The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15
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PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Print Works Business BOOn.lDg--
Work OF a Miscreant.

Business is booming az the lnterlaken
print works and some parts of the works
are running overtime in ordor TO keep up
with the orders for goods.
The main belt in the dye house at
Crompton broke yesterday, causing the
shutting down of the dyehouse during the
afternoon.
The case of the Riverpoint fire depart.
ment against John NJ. Burdick anu
Edward Harris, two of the ex mem ters
Of the department, came up Tor trlai IN the
Fourth District Court at Apponaug yesler
day and nearly three hours were consumed
in listening TO the testimony. The case
was one Of trover and conversion ana tne
writs charged the defendants with unlaW-
fully retaining possession OF unllotins
which were the property Of the depart
inent and which they refused 10 surren-
der. There was considerable evidence
given on both sides and finally Judge
Tilley held the matter for adNisement
and continued the case for one week.
The residents of PheniX ana Lippitt
are very much disgusted at the action OF
the town council in stopping work on
High street and leaving il in an unfinished
condition just at this season OF tho year
when the street IL daily used by the
children who attend the PhoniX school
and the mem bers of SIS. Peter and Pauls
church and the voters appear 10 THINK
that what has been done on the street was
for the purpose Of Keeping them In good
nature and preventing any trouhle on
election day such as was contemplated 10y
some OF the dissatilied taxpayers this
year.
Some time during Monday night some
miscreant broke into n she'd in the rear
of Moses Clark s blacksmith shop at llp-
pitt and cut and marred an open buggy
belonging To Eli .Iendreau, which had
recently been repaired and lot taken from
the shed TO the owners harm. Mr.. .Ieu-
dreau aid o discover he dan age done 20
his buggy until yesterday afternoon. and
thinks that be has "A clew To the perpetra-
tors. who will probably he arrested and
mada To settle for their meanI eSs
Officer William IA. Iennant arrested
"Leb' Little, who has been hanging
around the saloons in Arctic Centre, this
morning and returned him TO tho state
farm from which he was released on
probation, few weeks ago.
Mrs. John {. Andrews of Babalon. IL.
l., is the guest of Mrs. Edward Austin
at Centreville.
Neils Johnson of Pontiac left this morn
ing for Tacoma Wash, where he will
remain until spring when he intends TO
push on TO klondike.
The meetings of McGregor Post, q. A.
r., which have been discontinued during
the summer, will he resumed next Friday
evening.
one of the crowd of boys who were
playing on a bridge over the outlet OF the
tronch at Lippitt this morning. fell into
tho water and was nearly drowned before
he was rescued by man who was walk
ing on the tracks os the PawtuXet Valley
Railroad, and seeing the Joy's danger
waded into the stream and pulled him
out.
The Riverpoint hand engine company
have received several invitations to at
terd firemen's musters in the different
cities in New England during the coming
month and meeting will be held next
week to take action OIL them and decide
in which the engine will be entered.
The members of the knotty Oak
church held their annual olambase on
tho grounds of the church at Anthony
today