The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-21
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Funeral OF Mrs. Cady at SIS. Peter
and Paul Church.
Fire at the Phenix Mill Blacksmith Shop.
Living Whist.

The funeral of Mrs. John Cady who
solemnized from IS. Peter and Paul
Church at Phenix thi1 morning, Rev. L.
f. Carrigan officiating. The interment
was in the Catholic cemetery on Pdenix
Hill.
The we'll known sound of the fire
alarm bell caused ripple Of excitement
in Phenix last evening and the firemcn
turned out in haste wondering what
building was 60 be burned next. The fire
was in the blacksmith shop of the Phenix
mill and 10y the time the flremen ar
rived the building was burning briskly.
The building which is small one is
located ON the bank Of the river in tho
rear of the mill and tine blaze probably
originated from sparks from the forge
winch had been used earlier in the day.
The firemcn an ! mill fire brigade soon had
several streams ot water playing on the
flames and extinguished the fire before it
spread TO any of the ad Looming buildings.
The roof of the blacksmith shop was de-
stroycd and the building Quilted before the
flames were extingushed
William Johnson has received his COM
mission as postmaster nc Fiskevillo aud In
"A few days will remove the Office To his
building near thc Fiskevi.c hotel
Rev. G. III. Smith of the Phenix MothC-
dist Church has returned from the annual
meeting of the Southern New England
conference at South Manchester where he
was assigned much TO the satisfaction Of
his Pensioners, To the Phenix church for
another year.
The racing committee Of the Pawtuxet
Valley Association have decided to hold a
race meeting at the park on Memorial
day.
Two oxen attached to one of Il. Is. q
X. knights tip carts became frightened
and ran away at Clyde last evening and
the laborers who We're riding in the cart
on their return from work Gt jackson
were scattered promiscu1usly over the
street from the Clyde aepot u the bridge
while the driver who was sitting on the
tongue of the cart held on for iife and
finally managed u stop mis- runaway team
at the Clyde bridge.
Thornton Opera House was crowded to
its utmost capacity last evening by a
large audience who wished to see the latest
novelty, the game Of living whist The
participants in the game all showed that
they had taken great interest in learning
their parts and the affair was an unquali-
fled success The affair was under the
direction of Mrs. GeorgeW. Spencer and
the following performers were drilled in
their parts by Prof. Augustus Hcise of
Providence; Mrs. +. f.. Potter, chapcrone
of Aces and Pages Mrs George III. Cory,
chaperonc of Court cards; Mrs. III. ID.
Heydon, cbaperono of Black Cards; Mrs.
NJ r.. Patterson, chaIerone of Red Cards.
Players colors, white, Horatio w Potter,
Lucian w. Searlc; colUrs, rcd, Abort Il.
Sprngue, John Winsor. Joker, Frank T..
Potter. Aces, Lucy II. Pike. Mamie
Davis, Marion r.. Phillips, Nina II. Phil
lips Kings Ernest Wilbour George G.
Williams. George b. Waterhouse, Rotcrt
A. >. Keoch Queens, Annie Gee Liilias
Rcoch, Mary V. Snow, Martha :. Clarke.
Jacks, Joseph Lawton, Jr., Elmer Vanassc,
Ward Il. Smith, g. VI. Potter, Jr Ion
spots, Agnes Coogan, Lizzie Goodwin,
Edna Bradford, Mary Symington. Red
spot cards, diamonds, William a. Potter
Lille Gtubbs, Walter III. Knight, Florence
Arnold, Walter \. Bowen, Daisy Matteson,
David Pike, Mildred Arnold; hearts, Will
liam a. johnson, Ettic Hopkins, viii ID.
Stubbs, Miss Nj. Watcrhousc. George l..
Gillcland, Jessie Pike j. Edward Duffy,
Blandino Bcdard. Black SPOT cards, clubs,
William ". Snow, Susie Hoxie, Linus Arm.
strong, Alice q. snow, Clarence Mcriz,
Ella Ward James Lamb, Evon Bcdnru ,
spades. Frank +. Potter, Grucc Johnson,
Alirud Field, Mary Cockayne. Howard II.
Heydon, Annie y. Carroll, James foley,
Kate Nj. Lamb Pages, Bessie AllCn, Id
ward Pike. Jr Edith Waterhousc, Ethel
Knight
Jhe costumes were brilliant and attrnc-
tive and the affair W III net gordly sum for
the rcctury fund Of It. Andrews Church
for which it was given
Tic electric railroad company has de-
cidcd to mncadamizc the road hotwcon the
rats ON Main street at Arctic Center
Work Is being pushed rapidly on the
sample half mile of macadamizcd road at
Wcstcott and the half mile will probably
BE- completed before the first of June.