The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-25
The News Of the State
VALLEY VILLAGES
Crusade Against Slot Machines.
Farmers Supper Other In.
teTeSting Notes.

The crusade against the slot machines
In the valley begun today, and the town
sergeant was out bright and early. The
announcements that the war on the
gambling devices. however had been de-
claIed a whole day before the sergeant
began is rounds and consequently there
was a lively hustle yesterday all over the
town and on livery stable reports that "a
wagons were hired from IT, by the owners
OF machines In the Valley and that the
work OF gathering them in before the
minion OF the law collected them could be
continued all day OF the 43O machines IN
the town. IL is safe 10 say that there we're
not more than 80 i'm plain sight last even
iny and In tho Valley end OF the town the
saloons and barber shops were thoroughly
renovated The machines In most cases
are not the property OF the owners or the
places where tney stand hut they are
owned hy some outside individual who
opens them at intervals and divides the
rrChts OF the automatic gamblers with
The proprietor OF the place. The orders
arc that the town sergeant is TO collect
ali that he can find and he said yesterday
that he intended 10 do IT, He will proba-
bly, be ready to report tonight and the re-
suit of the raid Is looked forward to with
considerable interest
PHENIX
Under the direction OF the St Andrews
guild farmers supper was served In
the parish house I'm Phenix last evening,
the same being followed by an entertain
mCnt The supper was prepared under the
direction Of committee including Mrs.
George I. Clark and Mrs. John Mcmahon.
II was served In tho guild rooms and at
shortly after o'clock, the entertainment
in the large hall opened with selection
by the Hope band. The remainder or the
trogram included the following numbers:
Vocal solos. Miss Bella Hackley; stereop-
tlcon views. Ward r.. Smith. selection,
Hope band; recitation. Helen Potter; Sc
lection band
Kent Lodge. n. r. O. p. installed Off
GERS last evening AT their quarters In the
Hines building. There were a goodly
present and the installation was
a success
Narragansett Lodge. X OF p, met last
evening as usual at their hall In the Hoxie
building. There was nothing but routine
business
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Miss Josephine Langevin OF Phenix held
n dance at Blanchard's hall in Lippitt,
last evening. There was a large crowd
~ esent Baskets containing lunches were
sold during the evening and the free
dance ended at about midnight
The Hope Literary club met at the yes
try OF the church last evening, An inter
esting debate was the first number on the
evenings program. Following this, Hor-
nando Rounds gave a number OF selec-
tions on his graphaphoneT There were
goodly number present.
The forty hours devotion at the st.
Jean Baptiste church I'm Arctic Centre,
" hch was begun on Monday was ended
this morning.
i. Albert Baudette OF Arctic Centre
sprained his ankle I'm Centrevile. yester-
day. and az a result II will be several
weeks before he is able to get about his
business.
John Campbell OF Riverpoint and Addie
Bryant of Arctic Centre were married at
St James church yesterday morning. AZ
ter a honeymoon trip they will reside in
Arctic Centre.
Yesterday morning at the Notre Dame
du Bon Conceil church In Phenix. Edward
I,efebvre and Roasan L,efebvre were
united I'm marriage by the pastor. The
contracting couple although Of the same
name are not related. The ceremony was
performed in the presence OF large
gathering. Following the ceremony Mr.,
and Mrs. I.efebvre left for Boston. They
will remain away until Saturday.