The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-20
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Six-Year-Old Girl Burned TO
Death at Arkwright.
Mr.. Slnnot Badly Burned-M.eting Of
Warwick Mill Stockholders.

Six yssrs old Laura Trahan was fatally
burned at her home at Arkwrigut yester-
day forenoon and the child died from
the result Of her Injuries last night. The
Trahan family reside on the Black Rock
road at Arkwright and the fatality yes
terday was the result of the act of half
witttd son, who, although he is only
twelve years old has acquired the habit
OF smoking pipe. lie with his mother
and young sister were at home yesterday
morning, the boy and girl being I'm the
sitting room and Mrs. Trahan attending
to her household duties. The boy took
his pipe from bis pocket and striking a
match lightsd the tobacco and then,
whether IAtentionsily or not 10 not
known, threw the still burning match
on his sister who was playing near by.
The child's clothing was ablaze In an in
slant and her scream reached the ears OF
her mother who rushed into the room and
extinguished the flames, but not until the
child had been terribly burned about the
body and neck. Mira. Traban was also
badly burned in her attempt to extin-
guish the flames but 1t is not thought
that her injuries are OF serious nature.
Drs. Legris and Kenyon were immediate
ly summoned and dressed the injuries of
the mother and daughter and everything
possibl was done to alleviate the suffer
ings of tho child, but her injuries were
fatal and she died last evening. The
i'm mbecile son who was the cause OF the
fatality does not appear TO rsiize the re-
suit of his carelessness and the general
opinion is that the parents were greatly
to blame for allowing him to have
matches or anything else by which he
might unintentionsllv cause trouble.
The Valley Club will hold it's regular
meeting in the rooms of the Phenix
woman'sa Christian Temperance Union
this evening.
The Guild of st. Andrews Church met
with Mrs. John Campbell at Phenix last
evening.
The TEN perature took a sudden drop
again last night aud at daylight this
morning the mercury was at zero, and APP
psrently undecided whether to 60 up or
down.
Ice is fo-ming rapidly on the still ponds
and covss and the ice dea lers expect 10
harvest an unusually fine crop this year.
The dealers in coal and wood rs we'll as
the ice men are happy, the Geld weather
causinga boom in their business. The
greater part of the fuel used in the val
ley Is drawn from Cowesett and. for the
past few days the road between the valley
and "The Folly" has been covered with
teams going for or returning with loads
OF coal. A few years ago the coal busi-
ness of the valley was controlled by two
or three dealers who were able TO supply
the demand, but the business has increased
rapidly and now there are nearly 40 deal
ers in fuel in the valley. A small part of
the coal is brought by rail, but most of
IL is hauled from Cowesett by heavy teams.
The Phenix woman's Christian Tenn
psrance Union will meet in its rooms in
the Cleaner Building tomorrow after
noon.
Gibson Council, Knights OF Colum bus
met in Forresters Hall at Clyde last even
ing and Initiated ole new member. Mar
ragsnsett Lodge, Knights of Pythias and
the Pswtuxet Valley "heelmen also
held their regular meetings last evening.
The annual meeting of the stock holders
OF the new Warwick mill was held yester.
day afternoon and the following board of
directors was chosen: Theodore w. Ben
nett. Arthur HOBART, W. II. wellington,
Hsrolj Lswtop, Richard sewsll, Martin
J. Sinnoit, j. B. Richmond and II. +.
Sneliny. 4. W. Bennett was elected presi-
cent and Arthur Hobart secretary and
treasurer. The new mill Is practically
completed and will probably be in opera
tion before the first OF next month.
Thomas sinnott was hndly burned
about the face aud hands last evening
while attempting to throw a burning
lamp out of Ievalley & VSnasse's urug
store in the Sinnott block. The oil in
the lamp became iguited and In irving TO
throw it out the fame flashed in MIR.
Snnotts face.