The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-15
VALLEY VILLAGES
Celebration at Crompton.- Flag
Day and ChiIdrsu's Day Oh.
served at Some Churches.

The exercises at Crompton at Satur-
day were largely attended and proved as
successful as was anticipated. The pa
rade was late i'm starting. hut was finally
under way. being made up as follows:
Marshal. Elmer Davis. and assistant, Jo-
seph McKenna: Warwick police. Union
Cornet band. Crompton fire companies.
with apparatus, River Pon, companies.
No. !. No. 2 and No. B. Fiskeville com
pany, with apparatus, Warwick hose NO.
l. Warwick hose No. 2. Warwick H. * l..
No. 2 with truck, building committee and
board OF fire wardens.
The line formed in front of the hose
house. and then marched over the prin-
cipal streets of the village. and finally
ended i'm front of the hose house again,
where Ii was dismissed. Then the com
panes who had paraded were given free
chowder. after which they were invited
to enjoy themselves. there being free
dancing in the hall in the fire station.
A series OF sports Were held directly
after the parade, and the winners were
as folows l0o-yard dash, Peter Herbert;
three-legged race. Peter Herbert and
Thomas T.. Duffy; sack race, Peter Her
bert. Herbert also won the wheelbarrow
race Joseph Ruggy succeeded in climb
ing the creased pole and received the
dollar bill on top OF IT.
PHENix.
Flag Day was observed by McGregor
post, G.. A. r. yesterday, and the post,
accompanied 10y the camp and Relief
corps, attended the Methodist church.
The interior of the church had been taste
fully decorated with bunting and flowers,
while directly above the pulpit was sus-
pended large star OF flowers. Mr., Nc
Nay preached a special sermon and the
choir. in addition TO rendering several an
thems. sang the "StarSpangled Banner. "
In the evening the regular Children s
Day concert was given, which included
the following numbers: Professional;
singing, school, Scripture reading John
McNye; prayer. Rev. John McVay; an
them. chorus: recitation Elsie HammoI-<;
recitation, Lester Andrews: vocal solo,
Beatrice Levalley; class exercise. Voices
of Nature" Mss Loves class recitation.
Greta oberg; recitation; Hope Taylor;
reading, Miss Laura Hudson: class exer-
else, Miss Mattesons class; recitation,
Willis Matteson: reading, Miss Bertha
McVay: recitation. Charles Steele; sing
ing school; address Mr.. McNay; singing,
school; benediction.
CENTREvILLE.
John Leaver and Jacob Goosby were in
duging i'm lively scrap near the car
track on Saturday afternoon, when the
car bearing the police TO Crompton came
along. The force soon interfered and
both men were locked up. Leaver being
badly cut about the face from the blows
FIskEvILLE.
Yesterday was Flremans Memorial Day
panies observed the day with fitting ser
vices. In most OF the cases the firemen
attended church and later proceeded TO
the cemeteries where their deceased mem
bers are sleeping and there decorated
their graves. The Fiskville flremen at
tended the service at the Fiskville Taber-
nacle. The Crompton company attended
ST. Phillips while the Riverpoint depart
ment proceeded to the decoration without
attending church The Warwick com
panies postponed their services until next
week.
RIvERPoINT.
The Chisren's Day concert was held at
the Congregational church last evening
and was as follows:
Singing school: Scripture exercise. Miss
Smiths class: prayer. III. NJ. Clarke; Sc
lection. choir: recitation Elsie Scarf ex-
ercise. primary class: vocal duet. Nelna
Phillips and Mabel Blissett: violin solo.
Dr. Norman q. Reoch: recitation.
Florence Sherman: singing, school: reel
tation. Inez Bigwood: trombone solo An
drew Yorston: reading. Miss Hattie Sher-
man: ladies' trio. Misses Greene. Craig
and Reoch anthem, choir; address, pas
tor; singing. school: benedlction.
At the Hope NJ. f. Sunday school Chill
dren's Day was observed In n very fitting
manner and the following program was
rendered at the evening meeting :lnvoca-
tion. school. anthem, choir Temperance
exercise Miss Sarah Carr's class: reel
taton. Millle Norwood. selection. Nearer
NV God 20 Thee" quartet. recitations.
Mable West. Marian Hawkins and Allan
Gross: exercise. school. song. children:
recitations. Annie Fletcher. Edna Roe.
Florence Griswold and Annie Howard
quotations. Elizabeth King and VILLA
Groves. singing. children: exercises. pri-
mary department; remarks. object OF
Childrens Day" Rev. Y. ~ Geisler; an
them. choir: benediction.