The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-29
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The Greene family met ~ thu old horne
stead In Craston yesterday. when Mr..
George n, Jr.. md his wife. Mary. snter-
tanned about ~ of the descendants OF q.
n. Greene, who many years ago. was one
of cranstons leading citizens. The
Greenes came here from nearby towns for
the big Greene gathering is held every 10
years and on these occasions they CONS
from nearly all quarters of the globe.
Yesterday the gathering was made Up Of
near relations and there seend TO be q
slight increase in the number OF grand
children, who romped over the green lawn
to their hearts delight. Just at high noon
the bake, and this, or course. Vas the
leading event OF the day. vas opeuet, and
IL contained everything that could he put
into a bake, and when the party had eat
EN- its fiji, unanimous vote OF thanks
was extended TO Charles A. Stone of
Crsnston who superintended the bake.
This was followed with ice cream, fruit
and candy for the little Greene =. After
the hearty dinners had been given all
| opportunity To settle games were I'm order.
A wheelbarrow race was the first, and
was won by Albert Greene, with Arthur
W. Carpenter, who has recently been
close second. The next was rat wo-
mans race. Those appearing 20 be IN
the majority. and Mrs. +. s. Hanley prov
ed TO be the fieetest on foot, but the
friends OF Mrs, Sarah Yeaw claim that
she would have won. had che not have
lost one OF her shoes in the race; then
came a cake walk In which Mrs. Gilmore,
Mrs Barker, Mrs. Fred Greene and Mrs.
Henry Greene were the participants Mrs.
j. VIII Carpenter and family. who ara
well versed In the art OF entertaining. as
sisted Mr.. and Mrs. Greene in the work
of the day, and this work was expected 10
be done by MIR. and Mrs. James Greene,
who with his bride. are spending their
honeymoon at Newport and IN was the
general verdict OF the gathering that they.
did not dare to come home. Just before
dark the party broke up, and the Greenss.
big and little, went to their homes, and all
will remember the days outing. for Il
was one OF the most enjoyable ever held
on the old Greene farm.
John Mcconnell entertained n number
OF friends at his home on Harris avenue
yesterday and il proved that Johns ca
pscity for hops and malt was not as large
as that of his guests. for before the ex-
ercises Of the afternoon should havs
closed John went TO sleep and his guests,
not caring 20 entertain themselves under
his roof. went home. Later In the day
John woke UP, ano found tnat MS pock~
ct book containing about 81 wes missing.
and he went straightaway TO the Chaffes
Street Police station and there tntfmated
that his guests OF the day might know
some thing about the missing contents.
The ST Anthony society will meet this
evening and make final arrangerents for
the picnic 10 be held on the church
grounds on Monday
Some one is again indulgine IN the dam
gerous pa sti isne of throwing missiles at pas
Ing trains from the Westminster street
bridge 4 watch has been placed near
Nv and should any of the offenders be
caught e will go hard with them
VI. ". Corrigan. the popular druggist.
and his sister Annie have returned from
the outing at Narragansett Pier.
John ? Fox. has gone 10 New York for
= weeks stay
The local branch of the 7 r. n. ". met
last evening and disposed OF routine bust
ness.