The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
PAWTUxET.

Tonight the first grand fair OF the Fire
King band opens in the engine house on
Commercial street and there is every in
dication that the affair will he success
full one socially as well as financially.
For several days the members have been
decorating the nall and arranging booths
and special features and IL presents quite
dainty and certainly a festive appear
once today. The booths were constructed
by Bert &. Barstow along three sides OF
the room and they are Joined by sue
c.ssion of arches the framework OF which
is hidden by garlands OF vari-colored It's
sue paper with pretty paper fans as
chief features.
a number OF long streamers or tissue pa
pers are hung ana carried In graceful
curves TO the slide walls so that the effect
Is very pretty. The decorative scheme was
worked out by Thomas Patton. Sr., and by
robert Patton assisted by several other
members OF the band.
The band men are assigned to various
departments in the carrying on the fair
ana will serve az fellows:
=. J. Cooke. chairman, general commit
tee: Howard l. Lee. secretary and treas
uTer: Robert Patton, combination table;
Henry Shurtleff, fancy work; Jas. A. q.
Sanford, Albert Young. candy and pop
corn: Byron Follensbee, wheel and ci-
gars: DR. @. w. Elliott, shooting gallery
Arthur Conn, Lemonade: James Cady, ice
creem; living picture department, James
Cady.
In addition they will be assisted by a
corps of attractive young women. who are
interested I'm various ways I'm the welfare
OF the band or It's individual members.
The band will De glad TO have with
them, Fred II. Johnson. one OF Its mem
bers. who has been sick for several
months but who is now able to be out FOR
several hours each day.
The local fremen meet Tuesday night
ana may attend that evening and the la
cies' Auxiliary will attend on Wednes-
day night. Tho lakewood and Bdgewood
fire companies will also attend during the
week.
THE lowest tide IN years attracted a
number OF clammers TO the shore yester
day, who had I'm addition 10 their hoes,
an axe or n crow bar TO move the ice
covering OF the fats. They worked with
varying results Ice boating and skate
sailing was carried on with a great deal
of success on the bay all day. by several
local yachtsmsn. and the scene OFT the
Edgewood and Rhode Island Yacht clubs
was both unusual and interesting.
The iceboats. including tho Livermore-
darling 10 footer. skinned over the
frozen bay and so muCh run was de-
rived from tho skimming that Il will be
easy 10 see how popular fceboating will
be another year II there is plenty Of
ice.
There was the usual number of skat-
ers on the Cove aud bay well Hs a
large number OF people from the city who
had been attracted by the news OF the
ice sports that were In progress.
Tho case OF Mr.. Anderson of Tucker
avenue. who taken 10 the hospital suf-
fering from appendicitis. last week was
reported as n seriods one. yesterday.
The Pawtuxct Old Home and Improve
mcnt association IS having a large batch
OF souvenir postal cards printed, show
ing views in tho village, which they are
20 dispose of AT n low rate I'm connection
with tho work Of calling attention 60 the
date Of old Home week this year.
The views show tho "Batty House" In
winter. with house and trees ~ a mantle
OF snow: the falls during a f-cshet and
a Wow of tho village from tho church
steps taken about ten years ngo, Tho
latter shows the old district school house.
now she tHrcmens hall. az its former
location with n birds eve view OF part Of
the village and the bay I'm the distance
ON each ~ printed the date OF old
Home week. Aug. q 90 sept 2. 1896
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