The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-11
CROMPTON.

be arrested aud carried before the court.
cRoMPToN.
The work of laying the new iron pipes
from Carr's pond through the principal
villages will soon be completed; $3.50 feet
TIL. esrthen pipes will be dug up the pe-
mainder of the distance and new iron ones
substituted. The water Is claimed by ex-
perts who have analysed 1t to be the best
In the State. The pond covers ninety
acres and varies IN depth from 25 to 100
feet. the land having u natural spring
formation for many yards.
NATICk.
Mr.. and Mrs Roscoe Lawton and w.
T. Thackery and family of PROVIDENCE
are the guests Of Mrs. George III. Briggs.
A sad accident, whereby young French
boy was drowned In the Pawtuxet river
near the suspension bridge, occurred on
Saturday evening He is the eighth per-
son who has come to grief by swimming
and fishing within a few years, in this
village.
The Sunday trains conveyed the largest
number Of persons yesterday that has
been recorded since the summer service
began.
The Clyde Baseball Club and the Ma
ticks played a match game on the Natick
innings being played, owing to a quarrel
between the umpire and players. The
Clydes refusing to continue the game at
ter the sixth inning. The score by in
nings:
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Earned run Natck. Two-bass hi,s-w Cater.
sna .s base 1SqS O and Iii
hall Taff Sai
Sweeney.
DIR. X. II. Whipple who was thrown out
of a carriage nearly three years ago and
who has been unable TO move about with
out the use of crutches, will visit New
York in a few DAYS to have an operation
performed by a number Of specialties.
Charles w. Richardson has entered
Fowler boy in the 81 900 stake $40 class at
Narragansett Park and one horse q years
old in the 2-year old colt race, stakes
$1,000.
A special sermon was preached by the
Rev. William Is. Meenan, pastor OF the
ST. Josephs Church, yesterday morning
at 1890 A. NJ. The members of the ST.
Jean Baptiste Society attended the SER
vices In a body.
Another baseball club was organized in
the village yesterday which will be called
the ONIONS" Ellery Colvin WAS ap-
pointed Manager aud Captain. The club
would like TO receive challenges from any
nine in the State whose players are under
20 years of age.
WASHINGTON.
A number of weeks ago, after the death
OF Jane Kilton. ~ wealthy and respected
citizen of this villags, John j. kilton, u
brother of the deceased, sued the trustees
of the Washington Methodist Church to
claimed was loaned to the church by his
sister before her death. At the time
much comment was made about the mat
ter.
The NEWS reporter was informed by
one OF the parties interested yesterday
that a settlement had been made between
the trustees and Mr.. Kilton, and the case
which was to have been brought mp in the
court at Coventry at the next session had
been dropped.
The work Of putting in the new looms
and machinery which will probably cost
pushed rapidly forward, and the mill will
soon be in running order.
The mill has been idle for about two
wears, and when started up another i'm
portant industry will be added tn the
village.
RIVER POINT.
The members of Washington Lodge
I. O. o. F., No. IL, observed encampment
night at Odd Fellows hall on Saturday
evening.
At present there are but three telegraph
stations ia the Valley which contains a
population Of at least 10000 Inhabitants,
those being situated at River Point,
Centreyille aud Washington. The citi-
zens. of the village are contemplating a
local service that will extend to the differ
ent States whereby they will not have to
travel from one to three miles to send a
The citizens interested in the movement
claim that there would be enough busi-
ness from the villages of Clyde, Harris,
Albright, jackson and Fiskevills to make
1t success in every way as the villages
named are all situated within nearly a
mile Of the Phenix station.
PHENIx.
Joseph Gorton, who has been In the en-
ploy of Joseph Lawton. has accepted
position with M. NJ. Inman e. Co.. Prov.
IDENCE.
George McCristle of Lexington, KY, is
visiting James McCristle for the summer.
Edward Asiline. who fell and broke his
leg few days ago, was carried to the
RHODE ISLAND Hospital on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Beale, pastor Of the Centre
Vile Methodist church, delivered an in
teresting address before the congregation
OF the NJ. Il. church last night, the lecture
being given under the auspices of the
NOlutu SNiiSeioh AChiPCAohSc Chiou.
William Charlton. sketch maker at the
S. ii. Greene a. Sons Print Works, is en-
joying his annual vacation In New York.
Lawyer Ambrose Shroquett, OF Central
Falls, spent Sunday with his son, in this
village.
The pulpit Of the Baptist church was
occupied by the Rev. NJ. Phillips, yester-
day, as the regular pastor WIS absent.
PONTIAC.
Mrs Herbert Boss. who is one OF the
prominent members of tho Womens Re
publican Club, and who has been i'll, 10
RAPIDLY getting better.
A large number of the citizens OF the
village attended the dedication of the
church at Norwood yesterday.