev. Mr..
Beals delivered an address on 1.-The A.
B. e. of Success" ana at the evening
service spoke on -"The Electro-Magnetic
League"
John Blanchard Of Providence was the
guest OF his brother, william +. Blanch-
ard, yesterday.
A large crowd assem- bled In the square
Saturday evening to witness free steri-
optican exhibition given by Mr.. Fred j.
Hoxie.
RIVER POINT.
The Columbian Whist Club will hold
its last meeting this season at the resi-
dence of +. w. Greene, on Woods ide
avenue, tomorrow evening.
new time table went into effect on
the electric railroad today and hereafter
the Crompton- -Fiskeville cars will be run
half-hcurly.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Chesborough of
Warren were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. M. Harris yesterday.
Rev. j. Il. waite of Hills Grove con-
Quoted the services at the Advent Church
yesterday.
The directors of the Pawtupet Valley
Park Association will hold a meeting at
Tornton's Opera House this evening.
The Pawtuxet Valley Barbers Associa-
tion will hold meeting ct the rooms of
J.J. Hughes this evening.
A man very much under the influence
OF liquor, fell down the railroad embank-
ment, near the bridge. striking his head
on stone and rendering him unconscious
for some time. lie was attended by two
OF his friends who were with him at the
time and after regaining consciousness
was taken to his home at Arctic Center
In a carriage.
ANTHONY.
Rev. ID. l.. Bennett officiated at the
services at the knotty Oak Church yes
terday.
The ladies of the Quidnick4 Church
gave very successful "pink tea" in the
vestry OF the church Saturday evening.
Miss Eva Reynolds OF Stafford Springs,
Conn.,, is the guest of friends here.
Fred Darby OF Natick was thrown from
his bicycle and badly bruised by the
breaking OF the fork of the machine
yesterday afternoon, near the Knotty
OAK Church.
CROMPToN.
The Crompton and Hope baseball teams
played game on the ball grounds here
Saturday afternoon, the home team win
ming by score of II TO Z.
The work of curbing the sidewalks is
progressing rapidly.
Mrs. Henry southwick is visiting rela-
tive in Chelsea, Mass.
The electrics commenced running on
half hour time this morning.
PONTIAC.
Rev. Mr.. Christopherson OF Pawtucket,
who for some time past has conducted
the services he'd by the Swedish Baptists
In Lyceum Hall, preached his farewell
sermon yesterday afternoon. The services
will be beld as usual and a new pastor se-
cured to succeed Mr.. Christopherson.
Rev. Mr.. Moody ofiiciatcd at the swed-
ish M. Il. Church yesterday.
APPOSAUG.
The tautog fishing season has fairly
commenced and yesterday nearly every
boat in the cove was engaged by the
fishermen. Some good catches were made
put on an average the fish were small and
far from plenty.
Mrs. Mary Whiting and Miss Clara
Boyoe OF Providence were the guests OF
friends here yesterday.
Two carriages going In opposite direc-
tion collinei al the bridge near the depot
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