The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-13
VALLEY VILLAGES
Demonstration Tonight Of K.
Of P.-MiiI Starts -0the
Notes Of Interest.

Tonight the Nara gansett Lodge. X. OF
r.. at Phenix will receive the visitation ot
the grand chancellor. his STAFF and dele
cation OF the Uniform Rank. This is tho
annual visitation, and the usual exercises
will be gone through with The visiting
officers accompanied by a band will leave
the city at about O'Clock and will ar
rive at the Royal square about an hour
later There they will form in line and
will march to Clyde. thence 10 Phenix
and as far as the Lincoln avenue bridge.
there countermarching to the hall In the
Hines building At the hall they will be
received by the local Knights and their
reception is planned to ne OF an elaborate
nature, Two candidates will be initiated
and the usual exercises incidental to tho
visitation will be gone through with. The
friends OF the locai Knights will undoubt-
edly give their support TO the procession
and burn red fire along the line.
REPAIRS COMPLETED.
Work at the Arkwright mill was begun
this morning In all OF the departments.
after boing closed for three weeks. Dur
Ing the shut down a quantity OF new ma
chinery has been installed and the inte-
rior OF several OF the rooms renovated.
The new machinery includes. One slubber;
two intermediate speeders: two drawing
In frames CWhittin), twelve revolving
fat cards and one nnisher picker. A new
floor has been placed in one portion OF
the mill and the carding room has been
repainted The entire mill is now running
full time after shut down for soms %
the hands OF three weeks.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
Beginning today the postmasters about
the Valley find their duties OF a some-
what more strenuous nature than former
ly. orders have been received at all Of
hces that all the mall pouches must be
weighed as they como in and leave tho
offices. Tbs orders do not state how long
this must be kept up. but the last time
the same order was In vogue, the weigh
ing was continued for 60 days The reason
for this. Is so that tho railroad companies
carrying the malls may have an average
weight OF the mails before fixing the car,
rage rats. The average IL taken once In
four years.
The funeral OF Leonard l. Lawton.
who died at the Rhode Island hospital on
Sunday was held from the homs OF his
eldest daughter. Mrs. Edith sohartsll, at
Clyde this afternoon. The service was IN
charge OF Rev. Horace F. Brown OF Phe-
nix Baptist church. where the deceased
was wont TO attend and altar the rites.
the remains were taken to the family
burying lot At Greenwood. where they
were Inferred. The deceased was well
known about Phenix and was taken to
the hospital several days ago. II was ar
ter an operation. that he died. his system
being unable 10 survive the shock The
members OF the Rough Riders Of Centre
Vile met last night ana the new uni
forms were given out The company then
spent some time In drilling.
A new type OF cars have been added q
The local barn. The new cars are 20 10
Used on the Providence Rivsrpoint lines
and arc said to be much easier riding,
man the ones now In use. The seats are
arver and are more commodfous The
windows are divided ana raised instead OF
disappearing below The cars are at pres
mt In the barn. but will not be used un-
~ later In the season. They are num-
,ered. f3M snd lsoA