The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
McGreg0r Post Makes Arrange
ments for Memorial Day.
Officer Investigating the Fire at Rock
handsome Village Gossip.

McGregor Post met i'm Grand Army hall
last evening and made arrangements for
Memorial day. The post will make it's
annual "trip TO Greene on Sunday, May 30
and decorate the graves Of the soldiers
buried in the little cemetery near tho
Hopkins Hollow church and the graves of
the veterans in this part OF the valley
will be decorated the following day. The
post will as in former years be accom-
panied by Tenants fife and drum band
Of Natick and this year by volunteer
firing squad from the Sons of Veterans
which will be commanded by Past Captain
William +. Potter who formerly com
mandcd the now disbanded Francis &.
Greene Camp, >. OF ", OF Phenix. The
firing party held meeting and drill at
Grand Army hall last evening and
although IL is composed OF memb bers Of
several different camps the manual OF
arms and foot movements were executed
with unusual precision and the squad
will undoubtedly make a good appearance
on Decoration day.
The members Of the Columbia Whist
Club and "a number of invited guests
held IA very enjoyable dance in Knights
of Pythias hall at Clyde last evening.
The Phenix Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will hold union tenn
perance meeting in the Phenix Methodist
church tomorrow evening. Rev O. IL.
Still of Crompton will be- the speaker of
the evening.
The fort, hours devotion will commence
at 81. .Iosephs church at Natick tomorrow.
Officer fernando Rounds of Hope is
investigating the fire at Rockland yester-
day morning ana although none of the
ncighbors OF Mr.. Hill are willing To ac-
cuse any one OF starting the fire there are
many mysterious mods and hints which
would lead any one TO believe that some
Al a
been at all sorry II no had been consumed
by the flames with his building and stock.
X III. Woffenden of the General Theo-
logical Seminary of New York will offici-
ate at st. Barnabas church at Apponsug
tomorrow.
A wharf is being built at Carpenters
sawmill near Apponaug. SO as TO ALLOW
vessels of deep draught To discharge car
goes of coal and lumber consigned to Mr..
Carpenter.
Rev. w. T. Whittier Of Boston will
ofliciate at the Natick Baptist church to-
morrow evening.
The Washington public schools will
commence the spring term Monday morn
ing with Mr.. James Williams in charge
of the grammar room and Mrs. Il. Il.
-Iillinghast in charge OF the primary de-
partment
Although the Phenix Savings Bank has
gone into insolvency and the depositors
are more than willing To sell their bank
books for what they can get, the usual
notice of the annual election of officers
has been given, but IL is doubtful il on
next Monday there will be any wild rush
for Office.
Contractor Ward has nearly completed
the repairs on Temperance hall and ex
poets TO have the hall finished in time for
the annual May ball of Court Warwick,
L. of A.. next Thursday evening.
DIR. Cressy of Cincinnati, Ohio. il the
guest Of his brother at Crompton.
The Progressive circle of Kings Dangh-
tiers gave reception in honor of Mrs
Emily 5. Chase, state secretary, In the
town hall at Fiskeville this afternoon.