The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-08
PAWTUxET VALLEY.
important Sewer Work Now Going
On In the Clyde Village.
Bicyclists in Collision---The Rockville
Mills TO Shut Down.

The road commissioner has q large
no-ce of men at work on River avenue,
near the Clyde Hotel, constructing q
sewer for the purpose OF connecting the
large drain which carries of the surface
water from Woodside avenue with the
main sewer on Allen street.
Mrs. Edward Pike and Miss Grace
Adams of River Point, and MIR. j. X.
Ralph OF Hope, are attending the Chris
tian Endeavor convention in Washington,
ID. G.
The contract for tho new addition to
the Arctic schoolhouso has been awarded
TO contractor Fred Il Cahoone of River
Point.
Rev. L. T.. Beals left here today for
Boston, where he has been appointed as
slstant pastor OF the Maverick Congrega-
tional Church.
A meeting will be held at the residence
OF James Ray at Knotty Oak this even
ing, for the purpose OF organizing Nc
kinley campaign club
Postmaster John A. Clarke of Hope Is
visiting his old hume in Ohio and will
be absent for several months
Thomas Hackley has returned to his
home in Clyde after visit with relations
in Enfield.
Andrew Murray Of Haverstraw, N. Y,
Is the guest OF his uncle, Edward Smith,
at Lippitt.
Phenix Council, o. U. A. NJ, met in
Grand Army Hall last evening.
Narragansett Tribe, No. o, j. o. II. NJ,
held its annual installation Of officers at
Na:ick Monday evening. fhe officers
Installed were: Sachem, Peter Collins;
senior sycamore, Fred Maroellies; junior
sycamore, Ellery Colvin; prophet, William
N. Briggs; 9. OF r., James X. King; X.
of W., Edward O'Donnell; {. OF W.,
Benjamin Maynard.
The Natick hand engine company cele-
brated their successful trip to Pawtucket
on July by supper in the nre station
last evening.
A lady and gentleman VINO were wheel
ing through Apponaug yesterday after
noon collided In front of the hotel and
the lady was thrown from her wheel, but
escaped serious injury. The gentleman
was also dismounted and the front wheel
of his machine broken.
b. b. Il X. knight have large gang of
men and number OF teams cleaning the
streets at River Point.
Lucian Belden cut off the index finger
OF his left hand while chopping wood at
Crompton this morning.
Frank McMshon Of Warren is the guest
of friends at Lippitt.
1t is reported this morning that the
Rockland mills will shut down Saturday
night for two weeks. The mills are owned
and operated by Byron Steere and employ
about 125 hands.
Considerable excitement was caused at
Clyde yesterday afternoon by the actions
of a dog, which appeared to be So ffering
from hydrophobia. The dog was first
noticed running across the Clyde bridge
swapping at the air and frothing at the
mouth. A number of men who were
standing at the end OF the bridge saw the
animal coming and quickly mace for
places Of safety. One OF them procured
revolver, and the rest armiDg them
selves with stones and stubs started after
the dog to kill him. Ihe animal ran into
the yard in the rear OF Pixies block and
made direct for the tenement occupied by
Joseph Holmes, where he made repeated
attempts to spring into the windows.
His pursuers surrounded the yard, but
kept at respectful distance from the
dog, which occasionally made dsshes to-
ward them. The man with the revolver
was afraid to shoot at him for fenr of ip-
Juring some one in the crowd. and finally
one OF the mon elm bed on the railing OF
Mr.. Holmes piazza aud struck the dog
in the head with hall bat as he ran
past. After the dog had been placed
Eors de-combat, the crowd gathered cour-
age end he was soon dispatched. Where
he came fro n or who his owner was is
not known, but he had every symptom
of hydrophobia, and IL is feared that he
NAV have bitten Other dogs before being
killed.
4 20 Armenirn pack peddlers engaged
in tght at Harris this morning, and
before the close OF tho "sc-ap" the street
w"" "'''aily decorated sith suspenders,
,u,Iur buttons and cheap iewe'ry. Quite
crowd hered and boy ran for an
cihCer, but, as usual in the valley, the
o'Hcer could not be found until after the
helligerents had settled the difficulty to
their own satisfaction.