The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-18
VALLEY VILLAGES
Fire District Improvements An.
nuaI Bank Me0ting-Fire.
men Hold Banquet.

The work OF installing the new fire
alarm boxes In the Warwick and Coventry
fire district was comNeted yesterday. and
other improvements which place the dis
trict in the hest equipped position OF any
OF the districts In the valley. are also on
high way TO be finished In few days.
| Three new boxes have been placed. Box
| 32 has been added. and is located oppo-
! site the residence OF Andrew Murray
the key being kept at the office OF Dr.
Mack Box SO IL located near the bridge
over the railroad on Warwick avenue. the
key being In the possession OF Herbert M
Sweet. Box ~. the last Of the new ones.
and IN for the use OF the parish buildings
Box ~ on Quidnick street has been moved
up the street for distance Of four poles
and is now In front OF the house owned
by Joseph Chenvert Box 81 has been
placed on Main street In Centervile near
the Centervile river bridge instead OF
In the yard OF the Kent Manufa acturing
Co The Warwick and Coventry Water
company has begun the laying OF the
water pipes on ~. Mart street In Arctic
Center and the hydrant which the dis
trict ordered at the annual meeting will
be placed about 200 feet from the Main
street. Taken all In all the district will
when the improvements are completed
be one OF the best equipped districts IN
the valley and perhaps In the state.
MINsTRBLs AT ANTHONY.
For the benefit OF the Anthony Free
library. Burlingham's minstrels gave an
entertainment at Odd Fellows hall last
night before a large house. The numbers
were well given and were well received
the applause being prolonged and forcing
many OF the members OF the company
TO respond TO encores. The program was
as follows: Selections. orchestra. open
ing chorus. company; end song. William
A. CARPENTER; TIP In a Cocoanut Tree,
Miss Beatrice Levalley. For You, Ar
thur Kelley; THE Sweetest Flower That
Grows In Tennessee Mrs. r. w Whit
ford: "I Amt Got no Use for sleep.
c. II. Potter. Jr.: "Tessie." Miss Laura
Colv1n; ice Coin, by the 'Lectric Road,
Ernest Boderson: Alabama. Mss Lille
Brown: "The Girl Love" James Brown;
GOOD Bye. Liza Jane c. r. Buriingame;
closing chorus, company; selections, or
chestra: trombone solo, Fred Mexican:
speciality. Messrs Potter and Birmingham;
selections, orchestra
PHTNIX SAVINGS BANK MEET.
The defunct Phenix Savings bank held
a postponed annual meeting Yesterday
afternoon at the banking rooms OF the
Phenix Trust Co The meeting was de-
void OF happenings Of real interest, the
election OF officers being the only bust
ness done. The new officers are M fol-
lows: President, Hon. Henry l.. Greene;
vice presidents. Daniel Rabcock Nernum
A. Bailey-and- Presbers- -Ffesies-tre.tecs,
Hon. Henry Howard. J Titus Andrews,
John Potter Sd. Ebenezer r. Fiske. Albert
r Hill Francis W. Greene and George
r. Sheldon Although there was nothing
definite decided yesterday IL IL under
stood that final dividend Is 10 he de-
clared In the near future. How much
this will be. however. cannot be said.
although II was intimated by one Of the
trustees that the hast payment would
make the whole payment about SIS per
cent.
FIRE.MEN BANQUET.
The annual meeting Of the Phenix fire
department was held at the hre station
last night The members were present
I'm goodly numbers and the regular yearly
business was firrt gone through with.
The following officers were frst elected
Chairman. George n. Bradford: secretary.
Alton u. Wood. treasurer. Walter A. Hill,
captain Of co. l. George n. Bradford; cap
tain OF No. 2 Everett r. King Two
new members were voted In and James
Hughes was placed on the honorary list.
The treasurer reported n balance OF s22sO
on hand and then the meeting adjourned
10 tho room upstairs where supper
had been prepared under the direction OF
Thomas Il. Bradford. The ladies passed
a pleasant hour about the table. after
partaking 81 the supper spending the
remainder ~ the time in telling stories
spd In social smoker.