The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-28
VALLEY VILLAGES
Warwick Republicans Become
Actlv8--Ra|Iy Day Exercises.
Telephone Line Finished.

Republican politics started to move In
Warwick on Saturday when the caucuses
were held and also the convention. The
results OF the three districts was as fol-
lows:
First District, held at Apponaug-Clar-
ence O. Carpenter elected moderator and
Edgar r. Matteson. clerk. Delegates 10
the state convention. Henry I. King. John
A. Chaplin. Borden ID. whiting. Isaac II.
Bruce and Joseph Barber. Delegates 10
the town convention. James F. McCusker.
f. r. Matteson and c. o. Carpenter:
Richard Johnson Joseph Barber, Louis
H. Knoc. George II. Cholar and william
Whaley, Jr.
Second district held at Lippitt: william
" Slocum, moderator. and Walter A.
Bowen. clerk; delegates 10 the state con-
vention. Henry r. Brown. Charles II.
Potter and William J. Gregory; delegates
to the town convention, Herbert w. Bar
Der and Joseph Rose: town committee.
Alfred G. Field, S. Winfield Hines and
| Andrew Youston.
Third district held at Centreville: Felix
clerk; delegates to state committee. DR.. J.
A. Mack. George r. Forsythe. Eustache
Roudeau and Charles J. Anderson: dele
gates 10 the town convention. Thomas w.
Dawley and Joseph Gagnon town COM
mittee. e. M. Shippee. r. Herbert, Job s..
Carpenter and John Swanson.
AT the town convention held later at
the town hall in Apponaug ]. F. McCus-
ker was elected moderator and E. r..
Matteson, clerk. As last year a commit
tee was appointed and was given the full
power OF the convention. This committee
included J. F. McCusker. e. E. Matteson
and Joseph Gagnon.
RALLY DAY EXERCISES.
Rally day was observed by several OF
the Valley churches yesterday with exer-
cises appropriate to the occasion. The
most elaborate exercises perhaps were
held at Natick. where the Sunday school
hour was given over TO the exercises.
Prof. B. +. Stout OF Philadelphia was
present and rendered several selections
which were very much appreciated by the
large congregation which was In evidence
Souvenirs OF the day were also given to
all who were present.
At the knotty Oak church between
the hours OF 1890 and 80 an interesting
program of songs recitations and read
ings, In which the members OF the school
alone took part. was rendered and at the
conclusion Of the exercises each member
OF the congregation was presented with
a pretty souvenir. In remembrance OF
the day.
At the Quidnick Baptist church. the
regular rally day exercises were held.
the superintendent OF the Sunday school
having arranged an interesting program
which was rendered by the Sunday
school
WASHINGTON.
This morning the new telephone SER
vice which has recently been installed
In Coventry was opened and messages
were sent over the new lines which have
been in the process Of building for sew
eral months The line was practically fin-
ished almost month ago but a con-
troversy with the residents OF a street
in Washington as to the use OF a cer-
tain kind OF poles stopped the work for
some time and not until after the de-
cision reached at the session OF the
council last Monday had the work been
continued since then the remaining few
poles were set up and the wires sus-
pended. BY Saturday all was finished
At present the lines OF the Providence
Telephone company are connected with
the Coventry exchange and the patrons
Of the Coventry line can speak with any
of the exchanges with which the former
company Is connected. At present there
are Is subscribers on the new company's
lines, but many more are expected
shortly.
PHENIx
An alarm from box rs yesterday morn
ing in Phenix called the rre depart
ment out for the first time In nearly two
years. A chimney fire in one of the COM
pany's houses In the mill village, I'm a
house occupied by Mrs Bridget Fallon,
was che cause OF the alarm. The fire.
men were soon on the scene and succeed
ed In quenching the flames without the
use OF the hose. Mrs. Faiion in her ef-
forts TO extinguish the fire had one Of
her wrists burned quite badly. The dam
age was slight
RIvERPoINT
The Unique Social club OF Arctic Centre
held n successful dance in Odd Fellows
hall on Saturday evening which was we'll
attended Dancing was enjoyed from
o'clock until midnight. Music for the
occasion was furnished by Knights or
chestra
W Deniger was the general foor d.
rector and J. Chilean and A. Demers
were aids
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
The ~ hours devotion was begun AZ
81. James church In Arctic Centre AT the
high mass yesterday
The Coventry womans club will hold
their regular NTH Wednesday tea AT
their rooms on Wednesday of this week.
The regular holiness meeting will be
held at the Phenix NJ f. church tomor-
row evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lavton of Fiske-
Vile. who surprised their friends by get
ting married last Thursday. have return
cd from \ wedding trip To Worcester.
rt42sa ..f.
point and vicinity. enjoyed a pleasant
social gathering AZ the home ~ Mrs. w
x Mulholland In Eden Park. last eve
ming
James Hand and Miss Annie Howard
~ Warwick. were united IN marriage a,
the brides parents home az old War
wick on Saturday evening. the ceremony
l,<i,,s attfet ana v,itne esaou4 nv oy,i,. n f.-