The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-06
.PAWTUXET VALLEY
A Small Strike at Hope Mill
W0av0rS Insisted That Win.
dows Be Opened and Won
Their Point

Yesterday afternoon there was some
thing Of a stir in the weaving room of
Hope mill. The weavers knocked OFF the
handles Of the looms, left their work and
assembled In the hallway where a coun-
Gil was held. A committee was appointed
TO interview the boss weaver In regard %
lowering the windows OF the room, as the
heat was oppressive and unbearable. The
operatives were about TO interview the
superintendent, X. f.. Rowland. when Mr..
Latham, the boss weaver, lowered the
windows and the weavers went back 10
their looms.
INJURED WHILE SHOPPING.
While Miss Ethel Mowry OF Phenix was
shopping about the village on. Monday,
she met with a painful. but not serious
accident The young woman stepped up
on small stone and as a consequence
her ankle turned. The pain caused her to
faint and she fell against a store window,
the glass OF which was shattered, and one
OF her hands was badly cut.
A doctor was summoned and extracted
a number OF pieces of broken glass. The
wounds was dressed and the sufferer was
taken TO her home.
COW A TOKEN OF ESTEEM.
Chester King. formerly a resident OF
Phenix and for twenty-five years overseer
of the carding room in the mill in that
village who resigned his position couple
of weeks ago. was given handsome trib-
ute by the operatives who labored under
him and by the business men. Mr.. King
has given up factory work TO engage In
light farming on a little place he recent
ly purchased near Davidville Yesterday
tust before noon there was a bit Of com
motion I'm the mill yard, for In the rear or
the office, stood a beautiful Jersey COW,
and close beside il was Mr.. King, hemmed
in by a hundred or more operatives and
residents OF the village. Miss Melvine
Boucher was detained 10 make the pres
entation speech, which she did In felici'
tous manner.
Mr. King heartily thanked his friends
for their gift. and in n few minutes left
the mill yard with his gift amid the
cheers OF the spectators.
MISSIONARY GROUP MEETING.
Monday afternoon and evening the first
series OF missionary meetings was
held at the Centreville NJ. T.. church. The
afternoon meeting was In charge or the
presiding elder Rev. A. j. Coultas. The
services opened with devotional exercises
and later Rev Mr.. Bruere OF India was
introduced and made an excellent address,
The evening session commenced at
O'CLOCK
the church was held. The reports OF the
officers showed the church TO be In fine
condition The evenings devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev II. j. Curry
OF Uilsgrove An Introductory address
was made by Rev A. ]. Coultas and Mr.
pruere was again introduced and he talk
cd in an interesting manner for an hour
The service closed with benediction by
the pastor.
RAND CONCERTS THIS WEEK.
ARRANGEMENTS are completed for week
lv band concerts 10 be given at the
square In Arctic Centre and on Friday
evening the first OF the series VIII be
heard The business men Will provide the
concerts as n means OF advertising. Tne
concerts are TO be given weekly, and VIII
be held on wednesday and Friday even
ings
CASES IN COURT.
In the Fourth district court yesterday
M Ppponaug two cases were heard. one
was that OF Benjamin +. Dawley agalnst
William H. Bennett for ejectment' IN
which decision wac & reseryeo rn dSf arsInst weos
Reniamin Allen OF Riverpoint the plaintn
was represented by job y. Carpenter ana
r ". quinn appeared for the deiendaht,
The charge was the theft OF n coat from
The Clyde car barn. The trial was con-
tinued until next Tuesday.
TIN WEDDING.
MIR and Mrs. George w Fraser or Cen
trevile entertained fully ~ OF their
friends and relatives at their home Mon
dhy evening !n celebration OF the tenth
anniversary OF their wedding.
The affair was made enjoyable by vocal
--.+e-l,asiIlmenial- SELECTIONS and by n
dainty collation.. which was served by tfrr
hostess. Many beautiful presents were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Fraser.
RECEIVED JUNE BOX.
Mrs. George n. Corey. state secretary
OF the Kings Daughters. was agreeahly
surprised at her home In Fiskville Mon
day evening by a visit from the Progress
sive circle of that village. which deposited
az her door beautiful June box. The
party was invited into the house by Mrs.
Corey and the box was opened. IL con-
sat I'm nj faFIfufQfa