The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-17
VALLEY VILLAGES
Annual Kaotty Oak CIambaks
Successfully Held. Coventry
Womdn'S Club. Other Notes.

| More than 500 people partook Of the
clam dinner served upon the grounds OF
/ the Knotty Oak church yesterday after
noon. The bake is an anr,ual affair and
! is time when friends from miles around
gather and renew old acqua in tances and
discuss old times. Yesterdays threaten
ing weather apparently had no effect
upon the crowds who attended and they
numbered as many as have been in at
tendance at many previous functions.
Charles Potter had placed IL bushels OF
CLAIMS and l40 pounds OF fish into the sea
weed during the morning, and at noon
the first tables were set. and a Wild
scramble 10 secure places was had. The
tables were set In the enclosure under
the trees and also in the dining hall.
where 200 sat down at once.
The bake was one OF the best and was
partaken OF with keen relish by the
many who came from all parts Of the
valley and a number from other parts
OF the state The Church Aid society
operated several stands which did a good
business. the tables being presided over
by the following Cake, Miss Nellie Bat
tey; fancy goods, Mrs. Hiram Greene;
fruit. Mrs Ulysses Bowen; candy, Miss
Edna Seamans. and ice cream, Leonard
upon by Samuel Albro. Ralph Bowen.
William whitford, Ulysses Bowen. Dan
ford Battey. William Macreading, Nelson
whitford and Daniel f. Bennett. Inside
the following young ladies had charge:
Mrs Henry Sweet. Mrs. Angelne Rem
ington Miss Grace Fish. Miss Olive
Whitford Mrs Orban Matteson and Miss
Lena Whitford The committee which
had the affair in charge were II. p. Ralph.
Mrs. Rosia Bennett and c. Everett
Audreys and to. them is due the credit
OF the success of the AFFAIR.
ARCTIC CENTRE
The report that an attempt was being
made 10 establish horse pool room In the
Valley gained considerable circulation
Yesterday, although II Is claimed tnat
emissaries OF the promoters were In the
Valley on Tuesday and talked business In
several localities Nothing definite can be
learned concerning the matter but II Is
understood that several owners or va
cant buildings were approached I'm regard
10 leases but as far as can be learned no
place was secured IL Is Slso stated that
the men who were looking up the anair
were OF the Waterford Johnson Combina-
tion which have been expelled from the
Providence county.
ANTHONY.
The Coventry Womans club met yester-
day with a COOdly nunlDer aIttr
few Introductory solos by Mrs. Matteson
the lecturer OF the day, Mrs. Margaret
Stokes Irons. was presented and deliver
ed a most interesting lecture upon he
Women OF the Colonial Days. Mrs Irons
spoke at considerable length and made
some very interesting statements. The
next meeting will be held on September
Goth which will be observed by the Fifth
Wednesday Tea. under the direction OF
Mrs. Louese F. Foster. Arrangements for
a concert at which Hon. Wallace Bruce
will lecture were also made.
RIvERPoINT.
The remains OF John Knight, the unfor-
tunate lineman of the Narrabansett Elec-
trio Lighting company, who was electro
scuted while at work upon a pole In Arc
tic Centre on Monday and which have
since laid In the undertaking rooms OF
Cough q Co, at Riverpoint were shipped
10 the young mans heme in Afford. Me.
last night beautiful piece, gates
ajar." sent by the lnemen OF the Nara
gansett Co, and Providence Telephone
Co. accompanied them.
The members OF Alert Hose Co, No. ?,
OF the Riverpoint fire department made
merry last evening and held n supper in
the hose house on River street The sup
per was served only TO the honorary and
active members Of the company social
smoke during which speeches were made
occupied the latter part OF the evening.