The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-23
VALLEY VILLAGES
Women's Relief Corps 10 Take
Part In Memorial Day Exsr.
Cls0s Decided Last Night.

Last night the McGregor womans Re-
lief corps held a protracted session at the
post hall, and II was finally decided that
in addition to preparing supper for the
veterans and their sons at the hall at the
conclusion OF the exercises at Greenwood
cemetery that special exercises should be
held on the Phenix bridge when the coll
umn arrived there on its way TO the
hall. Mrs. Charles r. Hill was appointed
TO have charge OF the drilling OF 40 school
children who will have a part TO per-
form in the ceremony in the scattering
of flowers into the river for the remem-
brance of those whose lives were lost at
sea. IL is quite probable that the prin-
cipal exercises OF the day will be held
upon tho bridge and II will probably be
there that the addresses Will be made.
Ii isexpected that the column will reach
the bridge at about $3.50 and the exer-
cises will be held Immediately upon the
arrival OF the column Following the
exercises the column will then march at
once to the hall where the corps will
have a supper prepared TO feed the tired
men who will have been upon the road
from o'clock in the morning.
HOPE.
The funeral OF Miss Cornelia Degraf
of Hope. who died at her home on Thurs
day. was held from her late homo this
morning at IL o'clock. Rev. John N. Gels
ler. pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. officiating. The service was
largely attended. number OF floral trib-
utes being in evidence. The remains
were shipped TO Fall River upon the l
o'clock train. where the interment was
made in the family lot In that city.
a number Of the young people of the
village ale preparing to give minstrel
show In the church vestry tonight, and
as the company has given much time to
rehoarsals the affair promises TO be an
interesting one.
CLYDE.
The remains Of the Pawtuxet Valley
Emergency hospital except the numerous
unpaid bills. disappeared yesterday. JOS
eph Hamilton, the founder OF the con-
cern. buying the entire outfit, which he
had shipped to Maine. where he intends
TO open another similar institution. The
whereabouts OF the two last proprietors
has not been found yet. and although
II is said that they are not out of the
state they are not In the valley and prob
ably will not again be seen here.
CENTREVIllE.
Last night in the fire station the lad
lies played the part OF hosts to a number
Of their frie'.ds and entertained with their
usual success Dancing upon the ground
foor afte- the fire fighting apparatus had
been removed was enjoyed until about
midnight whtn a light lunch was served
in thu rooms upstairs. The party then
resumed dancing until nearly o'clock.
The committee in charge included Frank
l.. Shippee. John D. Bradshaw and Eu-
gene Bouker.
The civil engineer of the Consolidated
is at work aicng the Willimantic division
setting tho fence lines along the rail-
road property.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Rev. Scott kidder. the new rector Of
ST. Phillips church in Crompton. will
preach his first sermon tomorrow at the
VALLEY parish.
The funeral Of Byron NJ. Briggs was
held from his late home near Crompton
yesterday afternoon, The remains were
Inferred In ,he BriSsc' buryirg lot after
the service The deceased was so years
Oil.
shaftng and puleys for a consignment
OF new machinery soon to be nsalled at
the Warwick ml'ls at Centreville has
arri, ed
Jsssc rift Of Naticis. the conductor.
wn1 was KNOCKED from a car recently and
quite badly injured. Is slowly improving.
Two new cases OF smallpox have been
discovered i'm Quidnck. one being I'm the
family OF Joseph Lcville and the other the
wife OF Bruno Counit Other cases may
be discovered later.