The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Hen Thieves Make Raid on Mrs.
Knights C00ps.


Notices were posted yesterday for the an
nual meeting OF the taxpayers OF the Phenix
school district, which will bo held ON April ].
The school meetings In this district were In
former years both lively and interesting, but
since the erection of the new school house
there has been very little kicking at the meet
irgs and the business is generally transacted
quickly and quietly. This year there Is con-
siderable work which ii will be necessary TO
do on the school buildings and grounds, and
the question of making these repairs will
probably be brought up at the meeting and
may cause a ripple of excitement
Mrs. Samuel Knight who lives at River
Point, is mourning the loss of several of her
fancy fowl. Mrs. Knight says that those who
appropriated her chickens were not strangers
and they came to the house after midnight
ard wished 20 be admitted. AS 1t was later
than what is usually considered the polite
hour for making calls, the visitors were not
admitted, and probably in revenge carried of
the fowls. They were missed in the morning
and later the heads Of the chickens were
found in sand pit near by. Mrs. knight
thinks that her late callers were the thieves,
and they will find the house good place 10
keep away from in the future.
Considerable excitement was caused in Ark
wright this morning by horse belonging to
John B. Denomme, which ran away and broke
the wagon TO which he was attached into
kindling wood. The horse which has always
been afraid of the electric cars, had been left
standing at the side Of the street while his
driver went into one of the houses for orders.
Before he returned an electric came along and
the horse took fright and ran up the street
finally colliding with fence near the resi-
dence Of James Gee wrecking the carriage
and throwing the horse he was secured be-
fore any more damage was done but it was
necessary 10 cut the harness before he could
be helped 20 his feet.
The steadily increasing number of burglaries
and robberies in the valley is creating feel
ing Of uneasiness among the residents, and in
consequence the trade in fire alarms has re-
ceived an unprecedented boom, and the man
who does not now own n deadly weapon of
some kind is a rarity. The police are as
usual, looking for clues and the residents are
putting extra bolts and bars on their doors.
Tho valley is at present ovsrrun by about as
tough a looking hoard of tramps as it is pos
sible to find, and the police-of some Of the
neighboring cities might be able TO find sew
eral criminals who are wanted by night
visit to the valley police stations.
The Phenix Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met in its rooms in the Cleaner build
ing yesterday afternoon.
The gossips Of Hope are at present in high
good humor and their tongues are wagging as
though they were hung in the middle and
had an impetus at both ends. The cause of
all the excitement is a little difficulty in which
two of the female residents OF the village be-
came engaged yesterday afternoon. Ono of
the combatants was tho owner and the other
the tenant of the house, and the trouble was
caused by a visit which the landlady paid TO
her house and asked permission to enter the
tenement. This was refused by the tenant.
and then the landlady became enraged and
effected a forcible entrance, and in the melee
the tenant is said TO have received more pun
ishment than either of the pugilists at Car
son. This morning the husband Of the van
quished is threatening to swear out "a warrant
for the arrest Of the landlady, and the gossips
are in high state of excitement.
James Corville. who has BEEN employed at
the Natick mills for some tune, has resigned
his position and left today for Santa Barbara,
Cal.
1t was reported in the valley this morning
that the Lippitt mill was to be shut down i'm
definitely, but the report was denied at the
mill Office.