The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Severely Hurt by Fall From Staging.
EOw Window Was broken.

severely injured by the iail al staging
on which he was standing at Crompton
yesterday afternoon. He and his son
were on the scaffolding when one OF the
supporters broke, throwing him heavily
to the ground, nearly 20 feet below, dis
locating one of his ankles and bruising
him badly. His son also fell with the
staging but escaped with few bruises.
Mr.. Ward was assisted 10 the Office Of DIR.
Mack who rendered the necessary surgi'
cal assistance, after which he was taken
TO his home i'm Phenix.
The public schools are closed today TO
allow the teachers 10 attend the Rhode
Island Institute of Instruction IN Provi.
dence.
The Woman's Relief Corps held its
semi monthly meeting in Grand Army
hall last evening.
ihc Columbian Whist Club will hold
its first regular meeting this season at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. 4. w. Greene
at Riverpoint this evening.
For some time dog owned by family
named Godreau, who occupy one of the
Hope Conpany's tenements on Main
street at Phenix, has made himself a
nuisance Co the neighbors, auu terror
To pedestrians by his bowling, barking.
growing and every other disagreeabIs
habit which could b. acquired by large
mongrel. Last evening the animal out
did himself and. jumping over the fence
attacked gentleman who was passing
on the sidewalk. The man managed TO
fight the dog of before he could bite
him, but his clothes were torn and soiled
and his temper aroused by the melee,
especially when the mistress of the house
came to the door and called the dog in
side without a word of explanation or
apology.
The gentleman at first started TO bor-
row gun and kill the dog but finally
decided to take legal steps for the protec-
tion of himself and other pedestrians, and
the days of Godreau's dog are probably
numbered, rs there is enough evidence
against him to cause his speedy depar-
turc.
Mrs. Mary A. Babcock, president of the
Phenix Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, is attending the national w. q.
L. u. convention in Buffalo, n. Y.
A boy named Riley was knocked down
and run over by boyclist in Lippitt last
evening but Judging from his language
and the active manner in which he
hunted in the street for stones to throw
at the offsnding wheelman, he was not
badly injured.
Officer William Tennart yesterday ar.
rested John Kenyon, well-known char
acter in the valley. and carried him be-
fore Judge Tilley at East Greenwich,
where he wns arragned on the charge of
DIR runkenness and sentenced to the state
farm for six months.
Alcide Gagnon. who lives near the
Centrcville depot was awakened about
d clock this morning by the report of q
gun, followed Immediately by the crashing
Of the glass in window in the second
story of the house and with the attempted
assassination of Miss Coulters ut Auburn
fresh in his mind, he for an instant
thought that he, too, had been marked
for death by some of the local cranks
with homicdal proclivties. Such was
not the case however, for a short time
later one Of the neightors called and
explained the matter by saying that ho
and companion had started early in the
morning for hunting trip. and that
when they reached the bridge he had at
tempted to load his gun, but it was acci-
dentally discharged and the window
broken. They did not dare TO come to
a., . hn - hox
OF the reception he would receive. but the
hunting trip was postponed until he
thought II was safe to apologize and pay
for the damage.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Chapnon sue.
ccssfully removed large tumor from
Daniel Godreau's face. The tumor was
an uusually large one and had been
growing for over 20 years.
John Proutt had one of his fingers
broken in a peculiar manner this morn
ing He was driving down the hill at
Westcott when his horse fell, and in try
ing to get HIM on his feet again he caught
his hand beneath the hook which holds
right hand was broken between the
knucklo and the first joint. He drove to
Natick, where the fracture was reduced.
A cargo Of coal has bean received at
Harbor Juction for $. II. Greene a. Sons
ana is being delivered by coal trains at
the CLYDE print works.
The Phenix womans Christian Tenn
perance Union and the Loyal Legion held
meetings at Pbcnix this afternoon.
Col. George Stewart of Holyoke, Mass,
was tho guest CT his brother, Andrew
Stewart, at Rivcrpoint yesterday.
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