The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-13
PAWTUxET VALLEY.
PnENIx.

.as .inie ooiorc MS departure TOT Europf,
where he will spend short vacation tor
the purposs OF reeaining his health. lie
VIII sail Friday and expects to be gone
about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert stansfeld OF Poue-
gansett were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kay yesterday.
Chief Engineer Chase has located and
adjusted the disarrangement In the fire
alarm system which prevented the lareo
bell on the ire station FROM striking
when the alarm was pulled Friday night,
and the system Is again I'm working order,
There is DO doubt but that the fre was
OF incendiary origin as the house had
not been occupied for some time, but
like many fires of the same kind which
have occurred here within the past few
years, no trace has been obtained OF the
fire bug. within the past six months the
ruins OF the spencer block have been set
on fire three times. mysterious fire.
which was only prevented from consum-
ing the entire building by the prompt
work of the nremen, was discovered in
Cards block and Friday nights fires have
combined to cause feeling OF uneasi-
ness among The residents here and II
really begins to look as though there was
a pyromanidc In the Valley with partic-
ular spite against Phenix. The bouse
which was burned Friday night was re-
Gently purchased by DR.. George Q. Ten
nant and has for many years borne the
reputation Of being haunted, although
the families who have occupied IL at differ
ent times have not been troubled by any
disagreeable spirits, except perhaps now
and then those which can be purchased
in bottles, and have found the old house
quiet and comfortable place OF resi-
dence.
A numb Der OF machinists are at work at
the Phenix mill changing over some of
the machinery in the spinning depart
| ment.
Mrs. William Remington, an old resi-
dent here, died at the home Of her SON.
in-law, DIR. William Munroe, at Woon-
socket, Saturday night.
Rev. {. E- Beals, the new pastor OF the
Methodist Church, preached his first SER
mon here to u large congregation yester-
day morning.
Miss Hope Spring is visiting Mrs. An
drew Morton at New Brighton, Staten
Island.
Charles and Edward Hudson Of Paw
tucket were the guests of their aunt, Mrs
Esther Burling ham, yesterday.
Rev. j. II. Allen, who was transferred
to Newport at the last meeting Of the M.
r. conference, Will remove to that city
Tuesday.
ARCTIC CENTER.
When Councilman Chagnon was elected
to the General Assembly many of the
residents here made up their minds that
| he would resign from the Town Council
and Immediately commenced to speculate
as to his probable successor In that body.
The two factions of the French Repubii-
| cans were each sure that the next CCuu-
| Gilman would be their choice and In con-
sequence have been quietly arranging
! plans to outwit their opponents The
| partizans OF ex-Postmaster Bouchard held
meeting Friday evening and after talk
| ing over the situation felt sure of his
election, while the friends OF ex-Council-
man Legris are equally confident OF his
| election, but DIR. Chag1on has given no
| indication OF having any intention of
resigning from the Council nor OF allow
ing himself to be thrown dowen by his
| ellow-countrymen without q struggle,
and in al, probability he will retain his
| present position on the board for another
| year at least In the meantime the
voters who are not OF French extraction,
| and who are we'll satisfied with the pres-
ent incumbent say that II the doctor does
not wish to retain the position they
have O candidate OF their own and thst
neither DIR. Legris nor ex-Postmaster
Bouchard will sit at the Council table
next year.
RIvERPOINT.
The engineers of the fire department
| tried the boxes of the jre alarm system
| Saturday afternoon and inspected the
| wires and found the whole system to be
| in good working order.
Mrs. Susan Bryant who has been Ill, b
| convalescent.
The bicyclists were out In full force yes-
| terday. and the streets were full OF wheel
men all day.
Mrs. Mary Ellis is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Henry Andrews at Andover, Mass.
The Town Council meets ~ court Of
| probate this afternoon.
PONTIAC.
The children Of the Swedish Luthersn
| Sunday school helm very pleasant festi-
val in Memorial Hall Saturday evening.
| The Swedish Baptists held services
| In Lyceum Hall yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Cbristofferson OF Pawtucket of'iciat-
fhe home mission societies of the Swed-
ish Methodist churches OF New England
! held their annual meeting here this after.
neon. The conference will be addressed
| by Rev. 9. r. johnson of Boston; Rev.
| j. B. Sideman Of Lowell; Rev. q. e.
| Fosterburg of North Grosvenordale; and
! Rev. j. j. Hurlburt of New Hampshire.
| Mrs. Olaf Bjornsen of Providence was
| the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Ander-
son, yesterday.
ANTHONY.
| The Niagara fire department gave q
very successful ball in Odd Fellows Hall
| Saturday evening. There was q largo
number present and the affair was one OF
| the most enjoyable of the season. VIM
field Il. Lewis acted as floor manager and
| Eli I.emay was assistant. The aids were
| A. ". wightmau, T.. Fitch, Thomas Cat
| terson, j. Murray, j. j. Callaghan, John
! Blade, Louis Bradford and Edward Bates,
| and the committee OF arrangements were
| q. w. Aldrich, a. M. Bigbee, Edward
| Turner, George Mottley and Eli Lemay.
| The music was furnished by Wheslock's
| orchestra.
The woman's Suffrage League meets
with Mrs. Ruth Bowen at Warrington
| this afternoon.
Charles CapweIl has removed from this
| place TO his former home at Greene.
The Adelphia Club is very busy prepar-
| ing for it's production of "The Pirates Of
Penzance." at Thornton's Opera House
| tomorrow evening. The club and its
| friends..have worked hard TO make the
affair a success and there are nearly 30
people in the cast.
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