The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Celebrated Their Golden Wedding An
Aged Mans Actions.

MIR. aud Mrs. Louis VALLEY two OF tho
bost known French residents or Arctic
Centre celebrated their golden wedding
Yesterday. MIR. Valley is seventy.two
years of age and his wife whose maiden
name was Dorothy Bednrd is sixty-seyen
The old couple were married in 81.
Francis, Canada, in lS47 and have been RI =
sideuts Of the Pawtuxet Valley for over
thirty years. Both are hale and hearty
and their years and cares appear TO sit
lightly upon them,
At tie morning service at 81. Johns
clurch yesterday the marriage ceremony
Was performed and the old couple re-
newtd tins vows which they made half
century ago after which Rov. FIR. Pagan
urea he'd "A special sermon appropriate TO
the occasion.
Alter the services at the church ro-
ceptiUn was held mt toe residence OF
.iOseph Lambert on Maple street. which
was largely attended among those pr, seLt
btluR forty Of tie descendants OF the ola
Jupie rcI res5nting three generations.
niev,s pail visit to Apponaug lato
Saturday night or early sunday morning
anu succeeded In forcing an entrance 20
the postOtiiCe which is small building
Situatrd opposite the town bal on the
main street aui nearly in the center OF
the village. hey removed light Of
glass from one Of tho side windows snd
crawled through tho Aperture thus ma o
and gained the inside Of the postoilice
without Icing discovered. Once inside
they apparently took their time end
searched tho uiace for money or stamps
Tut found nothing TO reward them, as
postmaster Sherman takes his cash "a d
stamps home with him when he close,
che Office at night The break was H. c
discovered until yesterday morning ana
then Deputy Sncrif Lynch was i'm medi-
ntely modified and made an investig I'll on
hut was unable to find any clue OF the
burglars The break is not thought TO To
the work OF professionals hut of eitnCr
1nys or ramps who expected % Had n r.
"hern ans change the money dra"
DeHind the letter boxes.
1he Clyde and East Greenwich baseball
clubs crossed bats n tho ball grounds Rt
the Pawtuxet Valley Park Saturday
afternoon, the home tam winning Dy a
score OF \ TO T.
Considerable comment and Indignation
has been caused in Lippitt during the
past week by the conduct of on old man
who in spite Of his years and veperab.e
appearance appears to be veriGable chip
pie chaser" The man who is past seventy
years Of age and belongs 10 most re
suectable family in Massachusetts, has
evidently not yet sowCd his wild olts as
his family find 10 much more peasnnt To
pay his board in the valley than have him
at the home of hi son, who Is Irnni-
-
just over the state line. on account OF his
lntenp' .ato habits.
For some time he has beon boarding at
Lippitt and spenIng bis time walking
about the streets AMI enjoying himself in
quiet manner and UP TO within week
he was looked upon as harmless. il a
little excentriC old man, VINO hat sem
better days, Dut during tho ] st woes
he has appcareu in "a rev role md has
several times been caugnt taking unCGa
tamilarities with small girls 30 whom Le
made presents of candy and pennies.
one OF tho little girls com mpiainea To- Ltr
parents Of the old mans 6cFions ami II
the father had been able To lnd him at
the time it would have been somo time
before he was In condition To mike No
90 children again. No complaint h TO-.
gard to tho OLD mans actions hiss as vt
beCn made To the officers hut If ne is
caught in his refarious urHctite agaiu he
will te made 10 suffer both from tie
hands OF the parents anu tie fu.l txtcnu
OF the law.
Mss Julia Colburn was quite soVc Y
bruised py falling into "a hole IA ttohs,y
Sidewalk on High street at Ihtnix last
evening Whom tho street Yves grdued it
was found necessary To iilI In Ht several
places, and where the accident JcgUrei he
street was raised nearly two feet. Oa1 ot
the hydTants of the Phenix fire distrit 9
ssood on the sidewalk at this place ANA In
order to prevent buryiug ,t up, "A hole was
left around it by the workmeu with tho
understanding that IL would be raised inn
medintely. lhe work however has not
BEEN done and last evening in tho dark
ness Miss Colburn walkod into tho huls
and fell. her side ana hip striking on the
iron hydrant Luckily no bones were
broken ana she was able TO walk To her
home In harris
Duncan Campbell of the Rhode Island
College Of Agricultural and Mechanics
Arts at Kingston spent saturday ana
sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John III. Campbell Mt Phenix.
The Phenix ~. Jean Baptist society
held its seini monthly meeting In Grand
Amy Hall yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. W. Knight of River
point, have returned from ton days trip
" New York and up tho Hudson.