The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Dry Goods Merchants Who Meant
TO Pail But Didn't.
Gun Club Elects Oiflcers-Maid Marion
Circle Installs officers.


Hebrew IL at present involved in financial
difficulties and strange to relate the oredi-
tors, contrary to custom In cases OF this
kind. hold the whip hand and the
ssmitic merchant Is nearly convinced
that an assignment is indeed q failure In
the Pawtuxet Valley.
The merchant 10 one OF the more enter
prising of his class and long ago discarded
the traditional pack and opened dry
goods and clor hing emporium whore be
advertised to "give away goods fol-. almost
nothing" The venture, like other and
larger ones, apparently felt the effect OF
the hard times and finally the proprietor
decided to follow the example of many OF
his more successful brethren and fail. IL
he had kept mis- decision to himself be
would have probably been . much more
contented man today hut failure like
murder twill out" and, as the result, he
failed to fail. Some OF his creditors In
Providence in some manner became aware
of mis- resolution and thinking that q
whole loaf was better tina half q one. they
took time by the forelock and placed an
| store. This was q great and unpleasant
surprise to tne merchant as well a. to the
| other creditors and the villagers are at
present having plenty to take up their
spare time in watching aud awaiting
| developments.
| The Valley Club will meet In the rooms
| of the Phenix 6oman's Christian Tenn
perance Union this evening.
Manager James Gee Of the Interlaken
print works has returned from visit to
New York.
The Coventry Woman's Club held it's
annual "tea' in Anthony this afternoon.
The French school connected with the
Church Notre Dame du Bon Conseii has
reopened after three weeks vacation.
At the annual meeting Of the Nstick
Gun Club held Monday evening John
Barber was elected president and Thomas
Brow secretary aud treasurer for the
coming year.
Phenix Council, u. u. A. NJ, met IN
Grand Army hall last evening.
Maid Marion Circle, c. Of r., held it'
annual installation of officers and supper
in Forrester's hall ct Clyde last evening
The officers were installed ny GRAND
Deputy Chief Companion, r. II. Quinn,
assisted by James p. McNeilis. Ih'
officers were: Chief companion, 6eorg'
Allen; sub-chief companion, Miss Agne'
Coogsn; financial secretary, James p. Nc
Neilis; treasurer, p. H.Quinn; right guide
Miss Nellie smith; left guide, Miss Mar!
Cooney; inside guard. Cornelius Donahue
outside guard, Mrs. Sylvia; trustee 10
three years, DIR. Eugene f. Shea. Ate
the close of the ceremonies an elaoorAt
oyster supper was served.
{ Mrs. Mary Hale, who boards In one Q
t the company houses at Quidneck va
much startled last evening just 40 sh
was about to retire to see mans face z
the window. She did not scream how
ever, but returned to the Kitchen an
q notified the male mem bers OF the family
VINO ran out Of doors and attempted
capture the "p.eping Tom" The fello'
S had taken alarm, however, and when th
/ men arrived at the window he was M
where to be seen. There has been consio
' era ble of this kind OF work In the vale
y lately and it Is Thought that In commo
Is with many of the petty theits and sma
d highway robperies during the pest 10
months is the. work of some of the gsnl
e of "cheap toughs" who sppear TO have {
l. little fear OF the law as of its officers.
j Rev. Father LsbeIle, who has been &C.
- ing as curate at Ashton, has been al
pointed pastor OF the Church OF Not
n Dame du Bon Conssil at Pbenix.