The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-01
PAWTuXET VALLEY.

There is undoubtedly much I'm n name.
even the names OF whist clubs. A whist
club recently organized at clyde has
adopted the name OF "rhe Baked Bean
Whist club" Whether the members
were former residents of the State OF
Baked Beans" Comm or the coilations
served are to consist Of baked beans is
best known To the members OF the club.
The name II not inspiring Ia certainly
gratifying
rho first Of a series Of four meetings
under the auspices OF the L. v Ministers
Circle will be held I'm the NJ. r.. church,
PheuiN. this evening. The churches unit
ing In this service are the Baptist, Epis-
copal ard Methodist
A new bridge opposite the Fairbanks
residence in Coventry is soon TO be erect
ed. \ temporary bridge has just been
placed in position To- accommodate travel
till the new bridge is ready.
Mr. Martin G. Latham. superintendent
of the Lippiu mill, who has been serious
~ lll at his residence the past few weeks
IL somewhat improving.
The annual school meeting Of Phenix
school district viii occur tomorrow even
ing az o'clock.
Two storeS In Cards block, Phenix
which have been vacant for some time
ltNf JUST lh''flt ftulpttlflN IffHblFltl bflu
Will bc Immediately occupied by tenants
business showing great improvement
as the spring opens.
The crusade against liquor selling and
the kepecrs Of houses OF ill repute re-
Csutiy inaugurnted in the valley by Rev
J. II. Bourgeois, of Arctic. seems 20 be
growing iu force. What was thought 20
tr only a slirht protest OF a few who
were disturbed hy the flagrant violations
OF lawa OF the Keepers OF low dives IA
I Arctic. at first appears 10 he
now the awakening OF the people OF the
| valley to realization OF the character Of
| th. low dives that have been permitted
| to exist IN the towns uf Warwick and
| Coventry.
| The deaths OF Deputy sheriff Fish in
! Coventry aud the double suicide I'm Arc
/ tie havc boruc little expected fruit.
During the last week meeting OF near
| ly all the Catholic and Protestant pas
| tors ~ churches On tho valley has been
| held ana q committee 10 draft resolu-
! uOns promising the Warwick town coun-
/ cil the moral support OF the churches uu-
| der their charge iu enforcing IN Law
| against Illegal selling. lccuscd and unll-
| ccnscd. and Commcnding the council for
! the stand taken by them In enforcing
/ the law against the Keepers " low dives
| in the town. Rev. J. X. Bourgeois. OF
/ ST Johns church. Arctic. Rev. Horace
| Brown. OF the Baptist church. phenix.
snd Roy Joseph Cooper. of the NJ u.
| church. Ccntrevlllc. were appointed that
| committee
! Tho resolutions which will be presented
| 20 the Warwicw town councilhave cited
rTrCc Mluor tpHtCrE of Jericho 90 ur-
pear AZ the meeting of the pastors ~
was decided that determined effort
| should be made I'm the several parishes
to secure "a strict observance Of the law.
| and to create "a puhlic sentiment against
tho Illegal and dlsrepu,ablc practices that
| have 90 long existed
The now course OF study recently
adopted for the Warwick public schools
| has been printed hv order of Supt Gio-
Nef aud distributed among the teachers
| oi the several schools ga the to-n.