The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-14


tol Water Works, was here yesterday to
attend business meeting.
Major Giles Easter erbrooks of Pawtucket.
formerly a Warren boy, with party con-
sisting of ex-Mayor Cushman and Il. b.
Andrews OF Brockton, summer residents
yesterday for the day.
Mrs. John Gardner Ii visiting her par
ents on Bristol Neck.
tIARRISvILLE.
Whewl o. degrees In the shade yester-
day at Q o'clock.
Tuesday night q horse belonging to Mr..
John Conners the undertaken cut him
self on q barbed wire fence SO severely
that several stitches had to be taken in
his throat just above the breast. There
are also four very bad cuts on his side,
two of which are about fifteen inches in
length. The accident is probably due to
the horse becoming uneasy. by. he attack
of flies and irving TO brush them on by
Yesterday while delivering bread on
French street, horse belonging to the
Louis Rivers bakery became frightened
and ran away. overturning the wagon and
strewing the bread in the sand. He was
captured between here and the place called
Granite. The contents Of the wagon were
entirely destroyed, together with one
Tuesday some time during the night
someone burglarize the wheelwright
shop of 0. N. Brown, stealing s. worth
Of tools. There Is no clue concerning the
identity of the thieves. Mr.. Brown on being
interviewed, said that someone had stolen
them to exchange them for drinks.
Yesterday morning man named Ma
son Eldridge, residing at the Granite, was
obliged to shoot a very valuable cow
which was suffering from an attack of
hydrophobia. the effects of being bitten
by dog last May.
HARRINGTON.
A meeting Of the executive COMMITTEES
Of the Rural Improvement Association
was held at the town hall on Wednesday
evening. A committee was appointed to
arrange for an entertainment at the town
hall on the evening Of August 5.
The fact Of the inadequacy Of the pres
ent railroad facilities between here aud
Providence and the impression that Is
gaining ground that the railroad gives no
evidence of carrying the road up to the
Union Station brought out strong senti
ment favoring public meeting of the
citizens of the towns OF the county to be
held at the Darlington town hall on Fri
day evening, July 22. at 8 o'clock for the
purpose Of devising some mode of increas-
ing aud improving our railroad facilities
and to discuss the best route for the pro-
posed electric railroad. The following
gentlemen were appointed as a commit
tee to arrange for the meeting: Robert
Fessenden, Orrin S. Anthony and Joseph
u. Starkweather. Arrangements were
made to meet all bills against the associ-
alton.
The work Of macadamizing the Bridge
road (the first in the history of the town.
was entered upon Monday and the road
has been closed temporarily for that pur-
pose.
EAST GREENWICH.
One of the liveliest street fights for a
number of years occurred in front of the
jail last evening at 6:15 Immediately
after the landing of the Mount Hope boat
at the wharf. James Blade, Jr., William
Levenson and Michael Stone of Natick
waf attacked by six young men belonging
In the town.
Blade was knocked down aud kicked in
the head several times, and received
numerous marks as the result Of the en-
counter Stone and Levenson fought like
demons, and the twenty men standing
around did not interfere, although there
were between two and three hundred
ladies and children who were horified
spectators of the combat.
Blade when seen this morning said he re-
ceived the worst kicks from his cousin,
who was one OF the members Of the gang.
The fight lasted ten minutes before the
parties were separated, one OF the young
men from East Greenwich being carried
from the street by his friends, after ne
had been knocked out.
All of the parties concerned accom-
panied the excursion Of the Sunday
schools but the majority were not mem
bers.
PASCOAG.
William p. Hughes has left town for a
short summer vacation.
Road Commissioner Riley is giving
Sayles avenue some much needed atten-
tion.
The clock in the new M. f. Church is
nearly completed aud will probably be
ready to set in motion tomorrow.
The firm of Waterman Bros. have COM
pleted negotiations with first-class ex-
perienced undertaken, and this depart
inent of their business will be in the fu-
ture equal to the best
1t is now stated on good authority that
Haines- Wilcox race will not materialize.
Joseph Scanlon Is out again after his
very severy accident at Forestdale few
weeks ago.
George Allen, last season with the Sui
livan- Harrison Comedy Co. has been
spending a few days with relatives here
this week.
HOmF OnO.
The line of fence extending around the
coffin mill houses owned by the Swan
Point Cemetery Company is built, and Is
almost painted. The fence is 1000 feet
long. aud the contract was given to Ed
ward Horton. Mr.. Johnson has charge
of the houses. and many Of them are for
sale and to let.
The list of letters advertised In the
Rumford post Office from July :. 1892, are
as follows: Three letters for Annette
Tufoesson. II. n. BRITToN, Postmaster.
Herbert n. Britton (of the firm Of II. n.
e. &. Il. Britton) and family left yester-
day morning at o'clock on the train.
They intend to spend two weeks at Ma
rion, Mass.
An entertainment was given last night
at the Unity Grange. East Providence
Centre.
AUBURN.
Charlotte NJ. Hebditch and Russell
Chase, both Of this village, were joined in
Saturday July9.
The Doric lodge OF MasNis held their
regular monthly meeting lso1 evening In
the Odd Fellows hall.
The Ladies' Aid serve a chowder dinner