The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-12
THE PAWTUXET VALLEY
Opening OF the Night Schools In the
Various Villages.
Women Frightened By Bold Men on the
Providence Pike.

The night schools will commence q 40
evening term In most OF the valley
villages this evening. The Phenix school
will be under the direction OF r. IL.
Kirmayer, the River Point in charge Of
Mr.. Esten and John r. Deering will act
as principal OF the Arctic school.
The Warwick Court OF Probate and
Town Council met at the town hall at
Apponaug this afternoon.
The first races held by the recently
organized Warwick Cycle Club Of Center
Vile took place at Collingswood's track
at Hills Grove, Saturday afternoon and
were a success In every particular. There
was good attendace and the racers rode
to win and there were several close
finishes. There were six events and
Horace b. Hills, Jr., captured the first
prize in three of them, while Hubsrt
Martin of Johnston won the novice,
Arthur Morton, the one mile Kent county
and John Duffy the two mile handicap
races. The mem bers OF the new club feel
justly proud of the success of their first
tournament and are talking Of srran ging
HuOtueT Tue iutuIe.
The Woman's Suffrage League met with
Mrs. Julia Mathewson at Anthony this
afternoon.
Two ladies who were driving down the
Providence Pike..late yesterday afternoon
were greatly frightened by two men who
MILL" which stands by the side of the
road on the Greenhaige farm about half
mile from Lippitt and attempted to stop
the horse. The men who appeared to be
tramps, and were evidently under the
influence of liquor, were unsuccessful In
their attempt, as the driver stru,k the
horse a sharp blow with the whip, caus-
ing it to spring forward and break into
a run, knocking down one of the men.
A short distance beyond the mill the
ladies met a party Of hunters from
NaticK, who won't back with the inten-
tion of capturing the fellows, but al
though they searhced the mill and vicin-
ity all the trace they could find of the
men was clay pipe with the tobacco
still burning, and an empty pint bottle,
which had evidently contained whiskey.
The temperancs societies connected
with SS. Peter and Paups Church held
their semi-monthly meeting in Temper
ance hall at Lippitt yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hackiey, wife OF
engineer william Hackley Of B. B. & II.
knights mills at Lippitt, died at her
home at Lippitt yesterday morning OF
heart failure. Her funeral will be solem-
nized from st. Philips Church at Cromp-
ton tomorrow afternoon.
The scituats Democrats held flag
raising at Hope Saturday evening but, al
though quite a large crowd gathered to zee
the circus, ths affair was not marked by
any wild enthusiasm. The speakers were
Secretary John e. .Conley of the State GEN.
trail committee, Arthur Gushing OF North
Providence and John Q. Colvin Of Hope.
An alarm OF fire called out the Center
Vile fire department early yesterday
morning, and W when the firemen respond
ed they found lively blaze in the office
of the new Warwick mill. The fire was
spread to any OF the adjoining buildings
but the Office was completely gutted. The
damage will amount to several hundred
dollars. The cause of the fire Is unknown.
The electric lights on the Phenix circuit
were not burning for some time last even
ing, on account OF the breaking of the
wires near the Harris depot. A gang Of
linemen were Sc out and found and re-
paired the break.
John ii. Sherman of Providence is Wis
iting Mr.. Louis Wild ST Arctic Center.
Work on the big chimney for Forsythe's
grain mill was commenced this morning.