The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-29
PAWTUxET VALLEY.
PHENIx.

The plans for the new rectory OF st.
Andrews Church have been completed,
and work will be commenced on the
structure this week.
Pearce's woolen mill, which has been
shut down for the past month, has started
up again, and is now running on full
time.
CLYDE.
The temperance societies connected
with st. Peter and PauPs Church held Q
meeting In Temperance Hall yesterday
afternoon aud completed arrangements
for the picnic which they will hold In
the grove on July 4.
liam Cloves. was severely injured while
playing with some companions at Lippitt
Saturday, evening. The little girl was
standing at the top OF a flight 0f steps
when she was startled by the report of
gun close at hand and, stepping back,
she fell the whole length OF the steps,
breaking her collar bone. She was picked
up and taken To the office OF DIR. Spragues
VINO reduccd.the fracture.
The Clyde print works Will shut down
Friday, night for two weeks, for the pur-
pose OF making the annual repairs to the
buildings and machinery.
RIVER POINT.
The proposed stopping OF the mills here
operatives, and already the effect Is felt
by the smaller storekeepers. The opera
tives are disposed to take lugubrlous
view OF the situation, and even the as
surance that the mills will not be COM
ple;ely shut down, but will run on half
time, does not seem to satisfy them that
the shut down is not the forerunDer OF
another failure, similar to thst OF
spragues. Many of them are already
talking OF returning to Canada II the
mills are stopped for any length OF time,
and those who have little money laid
by are boarding II carefully, and as re-
sult-the business In many OF the smaller
stores IL very dull.
PONTIAC.
George Lester of Olneyville was thrown
from his bicycle and badly hurt at the
New York q New England Railroad
crossing last evening. There WAS race,
and Lester was ahead. His wheel caught
or slipped on the wet rail, throwing him
violently to the ground, and rendering
him unconscious. His companion narrow
ly escaped running over him. lie received
bad cut on bis mead, and his left wrist
was sprained, but after a time be was
able to mount his bicycle and ride home.
ARCTIC CENTER.
row occurred in Archam bault's
saloon on Quidnick street Saturday even-
Ing, and as q result one of the disputants
will lose the sight of his left eye Early
in the evening Henry Hayes, brick
LAYER employed on the new Warwick
mills, went into the saloon and ordered
glass OF beer. While he was drinking ii
q man named Welch entered and became
engaged in an alteration with Hayes.
The bartender paid no attention to the
men, thinking that ii was only war Of
words until the conversation became too
loud, when he ordered the men TO stop
or leave the place. This quieted them for
q moment, but soon the discussion began
again, and before anyone could interfere
Hayes was struck in the face by a
heavy beer glass which his assailant
snatched from the par. He fell to the
floor, but quickly regained his feet aud
would have continued the battle but his
assailant had been hustled out of the
place by the bystanders. Hayes was
taken to the Office OF DR.. Chagnon, who
found 1t necessary to take several stitches
In his head to close up the wound made
by the glass. One of the cuts had severed
the eyelid and made a deep cash In the
ball OF the eye and Hayes will lose the
sight of the organ. Officer Gendrow was
notified and arrested the assailant.
Arthur Liddell, who runs night
lunch cart in the square, wss run over
by his own team last evening ana re-
ceived severe injuries.