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

Warren, the Is months old son OF Jo-
seph Goblin, had a very narrow escape
from death on the shore, near Appo-
naug. yesterday afternoon. Earlier In
the day the child was taken by his
parents to the shore of Apponaug cove,
between the railroad bridge ana Snei
Point. where the family with mum
ber of friends intended 10 spenI ,ne
Hay and enjoy a family clampake.
While the bake was being prepared the
how was taken by his mother 10 the
top of the high bluff, near smell foint
and while she was looking out over tns
bay he wandered away from neI, ae @
before he was missed. tumpied owe, tne
edge of the bank and went rolllng GOWN
towards the beach. The blum at TINS
place is very steep and nearly oV rec. III III
| height Mrs. Goblin heard the chiiu
| scream and at once ran 10 the PIace
and commenced to make her way oo"n
| the steep bluff.
The child's father also immediateiy
| commenced to climb the bank, and pc
| fore the mother reached the Top ne
| found the boy lodged in busn apout
| two-thirds of the way from the .op.
| He was badly scratched ana pruiseu ny
| his fall and his clothing was nearly
! torn from his body, but fortunately ne
was not seriously injured.
/ The trustees of the Phenix schooi are
taking advantage of the summer Vaca-
| ton to place a new underpinning un-
| der the old school building In the rear
| Of the school yard and make some nec-
essary repairs.
John Locke, one of the oldest resi-
| dents of Apponaug, is seriously Ill at
his home on Main street.
The bicycle races at the PaWtuxet
| Valley Park Saturday afternoon were
| we'll attended, and the best contested OF
any ever held on tho track. The con-
testants were nearly all Pawtuxet val
lev riders, and some of them were
heavily handicapped. The mile novice
race was won by Arthur Utiey, Win -
]. Murray second and w. powers thira.
r. +. Scholtz carried off the prize In
| tba mile open. with N. l.. Robertson
second and j. III. Hardson third. and
| Scholtz again proved the winner In tne
mile handicap, with w. y. Arnold
close second and Calvin Snow third.
| Mr.. Edward Bertran and Miss Del
vina Boisclair, both of Phenix, were
married at the Church of Notre Dame
du Bon Conseil this morning. Rev F'r
| I,ebel officiating. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs Bertran left for a SNORT
bridal tour. and on their return Will re-
side on Maple avenue at Phenix.
Rev. f. s. Hammond baptized num-
| Der of candidates in the river near nope
yesterday morning.
The Woman's Suffrage League mel
with Mrs. John Matteson at Anthony
this afternoon.
The owners of the Land Wharf
property at Apponaug have built
| long wharf from the bluff to the chan
nell and are shipping large quantities
of the fine building sand. large gant
of men being employed yesterday II
loading a barge with sand to be uset
) on the government works at Dutch Isl
and.
The Quidnick band held its annua
+. | outing on the shore near Buttonwoou
I | yesterday afternoon.
In spite of the fact that the vale.
: saloons are all supposed TO be Tight.
e | closed on Sunday, free fight occurre'
I in one of them at Jericho yesterda'
afternoon, in which Several men wer
! | badly used up, one OF them having nj
: face pounded almoN beyond recogni
5 | tion.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Chase Of Brook
' iyn are the guests of Mrs. Charlie
5 Eddy at Crompton
A boy named Kelly stepped on
e piece of broken bottle while bathin
: in the river at Riverpoint this morn
ing. and cut deep cash across the ba
n of his foot. He walked to his home
: where the wound was dressed by
!, physician.
II The Harris mills shut down Saturda
s for a week, and many of the opera
n tives are spending their vacation
n | carnp at the shore,