The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Confidence Gam. That Failed to Work.
Hurt In a MIL.

Hurt In MIL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur NORM OF Woon-
socket are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
X. Outlet at Phenix.
The usual meeting OF the Phenix
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be omitted tomorrow afternoon on
account of the state convention of the go
ciety in Providence.
The Womans Relief Corps will hold its
semi-monthly meeting in Grand Army
Hall this evening.
Last Sunday morning two men, dressed
in hunting clothes with guns OF the latest
pattern aud accompanied by two dogs,
drove up to the house of Halsey Smith,
near Carbuncle Hill, and asked il they
could stable their horse there until night,
as they intended to hunt over the neigh
boring country. They were given per-
mission to put their horse i'm the barn,
which they did, and started out on their
hunt, returning after dark with a good
bag as the result of their days sport.
When they reached the house both men
were enthusiastic in regard to the coun-
try, over which they had hunted, and
asked to be allowed to stay over night at
the farmhouse, so that they might enjoy
another days hunting before they re-
turned home. To this Mr.. Smith COZ
sented, and during the evening both
made themselves very agreeable, one of
them speaking Of the rush to the Klon-
dixie and telliug OF his own experiences
in the Black Hills, where he claimed
he had spent two years in search
for gold. In the morning they started
out again with their guns and dogs, but
before noon they returned apparently
very much excited, and after long con-
versation back of the barn, finally called
Mr.. Smith and showed him nugget of
gold as big az a walnut, which they
claimed they had found in the bed OF a
brook In the woods. After inquiring who
owned surrounding property they went
of by themselves for a few minutes, and
then calling Mr.. Smith again they told
him that they were going 10 buy the
land and commence mining IL they could
raise enough money with what they had
to purchase the necessary tools and that
they would take him in with tkem il
he would keep the find secret and act
as their agent in the purchase of the land.
They claimed that they had $500 between
them and as it would cost $1,000 to COM
mence operations they wanted him to put
in 500 for his share OF the expenses and
as guarantee of good faith. 1t was
I,,t n a I,tt To-,
il did not impress MIR. Smith favorably
at all, for he knew every inch of the
country and knew that it was hard to
raise even a mortgage on it, and with
memories Of the thimble rig and three
card monte games, in which he had in
go into the scheme and become independ-
emily rich in q week, and after time,
finding the farmer too hard headed for
them, the meu took their departure for
another Arcadia, where the residents are
more confiding.
Arctic mill, was painfully injured while
attending to his work in the picker room
yesterday afternoon. Plouffe was work
ing around one OF the machines when
his left hand was caught between the
gears and all OF the fingers were crushed
and broken. A fellow workman saw the
accident and stopped the machine before
the whole hand was drawn between the
gears, and after releasing Plouffe's hand
he was taken TO tho Office OF DIR. Charles
4. Chsgnon at Arctic Centre. who found
it necessary 10 ampu:ste all OF the fingers
close to the hand.
Edward Csrley, the ls-yesr-old son OF
MIR. and Mrs. James Csrley, died at his
no me on Potter's avenue, at Riverpoiut
this morning, after long illness OF con-
Charles Froed OF Crompton, who was
thrown from his bicycle by colliding
with another bicyclist near Apponaug
last Sunday, is still confined to his ted
and DIR. Chsgnon. his attending physi-
clan, fears that the young man has suf-
fered n conclusion OF the brain.