The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-27

dc Villandrie celebrated mass for the
French speaking congregation and at
10 80 mass was celebrated Tor the Eng lish
congregation by Rev. nj. Il. Reddy, Rev.
Fr. de Villandrie acting as deacon ana
Rev. FIR. Aleenan as sub-deaoon.
At Ste. Peter and Paulschurch at
Phenix there were masses at and 0'.0
a. m. and an elaborate musical program
was rendered at each service by the jun
ioI choir of the church under the dlrec-
tion OF Miss Maiy h. FalloG.
At st James church at Arctic Centre
there was also "a special musical program
and at the Washington Methodist, Phenix
Baptist and knotty Oak churches ths
sunday school children enjoyed their an
nusl treat and trees At the Riverpoint
congregational church yesterday speclhl
musical program WAS rendered ana tue
annual Christmas concert was given Dy
tho sunday school last evening AT APP
porauR there we're special services at both
the Episcopal and Baptist churches. ths
Sunday school Of the latter having an
entertainment and tree at the cnurcn'
while that of st. Barnabas churcn en-
ioyed their tree and treat in the Guild
house. At Pontiac the sunday school OF
All saints church had an entertainment,
treat and tree in Lyceuu hall on Christ
mas Eve and the children Of the Swedish
Lutheran church were also made happy by
an entertainment ana tree In the church.
Rev. NJ. Il. Reddy of the Catholic Uni
versty or Washington, ID. G.. Is the guest
OF his mother at Lippitt
A petition which Is being largely
signed Is being circulated in the valley
asking ths electric railroad company TO
Issue transfer tickets on the cars between
Washington and Fiskeville.
Tie funeral Of Adelard Ieboau, who
shot HIM uself at Arctic Thursday. was
solemDlZed from st. Johns church at
Arctic Centre yesterday morning, Rev.
Fr. Pagan officiating The intermont
was in ST. Joseph's cemetery at River
point.
Officer Cursor arrested Peter Broudy at
Arctic centre Yesterday ana carried him
before Judge Warner, who sentenced him
to the Reform school during his minority
Oh the charge Of being I'D idle person.
A slight firewas discovered in one OF the
rooms at the Apponaug Print Works yes
terday afternoon. 1he fire department.
was called OUT and after about two noaIs'
work succeeded in eXtinguisbing the
flames The loss will not exceed $500. The
cause Of the fire is not known.
A house owned and occupied by Daniel
Barrie at Pontiac caught fire about
o'clock Saturday afternoon and was
burned to the ground. Mrs. Barrie was
i'll at the time and was carried TO one of
the neigh boring houses on . bed. Ihe
house was insured.
The saloon OF Frank 1t. Lauvier at
Centrevllle was broken into and robbed
some time last night and the police are
trying TO locata the thieves today En-
trance was effected by forcing the lock
Oh the rear door and after gaining access
| TO the saloon the robbers made thsmselye yes
at home with ST. Lauvier's stock. The
break was not discovered until 1t was
| tire TO open the saloon this morning.
| A nickel in the slot machine which con-
tanned about sl5. about dozen tottles OF
| liquor and several boxes CT cigars were
| stolen. The machine was found later
| near the railroad track.
| The residents of Washington, especially
| those WHO are members of the Methodist
church, are very indignant over the ac-
| tion OF one of the young men connected
with the church, who, through pure
meanness, nearly prevented the children
| of the Sunday School. from en- joying their
! annual entertainment ana treat on
Christmas Eve. Some time ago the COM
1 mlttee appointed to arrangs for the an
nual observance decided TO have an old
fashioned fire place and chimney with "a
sure enough Santa Claus TO distribute the
| gifts in place of the usual Christmas
! tree, and considerable labor was expended
In building the chimney and arranging
the sceEery in order to make the affair
one of the best ever Known IN the valley.
! The young man who was selected to i'm
| persoDnte Santa Claus WAS apparently de-
| lighted and the Committe. were just be-
| ginning to think that their labors were
| ended when IL was discovered that there
was trouble in the choir and the young
man whom they had selected to distribute
| the gifts had undone the work of days
| AS naar rs can DO aseertaiBed, one of the
| lady singers made some remarks ABOUT
| tte Young man which, on coming TO his
ears. caused him To seek revengs. and 30
| obtaining ths key from the janitor of the
church. Thursday afternoon he tore down
| the chimney and fire place through which
santa Claus was to make his appearance
| and generally demolished the scenery
| also scattering tho candy about the floor
| This was discovered by one of the com.
| mitteemen short time before IL was time
| for the exercises to commence and it was
only by quick work that things were re-
! paired In time for the entertainment