The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-22
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
BOY Run Over at Clyde A Common
Drunkard Sent.nced.

John Seavey, boy about IL years of
age, was knocked down and run over by
"A carriage at Clyde last evening and
badly bruised and cut about the head and
face. He was playing with number OF
companions near the Clyde store, and ran
out into the street directly in front OF the
approaching carriage. Before the driver
could stop the horse. the forward wheel OF
the buggy struck the boy, knocking him
down and both wheels of the carrisge
passed over MIN. The norss was stopped
and the boy picked up from the street
and taken 10 the sidewalk where it was
found that no bones were broken, al
though his face was cut and scratched
and mis- head bruised by the wheels.
Officer Cursor yesterday arrested An
drew Thurston and carried him to East
Greenwich, where he was arraigned before
Judge lilley on tho charge uf being n
common drunkard and sentenced TO the
state farm for six IN onths
Alexander Duhaime and Aldea Dany
both of Natick, were married at St
.Joseph's Church this morning, Rev.
Father William B. Meenan officiating
Mr. and Mrs. Duhaime Will make their
home in Natick.
Rev. L. ID. Blakeslee. principal Of the
East Greenwich Academy delivered an in
Methodist Church last evening on the
proofs of the authenticity of the Bible
A lively fight occurred in one OF the
jericho saloons Yesterday in which man
who attempted to ran tho place received
a broken nose and pair OF black eyes.
tt. was taken hy- ana of his friends 10 tho
Office of one OF the local physicians, where
his broken nose was repaired, after which
he went to his homo wiser and sad
der man.
Much Indignation Is expressed among
the flremen at the action of the engineer
on freight train on the Pawtuxet Val
| ley branch of the New York. New Haven
| Il Hartford Railroad, who disregarded a
| red flag and ran over and cut two lines
! Of hose. which had been stretched ACROSS
| the railroad for the purpose of extinguish-
| ing the fire in one of >. III. Greene x
| Sons houses at Clyde, Saturday. The
affair will probably be brought to the at
! tention of the railroad officials.
Warwick Hoss Company No ], -npened
| its fair In st. Johns hall at Arctic Gen.
| tire Saturday evening. There were num-
| ber of local fire companies present, but
| the firemen's parade was postponed on
account OF the bad condition of the
! streets.
Liquor Complainant Riley made n trip
| through the valley Yesterday, but did rot
| succeed in finding any of the saloons open
as the proprietors or their friends in most
cases saw him first. +"
-Four young men, all of whom were un-
der the influence of liquor, came 20 grief
at Crompton last evening. The driver
| who was evidently tho drunkest OF the
| party succeeded in colliding with "a post
| and wrecking the carriage which
| obStructed travel on the electric cars for
nearly half an hour. The occupants Of
| the carriage escaped injury.
The Natick public schools commenced
| the winter term this morning after n
| vacation of one week.
The members of the Sunday school of
the Natck Baptist church gave very
| successful concert in the vestry of the
| church last evening.
Mrs. Edward O'Donnell. one of the best
known and highly respected residents of
| Natck. died at her home in that village
this morning after prolonged Illness.
The engineer on the midnight train on
the Pawtuxet Valley railroad discovered
| n broken rail between Natick and River
point Saturday night lie succeeded IN
| stopping the train in time to avert an
accident and the trainmen made tempor-
| ary repairs allowing the train To pass and
the section boss was notified and replaced
| the broken rail.
| A large pane of glass in tue window Of
| Alexander Downe's store at Arctic was
broken some time Saturday night but as
| nothing was taken the break Is supposed
to have been the work of drunken men
| who probably fell through the glass.
A horse belonging to Joseph Bushee Of
| Riverpoint was taken Ill with spinal
| meningitis yesterday afternoon and was
| shot by the owner A horse belonging TO
| Albert Hall was also taken i'll and shot
| to put him out of his misery.
Albert BolsverU and Mary Pigeon were
married at Natick Saturday evening by
Rev. William B. Moenan. Mr. and Mrs
Boisyert will make 81 cir home in Natick.