The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-11
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Mollie Pitcher Council, Daughters of
Liberty, install Officers.
Funeral of an Aged French Resident at
ST. Johns Church.

Charles II. Petit OF Nashua. N. H., Is
the guest OF his brother, DR.. Petit OF
Phenix.
Mrs. J. b. wiggin and Miss Eva Prince
of Rome, N. Y. are the guests OF Mrs.
John A. Chsce at Washington.
The regular installation OF officers of
Mollie Pitcher Council, ID. OF l., occurred
In Grand Army hall Thursday evening.
There was large number OF visitors
from other councils present and the
officers were Installed by Deputy State
Councillor Mrs. ella Johnson Of Provi-
dence. The officers installed were !:
Councillor, Mrs. w. II. Levaiiey; assooi-
ate councillor, Miss Clara Fish, vice
councillor, Mrs. A. Il. Hopkins; associate
vice councillor, Miss Ada KING ht ;record-
ing secretary, Arthur Doulgass; associate
recording secretary, Allen hopkins ;finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. I. l.. Bradford; |;
treasurer, Mrs. ID. y. Pierce; guide, Mrs.
Eben Moon; inner guard, Eben Moon; |;
outside guard, Hsrry Spencer; trustee,
Mrs. Annie Lawrence. After the COM
pletion OF the installation ceremonies q
collation. was served.
Professor and Mrs. l. j. Samson OF
Pnenix left mere yesterday for a six
weeks trip through Maine and Canada.
Miss Catherine Ryan has returned to
her home in Toronto after visit with
Rev. and Mrs. Il. H.Adams at River Point.
William p. Macomber will preach at
the Friends meeting house at Anthony
tomorrow.
The funeral OF Joseph Paauin, one Of
the Oldest French Canadian residents OF
the valley, was solcmnized at st. Johns
church at Arctic Center YESTERDAY, Rev.
FIR. Giroux officiating. The interment
was in st. Mary's cemetery at Cromp-
ton. MIR. PaquIn was in his 9th year
ance has been a resident OF the valley for
over fifty years.
For several months [ he farmers and
residents along the line of the New York
Il New England railroad have beer heavy
sufferers from the denredations OF the
hoards OF tramps who travel over the road
between Willimantic and Providence. and
the line between Washington and Sum
NIT has been a favorite camping place for
gangs OF hoboes who have made them
selves very much Mt home with the farm
ers chickens and early vegetables. They
have become such nuisance that some
of'tho residents ave decided to take the
law into their own hands asnd drive the
tramps away, and last evening a party of
six were discovered cooking some stolen
chickens close to the rsilroad track be-
tween Washington and the Nipmuck
mill.
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and no time was lost in looking for an
officer. The tramps were enjoying their
supper when their visitors arrived and
were at first inclined 10 disregard the
command to "git," but a liberal and
vigorous application Of clubs and boots
induced them TO change their minds and
they stood not on the order OF their GO
ing, but went at once ana at gait that
would have put some Of the valley trot-
ters to shame. The farmers are tired of
the tramp nuisance, ana from appear
ances hereafter the hoboes lot will not be
q happy one in Coventry.
Deputy State Councillor :. ID. Arnold
paid an official visit 70 Warwick Council,
y. u. A. NJ. at River Point last evening.
The Warwick Town Council will meet
at Apponaug Monday afternoon and 1t is
expected that the attention OF the Council
will be called to the.hsgrant violation OF
the liquor law discovered by liquor COM
plaipant Lynch last Sunday.
The six-year- r-old son OF William Cum
miskey died of lockjawa at Crompton this
morning. About two weeks ago the boy,
while at play. drove large splinter into
bis foot, which he was unable 10 remove.
His foot began 10 swell and yesterday
Dis. Grant, Shea and Chagnon. after
consultation, cut the piece of wood from
his foot. Evidently tho opera tion had
been too long deferred, for the hoy died
this forenoon OF blood poisoning.