The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-16
WARREN.
Slight Wound Causes a Probably
Fatal Case OF Lockjaw.
Death OF Mss Amanda Fournier. New
Train Service Satisfactory.

About ten days ago a lad about six
years OF age. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza
beth Mercier, who keep a grocery store
on Market street, met with what was sup
posed TO be slight accident. lie stepped
upon q piece OF stubble or brush that
made small puDcture In the ankle OF the
left foot. No particular attention was
paid 10 the wound, although IL grew sore
and painful, until DR.. Church was called
In on Friday. Re found that an abcess
| had formed. which was properly treated
AT night, however, there were symptoms
OF iockjsw, which rapidly developed and
notwithstanding everything has been
done that could be at this writing the
opinion of the physician is that the case
Is hopeless.
|, Miss Amanda Fournier, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Zephron Fournier, aged IA
years, died at the residence of her parents
On North Water street at an early hoar
sunday morning OF suppurative heratitis.
Miss Fournier was a bright young miss.
and had many friends. She was a pupil of
the grammar school and was in atten-
dance upon her studies as late as last
Wednesday, when the disease developed
to the extent that che was obliged to take
to her bed.
lhe arrangement of the Sunday train
service on the local branch OF the Con-
solidated road under the new schedule
which gives four more trains than be-
fore Is giving excellent sati iract ion and
the trsins are well patronized, particu-
larry the through trains from Fall River.
some complaint having been made that
the street electric lights are not lii early
enough ii has been sscertained that they
are now being lighted earli,r than before
for the past four years, sna that the rule
at the station Is to start the dynamo not
later than 80 minutes after sunset.
Mr.. William Hall is to erect tenement |
house on Franklin street. Ground has
already been broken.
Mr.. Albert Wilmarth who has been In |
the employ of his brother, W. ). Will |
martb, Tor the past Is years, has severed
his connection with the store.
Messrs. Percy. Horatio and Herbert
Cocks have purchased the Francis Ash
Whiting or presidential fish as they are
called by reason OF their be-
ing more plentiful in presidential years,
have made their appearance in the harbo
ana few OF them have been taken.
The Elevator works, which have been
closed down the past week started up
again this m corning.
The annual inspection of Tobin- Post.
). A. r., taks place this evening.
Professor A. ID. Foundry is rehearsing
! large chorus for the cantata OF Queen
Esther, which Is to be given at an early
late, under the auspices OF X. +. Tobin
Relief Corps.
George Joiner and Charles Springer.
he two colored men who were arrested
md brought here last Friday, charged
With stealing oysters from the beds of
,. b. Blount at Drownville and have
ince been confined in the cell at the
'olice ststion, were taken to the county
all at Bristol by officer Connolly, Sunday
fteinoon, to await their trial, which
las been assigned for Friday next.
Yesterday was appropriately otser we'd
the several services held in the Ban ,
Ist Church, peing designated as Bible
undsy. In the evening a Sunday School =
oncert was held which was very largely
TENDED and proyed a very pleasant occs- T,
on partianlariy-to=the- -cniIdFeH-wAe-l
,ok part in the exercises.