The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-25
PAWTUxET.


Edgewood Congregational church ~ yes
terday morning. Mr.. Hawkes.. who II
we'll and favorably known I'm the vii
lage faced an interested congregation
when he told In an interesting manner
the story OF the Sword OF Goliath. He
pictured the new life and enthusiasm I'm.
fused into David, when an exile. by the
efrt OF the sword OF Goliath by the hIRh
priest recalling as IL did the experiences
OF his overthrow OF the Philisine giant
Ills use Of the illustration TO get mod
ern conditions was very apt.
II was announced that the new organ
Tor the church would be received i'm time
FOR public recital May L. at which
Emma j. Williams VIII play. The pro-
ceeds or the recital are destined TO meet
the expense OF the organ and in addi-
ton 10 the recital prominent vooalists
from Providence will sing. The children
or the Sunday school have charge OF the
sale OF the tickets.
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERsARY.
About two years ago the youngsters of
the village organized the PawtuXet Ath-
leuc association which secured quarters
In an old building overlooking the Paw
tuxet falls. The membership has com
prised about 20 boys at times and now
about dozen or 10 remain. THESE. will
celebrate the second anniversary by
taking dinner AT an uptown restaurant
Friday evening and attending per
formance Of the play in which Terry Me
Govern appears at the Empire theatre
UNSINKABLE ROWBOATS.
pair OF steel rowboats has Just been
received from Salem O.. by the Rhodes
Brothers company for use on the Paw
tuxet river. The craft are shaped much
NTH
large air chambers At bow and stern 10
make them unsuitable. even when filled
with water. The boats row quite as
easily as the wooden craft, according to
the stories OF those that have tried them
Some sponsor canoes are also expected
for beginners TO practice IN. which prom
ise TO be very popular because they will
not tip over.
Rhodes Brothers will slso have six new
lS-foot cedar rowboats this summer, which
are daily expected from Neponset
SUNDAY BASEBALL
Parties Of sky-larking youngsters. car
rylng dress suit cases. bats. masks and
other impediments of baseball passed
through the villege yesterday. arriving
on the cars and by wheels, en- route for
Palace Gardens, where Sunday games are
held.
Two OF the teams that were 10 con-
test yesterday were the Mount Hopes
and the Ramblers OF South Providence
and they encountered the young folk OF
the village bound churchwards as they
crossed the bridge.
HOSE CART IN COMMISSION.
The Volunteer Fire company has re-
ceived its four wheeled horse cart from
the shop Of Archie Martin, where the
damage done on the way 20 the fire IN
EhpreNrpI l~aH A ha
have been reset. the hounds repaired and
the cart painted and vanished so that IL
looks like new
This handy piece OF apparatus was built
about 1S years ago by Mr.. Martin and Il
has done good service at a great many
fires in Edgewood, Pawtuxet and in War
wick, carrying GO feet OF hose and fire
axes. New lantern hangers have been
added 70 the front part OF the cart that
will enable the lights 10 be carried with
out vibration for the old brass hangers
shook the lanterns about so that often
when they reached the fire they were
IN no condition for Use.
During the interval that the cart has
been ont OF service the flremen have been
using one OF J. II. Luther's spare grocery
wagons.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Patrolman Benjamin Allen, who was
used up I'm a mxup on the Silver Hook
road last week was able to resume his
duties at the Norwood avenue station
Thursday night.
Miss Blanche 8 Johnson. who has spent
her weeks vacation confined TO her home
with an attack of tonsilitis. Is reported
as much better this week
Many Of the local young people and
some Of the older folk are looking for
ward to the opening OF Rhodes-on-the-
Pawtuxet tonight.
The village schools reopened this morn
ing after a weeks vacation and the sum-
mer term was started with an excellent
attendance.
The sloop yacht Lydia, owned by Cap
tain Lewis Tillinghast hcs been laid
ashore in Ralphs slip for several days
while being put in trim for the tautog
fishing. which commences next month.
With the landing stage and all the floats
in position at the r. I. Yacht club
things are beginning 10 look very bust
ness-like. although there are not as many
boats anchored of shore as at the Wash
ington Park Boating associa tion where
Corinthiansm is the rule At tho r. I.
club wost OF tho yachtsmen depend upon
ofessional filters 20 get their craft
ready for the summer and at the newer
club the members have been working on
their own boats for nearly two months
and the whole fleet is nearly ready for
sea.
The Pawtuxet youngsters won = game
from the EdgewSds So ,urday, by de-
fault
American MaRnate-What, Lou insist