The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Obstruction on the Railroad al Dead
Mans Curve.

The Warwick town council held a
special meeting yesterday for tho purpos"
of taking aution in regard to the commits
sioners' report on the layout OF Fair street
at Pawtuxet. AS il was made very evil
dent TO the council at its last meeting
that the ajority of the taxpayers of the
village were not in favor of the scheme
and lawsuits would Immediately follow
the filing of the report with the CLERK
OF tho common pleas division or tne
Supreme Court IL was decided to drop the
matter and not make any changes In the
layout of tho street.
John Smith and family OF New York
arc the guests of relatives at Lippitt =,
The employees of the electric road ana
a picked nine from Harris and Hope
eros sol bats on the ."Star grounds at
River Point yesterday the game being
won by the carmen by score OF l3 To
L..
The Potter brothers of River Point
gave very enjoyable dance at their COT
tage at tho Buttonwoods last evening.
A memorial high mass was celebrated az
St Peter and Pauls church this morn
ing in memory of Mrs. Catherine Murray
o. Clyde who died one year ago TO-DAY.
Progressive Circle of Kings Daughters
held their monthly meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Fredrick Greene at hope
Rev. j. d. Lebel. pastor of the church
Of Notre Dame du Bon Conseil OF PhenlX
is spending his vacation in Canada anu
during his absence Rev. Father Desnoyers
OF Now Bedford is in charge OF the parish
Hiss Matte Briggs OF Phenix mas re-
turned from vacation spent at Ouhper-
land Hill.
MRS j. B. NORM returned yesterday to
her home in Lippitt after weeks 'lslt
to New York and Philadelphia.
The French parochial SCHOOL connected
with the church of Notre Dame du bon
Conseil will commence the fall teriu
Monday morning.
Rev. Clarence Seamans of Arctic will
hold services in Engine hall ut Natick TO-
morrow afternoon.
Tho Harris mills will start up again
Monday morning after shut uoWn Oh
two weeks.
The fever for placing distractions on
the railroad tracks has apparently reacheu
the valley and the passengers on The tralD
on the Pawtuxet Valley railroad which Is
due at River Point ut three .o'clock were
not little startled yesterday afternoon
by the sudden stopping OF the train on
what Is known as Dead Man
Curve at the lower end OF hlver
Point village. At this place the raw
tuxet Valley road passes under the
New York and New England and u
sharp reverse curve prevents the engineer
from seeing but a short distance ahead.
Several persons have been killed and IN
| jurod at the place and the engineers Keep
| a moro than usual close watch on the
track and control of the train when
passing under tho other railroad. When
| tho train reached tho curve yesterday
| afternoon the engineer as usual was on
| the alert and as he rounded the first curvo
no saw something on tha rails close TO
| the heavy abutment of the bridge which
-. h. .f hn Nnt nh
New England over that of the Pawtuxet
Valley. lie instantly shut of his steam
and applied the brakes but in spite OF
his efforts tho engine struck the OBJ
struotion crushing it and knocking 1t
from ths rails. At first he thought he
had struck man but on Investigation
it was found that he had run into a
heavy sheet iron pail which had been
filled with stone and placed on the track
in place where it could not he seen
until the train was nearly on it. When
the train reached Riverpoint the ~ after
was reported TO Section Boss HoXie Nye
who made an investigation and placed
a man on watch at tho place during tho
remainder of the afternoon. From what
he could learn tho placing of the OBJ
struction on the track was the work Of
boys and an attempt is being made TO
find out whu they were and II 10 is sue
cessful they will be arrested. IL tho train
|
at full speed it would have probably been
derai,ed and bad accident was only
averted by the prompt action of the
engineer.
Mother st. Ferdinand who for the past
eight years has been Superior of the Con-
vent of Jesu Marie at Arctic Centre has
been transferred TO Woonsocket and
Mother st. Ferdinand of Providence has
been appointed in her place.
Andrew Smith OF Brooklyn Is visiting
his old home mt Lippitt
Neil Vincent. the infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Iieiney died ct hissparent's
nome in Fhenix this morning after
short illness
Rev. George W. Robley will officiate at
the Saint chapel at FiskeviIle tomorrow
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Northup, Jr., Of
Fail River are the guests OF friends at
Fiskoyille.