The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Mrs. Francis Of Hope Meets
Ade|Ia Johnson, a Professor
at 0bsrIIn College

Mrs. Samuel Francis OF Hope recently
had the privilege of taking luncheon with
Adelia Johnson. who holds a profesorship
at Oberlin college. Ohio. Last year the
degree OF LII. ID. was conferred upon
her. AT one time she was preceptress at
the Lapham institute at North Scituate.
She and Mrs. Francis are fact friends.
Miss Johnson Is visiting the Rev. Mr..
Woodworth at Providence and is 20 years
Of age. She is about to leave In COM
pany with government officers for her
seventeenth trip across the Atlantic.
She is 10 tour the world and will be
Oh the trip about a year.
FLANAGAN oBsEQUIES.
The funeral OF Mrs. Catherine Fian-
was held yesterday morning at the IS.
Peter and Paul's church at Phenix, and
II was one OF the largest for many
months in the Pawtuxet Valley. The
church was filled with relatives and
friends, and many floral offerings testi-
fed to the esteem in which the deceased
was held. The bearers were Daniel
Smith, Charles Quinn, Hugh Carroll,
Frank Glenn. James Cavney and Frank
j. Connely. The interment was at st.
Mary's cemetery In Crompton.
CRoQUET GROUNDS COMPLETED.
The grounds which some time ago were
broken on the farm of Charles Burlin-
game In Hope for a croquet layout have
been completed. The work has been un-
der the supervision OF Fred King and Ed
gar Yeaw and IL is now finished. The
members OF the Hope club are anxiously
awaiting a challenge from some OF the
cpoquet players OF the various villages.
They would be pleased TO meet the
Crompton or Riverpoint club in 4 contest
either on their grounds or elsewhere.
STRIKE AT APPONAUG.
There was a small strike In the silk
department Of the Apponaug Print works
Saturday, when all OF the operatives but
cne stopped work and made demand for
an increase OF wages TO the amount OF 81
per week. They were given a hearing
and were told TO return TO work and that
when the manager returned their re-
quests would be brought TO his notice.
They refused 10 go back until the de-
mand was granted. Yesterday they were
given their desired raise and returned 10
work in a body.
COLONIAL RELICS.
Charles T. Birmingham, proprietor of
the Riverside Press, Phenix, is the pos
SCISSOR OF a number OF valuable colonial
relics, which he has on exhibition In his
windows. The articles were turned Que
In Coventry over a century ago and con-
sist OF a fax wheel, two woolen reels
and a skein reel They were among n
number OF articles left by Nelson Colvin
at his death some years ago at the ad
vanced age OF 81 years. The articles were
used by his grandmother when Nelson
was a boy.
SOCIETY NOTES.
The Harmony Bachelor club of Arctic
Centre held a meeting Sunday afternoon
and considerable business was trancact-
ed 1t was voted TO have an outing at
Buttonwoods a week from Sunday.
A very interesting session OF IS. Peter
and Paul's r. A. and p. society
was held last evening at Temperance
hall, Clyde.
Narrasansett lodge. No. s, X. OF p,
will meet in regular session at Assem-
bly, ian. Phenix. this evening.
PEDDLER STOPPED.
Town Sergeant Nathin Colvin of Scitu-
ate has at last taken measures TO stop
:he Illegal sale OF liquors in tie town
OF late the Phenlx Bottling company and
other concerns have been seen sending
teams from Warwick into Scituate to
peddle liquors from house to house. AS
this is contrary to law, Mr.. Colvin noti-
fe3 Frank Duffy, proprietor OF tne Pho
nix Battling company. TO keen mis- teams
cur of ihc town. He also notfi ID "A tcL-
Germ at East Greenwich TO tho sane ef-
feet.