The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-08
VALLEY VILLAGES
Brown GIee, Banjo and Man.
do|in Clubs at Cr0mpton.
1.-The Kent County Court

An audience OF about a hundred gath-
cred in the vestry OF the Crompton Bap-
tist church on Saturday evening and en-
joyed the excellent program rendered Dy
the clubs at Brown. The clubs were as
sisted by u. NJ. Watson, also or Brown
who made a decided hit with some or his
humorous readings. Taken on whole
the entertainment was much too good to
be Witnessed by such few. as II is only
once I'm the season that the residents OF
Crompton have an opportunity TO enjoy
a program like the one rendered on Sat
urday evening. The program was rem
dered In the following order: winter
Song" glee quartet; Dixie Girl; man
dolin quartet; reading; f. M Watson;
quartet; "Anona," mandolin club: read
ing, Mr., Watson: banjo solo. r. r. Hues-
tin: cello solo. Mr.. Child; reading, Mr..
Watson: bass solo. Mr.. Clarke; Laugh
ing Water" mandolin club; kentucky
Babe" glee quartet; alma Mater" The
vocal quartet WAS composed or h. M:
Clark. n. y. Hutchinson. u. 5. G. scul
A burlesque farce entitled '@1he Kent
County Court" was presented in Guild
hall in Crompton on Saturday evening.
and the entertainment was witnessed by
a large number OF people The farce was
written and staged under the direction
OF the president OF the Young Mems Guild
cess in every respect The court was
made up of the following officers: Judge,
/ Harry Turner; clerk. Thomas Collins;
attorney, president of the guild. The hrst
/ case 10 be brought In was that or Frank
! Turner, who was charged with being a
| female fiirt." After a due hearing the
case was finally thrown out. and the court
proceeded 10 the next which was tha1
OF John Gooestry. who was arraigned on
| OH ~ hSiO "A SDlOred T..
| Charges were also brought against a
tramp. a bread thief, whiskey thief and
several egg throwers. In every case the
prisoners were questioned by the attorney
and the whole proceedings was fransh'
with humor and kept the audience In con-
stant Laughter throughout the entire per-
formance After the rendition or the
sarca the floor was cleared and the re-
mainder OF the evening was pleasantly
passed I'm dancing The affair was under
the direction of a committee composed
OF William Turner, Thomas Collins anc
Frank Turner
PHENIX.
The annual banuet OF athe st. jean
\ Baptiste society OF Phenix was held ir
G.. A. II. hall, last night, and the afrati
| proved to be one OF the most successful
ever held by the order The society was
we'll represented and the evening was
/. | Spcnt I'm an enJOyaDle manner. AS usua
the first part OF the evening was spen
I'm partaking OF refreshments and latei
, speeches were called for and all of thu
, officers responded. The meeting was pro
. tracted and IL was late before the affail
finally concluded.
A horse owned by Ernest Lexington
. clerk at the Falrview hotel. fell while
: Il was being driven through Main street
2 yesterday afternoon. and Il was SOM
time before its owner was able to ge
IL up and TO continue. The affair serves
10 attract quite crowd.
THAT SUNDAY CLOSING LAW.
q Yesterday was the second Sunday o
;, the supposed Sunday observance, and tn
y result was about the same as il was las
J. Sunday. Yesterday however. few VIII
g had made a pretence OF closing, ap
r parently. forget their good resolutions
or have recovered from the scare, and 4
e nearly every instance the Sunday selln
It was the same. OF coures the specis
n liquor complainants were in vogue a
l. usual and did their duty I'm the sam
Ie manner but II is safe to say that an
n who were I'm the valley and had a thirs
to be quenched. had little difficulty
al finding the usual places open where
III drink could be bought.