The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-05
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

Christmas presents are in order about
this time. The patrons OF the electric
car system in the Valley hope that the
car company will make them a present
in the form OF "A little. heat. The cars
are provided with electric heaters. but
thus far the outside OF the cars have
been as warm as the inside.
The little foxes spoil the vines"
saith the Scripture and "the big foxes
steal the poultry" saith the good peo-
pie of Coventry and West Greenwich
consequently they desire n larger town
bounty than two dollars for a fox
skin. The town fathers seem TO think.
however that two dollars is enough To
pay man for taking care of his own
chickens.
Green corn at Christmas, that never
saw the can, is a rarely, but ii Is not
certain that Mr.. Stephen H. Walker of
Arkwright will not provide some for
his friends at that late date. Very late
in the fall he cut his green corn which
was Just maturing, level with the
ground and shocked il i'm his buildings.
On the first day of December he open-
ed one or more of the shocks, and took
from il a fine mess OF green corn
which he distributed among his friends.
who all reported that the corn was ten
der and sweet. A Christmas turkey
stuffed with green corn would be a now
el dish.
The electric cars from Natick To
providence were well patronized on
Saturday and Sunday. A portion of the
time they were started each fifteen
minutes.
The friends of Mr.. Charles H. Ralph
Of Harris will be panied TO learn of his
sudden illness. He was taken suddenly
i'll on Friday and is confined to his
room.
While nearly all Of the evening
schools of the town of Warwick have
closed their terms. that of Pontiac has
Just commenced its sessions. Ii opened
on Thursday evening and will continue
four evenings each week during the
term.
Hope Literary Society possesses a
redoubtable checker player in the per-
son of Mr.. Joseph Mcdonald. In the
recent checker contest at Hope in which
seven persons were engaged he won "a
games and lost o. The champions of
the Riverpoint and Arctic checker clubs
would probably find in Mr. Mcdonald
foeman worthy of their steel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benoit of Web
ster, Mass, spent a portion OF their
wedding tour with F. X Dufresne.
Parker street, Phenix. 1t is needless TO
say that Mr.. Dufresne i'm honor of the |
occasion killed the fatted calf and |
ALI went merry as a marriage bell" |
The Pythian Sisterhood OF Phenix
always have enjoyable times a their |
semi-monthly meetings i'm Grand Army |
hall That held on Friday afternoon |
was no exception to the rule. The de- |
gree team rehearsal was excellent and |
the social entertainment delightful.
st. Andrews church choir OF Phenix |
is fortunate i'm securing the services of |
Mr. Henry Taggart OF Providence. Mr.. |
Taggart is a fine baritone singer.
New members of the Hope Literary |
Club are entering its open doors Good
entertainments and fine oyster suppers
make the long winter evenings very |
enjoyable. The last meeting Of the club |
was one OF it's best.
The Livingston mills at Washington |
have a large number Of orders ahead |
and are running overtime i'm order to |
ill their contracts. No other manufac-
turing corporation i'm this place. FOR a
ong time has done such "A nourishing |
business. Laborers i'm the village hope
hat this prosperity has come 10 stay, |
and not like former business enter |
orises in the place be only of short con-
inuanCe.
The state OF the heavens above and |
# the earth beneath has caused the |
,pen air exhibition of the lantern |
ides OF the Valley Camera club at
ioxie building. PheniX to be post
'oned TO next Wednesday evening.