The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-04
From Neighboring Towns.
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
How Some Young Men Were Bun
c0ed-PastOr Resigns.

Rev. Mr.. Meader of Pawtucket who
ofiiciatod at st Andrews church during
the past spring, has accepted the call OK
tended TO him by the vestry to become
pastor Of the church and will commence
his pastorats the first OF September.
well dressed and plausible young
man made his appearance in the spring
with fine line of samples and GRAND
new scheme for organizing suit club,
by which ever member would be entitled
10 n sult after paying in dollar week
Tor nftoen weeks with the chance OF
drawing suit the first week. The young
man had no difficulty in finding plenty
ot members. There were seventy-fye
mem bers insthe club ana some Of these
the young man explained were in Proyi-
ence.
lhe drawings were held regularly and
the agent as regularly collected his dollar
from each mem ber, but what puzzled the
valley members was the surprising luck
OF those In Providence who drew all OF
the suits Finally two of the valley mem
bers called on the agent at his office In
providence and asked for the address of
the last winner. Instead of receiving the
desired information they were informed
that lt was none of their business aud
treated In very uncourteous and unsat-
Tune 1T dawned on the members OF the
club that they had been buncoed and
upon writing to the firm which the man
claimed To represent they were Informed
that the agent was fraud.
Ihen they were wroth and made prepa-
rations to have the man arrested, but he
got wind OF their arrangements and left
for parts unknown
Mrs. Cordelia Stafford is seriously Ill
Mt her homo in Pontiac.
Alr. Isaac *. Cursor has returned to
his home at Arctic Centre after two
months trip to England.
Rev. IL. >. Hill has rendered his resig
nation as pastor of tho Quidnick Baptist
church and will close his duties as pastor
the last OF October. Mr.. Hlll's resigna-
tion was lcaused by his continued poor
health.
The funeral of Daniel Brayton was
solemnized from the residence Of his
sister, Mrs. Thomas Parker, at Phenix
thls afternoon, Rev. ID. L. Bennett
officiating. The intermcnt was in the
family cemetery on Parker's Hill.
The Natick Baptist Sunday school
made its annual excursion to Fields Point
and Roger Williams Park today.
During the heavy shower Saturday
afternoon one of the wires of the River
point fire alarm system became charged
with the heavy current from the trolley
wire and considerable damage was
done 10 the fire alarm system. When
Electrician Duffy discovered the cause OF
the trouble, which he did not considerssto
DO tho fault OF his line, he notified the
board of engineers who in accordance
with Instructions received at the last fire
district meeting Immediately notified
Manager .Ioslin OF the electric railway
company tnat the company would be held
llAble Tor -the- damage done To the tire
alarm system.
Yesterday afternoon MIR. .Joslin In COM
pany OF Chief Engineer MCGUIRE and
Electrician Duffy Inspected the lines at
the place where the trouble occurred and
1t is probable that the damage will be ad-
Justed without recourse to legal proceed
ings.
Clarence Purdy fell down flight of
stairs at his boarding place at Notick last
evening striking on his face, breaking his
nose and knocking out several teeth.
Narragansett Lodge, h. of p, hold It's
regul ar meeting in tlanagan's hall last
evening.