The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

About twenty young ladies OF River
point took straw ride to East Green
wich Wednesday evening in one of WIN.
M. Smiths coal teams. arriving home
about o'clock Thursday morning.
The electric car track near Geor Il.
Tanners residence. Centreville, is being
thoroughly repaired. iY fEst
Miss Emma II. Charpentier. daughter
OF DR.. and Mrs. Charpentier. died at
her home in Arctic yesterday morning
aIter long illness. Sc was well and
favorably known In the valley. Her
funeral will be solemnizsd from ST
Johns chtCch SATURDAY morning.
Ofilcer CURSOR arrested John Kenyon
on Wednesday for stealing several
pairs OF arm elastlcs from the store
OF Frank Benson on Quidnick street,
Arctic. On being arraigned before
Judge Tilley of T.. Greenwich he pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced 10 Howard
Tor ninety days ana TO pay the costs
OF the court.
Under the will of the late Enos Lap
ham OF Centrevlle, his estate passed.
from the hands OF the trustee TO tho
legatees "Wednesday. For the past five
years Mr.. John Alien mas acted as
trustee and aill still continue as man
ager OF the mill. According TO the
estate goes to MIR. Byron Treat grand
son OF Mr.. Lapham and one-thlrd I,
Mrs. Elizabeth Treat, Mr.. Lapham,s
daughter. The value of the estate at
Mr.. Lapham's death was estimated at
over a million of dollars, and included
the mill at Centrevile and other real
estate and securities. Under the man.
agement of Mr.. Allen since the death
Mr.. tupfrTrrrr, tire property f1as trI=-
creased in value, and the heirs both
receive a larger amount than they
would have received had the property
been divided " the time Of his death.
The sidewalk near the 'old Kelly es-
tate at Centreyille' Is unsafe for pedes-
trains.
The second band concert for the sea-
son was given on Clyde square We'd
nesday evening and drew out a large
a'ttenoance. The was all that could be
desired and the music was excellent.
The Warwick council have been Of
fered a new and improved street sprink-
Ter by parSes i'm Boston. President
Hill OF the council who has business in
Boston, has gone TO see IL ii is what
is desired b,s the town.
Mrs. John Tiffany. an old and respect
ed resident OF Centrevile. died at her
home on Warwick avenue. Wednesday
evening.
Miss Alice Howland. daughter OF Hon.
r. G.. HowIand OF Hope. sailed yester-
day from New York for Europe. where
she VIII stay few months. She will
first visit Germany.
Mr.. Robert B. Treat gave a dinner
Wednesday evening at his home i'm Gen.
trevihe in honor of the marriage OF his
mother on Thursday The party in
cluded 16 guests. Tillinghast of Provi-
dence served the dinner, and an orches-
ira from that city furnished the music. |
The grounds of both Mr. Treat and |
his mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Treat, were |
elaborately decorated for the occasion |
and the affair was one of the most ele- |
CANT ever held in the valley
An alarm of fire was rung from box |
6S, Arctic yesterday at about 10 o'clock |
n. M, for fire in a house on Craw- |
feFd street, occupied j. 6dyutttff I
The cause of the fire was the explosion !
of an oil stove which ignited a carpet |
and rugs on the Kitchen floor They |
were thrown into the street by the |
neighboIs before the arrival of the fire.
men. Some damage. was done to the |
interior OF the house.
The Rose Tea" given by the Bene- /
VIOLENT society of the PhetiiX Methodist |
Episcopal church IN the church vestry |
Wednesday evening. Vas a social and |
success. A large number were |
present and the following programme
was well dendered: Violin solo, Edna
Holmes; tenor Eolo Silas NJ. Nye; duet. |
Mrs. Silas NJ. Nye and Mrs. Thitford.
A stereopticon exhibition was given by |
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Hill.
During Wednesday night thieves
broke into the saloon of Frank Whit
ford of Anthony and robbed the till
Of about 50. They also attempted to
rob the nickel-in-the-slot machine,
breaking the glass on the front but
they also broke the electrical apparatus
that controls the paying out machinery
and no money could be secured. on ac-
count of the noise it would make the
thieves were afraid to smash the ma
chine.