The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-09
PAWTUxET VALLEY.
PHENIx.

The woman's Christian Temperance
Union met at its rooms on River street
today and completed the arrangements
for the annual district w. G. Il. u. con-
vention, which will be held in the Phe'
nix M. X. Church next Wednesday.
. Mrs. Lizzie Walsh OF Providence was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carroll, yesterday.
The Woman's Relief Corps held its
seml-monthly meeting in Grand Army
Hall last evening.
Rev. Father Pagan is conducting mis-
sion for young men at the Church OF
Notrc Dame du Bon Conseil this week.
Miss Alice Mcdonald of Brighton, Mass.
is visiting friends here.
= Mrs. Frank Marchant returned to her
home in Kingston, yesterday, after
visit with her father, Nathan Hoxie, on
Maple avenue.
: The members of the Methodist Church
gave a reception to Rev. j. H. Allen in
the vestry of the church last evening.
Mr.. Allen ends his pastorate here next
Sunday, and the reception was given by
his parishioners for the purpose OF pre-
senting him with q reminder Of the es-
TEEN in which he is held by the MEM
bers OF the church. Mr.. Alien was not
informed of the gathering until all had
assembled in the church when
word was sent to the parsonage. Upon
his arrival Mr.. William III. Myrick in a
very neat speech presented to him an
envelope containing sum of money in
sponded feeiingly, thanking the congre-
CATION not only for the present but for
the good will which 1t represented. Al
ter the presentation collation. was served.
RNERpOINT.
Alert Hose Company held its regular
monthly meeting at the hose house last
evening.
John Evans has returned from a visit
to friends in Brooklyn, n. Y.
The workmen at the electric car shed
are busy removing the motors from the
snow plows and placing them on the
open cars which are being refitted for
summer travel.
Those who are to take part in the can
tata "Phyllis, the Farmers Daughter"
which is TO be given by the. members of
the Congregational Church next week,
held their first rehearsal in Thornton's
Opera House last evening.
Warwick Lodge, 2l, A. q. L. W., held
the first meeting since its organization in
Flanagan's Hall last evening and initi-
ated five new members.
PONTIAC.
MRS. Elizabeth Tanner of Providence
was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Susan
Sphinx, yesterday.
At the annual meeting of All Saints
parish the following officers were elected
for the coming year: Senior warden,
Walter III. Summersby; junior warden,
William McComb; vestrymen, Robert
Carson; Charles III. Potter, Robert b.
Sherman, Robert Henry, Richard Rus
sell, Webster Knight, William o. Bailey,
w. w. Anderson, George X. Tyler, j.
W. Carey and Frank q. Basto; delegates
to the convention and convection,
Walter II. Summersby, William McComb
and Richard Russell; substitutes, Joseph
Haslam, John Gilkerson and William W.
Anderson; auditing committee, the ward
ems; secretary and treasurer, George X.
Tyler.
-. n. :. I ANTHONY.
A committee Of the Niagara fire COM
pany, consisting OF G. w. Aldrich, A.
nj. Bigbee, Edward Turner, George Mat
ley and Ell Lemay, are arranging for
fireman's ball in Odd Fellows Hall Satur-
day evening.
Mamie Richmond OF East Providence
is the guest Of Alice Russell.