The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-02
The News Of the State.
VALLEY VILLAGES IN 0LNEYv|LLE.
W. C. 7. U. Entertainment at
Phenix Funerals - Other
Complaints and Other Notes.

Last night at the rooms OF the Phenix
w. G. r. L., I'm the Hines building. a
successful entertainment was given The
program included the presentation or a
farce entitled "'rhe Gentle jury" Which
was presented at the Coventry Woman's
club at meeting held recently. and sew
eral soprano solos by Miss Mary Edmonds
OF Washington Views from the family
album were also shown which included
a series OF tableaux. The affair was
success in every respect and the COM
mltteo which was I'm charge were we'll
satisfied with the results. The Gentle
Jury" included the following: Mrs. Susan
T. Arnold Mrs Albert Tyler, Mrs. Taber,
Mrs. Rena Gallup, Mrs. Bertha Parker,
Mrs r. W. Andrews. Misses Emma Jonn-
son. Annie Johnson. Helen Tyler, Mary
Edmonds, Myrs Anthony and Emma
Sullman.
FUNERALS.
The remains OF John Shippee Of West
colt. who died at his home i'm that place
on Sunday. were laid away I'm the Green
wood cemetery this afternoon. after n
service at the home which was private.
The immediate family and few OF the
friends only were i'm attendance at the
service which was under the direction OF
Rev. William Greene OF the Baptist
church I'm Natick. The deceased was very
well known i'm and about the village
where he lived for so many years
The funeral OF Antoine Lemoine, who
died at his home i'm Quidnick on Sunday,
was held from the 81. Jean Baptiste
church in Arctic Center this morning.
and was largely attended After the ser
vice the remains were taken TO ST.
Joseph's cemetery in the same town and
were there entombed.
Leopold Riel. the infant son or Mr. and
Mrs. Alexicis Riel OF Arctic Center which
died AT its parents home on Monday
morning was buried in tho French ceme-
terry fhis afternoon. after the usual
prayer at the house
MORE DIPHTHERTA
Health officer Sprague OF Warwick.
was summoned 10 the home OF Ernest
Bicknel near Royal square I'm River
point yesterday. and there found two
cases OF diphtheria. The cases were the
two small children OF Mr. and Mrs. Bick-
nell, aged three and four years. respect
lively Before it was known what the
disease was the nelghbors we're In the
house, and many OF their small children
were also exposed TO the disease How
the contagion was FIRST brought about
cannot he said. and IL Is hoped that it's
progress can be checked I'm time TO pre-
vent general outbreaking The house
has been placarded and 1t is at present
under quarantine.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Residents Of Coventry arc now object.
| inc 20 the dumping OF rubbish along the
| highway on Fairview avenue in Phenix
| after the street has passed the Warwick
| line. IL seems that In this case tho
same as In Warwick. some OF the mer
chants have made the sides OF the street
public dumping ground and the con
dltlons are az present very Objectionable
As vet nothing has been done about tn,
matter. but IL is understood that som,
action is 10 be taken shortly to have tn,
nuisance stopped.
La Fayette camp. Modern Woodmen o.
America. held another OF their whis
parties i'm their hall last night. and tn.
afair the same as the others, was 3
success. After the playing a COLLATION.
was served. and the affair broke up II
seasonable hour
The Benton Epworth league OF tn,
Hope NJ. F. church. held an interestins
meeting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Robinson. The meeting wa,
well attended and was very interesting