The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Tramp With a watch--Impudent Ped
dler IrOunced.

Rev. Horace +. Brown, the newly ap-
pointed pastor OF the Phenix Baptist
church, ofiiciated at the church yesterday
A tuugh-Iooking tramp accosted one OF
the residents of Riverpoint last evening
and inquired the way To the police station
and also how late he could secure lodg-
ings. When told that he ould have TO
be at the station before O'Clock IL ne
wished bed for the night he pulled an
old fashioned gold watch from his pocket
and alter looking at the time started to-
ward the station. The Riverpoint ma
is now wondering whether some one has
lost a watch or the tramp was a noble
man in disguise.
Yesterday was Temperance Sunday at
the hnotty Oak and Phenix Methodist
churches, Rev. Fennar Jacques preaching
sermon OH temperance at the former anu
Rev. L. IA. Smith speaking on "Our
Greatest Evil at the latter.
The Pontiac schools commenced the
winter term this morning.
Fer some time past man who pretsnds
to be selling court plaster, but who is IN
reality only making the few envelopes OF
what seems To be gummed paper Whlcn
he carries an excuse for begging, mas
been making himself very disaRreeable 10
the residents of the valley by his impor-
unu
he vent step too far and received "a
thrashing which will cause him 10 be
more careful in the future. About z
O'Clock he walked into Frank Chlssom' s
house at Arctic and offered his goods for
sale. Mrs. Chissom was alone In the
Kitchen at the time, but ner husband was
changing his clothes in the adjoining
bedroom When his wife refused to buy
any of the mans court plaster the fellow
became iinpudent and abusive and de-
manded something To eat before he left
the house. About this time Mr.. CHS
som made his appearance and seizing the
man 10y the collar put him out OF the
house. AS soon as he reached the ward
he turned and struck Chissom in the face,
but before he could strik3 again he was
Knocked down and fairly kicked into the
street before lie could regain his feet
When he did succeed in getting up he ran
for mis- life aud IL will probably he "a long
time before he visits the Chissom home
again.
Six persons were baptized in the Paw.
tuXct at Washington yesterday afternoon
10y Rev. Clarence M. Seamans, pastor OF
the Riverpoint Advent church.
The Rhode Island and Eastern Con-
necticut Advent Sunday school conven-
tion will be held at the Riverpoint Ad-
vent church tomorrow and the annual
conference of the society OH Wednesday
and Thursday.
a few weeks ago some of the young
men nt Clyde, who are Interested in rifle
shooting, decided to organize "A rifle club
and give some of the crack shots of the
state few points on the handling of the
grooved tube The first shoot of the club
was held on the Star Grounds" at River
point ON Thanksgiving Day, and although
the result was not decided until yesterday
it was certainly most novel tournament
and "a Harina6 dana arff mr. from tho "a
tion Creedmoor rules.
There were several things indeed that
would have made the old timers oper
their eyes. In the first place the distance
from the mark to the target was 230 yard
and the target itself was one of al
original pattern with n bulls eye 14xl
inches. Some OF the contestants claimed
right to rest their rifles on the top raj
OF the fence while some shot without an!
rest at all, the result being that all drop
psd out with the exception of Charlie
Mitchell and Farquhar Fraser.
"A dispute In regard 10 the score aros
between these two and 1t was settled
yesterday. The score yesterday was
surprising one and was in fact something
10 make the old timers open their eyes
Fraser proved the winner firing ID shots
and making n SCORE of a. out of a posi- bl,
$50; while Mitchell expended 20 cartridge
and made his finish with n score of 10
lt is reported this morning that Fraser
wishes TO arrange match with any riff,
shot in the valley for $50, but no on,
has rs yet accepted the offer, the ole
members OF the Pbenix Riffs Club being
so much surprised by the scores that they
are not certain whether or not the mem
bers of the new club are trying to jolly
them or actually believe that they can
handle tho rifle, in which case, the old
timers say it would be bare-faced rob
berry TO compete with them.
An elaborate musical program was
rendered at the evening service Mt st.
Andrews Church at Phenix last evening.