The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Trsmps Made Themselves Comfortabi'.
Meeting of Fir: District Voters.


first . tea this season at its rooms IL
Anthony Yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Esther Burlinbam, OF Moosup is
the guest OF her son Charles Il. Burlin-
nam at Harris.
The work OF grading and repairing
High street at Phenix has been completed
and tho thoroughfare has been trans
formed from one of the worst 10 one OF
the best streets in Warwick. Road Com
missioner Spragues men under the di-
rection OF Joseph WinslOw have been
steadily at worksson the street for month
cutting and blasting oil tho high places
aud fillins in low ones making an even
driyeWai with All easy grade on eacn
side of tho hill. Sidewalks have been
constructed and the cutters paved tho en-
tire length Of the street and rho work
has been done ut n surprisingly small cost
when the difficulties overcome ara con-
sidered
The voters Of the Phenix Fire District
Will hold a special meeting in the lire
station this evening for the purpose OF
receiving the report OF tho committee
which was appointed at the last meeting
10 devise some plan for the lighting OF
the streets. The committee have been
quietly at work investigating the deslr-
ability and cost OF the different systems
OF street lighting and Will probably be
able 10 fLrnish some interesting statlsto;
at toniRht's mC citing an1 IL is reported 10.
day tnat they also have an agreeable sur
prise In store for the taxpayers. What
this surprise is they 90 not divulge nut it
Is said that the electric railroad company
has con sentCd = run tho WasrirRton car
through o o lille in cfFe O. o district
viii renew tho contract with the company
for the lighting of the streets.
The Phenix Womans' Christian Temper
nnce Union met in its rooms in the
Cleaner building this afternoon.
Rev. Lemuei Osler has resigned bis posi-
tion as pastor os the Phonix Baptist
church on account of III health
The scallop fishermen who have been
bemoaning the low price which they have
received for the bivalves are now com
mencing 10 feel as though life was worth
living, as the price has increased until
tbey now receive from ST. % to 81. 50 "a
gallon, and the Apponaug boatmen once
more wear contented look and have
ceased revilinR the Long Island fisher
men who glutted the New York market
with the succulent shell fish and sent tho
price down until the Rhode Island fisher
men in some instances only realiz thirty
cents n gallon on the scallops which they
shipped To the commission houses In New
York.
Jooob Nichols lives In small house in
Coventry near the Connecticut line and
farms IT. in small way ekn1 out
enough TO supply his wants ana once In
While gives MIN an outing In the shape
of trip 20 Providence His house is
situated hack from the road and out or
usual path Of tramps and the
the idea of burglars paving him n visit
never entered his mind Yesterday morn
ing he and bis wife decided on "a day.
outing in Providence and driving to
Greene took the train for Providence
leaving the house unguarded. They re-
turned at niRht and on entering their
house found that they had had callers
duripqthe day who had effected an en-
trance by raising window and had
made themselves very much at home as
the pantry was nearly empty and tho
remnants OF feast Uttered the kitchen
table. Apparently after satisfying their
appetites the intruders hal an afterdin-
ner smoke as there was ashes and burnt
matches OF the floor and a box of tobacco
which had been on tho shelf was missing.
The house had been pretty thoroughly
ransacked by the visitors but the only
thing which was missing besides the food
and tobacco was an old overcoat which
had been hanging In the kitchen. The
break Is suppoed to have been tho work
of tramps as two were seen In the viuin-
ity of the house during the afternoon by
one OF the Deighbors
At the annual meeting of tho Ladies'
Coul1i VI bhc hiNoTpOiub lODRTeRatlOUhl
church held at the residence Of Rev. II
II. Adams. Mis-. r. III. Adams WIS
elected president Mrs. Thomas Glli,
Mrs Charles Potter and Mrs. w {.
Nichols. vice presidents Frank i. Potter,
secretary and Miss Lillian Reoch, treas :
urrr. Mrs. Ably Carpenter. Mrs NJ Il.
Sweet and Mrs. Il. NJ. Lamb were added
TO the board OF directors.
The Phenix Methodist church which
has been under going repairs for some
time wns reoponed last evening ny con
cert given for ths purpose of raising
money To pay for tho improvements.
The concert was given by tho Y. NJ. &.
A. quartet OF Providence assisted by
Miss Evelyn Cook eiooutionist. There
was large attendance and the following
program was very successfully rendered /:
The Storm. Y NJ. g. A. quartet;
reading Bobby Satto," Miss Evelyn c.
Cook: tenor solo, Fred G. n. Nicholas;
simple simon" quartet: reading,
"A Bad Mistake" Miss Cook: Lead
Kindly Light" quartet; violin solo
Gavottc, HArrey H. Shuman; Good
Night" quartet.
Charles Ellis has boen elected captain
Of Warwick Hose Company. No. /. In
place OF Fred Harrington who resigned on
account of i'll health.
George Applebee, of Falmouth, Mo, is
the guest of friends at Natick.