The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05
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The members OF the Washington
Methodist church gave very enjoy
able lawn party on the church grounds
last evening. s "
Rev. and Mrs. r. ii. Adams of River
point left this morning for a months
vacation, which they viii spend i'm VIII
SON, Niagara county, N. Y.
James Wiley or CromptonI and Miss
Minnie Eddy of Prenix were united In
marriage at st. Philips church at
Crompton yesterday by Rev. l.. M.
Hardy pastor of the church.
The vestry OF st. Andrews church
held meeting at the residence of Mr..
James Gee at Arkwright last evening.
A boy named Joseph Levesque had a
narrow escape from drowning in the
Pawtuxet yesterday afternoon, and he
undoubtedly owes his life 10 the cour-
age and GOODNESS OF Frank Shippee son
of Town Sergeant Elihu II. Shippee
The boy with number OF companions
was bathins in the river in the rear OF
the Baptist parsonage, when the cur
rentcswept him beyond his depth, and
before his companions realized that he
was unable 10 swim he sank to the bot
tom Frank Shippee, who was nearby.
was attracted by the cries of the boys
companions and ran to the bank. and
seizing a plank pushed II out to the boy
just as be Was sinking for the last time.
Levesque grabbed the end OF the plank
and held on until he was drawn ashore,
badly frightrned but not much the
worse for his narrow escape.
The boakd of engineers. OF the River
point fire department held a meeting
at the Office. OF First Assistant Engineer
William M. Smith last evening. and P
II. Quinn was unanimously reelected
clerk. John L. Duffy, who has had
charge of the fire alarm system and
electrical apparatus of the district for
the past two years, was reappointed
electrician at the same salary as last
year. and the officers elected by the
several hose companies at their annual
elections and the new members enrolled
by them during the past year were
approved by the board. Clerk p. III.
Quinn was appointed a committee to
confer. with the electric lighting COM
pany in regard to moving the wires OF
also decided to locate another hydrant
in front of the Royal mill at River
point
The heavy shower this morning
caused considerable damage and incon-
I'm the valley, and for about
nail an hour the streets were deserted |
and the cutters filed with water, which |
IN many places oyerfowed on the st1e- |
walks and entered the adjoining houses. |
During the shower, apple and pear trees |
we're stripped of their fruit. and many |
telds OF corn were leveiled by the high |
Wind and rain. All of the hillside 1
streets were badly washed and quilted, |
md ON Allen street. at the foot OF the |
ross streets, the tracks of the electric |
abroad were in many places buried |
inder sand and gravel. The large flag |
# the French Republican club at Arctic |
,entre was torn into ribbons, and sew
raj of the small brooks which empty |
ntoL the Pawtuxet rose rapidly and /
'veffowed their banks. the water rush.
ng oven the falls of the Shanticut, near
Satick with roar which could be
lesrd in the village, nearly a mile dis
ant. .8
Court Warwick, +. of A, held well
tten6ed meeting in it's hall at River
'oint last evening and made arrange
nents for it's annual outing.
Niagara fire department OF Anthony
'ili make it's annual excursion to
,ocky Point tomorrow.
Rev. +. G.. Williams, pastor OF All
aints' church. Pontiac. is. with his
amily. occupying cottage at the But
Dnwoods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Presbary Hoxie have re-
urned to their home in Phenix after a
rip through the great lakes and Can