The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
VALLEY VILLAGES
Scheme Fell Through -Cantata
at CentreViIIe-. Church Notes.
Other DOings.

Although a number of the valley
grocers and marketmen signed a paper
which was sent around the first part OF
the week TO abstain from giving trading
stamps OF all kinds for a period of three
years the scheme has now been declared
off and the signers assert that they In
tend to continue TO give them. When the
paper was signed the merchants were In
many cases very willing 10 sign II and
about. 80 names we're secured. IL was
found cut later. however. that there were
number VINO were opposed to signing
it and that I'm some instances the same
merchants had stated that they would
make a special effort TO circulate the
fact that they were to continue with the
practice AZ a result those OF the mer-
chants whose names were on the list at
once saw that the competition would
be OF a decidedly one-sided nature and
so they decided 10 continue TO give the
stamps for time longer. at least, and
so the whole thing is declared on, much
to the disgust OF many OF the marchants.
The boycott inaugurated by the valley
druggists, however~ is still in force and
they claim that IL will remain so.
CHURCH NOTES.
There will be special music at the Cen
treville NJ. K. church at the service In
the church tomorrow evening.
The choir OF the Riverpoint Congrega-
tional church has begun to rehearse the
music TO be rendered there ON Easter
Arrangements have been made 10 hold
services at the church i'm Summit during
the coming month on each Sunday
The home department Of the Knotty
oak church is reported to be steadily
increasing In membership
CENTERvILLE.
Last night at the Brick hall in Cen
terville. a cantata under the direction or
the Epworth league OF the e. church
was given the affair being well attended.
Miss Bertha Wood was the chairman or
the committee which had the affair In
charge. and the program rendered was
as follows: Piano solo, Mrs. George
Ralph: whistlng solo. Miss Mary Clarke;
reading Miss Helen Tyler: mandolin solo.
Lawrence Walker; vocal duet, Lillian
Marsh and Earl Tyler; soprano solo. Mrs
Everett w Whitford: plano trio. Misses
Duke and Mrs. Arnold. The cantata was
the last feature and the young people
did well. there being vein or humor
through the operetta which kept the au-
dience i'm continuous good humor. The
cast was as follows: Aunt Sue. Helen
~
Ruth Kenyon: tourists Marion Duke;
Muriel Lille, Ruth Clarke. Philip Clarke.
John Graham, Leita Howard. Helen
Thomas. Helen Clarke, Florence Duke,
Nina Phreaner. Lillian Marsh. Charles
Plumber, Batlse Demars, Sydney Besser;
Captain, Harold Marsh; officer. Robert
Graham; sailors. Julian Clarke and Earl
Tyler: servant. Edith Gerard. The play
was given I'm three scenes. the nrst a
ments for the trip were made; the sec
ond in the saloon OF the ocean liner. and
the third on the wharf at Liverpool.
David Blbeault. formerly of Arctic Gen.
ire was arrested by officer Butler OF
the Warwick police near the Centreville
station on Thursday night at about III
o'clock Earlier IN the evening Chief
Andrews had received word from the au-
thorities In Brooklyn, Conn, that Bi-
beault had escaped from the jail ia that
place and that he had been traced TO the
railroad where II was supposed that he
had boarded a freight and had proceeded
towards Arctic. The police here were at
once on the alert and at shortly after the
freight arrived at Centreville, Officer But
Ter saw a man coming from up the track.
He at once arrested him. and when they
reached the Lippitt lookup the man ad-
mitted that he was Bibeault. but said
that he would not go back festeruay
morning the officers from BROOKLYN ar
rived. but the man persisted that he
would not return with them At present
he IS at the Kent County Jail awaiting
the necessary papers TO allow the Of
ficers to take him back.
In the Rocky Hill chapel last night
there was held a temperance social which
was attended by goody number OF the
members OF the church and their friends.
The affair was a decided success In every
respect and the committee were well
satisfied with the results.
The public library I'm Anthony VIII be
open on Wednesday evening, next week,
instead OF on tuesday as usual.
Rev Albert Crabtree preached at the
St. Barnabas church In Apponaug last
evening. az the regular mid-week Lenten
service.