The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Valley Queen and Royal Mills Start
Up on Full Tim..
Politics in West Greenwich Latest Gossip
From the villages.

The Valley Queen and Royal mills
owbed by B. b. q II. knight, at River
Point commenced running on full time
again this morning. The two mills oper-
ate about 65, 600 spindles and 100 looms
and give employment 10 about 1000 oper-
atives No orders have as yet been re-
ceivcd at the other mills TO commence
running on the full time schedule
One piece OF political capital of which
each party in West Greenwich is making
the most of, Is the reported intention of
the town school committee TO close some
half dozen of the schools on account of
the expense and another is the existence
of the many road houses which have long
been disgrace TO the town and which
each party claims are allowed by the
other on account of the money which
can be extortcd from their proprietors.
One aspirant for political honors has is
sued letter in which he modestly ex-
presses the opinion that although he has
not as yet been nominated to serve the
town in the General Assembly, he might
accept the nomination and has not the
faiutest doubt but If elected nc could serve
the town as well as some people who have
represented it in past years, and that IL
he should ever get 10 the state House he
could find his way home without employ
ing guide
In Warwick there is very little political
excitement and some of those who have
lately been the bitterest opponents of the
present Assembly delegation seem to have
suddenly experienced IA change of heart
and are now among the staunchest sup
portcrs of Messrs. Rocker, Heydon, Han
aford Harrington and Chagnon.
Some evil disposed person who evi-
IDENTIFY thought he doing something
very smart stretched IA piece of rope be-
tween one of the poles which support
the trolley wire and the lower part of the
fence In front of the Phenix mill, last
evening and in consequence "a young lady
who was hurrying along the sidewalk and
did not observe the rope was tripped and
thrown TO the ground, striking on her
hands and face and receiving several bad
bruises
William Hackley, engineer at the Lip
pitt mills has for some time been troubled
with an affection of one OF his eyes which
continually grew more and more trouble.
some and painful until last Saturday when
he consulted DIR. Eugene +. Shea After
an examination the physician decided that
an operation would DC necessary and with
Mr. Hackley's consent he performed it
Immediately removing growth on the
inner side of the eyclid, which had been
the cause of the trouble.
a call has been issued for the annual
meeting OF the voters of the Apponaug
fire district and both the kickers and
those who have succeeded in keeping the
district from going 10 pieces and again
leaving the village without protection
against fire are looking forward to the
meeting next Wednesday evening with |
interest. The village has |
once before invested in fire apparatus !
when hand engine, the "Haycart, "
the present pride of the Pawtuckct |
veterans, was purchased and for "A few |
weeks the villagers were happy, |
but then about half of the fire COM |
natAx al Il Il.
captain OF the company and the villa gers |
showed strong disinclination 90 put out |
any money for She maintenance OF the |
engine or organization and as the result /
The machine was stored away under |
Armory hall, until IL was purchased 10y
The Pawtucket veterans For long time
The village was without any fire prUtec-
ton other than that furnished by the fire
pumps at the print works and then the
present fire district was organized and
hose reel, ladder truck and other
purchased and volunteer
company organized. The villagers were
again happy and felt secure against "A
'onilagration until some of the taxpayers
refused to pay the fire district tax and in
'pitc OF the efforts of the collector to force
mem 90 pay it, they refused 90 pay, and not
Inly that, some of them have proposed to
ell the lire apparatus and throw up the
'hartcr of the district. At the last annual
% End enough candidates 10 I'LL the offices
ma II the cOnvcrsat ION of some Of the tax
laycrs Is any criterion the next meeting
viii be fully as Interesting a. the last
One OF the Frcnon canadian residents Of !
'henix has mystcriOusly disappeared
With his family, after disposing of his
urniture To a dealer IN second hand
'oDdS, and many of the storckocpers are
nxious Co ascertain his present address,
i ne has left "a number OF unpaid bills
,chind him.
Another bicycle accident occurred at
Jackson about half.past ! o'clock yester-
ay afternoon, In which Almond stone Of
,rctic Center was seriously injured.
tone In company with his brother, had
'cn visiting friends 40 liorc and on their
eturn home, both whcclincn spccdcd'up
heir machines and were sCUrching when
hey struck the new piece OF macadamizcd
Dad between Hope and tiskcville There
'cro several bicyclists enjoying the
nooth riding at the time and In some
ltnncr stone who was riding on tho |
side of the road, collided with "a
ian coming I'm the other direction Both
icn were thrown from their wheels and
tones machine was totally wrecked.
tone struck heavily on the hard road,