The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-18
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The many friends OF George Il. Hasie,
Esq. of Centrevile will be pleased 10
recent illness and has resumed his law
office business.
Work upon the new addition to the
mill of Crompton company is being
pushed rapidly.an aha size of the addi-
ton is much larger than was AT first
anticipated The stone used in the
structure is being furnished by Mr.. Jo-
seph Tarbox from his quarry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wight of Nor
wich. Conn. are visiting friends in An
thony.
The meeting Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of CentreviIle at the
residence of Mrs. T. W. d. Clarke on
High street. was we'll attended and a
large amount of routine business trans
acted.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Walker of
Oneco, and Mr.. John Pratt OF Putnam,
Conn.,, are visiting friends in Arctic
Centre.
"Teck'c Bad Boy" Is billed for
Thornton's Opera House. Riverpoint. II
some of the bad boys" of the valley
were billed for the state farm the resi-
dents OF the valley would be more
pleased than 20 witness the play.
The game supper given Thursday ev-
ening at Arnold's hotel Apponaug. by
the members Of St. Barnabas church
was most unique and pleasing one.
The tables fairly groaned beneath the
weight Of quails. grey squirrels, par
tridges. rabbits and chickens, with an
abundance of vegetables.
How the church was able TO serve
such feast for the small sum charged
was a mystery until it was found that
many sportsmen who are parishioners
of the church contributed what they
had shot for a week past. and the la
dies contributed the product OF their
husbands and fathers gardens.
All the freight stations of the valley
are filed with cars containing cotton
for the mills OF the valley villages Most
OF the mills receive this and the sue
ceeding months cotton sufficient for a
years labor
The No Name Whist Club Of River
point had a pleasant meeting last ev-
ening with Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ.
Urquhart
Henry c. Sheppard and family, old
time residents of the valley, have re-
moved from Quidnick to Providence for
the winter.
Mr.. George b. Harris of Centreville an
old and much respected resident of the
valley is reported seriously III at his
home.
At the regular meeting of Court War
wick. +. OF A.. held at its rooms in Riv-
erpoint, one candidate was initiated.
and it was voted to pay a fraternal vis-
il 10 Court Olneyville on the night of
Dec. Z. Court Warwicks degree team
viii then exemplify the secret degree
work upon Court Olneyville's candi-
dates.
Daniel Smith, who for the past three
years, has been paymaster of Deweys
L. S. $. Olympia, is visiting friends in
the valley.
The St. Cecilia singing society met in
81. Johns hall last evening in Arctic
Centre.
me raffrUad bridge below the station
at Riverpoint is undergoing extensive
repairs which have been needed for a
long time.
A series of religious meetings have
been commenced in Methodist church at
Hope. They are we'll attended and much
interest is manifested in them by those
Wild attend.
OF Warwick Lodge. A. F. and A. NJ.
took place in Masonic hall, Phenix.
Thursday evening. II was largely at
tended by members OF the craft.
Through the courtesy OF Hon. Henry
J.Greene,a large map Of the world just
received from Washington was placed
in Phenix grammar school yesterday.
It is handsome and useful present.
The pie supper at Rocky Hill waa a
soclal ana financial success, a large
number being in attendance and over
fifty persons took supper. residents of
nearly all Of the valley villages being
present. The supper proper consisted
of oyster, quahaug, pigeon and chick
en- pies. followed as dessert by apple.
nince, squash, custard and huclleberry
pies.