The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
A Man Found Nearly Frozen in the
Trench Last Evening.
A SEARCHING PARTY NEEDED.
The Annual Meeting of tho Park Place
Congregational society-The o. u. A. M.
Eat Bean supper-Points of Interest.

vicinity OF Littleheld's mill was attracted
by faint cries for assistance. The sounds
seemed to come from the river, and a
crowd of people, together with Officer
Black, ran towards the river and answered
the cries, but could not locate them. From
that point it seemed rs though they came
across the river, in the vicinity of the Dex.
ter mill, and searching party, equipped
with lanterns and ropes hurried across the
bridge and down TO the river on the oppo-
site side. Then came the cries again from
across the river, and at about the point
where they first looked for them. They
shouted back TO the people on the North
Main street side that the cries came from
that side. The cries still seemed TO the
people on. the latter side TO come from
across the river, consequently they were
at loss TO know where To look to locate
them.
The only answer they could get to their
repeated queries of where are you," was
a continuance of the same cries for help
The man or whoever IL was evidently was
for some reason unable TO give any in
formation The party searched here and
there i'm the dark, finally opening the
door that leads into the basement OF Little
fields mill, when they thought they had
at last located the sound. The trap door
in the floor over the trench was opened,
and lantern was flashed down there.
The cries had by this time grown fainter
and fainter, and when the trap door was
opened they ceased altogether BY the
light of the lantern, however, they caught
sight OF man standing in the water
above his waist, in the corner of the wall.
They threw him rope three or four times
but the man was so benumbed that he
could make no move.
A ladder was procured and Officer
Black went down into the trench and
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reached him he fell into his arms insensi-
BILE. The officer carried him TO the ladder,
where he was pulled up by the crowd
above and carried to the station. His
clothes were removed and he was placed
in one of the hunks hot drinks were given
him, the bed-clothes piled on top of him,
the steam in the room turned on until IL
was far too hot for comfort, and still the
man shook like a leaf
DIR. Fuller was summoned and ordered
three or four jugs of hot water TO be
placed in the hunks with him. After
couple of hours he fell asleep.
How the man got into the trench and
under the mill is "A mystery. The only eX-
planation that seems plausible Is that he
walked oil tue wall into the trench out
side the mill, and in endeavoring To find
an exit, walked along in the water and
under lot of bagging that is so placed as
10 keep articles from floating under the
mill To the position where he was found.
This morning when the officers went to
the room where the man was left in bed
they found him up and dressed, and ap
parently as well as ever, except for slight
50 eness in his throat.
He is Frenchman, and as near as can
be understood his name Is Leon Veaudry,
and he has been lately employed at Clark's
boiler works in Central Falls. He told
several different stories as to how he came
90 be in his perlous position, and il is
probable that he does not know much
about it himself. The only explanation
that can be accepted is the one first con-
ceiyed last evening, that he walked off the
wall into the race-way, and followed the
wall along under the mill. Soon after .
o'clock he started off home without as
sstance.
Annual Meeting of the Park Place Con-
gregational Society.
The Park Place Congregational Society
held its annual meeting last evening in
the church parlors. The reports of the
treasurer and collector were presented,
showing the church to be III healthy
condition financially. Officers for the year
were elected as follows Moderator, Dea-
con NJ. y. kinyon; clerk, Charles T..
Hawes; treasurer, David Harley; collec-
tor, y. A. Fletcher; auditor, A Il. Matte
son: trustees, 5. B Fisk, president; A X.
Matteson, secretary; David Harley, Will
liam II. Haskell, j. II. Cummings, ID. A.
Jillson, Robert Crossley, T.. +. Richard
son, Charles T.. Howes. Measures were
taken to raise money for the purpose of
cleansing and keeping in order the inside
OF the church for the coming year.
Annual Meeting of st. Agnes Guild.
The annual meeting of st. Agnes Guild
was held at St Pauls rectory yesterday
afternoon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. i. Is, Foster; vice presidents, Misses
Allen and Thayer; secretary, Miss jerks
treasurer. Miss Amy. The society has
just closed most prosperous year aud
are about TO engage in new undertak-
ing. The need of parish house had
made itself manifest, as the Sunday
school room is inadequate, and all the en-
tertainments and all charitable work of
the society for church work are performed
in rooms down street The guild intends
TO have entertainments and sales, the pro-
ceeds TO go TO form the foundation for
parish house fund.
The q. u. A. VI. Eat Bean supper.
1ronside Council, No. 4, o. L. A. NJ,
held their regular weekly meeting last
evening and initiated one candidate in the
third degree. Junior eX-Counsellor Allen
was presented by the council with the
pavel used by him last term, Past-Presi-
dent Pollard making the presentation
speech. The council voted TO hold an open
meeting IN the near future, ana appointed
committee consisting OF Past-Counsel
lor Pollard, Counsellor Patt and Treasur-
er Hathaway. At the close of the meeting
the members sat down to n compliment
tary bean supper at the expense of ex-
Counsellor Fred Sherman.
Eureka Lodge Works the Rank of Esquire.
Eureka Lodge, No. ., X. Of p, held
their regular weekly meeting last evening
and worked the rank of esquire on one
candidate. Two members were reported
off the sick list and one new one reported
on. The lodge will visit Washington
Lodge, No. 4, of Central Falls this even
ming in body.
Obituary.
Mrs. Sarah Pidge died yesterday at her
home on pawtucket avenue from compli-
cations arising from an attack OF asthma.
She was the wife OF James :. Pidge, and
the couple have lived in that locality
originally known as the "Pidge Farm" for
great many years. She was about IS
years OF age.
Points of Interest.
The valuation Of The city of pawtucket,