The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-07
|PAW7UXET VALLEY
Woman Who Came to Nurse
Sister Died at Phenix-Oficers
Elected.

short time ago Mrs. Georg!ana GER
,rd of Natick came from that village TO
ohenis TO nurse her married sister. Mrs
Peter Fincrty. who was III with pneu-
nonia. Last week Mrs Gerard became
Il with the malady, of which she was
iursing her sister. and grew rapidly
worse until Saturday when she succumb-
ID TO the attack. Mrs. Finerty is In a
.ritical condition, though 1t is believed
,he will survive the attack. Mrs Gerard
caves a husband and four small chill
lren. She was in her 10Th year and would
rave celebrated her 29th birthday yester-
lay had she lived.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The annual election OF officers of Knot
" Oak Sunday school was held Sunday
md the following officers were elected.
Superintendent, ID. T.. Bennett; assistant
,uperintendent, +. +. Chase: treasurer.
Nellie Battey; secretary, Samuel Albro;
assistant secretary, G. Everett Andrews;
librarian, Francis Remington: organisi.
cora Battey: musical director. c. e. An
irews; superintendent of home depart
nent, Mrs. Anna Andrews.
PUBLIC INSTALLATION.
A public installation of officers of Mar
aeld this evening in Assembly hail. Phe-
nix. The newly elected officers will DC
duly installed by Deputy Grand Chancel-
ior Commander Charles f. Hoy!e and the
following program will be carried ont:
Selection, orchestra, vocal solo, Beatrice
e. lie Valley. recitation, Carlton Thorn
tom monologue and song. Charles y.
Birmingham; selection, orchestra; address
es by brothers OF the order; accompanists
for the evening the Misses Wheelock and
Fallon.
After the entertainment a social and
dancing will be enjoyed
OLD RESIDENT DIES.
John F9nerty. who suffered an attack
of paralysis last week. died yesterday al
the home OF his daughter. Mrs. Barney
AIckenna. OF Park Hill. The deceased
was native of Ireland. but came TO this
country from England, and settled In the
village Of Lippitt S5 years ago. He had
suffered with ancer for several years. The
deceased Is survived by five sons and two
daughters.
VALLEY NOTES.
There will be a special meeting of the
Pawtuxet Valley Amateur Bowling league
Wednesday evening at s o'clock. at the
opera house at Riverpoint. Games In The
schedule this week will be played as fol-
lows: Opera House at Laurel Hill; Arc
tic, at Apponaug; Quidnick at Centrali
Natick at casino.
The annual melting Of the Ladies' Benev-
olent society will be held In the Phenix
NJ. r. church vestry on Wednesday after
noon at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bellows. of Arlington.
NJ S., we're recently the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Babcock.
The Pawtuxet Valley Working Girls
Club met In regular session last evening.
in Pythian hall. Phenix. The meeting was
presided over by Mrs. Adra Batchelder,
the president, and was well attended by
the members. The business transacted
was OF n routine nature only.
The new building OF the Warwick Lace
company, being erected az Riverpoint
Is fast nearing completion The side walls
of brick. ~ both stories. have been set,
and the carpenters are placing the roof.
is r. expected that the building will be
ready 10 receive machinery in a few DAYS
and that i'm tho course OF a few weeks the
hum of the wheels will be heard In one
of the busiest sections Of the rawt1xet
valley.