The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-06
PAWTUxET.

The final arrangements for the annual
picnic Of the Pawtuxet Baptist Sunday
school have been completed, and IL is an
nounced that large moving team win
start from Park avenue at s:45 Wednes-
day morning, and will leave the church
about Is minutes later to take those
ready 70 the Brown farm, where the pic
nlc will be held. Otner trips from the
church will probably be made at 10 a. IN
and ii a. m, and on the return will COM
mence 10 make trips about o clock.
Arrangements Tor getting water and ice
quet sets. tennis outfits and other mate
rial for sports will be carried along. A
committee from hev. Thomas e. Bart
letic sports, and from Miss surriil's class
the girls sports.
The lunches are to be carried by rne
trees in the grove the school is antici-
pating a pleasant days outing M.
Big catches Of squid were brought into
the village yesterday from OF the Rock
One letter carrier from Providence,
with an enviable reputation as a fisher-
man. Is reported to have secured 81 OF the
gamey fellows. and landed them ashore
last night.
The village people are still filled with
rection of the general committee proved a
very pleasing event. The parade or
antiques and horribles in the morning
Was was a pleasing feature, and was said 10
In the city parade for quality.
There was symbolical float by Lake
wood lodge, A; Q. U. W. which received
car" got the second money. For the
boys Herbert Harris and Louis Henry,
who were dressed up as an elephant. got
bers OF the Pawtuxet Athletic associa-
uon got the second, while funny am
bulance corps. known as the Hospital
were features OF the p. A. A A. division.
The judges had great difficulty in msA
ing choice, as there were so MANY
really worthy features. -.~
The Fire King band headed the parade
OF Company A OF the -nilitia on it's way
to camp and as the band drew one side
at the corner of Atlantic avenue and al
lowed the kaiki clad infantry men to
pass they were given three hearty cheers
by the marchers. who soon disappeared
In cloud OF dust down the Apponaug
The athletic games were held on ooean
street under the direction or the p. A. A,
and an were won as follows: loo.yard dasA.
Earl Lockwood. first; Walter Angel, sec
ond; three-legged race. Angell and Ar
mold fret and Place and Whalen. second;
sack race Arnold first and WhaIen sec.
only one TO finish; swimming race. Ros-
coe Aldrich first and G. A. coombs SEQ
for FIRST and 80 cents for second prizes.
In friendly contest In swimming under
water Charles Fay beat John Hughes by
several yards. and stayed under several
more seconds.
The judges of these events were Walter
8. Lee. John Belcher and Daniel Baton.
The Fire King band played a number
ranged near the finishing mark, which
were greatly appreciated by the large
crowd which had assembled.
In short playout at the engine house
Lakewood crew. beat the Fire King OF
this village. manned by the Volunteer
Fire company. No. 1.
Edwin Golden, son Of Capt. Isaac Gold
en- of the steam yacht Llewellyn. had a
box OF torpedocs exploded In his hand by
thumb was blown OF. The injury was was
dressed by DR. F. r. Goff
When the custodian OF the flag at the
FIRE station went to raise the flag Satir-
day large gate was found hung from
the halyards and Janitor Shrieve had a
similar experience at the school house on
A. pleasing gathering Of little folks was
held at o'clock Saturday afternoon on
the lawn at the residence OF Charles II.
being the celebration % % OF the Fourth @ eIa birth,
day OF Marion w Mortenson. The taore
was prettly decorated with flags. and
the cakes and ices were OF appropriate
colors. Little Miss Mortenson was the :.
recipient Of many pretty gifts from her
little friends. and OF substantial rcmern-
orances from her relatives.
Al the last shoot Of the Pawtuxet Gun
won the special event. winning the sill
YER spoon. He shot IS out OF the 20 clay
pigeons. The other events were sweeps
o m BIRDS Spring. The ins s
Der represents the shots and the second
he birds smashed: