The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
The Tennis Tournament Under the
Auspices of Valley Clubs.
Was Among the River Point Fire District
voters--village G; ssip.

Pearce's wooden mill at Harris Is again
shut down and there is no immediate
prospect of starting up.
Tho Benevolent Society of the Phenix
Methodist church met at the residence OF
Mrs. Nathan A. Sisson at Phenix last
evening.
Sargent of Enfield are the guests OF Miss
Hackley at Clyde
A band of gypsies has pitched their
camp In the woods between Natick and
Westcott.
The Valley Camera Club held a very
Interesting meeting at the residences OF
George w. Spencer at Clyde last evening
and MIR. and Mrs Presbary Hoxie were
appointed delegates To attend the conven-
| tion OF the New England camera clubs at
Gloucester Mass.
In the tournament in doubles which
| is being held by the valley tennis clubs
| X. A. ;. Reoch and w. r.. Smith beat
| Archie Reoch and Il. IL. kirmayer Dy "a
score Of Co., 6-3. on the grounds OF the
! Fairview Club yesterday. In the game on
| the grounds OF the Bachelors Tennis Club
| Rooch and Smith beat McNab and &. ii.
| Potter, .Jr.. by score of 6-2, o..
| Next Saturday Roooh and Smith will
play Greene and Hill of the last Provi.
! denco Tennis Club on the grounds of the
! tairview Club at Phenix.
The Phenix Woinan's Christian lem
| perance Union met this afternoon.
There Is war again among the voters in
the River Point fire district and the
| clique which became much disaffected last
year arc making quiet but vigorous
| canvass among their friends with view
| OF turning down the present officials and
| electing Others in their places at the COM
| ing lire district meeting who will be more
| In accord with their views Of the manner
s..l. -. L..
be conducted The trouble in the district
commenced about year ago when John
| L. Duffy was appointed electrician in
| place OF Frank r.. Walker. At that time
| one OF the board OF engineers and the
| members Of Pioneer Hose company wished
for the appointment of Henry B. Whit
| takor one of the members of the company,
to the office but as the majority of the
board OF engineers TO whom the choice OF
electrician was left were not in favor OF
Mr.. Whitaker Mr. Duffy received the
appointment and since then has given the
best Of satisfaction and the fire alarm sys-
tenn was never in better order than at
present. Immediately after the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Duffy, FirstAssistant Engineer
Burdick and the members of Pioneer
| Hose company sent In their designations,
which were promptly accepted by the
board and new company composed of
active and willing young men was imme-
diately organized 80 take the place OF the
old one. The disaffected ex-members of
the department., however, although turned
down, did not give up and have quietly
been making plans to secure control of
the fire department ut the coming meet
| ing and Gust the present board of engi-
neers who have refused to recognize a
one man power in the district. The
friends of the present officials. however,
were like the traditional weasel and were
not &c be caught asleep and are working
quite as hard TO retain the present officers
as their opponents are to turn them down
and as the result the coming fire district
meeting promises to be an interesting
| one