The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01

He is ~ manufactures of jewellers find
ings at % Page street He lives at 43p
Plain street and has large circle Of
friends and acquaintances.
The orber officers to be installed are :
Treasurer. & Potter; financial secretary,
simmons; first trustee, n II bishoff
second trustee, W bradbury; third trus-
toe, j Il Mullen.
The initiatory dexrse was conferred
upon one candidate in Swarts Lodge y ed
nesday evening, the work being done In
an exceptionally impressive maunsr.
Next Tuesday evening the officers elect
will be installed and the ceremony will
be followed by burlesaue Christmas tree
under the supervision OF the social COM
mittee. A barrel OF fun Is promised.
The third degree was conferred on two
candidates IN Manufacturers Lodge Tues
uay evening.
Iae Auxiliary of Mt. Vernon Lodge
will have bean supper at Mrs Albse's,
Welcome avenue. on Tuesday evening,
January 4.
A we'll known past grand OF Roger Will
liams Lodge han narrow escape from
drowning tuesday. He is canvasser
and had delivered goods south Of Long
Pond, and being in hurry TO reach
Olneyville, crossed on the ice, and when
he peared the north side OF the pond, the
Ice gave away. lie held valuable pack
ape In his hand, and when no found the
Ice was breaking threw it TO the bank,
and then fought his way TO the shore.
The water where the ice broke was about
four feet deep, so he got good wettipg
But he had his eye on trade just the
same, for when he reached the shore be
found that the matches In his yes pocket
had not been damaged by water, 80 he
built tire, and dried his clothes, after
which he collected bill from customer
l.. n.
on Smiths Hill. Hos got = touch OF
Rheumatism now.
Ire session Of Plymouth Encampmsut
was we'll attended Monday evening.
Grand Patriarch j. ID. Lloyd and staif
were present lie was escorted by How
ard and Fraternity Euosmpmsnts. The
tarly part Of the evening Was devoted 10
ibe election OF officers, which resulted rs
iollows: Chief patriarch, Royal NJ. smith;
t,nior warden, Albert White; j&nior
warden, W ID Sherwood; hi:h priest, II
y Ntckerson; recording scribe IL Il Biok-
ford; financial scribe, w IA Hamilton;
treasurer, Albert Fenper, after which ad-
dresses ~ere made by the officers OF the
granu encampment Grand Representa-
tive Thomas q holden exsmpliasd the
secret work, and nepres sntativs II h
Perkins gave a trief sketch OF the work
done at the recent session of the SOW
erign grand body OF Springfield. Then
supper, which was followed by whist.
The initiatory degree was conferred up
on two candidates In Roger Williams
Lodge Tuesday evening. Inc initiatory
dearee was given fCur candidates lin
Crescent Lodge Tuesday evening. The
ofiioers-eleot will be installed next Tues
day evening.
On Tuesday evening the third degree
Was given three candidates I'm What Cbeer
Lodge. On next tuesday evening the
initiatory degree will be- given n number
ot oand idates and on the following Iuss7
day evening the officers elect will be in-
ttillod.
1be members OF Mount Pleasant Lodge
will MIKE uFrTy furstny evening be-
sause Of tho extraordinary success OF the
lodge during tie year.
The celet ration OF veterans night In
Eagle lodge Wednesday evening was the
event In Odd fsiowship during the past
week. full account cf The evenings
proceedings appeared 10 he News Thurs
day.