The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-24
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Muskrat Hunter Takes Involun7
tary Bath.
Another Bicycle Accldent-Latest Gossip
OF the villages.


spring term Monday morning with Miss
Nj. V. Snow in charge OF the grammar
department; Miss NJ. T.. Woolsey in the
intermediate room and Miss Emma Plan
ner In the primary school.
\ horse belonging 10 George Smith OF
East Greenwich became frightened at the
electric cars at Lippitt last evening and
made quite lively run up Wakefield hill
where he was finally brought under control
by his driver. idw
Miss NJ. Il. Woolsey has returned TO her
home in Phenix after visit with rela-
tiyos In Jersey City.
The building used as an armory by tho
Warwick cadets at Arctic Center has been
purchased by one of the local French
societies.
For some time two young men have
been trapping and shooting muskrats
along the banks of the Pawtuxot and al
though the season when the skins of the
rodents are of any value has long since
passed the trappers have watched their
traps with as much care as though the
skins were worth dollar each. IL Is
something of trick TO successfully set a
muskrat trap and they are generally set in
the entrance To the holes below the level
OF the water Early this morning one of
y
tempting TO pull mp one which nc had sot
In hole at what IS known.as the River
Meadow, Just below tho Clyde print
works he lost his balance aud fell into the
stream which is both swift and deep at tho
place. Fortunately be could swim and
reached the hank on the other side of the
| river, short distance below where he
took his Involuntary bath and fulf of
water and wrath. with his teeth chatter
ing like castanets started on a run for
home, meeting as soon as he struck the
streets, many of his friends and neignbors
who were on their way 10 work and gazed
in nstonishment ut the dripping and be-
draggled figure whose inquiries as to
the reason for his moist appearance were
answered only by invitations 20 visit "a
much warmer place than Rhode Island.
The Living Whist at Thornton's Opera
House last Tuesday evening netted "a sum
OF nearly 800 for the rectory fund of st.
Andrews church for which the enter
talpment was given.
The Warwick Town Council will hold
It's monthly meeting at Apponaug Mon
day afternoon.
Another bicycle accident occurred at
River Point last evening this time re-
suiting from the failure of the wheelman
TO carry light on his machine. Mrs.
Nellie Sabn was crossing the street near
the Congregational church when, with
out any warming she was run into and
knocked down by bicycllst who was at
the same time thrown from his machine,
but remouunted and rode away without
stopping to ascertain whether she had
been injured or not. She was somewhat
bruised and shaken up but fortunately es-
capped serious injury.
Washington Lodge, L. .. o. F., Of
River Point will attend service at the
Crompton Baptist church tomorrow
when the pastor, Rev. MIR. Still will
preach sermon appropriate TO the 18th
anniversary of the order.
The mills of the Crompton Company
will start on full time again Monday
morning.
The petition which was circulated by
Rev. L.. r. CaTigan and signed by nearly
all OF the property owners and residents
on the street, asking the Town Council To
repair High street ard build suitable
sidewalk TO accommodate the large tray el
on the street on Sundays and school days,
Will be presented To Town Council at its
meeting next Monday.
hen thief visited the poultry yard of
Everett Gorton at Quidneck last night
and, forcing an entrance TO his coop,
carried away eight of his hens. MIR Cor
ton was aroused by the barking of a
neighbor's dog, but did not make an in
yestigation and the fowls were not missed
until he went TO feed them this morning.
The thieves also visited the coop Of Joseph
Landre at Crompton, but were unsuc-
cessful in their attempt at robbery as
MIR. Iandre had disposed of his fowl, yes
terday afternoon.