The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-09
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Fire in a Church Causes C0nsidera-
bic Excitement.
Society Elections Robbers Visit q Store
at Riverpoint-Noles.

Considerable excitement was caused at
st. James church at Arctic Centre last
evening by q slight fire which occurred
during the evening service. The young
ladies society attended ths service in q
body and during the service Miss Mary
Clark approached the altar OF the Blessed
Virgin for the purpose OF placing an Offer
ng upon 1t. In some manner the long
veil which she wore came In contact with
one Of the candles on the altar and In an
instant caught fire. The accident created
considerable excitement aud commotion
but the presence OF mind OF Rev. FIR.
Flynn prevented any panic. Fr. Flynn
as soon as he saw the blaze, sprang to the
assistance of Miss Clarke and extinguish-
ed the blaze tefore any serious injury
was done.
At its regular meeting Anchor Lodge,
No. 337, X. of II. elected William Craig
dictator; John II. Sweet, vice dictator;
Thomas A. Lindsay, assistant dictator;
+. W. Jones, reporter; Thomas IL. Brad
ley, financial reporter; e. q. Capwell,
treasurer; Thomas W. Wood, chaplain;
Charles T.. Young, guide; Oliver +.
Brown, guide; Thomas s. GiIlies, sem
tinel; Thomas NJ. Holden, past dictator;
Thomas NJ. Holden, representative TO the
grand lodge with Charles Il. CspwelI as
alternate; and John NJ. Nye, Frank NJ.
Tucker and Thomas NJ. Holden trustees.
Lafayette Lodge, No. AZ, I. o. o. r.,
of Scituate also elected its officers for the
coming year Mt its last meeting. They
are noble grand. Albert l.. Cole; vice
grand, George W.. Cole; recording secre-
tary, Louis W. Patterson; treasurer.
William l.. Round; hall committee, John
w. Bowen.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor held "Retrospective
party" in the church parlors last evening.
The Woman's Relief Corps will hold its
semi-montbly meeting in Grand Army
Hall this evening.
Mrs. Mary A. Babcock, the State presi-
dent OF the woman's Christian Temper
sncs Union will make q report and give
description of her trip to the National w.
L. T. U.'convention at st. Louis, at the
meeting of the Phenix w. G. T. U.
tomorrow afternoon.
The Columbian Whist. Club met with
Miss Nellie Williams at Apponaug last
evening.
The Mats Joifity Company, played
"The Kodak" to small audience at
Thornton's opera House last evening.
A very successful entertainment was
given in Engine hall at Nst:ck last even
ing for the benefit of the Naticx free
reading room.
Mr.. Goodrich, who has for some time
been assistant manager Of B. b. a r.
Knights stores at NaticK has been trans
tered to Dodgeville. Mass.
Tax collector Matteson made his an.
nuai visit to Phenix yesterday for the pur-
pose OF collecting the tax assessed for
the past year.
MIR. and Mrs. George Mertz OF Provi-
dence. are the guests of Mrs. Mertz's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 3. r. Nicholas at
Phenix.
The Epworth league of the Centerville
Methodist Church held q meeting at the
residence of MIR. and Mrs George ID.
Wood last evening.
Hoxie Bros. store on Allen street at
River Point, was robbed some time last
night and a quantity Of cigars :, tobacco
and candy stolen. The store is located in
the lower part OF two story building
and the burglars must have made con-
sidsra BILE noise in effecting an entrance, bur
the family who occupy the tenoment
above were not awakened. The thieves
broke out large pane OF glass in the
front door and crawled through the
aperture into the store where they made
themselves very much at home, and
after securing their plumber departed
uumolested. The break was not dis
covered until this morning when one CT
the employees started to open the store.
The break Is evidently not the work Of
protest. onals and II IL thought that some
Clyde bridge could tell about 1t IL they
would. No clue, however, has yet been
obtained to the burglars.
The willing Workers connected with
the Centerville Methodist Church will
hold q Dirt hday party In the vestry OF
the church tomorrow evening.
The Adelphi Club held very enjoy
BILE ball In Odd Fellows hall, at Anthony,
last evening.
Tho heavy rain last night has had the
usual effect on the valley streets and the
drivewsys are little better than quag-
mires and the sidewalks in places are al
most i'm passsb
The Valley Club will hold its regular
meeting In the rooms OF the Phen TX
woman's Christian Temperance Union
this evening. The club, which was re-
Gently reorganized, by Mrs. Governor
Howard, is very popular among the
working girl, and the membership Is
steadily increasing.
All of the lines on the switch board at
the local telsphons exchange are now
in use and no more new instruments can
he put in until new or larger board is
placed In position.