The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-08
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Schools at Phenix and Pontiac Be-
gin Fall Term.
Kent County Fair Was Not a Success An
Ancient Letter Found.


tiac commenced the fall term today. The
schools at Arctic and Anthony will not
open until next Monday.
Joseph L,wton and his daughter, Mrs.
Matte Carke, left yesterday for a visit to
MIR. Lawton's boyhood home on the Hud-
son.
John III. Campbell and family and Miss
". V. Snow have returned from a weeks
visit t. Yaweoo Pond.
Miss Maud Morton, a graduate OF the
Bridgewater Normal school. has been en-
gagged 10 teach the intermediate depart
ment OF the Phenix school in place Of
Miss Mattoson, who resigned at the end
OF the summer term.
a driving horss belonging TO Otis
Greene, broke through the rlankipg of LIS
sIall in Mr.. Ereene's barn at fhenix yes-
terdav afternoon and two o. his feet went
through tho hole. The noise made by the
animal In attempting 20 extricate him
self from his uncomfortable position at
tractea the attention Of tho neigh bors.
Who notified the owner. Help was pro-
cnrrd and the horso was extricated but
not until part CT The floor of the barn
had been cut away aud the animal had
straiued and cut himself In attempting
TO regain hrs foothold on the rarn floor.
Tho Kent County Fair closed Saturday,
and although tic management cut the
expense TO tho lowest possible point the
fair was not financial success. There
wa but a small attendance In compari-
son with past years aud the exhibits
were neither 50 numerous nor elaborate
as in prtc, ding years. AS usual the
holders OF mem bership and compliment
tary tickets were regular in their attend
at C, but as tney did not help 10 swell
the gate rec, ipts their mum bers did not
help the fair financially. Although there
are Some who are snngine and think
thnt the society vi ultimately Place the
ptrk on a paying Is, the majority are
of the OF iniou that the last Kent County
Fair has been htli in the Pawtuxet Val
lev Park.
Rev. &. h. Smith, the new pastor of
the Phenix Meth Church, and Mrs.
Smith. were given a reception by about
1OO OF his parishioners at Harris Satur-
day evening.
All Of the cotton Mills in the valley
were shut down yesterday, hut the Clyde
print works were running as usual.
Yesterday morning William NJ. Smith
noticed a niece OF paper lying in the read
on Wakefield hi, and picked it up.
Uron unfolding /, Mr.. Smith was greatly
surprised TO lind that the scrap of paper
was evdently very old and WIS a letter
written by somo one in Virginia to
friand IN the Continental srmy during
the Revolution ry war. The paper is
yellow and stained with age and the ink
has long age faded from black 10
browuish green. The text OF the ancient
communication l. as follows:
slir,ey, james Liver, vrginis,
January 3, 17T7.
My DEAR Coz IN;
Your letter arlivcd " yostorday's
AioxoHdrio rest, and the new Of your
cont nucd { ood heelth ard the success
of our army st IrentC II VAS most crafty
e. Thc victory viii Oouttless result i'm
rPu owing the gloom eau ed by recent
Gisnstrous events. How CiIefent was
your In appearance In Trenton frop.
that of n year ago when We Fad that de-
lightful srprCr while jot rgeving to Phila-
q lphia. You remem ber now we enjoyed
tnai sort OF uiured ham provI1od on the
"KirV's ArniA" sump uoGs board, ~
you should 90 to T. en- on again trv and
get the r,coiut from Landlord Newhali.
| am going down tho RIVER tomorrow 10
try and disr ose II the ioblCco-on my
return 4 will write you az length.
Torr devoted cousin,
HARC)URT.
Mr.. smith siiil has ;he let'or and is
much puzzled as to it's owner aud how II
came to be flowing around the Lippitt
Il -eots.
A milk va.on belonging TO Michael
Hughes ot Fissville, wss run into and
wrecked by an 'lsct'ic car, corner OF
Youngs avenue and Allan street, Sunday
notning, but the driver, John Hughes,
ium re from tho wagon In time to escape
Injury. The carriage was completely
w,ckcd.
George Is. Atwood, a lifelong resident
ci Lippitt, has removed with his family
TO Providence.
Ine Young Mems Cltholic Associat on
held its montlly meeting in it's rooms in
lBorntoL y OpeIH HOut' iaSt evening"
The Pythian Sisterhood met In q. AK
bali Saturday afternoon.
William a. Ponno, one OF the oldest
resi- tents of he valley, dieu at bis farm
on the Providence pike suncsy. Mr..
Pcnro was well known In the valley and
in thc adjoining portion OF Cranston.
Frank Fowler, who has n'en assistant
agent at the clyde depot, has been trans
ferret to Auburn and his place is being
temporarily filled by Theodore Lafayette
Of Clyde.
James Obey, 65 years old, OF Mumiord,
n. ", was taken sick at the IA bin siroot
crossing last evening and was conveyed
TO the Rhode Island Hospital In an am-
bulance.