The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-08
VALLEY NEWS.
Investigation Into Boiler Explosion at
Washington About Ended.
SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS.
MIR. Moon says He Knows the Man who
Committed the trime-Notes From
the other riaces Along the River
Banks.

The investigation in progress in Wash
ington village TO determine who Is TO
k,ame for the bursting of the boiler at
Benjamin Moons twine mill Is nearly
completed and the result will soon ke
made public. some startling disclosures
are promised.
Mr.. Moon, the owner OF the mill. was
seen bya News. reporter this morning
and said that when the expl osiou oc-
currel there was a pressure OF sixty
pounds OF steam and the boiler Was In
first class condition. having capacity Of
SIS horse power. There was no water l n
the boiler as man whom he knew and
who had stolen from him, opened two
valves ana let the water all ont the
night before the explosion. Continuing
Mr.. Moon said the same man had
leather IN his boots which he stole from
his mill aud that he got up that Monday
morning and saw the boiler explode from
his window. The man had before opened
taovalves of the boiler in the mill across
the river and The fires had 10 be drawn
in order to save the mill.
When asked II he would repair the
been roDbed aud ill-treated, and all that
he should do was TO repair the walls Of
the mill TO keep them from falling down.
Phenix.
At the M. 4. church yesterday morn
bership The Lords supper was cele-
brated. aud the usual sermon omitted.
In the evening the past or. Rev. Julian s.
Wadsworth, preached
The members OF the Sunday school OF
the Baptist church elected the follow
ing named officers for the ensuing year
yesterday: Superintendent, III ner Page;
atr.a an sss.r ssa.. Ian r..
secretary, Vernum Baly; assistant Sec
retary, Ira Andrews; Librarian, John
Henderson; treasurer. r. e. Bowen; or
2anist, Annie Is. Arm Id; musical direc-
tor, David Clark; 9 mmittee ON missions,
Mrs Peede, Mrs. + L. Iapwsll aud Miss
Mamie Greene.
The annual meeting Of the Christian
Endeayour society OF the Baptist church
took place last evening when the follow
ing named persons were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President,
L. Il. Bowen; vice president, Mrs.
NJ. Is. straign,; corresponding secre-
tary, Nj. l.. Greene; committee on
prayer meetings. M. A. Arnold,
II G.. Capwell; lookout commit tee, +. Ii.
Brown. Hetty Straight. Ellie Hopkins;
social committee. Ira Andrews, Belle r.
Arnold, n. Il. keiuall; 5. 5. commute.
AIRS. Il. Z. & pwelI, Gertie Randall,
Mary Colvn; flower committee. Bertha
Brown, Grace RlynsIord; music com
mittee, LYDIA Raynsford, Hetty Bates
and Mrs. Henry Bates.
4 Te eeutertlIumeuu hetd In Music hall
Saturday evening, under the auspic of
tue Working Girls club, was a COM
plete success. The hail Vas well filed.
aud the audience was greatly pleased
with the manner in which the progra ~
was rendered. AT the conclusion of the
enter, ain nent Cake anu ice cream were
served.
Washington.
Three hundred and sixty-six persons
have taken out licenses for dogs
Natick.
The members of the st. John Baptist
society. headed by the Natick cornet
-pantl, made "a parade through the priu-
cipal streets. or the village yesterday
afternoon. The organ zttIon then at
tended divine service at ST. Joseph's
cuurch.
The Natick Baseball club playei the
Erst game OF tie season with the
Moosup nine at Moosup, Saturday after
noon. The score was, NatIcks 81
MoosuD's l3; nine innings were playeh.
The members OF Narragansetp trlbc,
NJ. ., /. %. X NJ, Will hold an imp r.
ant nleeting III Engine hall his evening.
Mrs. William NJ. Sphinx ha, taken up
her residence at COwessetL for the sum
mer.
Pontiac.
The machinery whicl has been idle at
the B. b. and X. knights mill owing to
al accident Thursday afternoon has been
started up.
Mr.. Cha-les Kimball of Enheld, ac-
cOmpaned by his wife and dau snter,
was the guest Of his sister, Mrs. j.
Albert Millard, last Friday and Satur-
day.
Jericho.
a large number OF the membe of the
Holy Name Literary society met Ia Holy
Name hall last evening, To witness au
entertainment given under the auspices
OF committee recently appointed by
the club. IL was voted TO huIi no more
meetings until the last OF JuIe, when u
drama will be presented, he proceeds of
which will be usel in defrdying the ex-
pense Of taking the members of the Sun
day senool TO one of the snore resorts