The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-27
The News Of the State.
VALLEY VILLAGES
Lawn Party Continued The
Flat River Bridge Finished.
Funerals S-ROtes.

At last the Flat river bridge, near Cow
entry Centre. is finished. and there re-
rains several days before the contract
time Is out The bridge arrived at the
Coventry Centre station the last OF last
week and the workmen OF the company
started to work upon II on Monday. The
workmen have BEEN favored with extra
fine weather and the work OF putting the
bridge into position has progressed rapid
ly. The planks arrived at the bridge
when they were needed and the carpen-
ters at once placed them in position. Word
was At once sent TO Contractor McCusker
and he later placed the wheel stones in
position. Traffic has now been resumed
over the bridge. and the new structure Ia
a very slightly Improvement to the vicin-
ity.
FUNERALS.
This morning at the st. Joseph's church.
in Natick, the funeral OF Joseph Ray
nond. who died at his home there at tho
age OF 60 years. on Wednesday was held.
the service being attended by large
number of relatives and friends. The ser
vice over the remains were taken 10 the
st. Josephs cemetery in Arctic Centre.
where they were inferred.
This afternoon, from the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Joseph II. Jackson Of Clyde, the
funeral Of Edith f.. their 1l-months old
daughter. was held The service, which
was attended by ths members OF the
family. was under the direction OF Rev.
Thomas c. johnson of the ST. Andrew :
church. at Phenix. and the remains were
later taken TO the Greenwood cemetery.
Yesterday afternoon. from tho home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Exdras Bertrand OF Phenix.
the funsral OF Gertrude. their infant
daughter, was held. The remains were
later Inferred at the st Joseph's ceme-
terry.
LAWN PARTY.
The continued lawn party OF the G. A.
r. at Pastrne park last evening was
much more largely attended than was the
preceding evening. there being over 1000
present last evening. although some Of
this number came In during the pro-
cession. His Excellency Gov. Garvin
was met at Arctic and was escorted 10 the
grounds by the members OF the SS Pefer
and Paul Temperance cadets and the
Guard OF Honor OF the Zouaves OF Arctic
Center. The procession was led by the
Quidnick band. At the park Gov. Garvin
was called on and made a few remarks OF
a political nature. The festival was con-
tinued in almost the same manner as II
was the night before. the booths with but
a few exceptions being In charge OF the
Same committees The entertainment
within the enclosure was given with some
variations, ana was witnessed by about
400 people. Taken on whole the AFFAIR
last evening was much more successful
than II was the preceding night and the
fund which will, be realized for the beneht
OF the soldiers monument will probably
be OF a satisfactory figure.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
The Christian Endeavor society Of the
Fisksvills Baptist church went to
Chipa wanoxst today where they held an
enjoyable outing. The party made tho
trip to the shore In party wagons Once
at the shore they supplied their own
pastinss and at noon a clambake which
they prepared themselves was partaken
Of Tho outing was very successful and
the members OF the society and their
friends enjoyed themselves immensely.
Th town OF Coventry is repairing the
upper end of Fairview avenue In Phenix
near the Warwick line, and are also paw
ing the cutters there.
Rev. r. r. Phresner OF the Centervills
NJ r. church has returned 10 his home In
Csnterville after several weeks passed In
Mount Vernon, n. Y, and will occupy the
pulpit tomorrow