The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Bicyclists Collide al Phenix-- Gossip
From the villages.

A collision occurred in front of Hines
drug store on Main street, Phenix, early
last evening when two men from River-
point who were riding tandem crashed
into bicycle ridden by.a boy named
Crenerey, who lives at Lippitt, wreck
ing the front wheel Of the bicycle ana
throwing all three of the riders to the
ground.
According to the story OF those who saw
the accident the collision was caused by
the carelessness OF tho riders Oh the tan
dem.
None of the wheelmen were badly in
jured although Cremerey received several
bruises and slight cuts.
The partly completed building which
was being erected by Moses Clark on
Main street at Lippitt for blacksmith
and paintshop has been purchased by 81.
Lamoureaux who will remove it TO posi-
tion on his land on Providence street
where IL will be completed and used as q
resid ence A lively rumpus occurred in
ono of the saloons on Quidnick street
In Arctic Centre yesterday afternoon when
the proprietor returned alter short
absence and found man in the saloon
making violent love TO his wife who
sometimes attends to the bar during his
absence.
The man who had been drinking heavily
for some time claims to be a cousin of the
woman and tried to explain that no was
only expressing his affection for his rola-
tion when caught by the angry husband
but tho explanation did not go
although tho man did. being assisted in
his exit by the boot and fists of the hus-
band.
The Warwick Town Council have made
another trip to Phenix and viewed" the
streets, finding them, ii possible, in
worse condition than on their last visit,
and the residents are now wondering
whether the Council ever means to place
the streets I'm a decent condition or keep
them as at present in order TO make bus
mess for committees.
The Sunday school of the Riverpoint
Advent church made its annual excur-
sion to Fields Point and Rogor Williams
Park today.
A number OF the stores at Riverpoint
and Arctic Centre were closed yesterday
afternoon to give the employees half
holiday.
Two women. both of whom appeared to
lie under the influence OF liquor, created
n scene near the Arctic mill last evening
by -indulging in rough and tulp bio
was alleged to have made in regard TO
the other. They were separated by their
friends with torn dresses scratched faces
and minus few locks Of hair.
The coming mortgagee's sale OF the
Pawtuxet Valley park does not appear to
cause much excitement among those
VINO invested in the stock OF the associa.
tion as it has been forogone conclusion
for some time that the affair was failure
and the stockholders would never SEQ
their money again, Even the rumor
that n syndicate has been formed To pur-
chase tho grounds and uso thom for tho
purpose of breeding and racing horses,
has aroused only q laDguid interest ani
it is probable that the bidding will not
be very brisk at the sale, unless somo
out of town capitalists attempt TO pur-
chase the park for tho purpose of specula-
tion. SsxS
The Ladies' Prayer Circle met with
Mrs. Benjamin BurIingame at Anthony
yesterday afternoon.
John Livingstone Is seriously i'll at his
home In Natick.
Henry Tebeau was Knocked senseless by
the fall OF heavy barn door which he
was trying to hang on his place near
Kent this morning He was picked up
and carried into the house and fnnliyre-
stored TO consciousness. He escaped with
a long cut across the top of his head and
a few bruises.
Mrs. James Fenner is spending the
summer ut Old Orchard Beach.