The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-10
PAWTUXET VALLEY

At q. a. II. han. Phenix. on Wednes-
| day evening. a meeting and installation
| OF officers of McCiregor Woinans Relief
corps, was held. Emily Fish: department
Nichols as conductor. duly installed the
following officers President Mrs. Anna
! Ray; senior vice-prosident, Estella Cow
ell; junior vice-president. Mrs, Betsey
Marshall; secretary. Harriet lIill; treas
urer Ann Swanson, chaplain, Sarah
Greene; conductor. Martha Taylor; as
sistant conductor, Mamie Taylor guard,
Anna lawrence: assistant guard, Susan
gearers, Sadie Thornton. Mabel Law
renee, Eliza Thornton and Cornelia Dyer:
press correspondent, Marjorie Brownell.
Following the installation social hour
served.
ICE MEN DESPAIR.
The local ice men arc wearing that
anxious look which is likely TO be dis
cerned on the brow OF anyone perpleXed
I'm business anxieties After waiting for
nearly two months for the appearance OF
ice, which would warrant harvesting,
they are beginning 10 despair Winter Is
slowly pdssing away, and while the
weather man has time and again predict
ed cold weather. the anticlpations OF the
ice men were always dashed by warm
wave from q southern corner
The local ice dealers are facing just
such problem as confronted them a cou-
pie OF years ago. and II is feared that
the price of ice VIII again soar to such
proportions the coming summer that the
price OF meat and other necessaries Of life
will b. out of proportion to the wage
earner's salary.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED.
A special meeting Of the Pawtuxet VAL
ley Amateur Bowling league was called
for Wednesday evening i'm Thorntons
opera house. but as all Of the managers
OF the different alleys were not present
the business could not be transacted and
the meeting was postponed until today
at o'clock at Thornton's opera house.
when business Of Importance came up be-
fore the meeting.
The greatest difficulty which affronted
the league was the fact that one team
had not yet posted its forfeit money. and
~ the same Is not posted today another
team will be put on In its place.
A STRANGE CASE.
Drs. Christie and Shea performed an
operation on an Italian woman In Lippitt
yesterday that saved her from a great
many weeks of suffering and perhaps
death. They drew two quarts OF water
from the woman, the case being plurisy |
with effusion. case of this sort has not
been recognized In the Valley in a great |
many years. To DR.. Christie is entitled !
the credit OF recognizing the case In time |
to prevent II going on to "empyema." A |
certain physician has taken the credit |
pf recognizing several cases OF ''empye- |
ma" "Empyema" is a state where plu |
risy with effusion has passed into the |
pus stage. Or. Christie. however. recog |
nized the trouble In time to prevent the |
woman from entering into a dangerous |
stage OF the disease. He called DIR. Shea. |
who confirmed his opinion. and who i'm
mediately eoncurred I'm his decision TO
perform an operation
The patient Immediately after the |
operation showed by her condition that I
he doctors were In the right. She IL now
recovering and will be herself In n few
lays. that Is TO say. she will be able to
30 about her usual vocation.
ELECTED oFFICLRS.
A meeting OF the Phenix Benevolent So
,iety was held yesterday afternoon at
he home OF Mrs. Edward @. Reed OF
Phenix and the annual election of Of
icers was held. as follows: President,
Mrs. r. G.. Reed: vice-president, Mrs. Il.
W. whitford. secretary. Mrs. Arthur
sick committed. Mrs. Duty Col
FIN: committee OF work. Mrs. Francis
Clarke The members enjoyed a. social
afternoon and a dainty collation. was
served.