The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-17
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

Warwick Hose Co., No. 2. of Centre.
Vile, was called out for a fire in the Geof-
frey building on Quidnick street, Satur-
day morning. The fire was caused by the
accidental overturnins OF a gasoline lamp.
The fire was extinguished before the ar
rival OF the firemen. The damages was
slight but one OF the clerks In the store
had his hands badly burned in extin-
gushing the blaze.
The Peckham mill at Spring Lake is
soon TO be started up, II having been shut
down for several weeks. 1t will manu-
facture yarn for the use OF the Dews
mills In Washington.
The public schools I'm Washington
closed on Friday last for a vacation of
two weeks. Interesting exercises occu.-
red In the primary department, which
was much enjoyed by visiting parents I'm
attendance. The teacher. Mrs. Tilinghast
was the recipient OF numerous presents,
the gifts OF her pupils.
DIR. Albert G. Sprasue. president OF the
Warwick town council, left his home i'm
Riverpoint last week TO attend a medical
convention I'm Cuba.
At meeting of Laurel Rebekah Lodge.
!. o. o. f.. OF Ashland the following offi-
GERS were elected: Noble grand Hattie
ing secretary. Annie Page; financial Sec
retary. Daisy Salisbury; treasurer. Sarah
j. Lawton. This lodge has a large mem
bership who are interested In it's prosper
ity. and In one of tho most fiourshing I'm
the valley.
The eighteenth birthday OF Miss Mar
gAret Gilkinson OF Pontiac was celebrat-
ed at the home OF John Gilkinson. her
father, on Main street, Saturday evening
by about Atty of her young friends
Many beautiful and valuable presents
were given Miss Gilkinson, among others
a gold watch, watch chain and slide. The
evenings festivities consisted of games.
music and dancing and a dainty lunch
at the close
AT the regular meeting of Covenant
Lodge, No. 40. I. o. o. F.. of Ashland the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; ~. c., Charles III. Lawton:V
g., Harley p. Salisbury; II. s., Leander
Hopkins; treasurer. Daniel II. Reming-
ton; #. s., Silas ~. Smith; hall commit
tee. James Niles; trustees. Harley p. Sal
isbury. silas ~. Smith. Philip A. Olney.
This lodge is located near the head OF the
valley and it's membership is somewhat
scattered, yet its lodge rovm is always
well filed on its nights of meeting and its
financial condition excellent.
The woolen mills OF the Kent Woolen
Co. at Centrevile, which have been
closed for the last two weeks started up
this morning.
A new council of Royal Arcanum bear
Ing the name OF Beacon Council was in
stituted by Grand Regent Robert s.
Franklin and his board of grand officers
at Pawtuxet at which time the following
officers were elected for the year ensu-
ing: Regent, BENJAMIN s. Lee; vice re-
gent. Edward Il. Gof; orator, George A.
Dairy; past regent VIM. ID. Porter; Sec
retary, CHARLES T.. Glover; collector. War
rem r. Bowen: treasurer Thomas A.
Rathburn, Jr.: treasurer. VIM. w Whiten;
guide. Samuel w. Thompson: warden,
Fred A. Aborn; sentry, Robert e. Thorn
ton; trustees. George Il. Arnold. Frank
ID. Livermore, Glenn A. Tisdale repre-
sentative to grand council. VIM. u. Por-
ter; alternate. Benjamin s. Lee. This new
council is organized with membership
of twenty-five with a fair prospect OF
more than doubling its membership dur
ing the present winter, as a large num-
Der OF applications for membership have
already been received