The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-21
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
River Point Public Schools Reopen
for Two Days.
joint Debate AT Thornton's Opera House.
Funeral OF Explosion Victims.

= Margaret L. Ecley, OF Providence, q
mem ber OF the Order OF Deaconesses, de-
livered a very interesting lecture In the
Phenix Methodist Church last evening
on Christian work among the poor.
Miss Mary v. Snow, OF Phenix, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. X. w. Knight, az
Auburn.
The River Point public school opened
again this morning and will close the
term Tuesday night, the school being In
session this woek in order to make up for
the time lost last week on account OF the
accident to the steam heating ssparatus.
Captain c. ID. Bowen Camp, Sons of
Veterans, will hold Q special meeting
in Armory Hall at Apponaug, Wednesday
evening, for the purpose OF elscting
officers for tho coming year. The regular
election should have occurred last We'd
nesday evening, but on account of the in
clement weather there was not large
enough attendance to justify the election.
The Irving Literary Association of
Providence and theYoung Mems Catholic
Association of River Point, held joint de-
bate in Thornton's Opera House last even
ing and discussed the question 40 to
whether or not the government should
own the railroads. The local society rep
resented by Dr. Eugene r. Snea and p.
Ii. Quinn took the affirmative and the
visitors represented by Messrs. Began and
McGovern, the negative. The judges were
james Ward of Phenix. Hon. Dennis Nc
Cirtby and Dennis Holland, Esq. OF
Providence. The visitors came In O
special train on the NswYork and New
England railroad and with the friends Of
the local society formed large and in
terested audience. The arguments of the
speakers were to the point, and very in
teresting and the audience had no doubt
but what the local society had carried
its point until tine judges rendered their
decision In favor of the visiting organi-
cation m uch to the surprise of ell pres
ent. The mem bers OF the local organiza-
tion do not feel well satisfied with the
verdict especially as this was not the
first time that the decision has been rem
dered agsiDst them by judges who we're
known to be friendly to their opponents
and II Is even binted this morning that
the result had been decided on by the
majority of the judges before the argu-
ment commenced.
The funerals of three OF the victims of
the boiler explosion at Centreville were
solemnized this morning. The funeral
of Arthur Fisher was held at st. Jamss
Caurch at Arctic Center. Rev. w. y.
Flynn officiating. The intermsnt was
in st. Mary's cemetery at Crompton.
The funerals of Mr.. ana Mrs. Brault
were held at st. Johns Church ct Arctic
Centre, Rev. FIR. Pagan, officiating. The
remains were inferred In the Catholic
Cemetery on Cough avenue. This funeral
was attended by the st. Johns Society
and the church was filled to its utmost
capacity.
The body of Arthur Gervsis was pre-
pared for burial by Undertaken Roberts
and was shipped to his home in Canada
this afternoon.
The owners OF the wrecked mill will
set the male help ct work clearing away
the debris preparatory to repsiring the
mill, which they intend placing in run
ming order as soon as possible. The tall
chimney is still standing tu, il will have
to be pulled down and rebuilt as the top
is thrown several inches to one side and
is liable TO fall at any minute.
Those who were injured are reported
as comfortable as could be expected but
Mr.. Baker has but an even chance be-
tween life and death.
The Pawtuxet was frozen over this
morning for the first time this year.