The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-03
PAWTUXET VALLEY. -

The Columbian Whist club held a
very pleasant meeting with w E.Smith,
Fairview avenue. Phenix A fine COLA
ton was served, and numerous lantern
slides were exhibited with the aid of a
stereopticon.
l.. G. Merrill an old resident Of Cen
trevile. is reported seriously i'll.
Let your lights be trimmed and
burning" refers TO electric lights as
well as others. So think the good peo-
pie of Riverpoint when the electric
street lights go back on them.
Cotton waste was wasted on Quid-
neck street. Arctic, yesterday by the
upsetting of four horse sleigh loaded
with that article.
The evening schools at Phenix closed
last evening after a term of twenty
nine nights.
Miss Lizzie Hackley is reported seri-
ously i'll at her home on Main street,
Lippitt.
Mr.. Casey Il. Tyler of Centreville
still continues seriously i'll. He is an
old resident.
The Interaken Works. Arkwright,
shut down last night for the remainder
of the week, because of the failure to
get supplies by reason of the snow
blockade.
Tramps as well as others are paid
fifteen cents an hour for shoveling
snow in the Valley villages, yet very
many of them prefer To tramp from
house to house, shovel down the food
they beg, and at night go to sleep on
the soft side of pine board in a police
station.
John Hughes OF Providence is the
guests OF friends in Arctic Centre.
Yesterday morning the electric cars
resumed their trips between Providence
and Natick.
Only one trip day has been made
for number of days by the Scituate
stage to Hope on account of the snow
blockade.
officer Cursor of Arctic Centre is off
duty; cause rheumatism.
Cloth is held at the clyde Print
works because empty cars cannot be
procured. Blocked by snow.
A Kent soldier Robert Yeaw. who
has had furlough for so days, started
To join the X. I. Vols. at Camp For
nance, South Carolina, yesterday.
To coast on a codfish might not be
pleasant but to coast on Goldfish hill,
Lippitt. is the height of enjoyment.
The grip has laid its grip upon Mr..
John j. Mcmahon, proprietor OF Clyde
hotel.
Narragansett Tribe, l. o. II. NJ. of
Natick kindled the council fire with
tribe at Valley Falls Thursday night
Long speeches were made, the venison
was eaten and the pipe of peace smok-
ed by the great sachems.
Miss Louise Walker of Taunton is
the guest of relatives i'm Riverpoint.
The road between Ashland and Kent
has just been broken through. Huge
drifts of snow more than eight feet i'm
height had To be cut some OF which
were more than half a mile in length.
Miss Maggie G. Munroe of Arctic has
just returned from a visit to Nova
Scotia.
wound by slipping and striking his
head upon the car tracks i'm front of
the store of Mr.. Denoinne last evening
Rev. FIR Bourgeois will deliver an IL
lustrated lecture in st. Johns hail. Arc
tic. Sunday evening.
Lodge No 337. X. Of H.. held its an
nual meeting and election of officers In
it's lodgeroom. Riverpoint, Thursday
evening. A smoke talk" was had,
collation. served and instrumental and
vocal music given.
McGregor Post. G.. \. r., held its
camp fire last evening owing TO a mis-
understanding in regard To the an
nounced postponement or the exercise,
a large number. who intended TO be
present did not arrive. There was
large number however. and a good rep
resentation of the Woman's Relief
Corps. The exercises OF the evening
consisted OF speeches. readings. recita-
tions and vocal and instrumental mu-
sic. followed by a collation.. The an
niversary was an enjoyable one.
The directors Of q Benevolent So
ciety OF the NJ r.. church. Phenix, was
held yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Eliza r. Briggs has been spend
ing few days i'm Olneyville.
The special meetings held at Summit
have attracted much attention. both on
account OF the large number i'm attend
ance and the interest manifested