The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-03
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Mr.. Clarke's Store and Tenement at
Centreville Damaged by Fire.
Found Sleeping Beside Railroad Tracks.
Prize Winners at Whist.

meeting VIII be held in Grand Army
hall this evening for the purpose OF reor-
ganizing the camp Of Sons Of Veterans,
which was disbanded last fall
What came near being a serious fire
occurred at Ccntrcville yesterday noon
and for time the residents Of that
usually quiet village were much excited.
| The fire was In the building occupied by
| ;. NJ. Clarke and for time it looked like
a serious one. Mr.. Clarke occupies the
| lower floor as tin and hardware store
and the floors above as tenement. The
fire was first discovered by Mrs. Clarke in
the kitchen of her tenement and she inn
mcdiatcly gave tho alarm. Box 62 of the
Warwick and Coventry fire district was
struck and the hremen responded
promptly and soon had the flames under
control but the Interior of the building,
was badly burned and the furnishings of
| the tenement and stock in the store be-
low damaged by water and smoke. Mr..
| Clarke was badly burned about the hands
and face while attempting To extinguish
the fire. The damage 10 the building
which Is owned by 5. +. Richmond is
! about $500, while Mr. Clarkes loss will
| amount TO about $500.
The Guild of st. Andrews church met
at the residence of James Gee, at Ark
wright, last evening
The new switchboard has been placed
in position at the telephone exchange and
the old one removed.
Ash Wednesday the first day of Len {, is
being observed by special services in the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches
of the valley.
Phenix Council, o. u. A. NJ. met in
Grand Army Hall last evening.
The members of the church of Notre
Dame dn Bon Conseu held n very enjoy
able supper and entertainment in Temper
ancc Hall at Clyde last evening.
While Paul LaForge and Emile Lussier
were walking down the track Of the New
York and New England railroad on their
way from River Point TO Natick last even
ing they were Mortified when between
Westcott and Natick TO see the body Of a
man lying in the ditch by the side of the
track. At first the man appeared TO be
dead but when the young men mustered
up enough courage to examine him, he
was found to be breathing regularly and
after he was rolled over on his back il was
apparent that he was in drunken sleep.
After considerable shaking up and bang
ing around the man was brought 10 IA
realizing sense of things and explained to
his friends" chat he was from Kingston,
and drunk and knew it. There was no
argument and he was assisted to Natick
where he was kept until he was sufficiently
sober To realize where he was when he
hired a carriage and was carried to East
Greenwich where he caught night train
for his native town. While at Natick he
was recognized by former schoolmate
who wished TO take him home for the
night but the offer was refused with scorn
the man from the South County explain
ing that he had 'money to burn. Ac-
cording TO the mans story nc left Provi- |
dence at half past six last night on a
train which he thought was going toward
Westerly and when he found himself APP
preaching the wicked Pawtuxet Valley
he was so overcome with horror that he
fell of the rear platform of the car and
did not remember anything else for
several hours
The officers Of the Senior and Colum-
bian whist clubs met last evening and
decided upon the winners in the tournH-
ment between the two clubs in Knights
of Pythias hall last Monday evening.
The Columbians were winners by 10 points
and the first ladies prize was won 10y
Miss NJ. V. Snow and the first gentle
mems prize by II. A. 5. Reoch of the
Columbians. Mrs. George W. Spencer of
the Seniors carried of the second ladies
prize and Mr.. James Gee the second
gentlemens S prize The Columbian
whist club will meet with Bancroft Law
ton at Phenix tomorrow evening
Tho Hope Epworth League met with
Gnnrnn Benln at Hnnc last eNnninr