The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08
PAWTUxET VALLEY

A good sized crowd attended the golden
supper and Gymkana held in the parish
house and upon the grounds, Saturday
afternoon and evening. The affair was
under the direction OF ST. Andrews
guild. A band concert given by the Hope
band. was held during the afternoon.
The following lads were winners of the
several contests. l0Q-yard dash. Harold
Whitaker; 3-leg race. Harold Whit
taker; obstacle race. Charles Greenwood;
sack race. Thomas Scott; tug-of-war. AL
fred Fields team From to supper
Was served in the Riverside club rooms.
under the direction of a committee COM
posed OF Mrs. Frank s. Thornaon, Mrs
M. t. Patterson. Mrs. Alfred Fiehi and
Mrs. William Kelly. Music by Lambs
Harmony orchestra was rendered from
1880 to g. In the hall In the parish house,
where an entertainment under the d.rec-
ton OF Miss Elizabeth Smith. was given
later.
The programme was as follows Plano
duet. the Misses Arnold and Smith: re-
citation. Miss Dthel Norton; cornet solo.
Miss Ethel Graves; recitation. Miss Nor
ton; piano duet the Misses Arnold and
Smith. At the conclusion OF the enter
tainment the floor was cleared and dane
Ing and social time was enjoyed until
a late hour.
At the home OF Miss Florence Bennett.
who lives on the Providence Pike. Satur-
day night a good sized party OF young
people gathered and very pleasant even
Ing was spent The guests arrived at
shortly past O'Clock and everything was
In readiness. They passed into the large
parlors where games were played and a
general good time enjoyed Later in the
evening a dainty collation. was served.
after which the games were resumed and
the remainder of the evening pleasantly
spcsss.
After a canoeing trip full of thrilling
adventures. Drs. Norman @. Reoch and
Duncan Campbell returned TO their homes
In Phenix Saturday. They left Phenix
Wednesday morning and descended the
Pawtuxet river. shooting over the dam
AT Pawtuxet. At several miles above
Hunts Mills they camped for the night
and were drenched by heavy rain
storm. While seeking shelter from the
weather In an outbuilding nearby, they
were mistaken for burglars and were
chased to the rivers edge by a man with
a gun. They launched the canoe and
had Just reached the mud-stream when
the man fred, tearing a hole In the
canvass above the water line While
passing the Richard Borden coming home
they were swamped by the waves from
towing their canoe after them. This was
the last mishap. the remainder OF the
journey being made without further ad-
venture.
Miss Florence Smith of Detroit, Mich,
who has been visiting her aunt. Mrs. s.
N. Chase OF Phenix, has gone home.
Most of the valley schools open today
after the long summer vacation.
Manuel La Fleur. a man aged about co.
fell from a car near the Royal mill yes
terday afternoon and severely cut ana
bruised himself about the head and one
side. He was picked up and taken to the
Emergency hospital. where his injuries
were dressed and he was made as COM
Portable as possible.
The vernons OF Providence failed to ap-
pear at Edgewood Park. yesterday, con-
sequently the game between them and tine
Inteslakens was postponed.
At East Greenwich yesterday the
Clydes played. and were beaten, the score
standing 16 to g.
No league games were played yester-
day.
Richard Hughes OF Riverpoint, who at
tended the Clyde-East Greenwich game
In East Greenwich, yesterday, was strucK
In tho side by stone thrown by some
boys and quite badly hurt He was taken
to a Doctors Office and the physician or
dered the lad taken home after dressing
the wound