The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-09
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

A freight wreck occurred at Clyde
yesterday afternoon in which two cars
were wrecked and ]. III. Bartlett and
Nelson Rove. two OF the trainmen. who
were riding on the cars, had a narrow
escape from being thrown down the
steep bank of the railroad and crushed
to death beneath the cars. The acci-
dent occurred near the freight station
and at a place whore the railroad en-
bankment is over 30 feet in height. and
1t is almost miraculous that the train
men escaped injury. The local freight
on the Pawtuxet Valley railroad in
charge of Conductor Eugene Parkhurst
and Engineer Fred Pinkham, was
switching on the side track in the rear
OF the freight station, when one of the
string OF cars left the rails, and before
the train could be stopped the next car
was overturned and plunged over the
edge of the bank, pulling the next car
from its trucks, which were left on
the rails.
The brakemen were on the top of the
car which rolled down the bank, but
jumped and escaped injury. wreck
ing train was sent from Auburn and
succeeded In replacing the cars on the
rails and clearing the track by
O'clock
The funeral OF Miss vitaline Saucier,
who died at her home. in Arctic Centre,
yesterday morning, was solemnized
from st. Johns church today. Rev.
Father Bourgeois officiating. The in
terment was In st. Josephs cemetery
at Riverpoint.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young OF Meri-
den. Conn.,, are the guests OF Mrs. Bes-
sic Potter at Phenix.
The funeral of the infant son of Rev.
X. N. Rabenius. pastor of the Pontiac
Swedish Lutheran church, was solemn
lied at the church yesterday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev.
p. j. o. Cornell of Centreville. The in
terment was In the cemetery adjoining
the church.
Fritz Pelerron has returned to his
home In Pontiac after "a two months
visit with relatives and friends in Got
tenberg. Sweden.
The annual Advent camp meeting at
Greene opened today. and the services
were conducted by Prof. Sidney Butler
OF New Haven.
Mrs. Edward Miner OF Norwich.
Conn.,, Is the guest OF Mrs. Harley Col
vim at Arkwright.
John Greene, bookkeeper at the Lip
pitt mill. has returned from a weeks
vacation spent In the southern part OF
the state
The Reliance band OF Apponaug Is
making preparations for a lawn party
at the residence OF c. w. Richardson
on the road between Apponaug and
Centreville next Friday evening.
Old Glory Council. ID. OF L.. held an
interesting meeting I'm knights of
Pythias hall at Riverpolnt last even
ing.
Joseph Rogers, a farm hand employed
on the Barden farm in Scituate. was
overcome by the heat yesterday after
noon. Rogers was working I'm the hay
field, and about o'clock complained
of feeling iinwell and started to go TO
the house. About half an hour later
one OF mis- fellow workmen. who was
driving load OF hay TO the barn. dis
covered him lying nearly insensibe
beside n stone wall. He secured as
sistance and carried Rogers TO the
house, where he waa attended by
who pronounced his trouble
n slight case OF sunstroke.
The ladies' Prayer circle met with
Mrs. ID. M. James at Anthony this af-
ternoon.
The members Of the Kent church will
hold their annual clambake tomorrow.
Two-year-old George Mccormick was
run over by buggy az Riverpoint this
morning but fortunately escaped with
n few bruises.
Ward z. Smith of Phenix has re-
turned from a weeks vacation. which