The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-22
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Anchor Lodge, X. Of H.. Installs New
Board of Officers.
Narrow Escap: From Serious Injury.
Electric Lights Turned Our.

The Coium pisn Whist Club met with
Mrs. Mollie Forsytne at Centerville last
| evening. The prizes were won bv Miss
| M. v. Snow and MIR. w. A. Potter. The
| club has made arrangements for the tour
| nament with the Senior whist Club and
the contest will take place in knights of
Pythias hall at Clyde one week from Mon
day night.
Anchor Lodge, Knights of Honor, held
its annual installation OF officers In
knights OF Pythias hall at Clyde last eve
ming. The officers were instslied by
Worthy Grand Dictator q. A. Dary
assisted by Grand Guide Dix and John
NJ. Nye. The new otncers are: Dictator,
William Craig: vice dictator, john II.
Sweet; assistant dictator, Thomas A.
Lindsay; reporter, Edward w. Jones;
financial reporter, Thomas II. Bradley;
treasurer, L. C.Cspwsll; chspls In, Thomss
W. Wood; guide, Charles f. Young;
guardisn, Oliver p. Brown; sentinel,
Thomas Gillies, Jr.; past dictator,
Thomas M. Holden; representative to
grand lodge Thomas M. Holden; alter
nate, Charles E. Cspwell; trustees, John
NJ. Nye, Frank NJ. Tucker and 1hoiuas
NJ. Holden.
A large piece of the fence surrounding
the yard of the Phenix schoolhouse was
blown down by the high wind yesterday.
The No Name Whist Club mot with
Superintendent Goodwin of the electric
railroad at his residence at Clyde last
evening. Frederick Remington OF Fisk
Vile had narrow escape from serious
injury at Phenix this morning. Mr..
Remington was delivering milk to his
customers and when in front OF Hoxie
Bros. store, near Phenix, his horse slipped
and fell on the ice. Mr.. Rsmi ngtou at
tempted to jump from the wagon, but ip
some way fell between thelhoree and for
ward axle close to the struggling animal.
A numbe of bystsnders sprsng to bis
assistance and held the horse quiet while
Mr.. Remington crawled out of bis dan
gerous position unhurt. The horse was
embarrassed and gotten on his feet and
the only damage done wss q broken thill.
Court Warwick, +. OF A., held its semi
monthly meeting in -Forrcster's hall at
Clyde last evening.
The electric lights on the streets OF the
Phenix fire district were not burning
agsin last evening and those persons who
were Obliged to grope their way along the
muddy streets were not spariug in their
emphatic criticisms of the manner in
which the lights were run. There is an
der tan a dfnxv kntxx ho
the fire district by waich the company
is allowed to shut of street lights on the
night of the full moon and the preced-
ing and following evenings IL pleasant
but the electricians at the power station
seem to be lsboring under the delusion
that tie moon fulls once a week and In
consequence shut o1 the lights at any
time when 1t pleises their con veaience.
Il he company officials are always ready to
explain the lack OF the light for which
the district p,ys by "oren circuits" and
changes In the machinery at the power
station but these excuses are becoming
some tbi ngaof q "cbestnut" to the tax
payers who have not as yet seen any re-
duc,ion in the electric lighting compsny's
bill for evenings when the Ii ights-were
lot burning. The company has mace re-
pested attem OTIS to have toe tax payers
of the Warwick and Coventry firs district
introduce the lights on the streets but
the tax payers have apparently taken
warning from the experience of the
Phenix fire district and the streets still
remain unlighted by electricity. Tne
wick ana Coventry district has an cleo
trio lighting plant Of its own and yes,er-
day 1t was reported that the corporation
intended to make bid for lighting the