The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-19
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Mr.. Barker Badly Bruised by Being
Thrown Out of Buggy.
The High Wind Caused Trouble-A Mouse
In The Switch Box.

The woman's Foreign Missionary
Society met with Mrs. Thomas H.. thurs
ton at Centerville this afternoon.
A morse belonging to John Barker OF
East Greenwich, became frightened at
piece of paper which was blowing about
the street at CromptoD, last evening and,
in spite Of he efforts OF his drlvtr,to coI-
troll him, ran up tine hill aGd when near
the band stand mir. Barker was thrown
out Of the buggy and baily bruised.
The horse WIS captured al ths top OF the
hill by John Marvin, before any damage
was done to the carriage.
John Brown, overseer OF thu dressing
department at the Lippitt Mills confined
To his home by wound received iron
nail which he stuck into his foot last
week.
The officers OF the Pawtuxet Valley
Park Association will hold a meeting in
the SUPPER room ct 1hornton's Opera
House this evening for the purpose OF
organization aud the residents OF Park
Hill ard the surrounding villages are in
hopes that the officers of the association
will take some vigorous measures toward
ridding tre park of the trsmps who have
made 1t their headquarters and stopping
place since the close of the Kent County
fair last fall.
Ibe bales Of cotton W hich were damaged
bv the fire at Poltiac last week have been
removed from the ruins of the store house
to the opsn lot at the eest end of the
mill and large number of hands are
employed in opening and picking over
the cottoi
Gibson Council, Knights Of Columbus,
Will hold its semi-monthly meeting in
Foreslers Hall at Clyde this evening. The
socisty has secured a ball Of its own at
Arctic Centre blh as it was necessary TO
make many alterations the new quarters
ore not yet ready for occupancy.
The high wind last evening caused con-
sidera bic trouble in the Wiley and loose
| shingles and branches of trees weIe torn
| off and scattered over the streets. The
nre alarm v Tres we're blown together at
| intervals during the evening and the
striking of tho fire alarm bell caused con-
siderable uneasiness among the villagers.
| The town clock in the spire OF the
! phenix Baptist church apparently became
excited by the wind and toled out The
hours at intervals during the night with
| ont regard TO the standard time. During
! the evening many of the tiremen assem-
| bled in the hose house in readiness TO re-
spond to any alarm of fire bat fortunately
their services were not needed
The numerous bill boards which have
been erected on the principal streets Of
the valley within the past two years are
becoming a nuisance emo a menace to the
safety of drivers on account of the paper
whicL is torn from them either by tine
bill posters or by high winds. Since
the erection Of th Sc boards many acci-
dents have occurred caused by horses
becoming frightened by the paper blow
ing Ia theic faces snd several persons
have had narrow escapes on this account.
There il one horss in the valley. however,
VINO refuses to be frightened by these
Giving show bills and tits morning he
waited contentedly in front Of his owners
lisce of business, at Clyde, endeavoring g
to maslicste large piece of advertising
matter which had blown in his face and
which he had "caught on the fly."
There was no meeting of the Coventry
Town Council yesterday afternoon as
there were not enough members present
! ia fern eaeTsHa- sIaa-s4 business YVES
continued until the regular meeting IN
February.
The Young Mems Catholic Association
held its monthly meeting in its rooms in
Thurntons Opsra House last event ng.