The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-23
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Coventry Town Council Meeting.
To Visit Paris. Teachers In
Siitute.. ...0ther Items

Ing a representative OF the l.. ]. Pierce
| Construction company, which Is building
! knotty Oak and Washington, was pres
ent and Informed tho council that the
company would not build the extra width
OF the street at Washington, unless the
council guarantee payment. After a spir-
| tied discussion the council voted 10 lie
held responsible for the payment for this
extra work. and ordered the macadam 10
be placed TO the gutter on the side next
10 the mill At the close OF the business
the following supervisors were appointed
for election day June :; District MOL
jamin Moore; Democratic. David NJ.
knight and w r. Hopkins. District No.
2--Republican. Elery r. Hudson and
Chase and John j Ford. District No. 3
Republican, Winfield s.. Lewis and Her
man B. Read Democratic, Henry Bennett
and Elmer ID; Wilcox.
The council adjourned 10 meet Tor
canvass OF tho voting list on Thursday
afternoon, May 81.
TO VISIT PARIS
Tomorrow DR.. Charles F.. Chagnon OF
Arctic Centre. health officer OF the town
OF Warwick. will leave for Paris for an
extended stay. His chief object in visit.
ing foreign points is TO take an advanced
course In surgery at the Paris hospitals,
with the most scientific Instructors In the
world. DR.. Chagnon Will be away some
time and previous 10 his return will make
a tour about the continent.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE HELD.
The annual Teachers Institute of the
Warwick teachers convened this morning
at the town hall at Apponaug. and the
exercises and speaking at today's session
were the most interesting OF any previous
annual meeting yet held All OF the val
ley schools have been closed today and
the educators, both men and women. as
sembled at this meeting. There were two
sessions. the first beginning al e:30 o'clock
and closing at ~. when lunch was served
Ia 14A gs.ur - hA n q
church. The afternoon session opened at
1:30 o'clock and closed about 4:30 o'clock.
Many interesting speakers were present
and addressed the assembly. and among
these were State Commissioner OF Schools
Walter II. Ranger. Superintendent OF
Schools Walter H Small of Providence,
James II. Thompson. principal of the
Fitchburg. and Miss Harriet $. Hay
wood. principal OF the Manual Training
school at Brockton, Mass.
There were several others who delivered
short addresses upon school work.
WASHINGTON RESIDENT DIES.
After a very brief Illness lasting only
a few hours. Mrs. Grace A. G. Andrews
OF Washington. highly respected young
woman OF that place, died at her home
this morning.
Mrs. Anderson was the daughter OF
stephen II. and Mary Green Capwell or
West Greenwich. and was born there
Sept. IL. 1880. and was in her 26th year.
Four years ago she married Irwin r.
Anderson OF Washington. who is employ
ed as carpenter at the Livingston wor-
sted mill. She was a sister of ex-senator
Norman Cspwell and is survived by =
number OF sisters.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
the Knotty Oak Baptist church.
WILL LEAVE VALLEY.
Chester King. for number or years
employed as overseer Of the carding room
at the Phenix mill. has resigned his posi-
tion and moved to Wexford. II is said
he will engage in keeping fowl and doing
light gardening. Mr. King has been in
Phenix many years and is universally
liked by those who served under him His
position will be filled by his brother.
Everett King.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
Mrs. Sarah Miller Corey OF Flskville,
state secretary OF the international
Order OF Kings Daughters. is now In
Wheeling. W. Va, attending the con-
vention OF that order there. Mrs. Corey is
deeply interested In the soclety's work
OF the state and her many friends about
the valley wish her pleasant trip.
FUNERAL HELD.
The infant child OF John o'Bren of
Maple avenue. Phenix. who died at the
home of a relative in Providence on Mon
day afternoon. was buried from the
OBrien home yesterday afternoon. The
interment was dn the So. Peter and Paul
cemetery in Phenix.
VALLEY WEDDING
Yesterday morning at the ST. John s
church at Arctic Centre. John e Leblanc
OF Rlverpoint and Miss Jessie Fontaine OF
Arctic Centre were united in marriage by
the Rev. Fr Messaer. in the presence OF
a large gathering of friends. Following
the ceremony the young couple were
driven 10 the brides home, where a we'd
A4,or hroa lyfa -
day they enjoyed a trip about the valley
and a reception was held latter at the
brddegroom's home. The groom IL cap
tain OF Guard OF Honor of Zouaves and
that society Is planning TO honor the
couple upon their ret.Iru from their we'd
ding trip.
MARKERS BEING PLACED.
McGregor post. No. II, q. A r, of
Phenix. received a large number of
markers this week and Commander
Arthur w. Dean has been busy in plac-
Inf them at the graves OF the veterans not
already marked.
During the last year a number Of the
comrades passed away. and Il was neces-
sary to obtain new markers. 1t is sad 10
note that the post is thinning out in num-
bers and this year finds them without
several of the old comrades
CAR BARN TO BE ENLARGED.
A deal has been consummated between
the Rhode Island company and Thomas
Rawhnson, an owner OF property adjoin-
Ing the car harm and he has decided 10 the
r. I. company his property. The car
born. which is too small TO house the
many cars used In the valley, and soon
ground viii be broken for the building OF
an addition
Mr.. p. III. Crogan has purchased the
house upon the Rawlinson property and
Will move ft across the setreet un-or, hds
land there, while Bennett, the restaurant
keeper, located at present near the born
Is Obliged to move out to make room for
the new addition.
KENT PosTOFFICE MAY GO
Arrangements are being made to es,.a,h-
lish rural free delivery route for the
residents or Kent and vicinity. A petition
70 the government has been filed asking
10 have their mail delivered from +he
Hope post office by the r. r. ID ana
as the business at the Kent Office docs
not warrant it's continuance 81 will nroh-
ably be discontinued. and the mail deliver