The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-27
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Sleighing Party C.m. 10 Grief-News
from the Villages.


A sleignirg party, which had evidently
bean spending the evening in the valley
road houses. came to grief on tairview
avenue near the Iawtuxet Valley PARK
about IL o'clock last night, and the two
men and two women were all thrown out
and bruised by the capsizing of the
sleigh in which they vera riding. When
the sleigh tipped over one OF the women
was caught by the runner and dragged
until her head struck "A stone in the ditch
and rendered her unconscious After the
driver had succeeded in securing control
OF his horse and riGhtine the sleigh the
woman. who had not recovered conscious
ness, was picked up and placed in the
sleigh and the party, considerably sobsred
by the accident, drove or toward An
thony.
The Coventry Womans Club attended
the reception given by the Rhode island
State Federation OF Women's Clubs TO
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin. president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs. nt
the Mathewson Street church in Provi-
dence yesterday afternoon.
The Warwick Town Council has drawn
the folloing jurors to supply its quota
Grand. William Il. Northun John G.
Westcott. Frank II. Potter, Jo hn FIans-
gan, w. IL. X. Whitman and Il. A. Har-
rington; petit, George i. Wood, W. II.
Sheldon. ;. ". Sunderland, George III.
Colvin. w. M. Smith, George II. Bu =
rorghs, Edward f. Payson. Silas A. Nye
Joseph Gsgnon, Amos o. Foster. W. III.
Rice, Allen A. Black. Clarence O. Car
penter, John Pollard, John Dawley. ID.
IL. Alexander, q. Il. Spencer, w. ii.
Snow, {. III. Potter. .Tr, ID. j. Baxter.
William o. Bailey, James nj. Lindsay,
W. h. Boss. Is. Frank Moore and w. l..
Arnold.
The ladies OF the Rivcrpoint Congre-
gasionsl church will give n social in the
church parlors this evening. the affair
being under the direction OF the Misses
Reoch.
Mizpah Circle OF Kings Daughters en-
tertained the mem pers of the Mems Club
OF 81 Androws church at the ractory ON
Ames street Phenix, Tuesday evening.
Ezra Bnrlingame. who has leen am
pioyed by the Pawtuxet Valley Electric
RAILROAD Company sver since 40 was first
opened has resigned mis- position aud
will engage in the fruit business. There
have been several changes made on the
road recently and L. A. Myrick has been
appointed conductor on ths Clyde Wash
ington route.
six-year-old Joseph Bartran had mar
row escape from serious injury while
sliding on the hill AZ tho junction of
High and Main streets at Phenix last
evening. The boy was sliding on the
sidewalk on High strset ana his sled shot
out into Main street directly In front of
an approaching buggy. Before the driver
could stop his horse one OF the wheels
passed over the hoy, bruising his back
and arm and cutting cash over one ear.
lie was taken to his home by his compan
ions, wher, his injuries, which were no,
serious, were attended to.
Leonard Laundrie an employe in the
spinning room at the Phenix mill, had
the middle finger Of his left hans. caught
Ia onc OF the machines while at his work
last week, crushing 10 badly. Dr. NJ. j. T..
Legris was summoned and dressed the
wound. but IL did not heal satisfactorily,
and yesterday Or. Legrls and DIR. Charpen
tier performed an operation ana ampu
tated the finger.