The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-07
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Hydrant and Sprinkler System al
Clyde to be RemOdeled.
Fresh Young Men Come to oGrief-Accident
at the Print Works.

The firing squad OF Sons of Veterans.
which has volunteered for duty on Memo
rial Day will meet for drill in Grand
Army Hall this evening
A consignment of heavy water pipe has
been received at the Clyde depot for :.
II. Greene a. Sons. The pipe will be
used in remodeling the hydrant and
sprinkler system at the print works, the
present supply pipes being considered too
small. An immense belt box 40 feet in
length and built of boiler iron has also
arrived at Clyde and will be placed in
position under the driving wheel of the
new engine. The belt box was so large
that two flat cars were required for its
transportation.
Court Warwick, +. Of A.. held its
semi-monthly meeting in Forrester's hall
at Clyde last evening.
A most enjoyable supper and entertain
ment was given in the vestry Of the
River Point Congregational Church last
direction of Mrs. Edward Pike ana Miss
Grace Adams and was one of the most
elaborate ever served by the ladies of the
church. The entertainment was ar
ranged by Andrew Yorston and Harold
knight and consisted of selections by the
Anthony orchestra, tenor solos by Mr..
John Barrie readings by Miss Helen NJ.
Reoch, n trio by Donald Pike, Clara
Whitaker and Flossie Pike, and soprano
solos by Miss Jennie Lindsay.
The flying horses which have been
located ut Lippitt for the past few weeks
have spread their wings and moved TO
Arkwright, where the villainous screach
OF the steam organ will keep the neigh
borhood awake until midnight as long as
there is five cents to be gained and the
community does not arise in its wrath
and lynch the proprietor of the show.
The members ana friends of the Colum-
bia Whist Club will enjoy "a private ball
at knights of Pythias Hall at Clyde this
evening.
Mayflower Lodge. l. O. o. F., of Provi-
dence was the guest OF Washington Lodge
at its meeting i'm Odd Fellows hall at
River Piont last evening. After the usual
exercise of the evening the members Of
both lodges enjoyed a chicken supper In
the lower hall
The senior Whist Clup held a very
pleasant meeting at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. j. a. Boyd at Phenix last
evening
Three fresh young men, who have
been trying TO Introduce novelty in the
way of sadirons came To grief at the Clyde
print works yesterday afternoon and to-
day they are much sadder than the
smoothing machines of which they were
trying TO dispose The singe house of
the works Is located close to the street
and the fresh young men happening to
pass that way and seeing number of
pretty young girls at work inside imme-
diately conmeEced TO try and fascinate
the workers. They did succeed in attract
ing attention, but not of the kind they
expected for IN minute stream OF
water from the nozzle Of hose was
turned onto them and they beat quick
retreat with more haste than grace
amidst the laughter of the girls who had
seen the game before.
While contractor McMahon's men were
moving the large belt box from the cars
60 the new engine room at the CLYDE
print works this morning the end Of the
box caught in one of the guy wires which
support n derrick at the trench in the
wrint works yard. pulling over the derrick
stood In It's way. The box weighs three
tons and % half and is most ungainly
thing 20 handle.
A horse belonging To Edward Dasalle
took fright at tho cars at Pontiac this
morning and ran, but his driver sue
cecdod In stopping him before any serious
damage was done.
MIR and Mrs. +. L. Cummings have re-
turned 10 their home I'm schenectady, "
y. after an extended visit with friends
and relatives In Scituate
The residents of Scituate appear 10
have gotten over their dynamite scare and
settled hack into the old ruts, hut II will
not probably ~ policy for the alleged
dynamiter TO show his face in some quar-
ters of the town for some timo 90 come.
Tho old boarding house at Apponaug
has been purchased Ivy Herbert Howard
and will DO removed or torn down as the
Apponaug Dyeing and Bleaching Company
intend TO crrUt I'm office on fts site