The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-02
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Electric Lights on Phenix Circuit
Again Out Of Order.
INSURANCE. on Music Hall Building Ad-
jusled-village Gossip.

The second contest between the Colum-
bian and Senior Whist Clubs, took place
in knights Of Pythias Hall at Clyde last
evening. There were twelve tables and
the playing was good. On account of the
latenesslof the hour of closing the tourna-
ment the scores could not be verified and
so no decision was rendered. The presi-
dents and secretaries of the two clubs
will meet this evening and revise the score
cards and announce the winners.
The electric lights on the Phenix cir
cuitiwere not burning during the early
part OF last evening and the taxpayers
again had the pleasure of cropping their
way through the darkness and snow and
banging into the poles which support the
lights-for which they pay but do not get
on stormy nights.
The insurance adjusters visited Phenix
yesterday and settled the insurance on
tearing down the ruins was commenced
at once. Mr.. Spalding intends to rebuild
Immediately, but the exact style and con-
struction of the building has not been de-
cided upon as yet
The guild of st. Andrews church will
meet with Mrs. James Gee at Arkwright
this evening.
Volunteer Circle Of Kings Daughters
held special meeting at Hope last even
ing and elected delegates to the state con-
yention, which will be held in Providence
tomorrow. The delegates chosen were
Mollie Howarth, Edna Kenyon, Clara
Gross, and Mrs. fernando Rounds
The summer residence of Albert Field
near Kent was broken into some time
within the past week and the house
thoroughly ransacked. Mr. Field resides
at Pawtucket and only occupies the house
at Kent during the summer months.
When the family returned to Pawtucket
last fall the house was closed for the win
ter and the windows and doors secured
Last Saturday one of the neighbors dis
covered that the house had been entered
and an investigation showed that the
house had been thoroughly ransacked.
The owners of the property were immedi-
ately notified and Mrs Field came on the
next train TO Hope where she secured the
services of Detective Rounds. An inves.
tigation showed that nothing of any inn
portance had been taken, but that the
burglar had made himself very much at
home and had evidently occupied the best
bed in the house during his stay.
Mrs. Thomas Penno who lives on the
Providence Pike about mile from Lippitt
was Mortified early this morning while
driving to the valley villages to find
young man, apparently dead, lying in the
ruins of what is known as "The Old Soap
House" on the road near Lippitt She
Immediately drove To the Golden Gate
Hotel and notified the clerk, who sent
two of his men after the unfortunate
man. He proved to he Elezard Talbot
of Lippitt and he was carried to his home
nearby. Talbot attended French enter
tainment in Grand Army Hall last even
ing and after leaving the hall nothing is
known of him until he was found uncon-
scious beside the country road this morn
ing with a long cut in his head. When
taken home he was still unconscious and
DIR. Petit was summoned. II is not thought |
that the mans injuries are serious and he |
will probably he able to attend to his |
duties again In few days.