The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

Molly Pitcher council, ID. OF L., held
a pleasant meeting last \evening in
Grand Army hall, Phenix.
Providence circle. C. of F.. Wednes-
day evening presented James p. Nc
Neilis, state deputy OF the Companions
of the Forest. a resident of Arctic. with
handsome goid c. OF f. badge.
Mrs. John H., Campbell will entertain
the members OF the Columbian Whist
club this evening at her home on Fair
View avenue. Phenix.
"A burnt child breads the fire." This
old adage has been illustrated In the
experience OF Mr.. owen conley, who
was so badly injured few years ago
in his market at Riverpoint by an elec-
tric wire. Yesterday while the men in
the employ OF Electrician Duffy were
changing the fire alarm wires on Green
street, tHverpoInt, one OF the wires hdi
been allowed TO sag and hung across
the street. Just then Mr.. Conley drove
along the street in his meat cart and
suddenly nouced what he supposed 70
be a deadly wire in front OF his face.
MIR. Conley indulged in some grand ana
lofty tumDAng more betting the ac-
tivity of a youth OF sixteen tnan a man
OF forty-dve. It required the repeated
assurances OF the WorHmen that the
wire was more dead than deadly before
Mr.. ConIey woulu come near IL.
Mr.. William blanchard OF Lippitt has
commenced TO curb the sidewalks In
front of AS buildings on Main street.
Wha. promlsea To be fatal accident
or terrible mutilation occurred in Ma
tick Wednesday afternoon. When an
electric car was passing through Main
street a Polish lad about ten years or
age ran across the track when the car
was only a few feet distant lie had
nearly crossed the track wnen he was
struck by the dasher and thrown TO the
ground, but not under the wheels or
the car.
He was badly cut and bruised. but
none of his bones were broken, and he
did not appear to have suffered any
internal injury. lie was taken TO the
office of DR.. Fectin, where his wounds
were dressed, after which he was car
ried home. Nj escape from death or
mutila Ion was almost miraculous.
William Israel Baker, an old and Ia
vorably known resident OF Arctic, who
has been in poor health for a long time,
died Of a stroke OF paralysis Wednes-
day morning. His funeral viii occur
from his late resi- lence on Friday.
ed to accept the invitation of River
point Hand Engine company TO partici-
pate In the muster and parade in LIP
pitt Grove on Decoration day.
Pocassett Fire Engine company met
and tested their hand engine and will
compete at the firemens muster. This
is one of the fine Cranston companies.
A new river wall is being built at
Phenix in the rear OF the Briggs hotel.
The electric lights of the valley took
a vacation Wednesday night. IL seems
TO those who depend on electricity for
lighting purposes that vacations occur
a little too often.
Hope residents are clamorous for the
completion of the improvements start
ed last summer on Main street. The
improvements upon the streets and
highways of the valley has certainly
wrought an Improvement in business
Very favorable opinions are express
ed OF the lantern slides sent out by the
Valley Camera club OF Phenix. the
Camera club of New Britain, Conn,
considers them the best in the New
England interchange. This is consid-
cred very complimentary, when the fine
work OF other clubs is recognized.
A rigid law in regard TO the setting
OF bush fires is demanded by the peo-
pie OF the valley inasmuch as isolated
houses a short distance from the VII
-1agess are in danger OF conflagrauon.
on Monday afternoon some one started
a brush fire near the railroad crossing
at Arkwright. This fire burned over
a large tract of ground and approached
very near TO the residence OF Aunt
Amy Colvln," an old lady ninety-fve
years of age, who is almost entirely
helpless. 1t was only by the efforts OF
her daughter. Mrs. Susan Gorton. who
lives with her that the house was saw
ed. On the same day another brush
fire was set on the east side OF Lip
pitt village that burned over a large
area OF ground and was only extin-
g1lished by the labors OF a large num-
her of people who worked nearly an
entire day. This fire was confined to
wood land hundreds OF cords OF wood
are annually burned in the valley by
bush fires.