The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-08

| After the regular routine OF business
| had been transacted the new bylaws re-
| Gently drawn up by a committee for that
object, were presented TO the members In
| printed form, having been approved at
| previous meeting
BAND CONCERT AT LIPPITT.
The regular weekly band concert given
under the direction of the business men
OF Lippitt. was rendered last evening oy
| the Italian band OF Natick.
The concerts are growing in popular
favor with the Valley folks. and large
gathering assembled, and the band was
| applauded time and again. The enterpris-
ing spirit shown by the business men OF
| this section ought TO be lesson 10 the
merchants OF the village of Phenix, who
are fast falling backward instead or pro-
crossing. like their sister villages.
ENJOYED ANNUAL EXCURSION.
| The members OF the Baptist church OF
| Kent and their friends TO the NUMBER OF
about 40 enjoyed the annual outing OF
that society yesterday at Rocky Point.
special car left Hope at $50 a. m. ana
conveyed the excursionists to the resort
| where the day was very pleasantly pass.
| ed A picnic was held in the grove, anu
games were enjoyed. The car arrived at
Hope at o'clock upon its return.
SHOT THROUGH THE HAND.
William Cartier. a bartender at the Ho-
| tel Lilly OF the Valley, at Arctic Centre,
while handling a loaded revolver yester-
day afternoon accidentally discharged the
| weapon the bullet passing through his
left hand DIR. william s. Reoch OF Phe-
| nix was called and dressed the wound,
and said In an interview last evening that
he not believe the wound wotfd be OF
| a serious nature.
A MEAN TRICK.
certain property owner along Main
| street. Lippitt, who objects TO the people
attending the band concerts leaning
| against his fence, and last evening just
before the hour of the concert he painted
| the top rail, and as a consequence num-
ber OF those who have heretofore used the
fence to lean on are wearing a trade
mark today, which is not quite up to their
liking.
MAN FOLLOWS WOMAN.
| Mrs. Napoleon Ayotte OF Lppitt report
| ed to the local police last evening that
strange man had tried to force his COM
panionship upon her and she told the ofri-
Ger that she was afraid to travel without
protection. The stranger was located and
| given n bit OF good counsel by the officer.
who told him that IL he persisted In this
work term In Cranston awaited him.
| VALLEY NOTES.
Marsh's band gave !ts weekly concert at
| Crompton last evening.
| Della and Alice Archambault OF Arctic
Centre are visiting relatives In Ontario,
Canada.
The funeral OF Mrs Sarah Burton, wife
of Adelard Burton OF Bakerville. was held
at o'clock from the st. Johns church.
| Arctic Centre.
| Requiem mass was said at 9 o'clock this
morning at the St James church, Arctic
Centre. for Mrs. Mary Mcmahon.
| Miss Belle Brayton OF Providence visited
| in Hope yesterday.
] Raymond. the inland child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Budlong OF Lippitt. is very
| III OF cholera infantum.
The members Of Kent lodge, No. 4o3, N
e. o. P. of Phenix. enjoyed a moonlight
excursion down the bay last evening.
regular meeting of Local 100. Interna-
tional Union OF Steam Engineers was
| held last evening in their hail. Weybosset
street. and Notwithstanding general hu-
midity was In evidence there was large
attendance President John Hibbits was
| in the chair. After the regular routine
| OF business two candidates were initiated.
showing that the Engineers union Is do
| ing some work In this burg. The COM
mttee on moonlight reported progress;
that tickled all the members. showing
| that the Engineers are still the good, jolly
| fellows they have always been.
ELECTED BUSINESS AGENT.
| The Painters and Paperhangers union
OF Pawtucket at the regular meeting
| Tuesday evening In the Cottrell block,
elected John Kelly business agent. He
| IL has been the custom of the union to
| have business agents before but formerly
| they did not devote all their time to mat
| ters pertaining to the union. With the
| election OF Mr. Kelly he will give all his
| time to the work. There were four appli-
| cations presented for membership and the
| trade was reported TO be very good.
| ELECTION OF CHIEF MARSHAL.
| Five delegates from every local and
union In the city will assemble in the
large hall. Labor Temple. this evening
clothed In nothing but union cloth
ing from their shoes to their hats. to vote
for a chief marshal for Labor day. Not
only does the wearing OF union clothing
| apply To this evening but for all meetings
of labor men. From this time out a mors
determined effort on the part OF union
men to call for nothing but union-made
goods In all stores Is to he made. As one
union man put II. There is nothing left
| for us 10 do"