The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-29
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Triangular Bicycle Accident at
Arctic.
Flskeville Mill Shut Down-Flnancial
Jonah--Joint Debate.


The temperance societies connected with
SIS. Peter and Paul church held their
regular monthly meeting in Temperance
Hall, at Clyde yesterday afternoon and
completed arrangements for the lecture
which Rev. Father Ryan of Brooklyn will
deliver In the church next Tuesday oven
ing
4 A triangular bicycle collision occurred
near the railroad crossing nt Arctic yes
terday forenoon and Walter Harris, of
Elmwood was badly bruised and received
"a bad cut ON the arm 10y being thrown
from his bicycle. Harris in company of a
friend was riding TO Washington where he
intended to spond the day with frichds.
When near the watering trough they met
"A boy who was evidently a new rider COM
ing down the hill on an old and heavy
bicycle. When the boy saw the two wheel
men approaching he tried TO turn out TO
one side but lost control of his machine
and in an instant the wheels and the
riders Were mixed up in an indiscriminate
heap In the middle Of the street. The boy
and one of the Elmwood wheelmen escaped
Injury but Harris was badly bruised
about the face and his right arm severely
cut by "rat-trap" pedal on one VI the
machines.
1t is reported on good authority that
the shutting down of the Fiskeville mill il
only preparatory To the building of n large
addition and transferring the work TO the
Jackson mill. liz is said that the new adj
dition wal DC 200 feet long, 30 feet in
width and four stories high and supplied
with modern machinery. Although the
machinery i'm the Fiskeyille mill is old and
out of date, Superintendent Corey has
turned out a good grade OF goods and II
was not on account of the quality of the
cloth but the increased expense of run
ming several small mills az compared to
one large one that caused the order 70 run
out the stock and shut down the mill
| Superintendent Corey who is one Of the
| best known mill managers in Rhode
| Island also has charge of the jackson mill
and under his management the two old
mills have manufactured a surprisingly
large quantity of cloth within the past
| few years when the age and style of some
| of the machinery il taken into considera-
| tion.
j. w. Warburtop, who has been seriously
| iii with pneumonia at his home at Clyde,
| Is convalescent.
| One of the old residents of the valley
/ appears TO be "A regular financial Jonah
| and to "hoo doo' every enterprise with
| which he is connected. He informed The
/ News man this morning that he had at
/ different times had money invested in the
| Cranston, Centerville and Phenix banks,
| all of which were forced into liquidation
/ by unfortunate investments and now he
| has stock in the Pawtuxet Valley Park,
| which he would like To sell at large
/ discount He SAYS that he would not be
surprised to see his house go up in flames
| and expects TO be held up and robbed
every time he goes on the street after
dark
Mrs John Cady is seriously i'll at her
home in Lippitt
Temperance Hall at Clyde was filled
last evening by an interested audience
| composed of the friends of the Young
| Mems Catholic Association of River
| Point and the Regent Literary Club of
Providence, who had gathered To listen
| to joint debate between representatives
of the two societies, The question dis
toral college should be abolished and the
president and vice president elected by a
direct vote of the people.
| Charles Quinn and James p. McNeilus
Of the Young Mems Catholic Association,
| took the affirmative in the argument while
William German and Thomas Armstrong
of the Regents spoke against the resolu-
| ton The Judges were Timothy Murphy
| Of River Point, ana Frank FitZsimmons
and ex- Postmaster Lincoln of Lonsdalc.
Both sides advanced good argument
but the decision was finally given in
favor of the Young Mems Catholic Asso-
| citation. After the debate there was "A
short entertainment consisting of con
| tralto solo, by Miss Mamie Davis; read
ings by Miss Lizzie McEllin; bass solo by
MIR. John Kelly; cornet solo by Professor
william Spies ana readings by Mr.. William
| Cline of Providence.
The annual school meetings in the
Phenix, River Point and Arctic school
districts will be held next Thursday evcns
ing.
Mrs. Townsend L. Chceseborough of Kit.
terry, n. H., is the guest of Mrs. George
Harrison at Crompton.
| Thomas Welcome came TO grief while
driving with his daughter i'm Arctic Cen.
ter yesterday afternoon and both he and
his daughter had n narrow escape from
serious injury. Mr.. Welcome was driving
spirited horse down Quidneck street
and when nearly opposite Places black
smith shop his horse jumped and brok,
| both reins AS soon as the animal found
| that his driver had no control of him h,
broke into run and at the Times offic,
turned down the cross street. At the nex'
corner he turned again and continued on
| his run without any damage until II,
| reached the bridge which crosses n small
brook Here tho frightened animal tool
| the side of the street and two wheels o
| the carriage ran off the edge of the bridge
Mr. Welcome was thrown out and badl,
| bruised but his daughter jumped anc
escaped uninjurcd The horse ran as ia
| as Ouidneck street from which he has
started where he )llidcd with n telegraph
pole, completely wrecking the carriag
| and he was captured "A few minutes late
near the Centreville depot.
The annual meeting of the Benevolen
| Society of the Phenix Nj. T.. Church oc
ours ut the parsonage Wednesday evening
Some of the French residents of Jerich
are much interested in the outcome OF
| free fight which occurred in "a saloon KEEP
by one of their compatriots last SATURDAY
evening. During the fracas some of tn
combatants were badly used up and TN
trouble coming to the ears of Rev. Fl
Pagan he gave them scathing denuncia
tion at the morning service at st. John
Church yesterday. FIR, Pagan Ia
commenced crusade against che 81
looms In the valley and the stand that h
| has taken has caused n feeling of uncasi
| ness among the liquor dealers who an
| members of his congregation.
, About 80 n sdcnts of Coventry, Scitr
| ate and Foster enjoyed a supper and dane
! | at the famous old tavern stand known Z
the Jimmy Foster Place half "A mil
, | above the old Coventry town house, las
; Saturday evening. The house which
, one Of the oldest In the country used 10