The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-19
PAWTUXET
Paid Their Tlthes In Church Band Had
Social Small Talk

The dollars which "a or more members
Of the Ladies' Aid society OF the Baptist
church earned during the year were
given wednesday night at the miscel-
laneuos supper served there, and the
pledge of $500 made toward the church
fund, was completed thereby. Then each
one told how she had received het t,lhc
and II was very interesting recital:
They had sold doughnuts, pies. cookies;
beans fruit or preserves and erranus, anu
one woman said any honseHesper K d eesneu ss~i
ing, mending and dozens of ways were
mentioned. one man who could not sing
stating that he had given up taking sing
ing lessons and saved the money. A Few
men had the boxes and one said he sifted
his own ashes and dropped the money
be used TO pay In the thing i box Sborge Ie
being made for the supper.
BAND HAD SOCIAL.
Members OF the Fire King band had a
little social in the engine house last night
at which their intimate friends We're IN
vited TO be present. and dance 20 some OF
the old time pieces.
Part OF the entertainment was furnished
by band concert and Fred r. johnson
sang pleasingly There were other inter
esting features and collation.. BOD
Patton who is a piper.- chairman of
the entertainment committee. and Byron
Follansbee OF the social committee
SMALL. TALK.
Today Mr. and Mrs. William A. Cam.
who have been living here since last
spring. started on the return trip TO Win
sor, Nova Scotia, by way OF the Yarmouth
steamer. out OF Boston. They have been
boarding with Mrs. Peleg Rhodes In the
Oates block on Broad street.
Mr.. Cam. who Is boss mason for Nor
cross brothers. has been engaged in con-
struction work at Brown q Sharpe's and
at Mrs Oelrich's place at Newport
The fremen are much interested In the
new Veteran association and await with
eagerness the report OF the bylaws COM
mittee The healthy growth OF the Volun-
teer Fire company IL also subject Of much
favorable comment. DIR. Harry Kimball
and DR. Frank Fearney being taken I'm
last Tuesday and there are already five
applications for membership posted In the
rre station for next week Four OF these
are for active membership.
Tonight the fire company and the Ladies
Auxiliary attend the fair OF the Edgewood
Volunteers which IL being held in the en-
gine house on Pawtuxet avenue. There Is
a dancing party scheduled for tonight In
Odd Fellows hall. the affair being I'm
charge OF John Hughes
Since his return from Florida Edwin
Tillinghast has been reported quite iil at
his home. corner OF Broad and Ocean
streets. His brother Bertram. who accom-
panied him has also been ill but Is bet
ter now
There was report around the village
last night that Tom Rogers and Mr.
Morse, n real estate agent had played a
match game OF pool. 80 points. about 500
a side. Rogers won. but when the barber
who owns the pool tables was seen, he
was talking about somebody sticking him
for ten cents. when u came 10 settle
w for the match. SO the village folk
don't place much credence IN the 500 n
dde yarn.
Or GeSigs w. Elliott is constructing
big % horsepower engine in Cn1T1In
A. ~ Randalrs machine shop, 20 be used
IN his big launch The engine was de-
signed by Edward shuitz. IL Is stated. and
many people are greatly Interested IN its
progress.
Captain A ". Randall. the local har-
Dor master. T. just finishing up a lT-foot
open N-bottom launch. equipped with a
four and = half horsepower engine The
craft f. named "Oklawaha River" for n
eream IN IN. Everglades % Florida
Local friends OF Miss Ellyn Hil are In