The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-27
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Pontiac Public Schools Close Their
Fall Term.
Wedding at 81. James Church--Some
Thanksgiving Entertainments.

today. The attendance during the term
has been large and 1t has bean found
necessary to engage an assistant In the
primary department. on account Of the
increase In the number OF pupils. In the
grammar department Miss Snow has had
an average attendance daily Of 81, and
the percentage OF attendance has been
80. In this department John w. Forrest,
Annie c. Bjerkandsr, Marie Louise
Brucker. Mary v. Nelson and Eliza J.
Humphrey have not been absent during
the term. In the intermediate depart
ment the average daily attendance has
been az and the percentage OF attendan nee
95. Lille st. German, Mabel Humphrey,
Anna Murray, Agnes Barrie, Esther
Johnson, Olga johnson, Oscar Anderson,
Henry Langellier and Ernest Borgland
have attended every session OF the scnool
during the term. In the primary depart
ment Miss Pfanner has registered 7S
pupils and the percentage Of attendance
has been higher than In either OF the
other departments. In this room Annie
Ep stein, Ellen Ssmander, Della st. Ger
main, Hattie Allstrom, James Barrie,
Joseph Ritchie, Esksl Gsbrielson, Willie
Heffernan, Clarence Johnson, Joseph
Lemieux, George Lavanius and Albert
Peterson have been present at every SEES
sion.
1hs Providence Junior, and Clydes
played game of football on the Star
grounds yesterday, the result being 3 to
I, in favor OF the Providence team.
Maid Marion Circle, &. of f.. held it's
annual ball IN Temperance Hall at Clyde
last evening. The ball was success In
every particular, about rs couples taking
part in the grand march, which was led
by DR.. 4. +. Shea ana Miss Alice Clark.
George +. Spencer OF Lippitt and Miss
Sarah X. Bagley of River Point were mar
rico at st. James Church at Arctic Gen.
tire yesterday, Rev. Fr. Flynn officiating.
The church was decorated with pottsd
plants, exotics and cut flowers, and was
filled to it's utmost capacity by the friends
OF the contracting parties. Miss Minnie
Bagley, sister of the bride, acted ss
bridesmaid, and Mr.. Andrew Smith
officisted as groomsman. Tho maid OF
honor was Miss sadie Kelly. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was served
at the reside encs of the brides parents,
and In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
held q reception, which was largely at
tended. Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer will re-
side at River Point.
The French societies Of the vsllsy OBJ
served Thanksgiving day with a parade
in which the st. Johns and st. Louis
societies participated. 1t was intended
to have speech making in ST. Johns Hall,
but the crowd appeared to care more for
their turkey than for the speeches and
consequently the speeches were omitted.
Mrs. Charles Burlingame cied at her
home in Hope Wednesday evening, after
a long illness.
W. e. Smith entertained tho Bachellors'
Whist Club and a number OF friends at
his residence at Phsnix last night. This
is the third year on which the club has
been the guests OF Mr.. Smith. ..
Phenix Assembly, ID. OF l., gave very
enjoyable masquerade bali in Grand Army
Hall last evening.
Two of the residents OF River Point
spent part of the day yesterday in Provi-
dence taking in the sights. end from ap-
pearances something more, for when the
train which is due at River Point at
p. IN. was ABOUT half way between West
cott and River Point one of them by the
name of Pelletir decid ed to leave the
train. He did not take the trouble to
notify the trainmen, and the first inti-
nation they had of his absence was when
they were Informed by other passengers
that some one had fallen of the train.
The train was i'm m edistely stopped and a
brakeman sent back to look for the man,
and the train backed slowly toward West
colt. In the deep cut near the Westcott
depot the man was found somew bat
bruised and cut and considerably sob cred.
He was taken to Clyde, where be left in
company with his friend, apparently on,
little tho worse for his tum ble---
Special Thanksgiving services were
held AT st. Andrews Church at Phenix
yesterday morning.
II. Irving King Of the Tow YORK. Pros,
King, at Apponaug.
The Clyde print works shut down Wed
nesday night for the remainder Of tht
week.
The GUILD OF st. Andrews Church Il
making arrangements for concert IL
Music Hall next Tuesday evening for til,
benefit of the new rsctory fund.