The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-22
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The Swedish school at Pontiac. COM
menced its summer term last Monday
morning.
Mr. Presbary Hoxie OF ,Phenix is con-
fined to his house ON Fairview avenue
by illness.
Mr. George Blodgett of Providence is
the guest Of friends in Anthony
Mrs. John Tiffany is reported ser-
ously i'll at her residence on Fairview
avenue, Centerville.
The H. w. Sewing circle held a very
interesting meeting with Mrs. Y. Ii.
Bradford OF Harris yesterday after
noon.
large branches from trees i'm Cen
tervile. Many of the branches
were thrown into the streets
and tp-4f44e-tr trst~e+- ~st--oit-
structed and travellers were i'm danger
from falling limbs. Water is very low
in all the ponds of both branches OF the
Pawtuxet and many of the mills are
running partially by steaml
Preparations are being made for a
grand celebration on the Fourth of
July at Washington. A picnic is to oc-
cur in Chase's grove and arrangements
have been made for an exhibition of
athletic sports.
A baseball club has been organized at
Apponaug known as the "Orientals."
An effort VIII be made TO schedule
games with other clubs of the Paw
tuXet valley.
Col. William b. Sipes of Brooklyn. n.
Y, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Spencer of Phenix
The Coventry town council has re-
fused n license to Arthur Cadieux for o
liquor saloon at Arkwright and has or
dered the place closed.
Miss Sarah Fate 6ofvin of RiverpUint
graduated from Brown university yes
terday.
Thomas Burdette of Riverpoint was
badly injured Tuesday evening by fall
ing from his bicycle near the Colv.H
machine shop. He was riding at a high
rate of speed when the forks of his
wheel broke and he was thrown vio-
lently upon the sidewalk. He struck
upon his head, inilcting upon il several
ugly gashes. He was taken to the Of
flee of DIR. Il. Morton Smith. where his
wounds were dressed
Mr. Luchet Potter of Hope is confined
to his house by illness.
Principal j. A. Kerns OF the Phenix
public school is elected a delegate of
the Rhode Island Press club TO the ma
tionai convention of newspaper men,
which meets i'm Portland, Ore, next
2S
The high wind of Tuesday did some
damage to the wires i'm Anthony. 4
large tree on Main street was blown
down by the force of the gale and i'm it's
fall broke the telephone and fire alarm
wires and caused some trouble for the
electric cars, as one o fthe broken limbs
or the tree fel' upon Uhe trolley wire,
The electric car tracks were soon clear
ed by gang of men i'm the railroad
company's employ and yesterday Su-
perintendent Murphy with a gang OF
men repaired the telephone wires.
\ painful accident occurred To Will
lard Pearce. an emplOye at the George
p. Gale Manufacturing company's mill
at Harris yesterday morning Mr.
Pearce was passing through q room
over the wheel pit as one OF the posts
which supports the floor above gave
way and striking him upon the head in
flicted an ugly cash and knocked him
into the wheel nit. q distance Of nearly
twelve feet below superintendent
Pearce. who saw the accident. rushed
for ladder and descended into the
wheel pit and brought the injured man
TO the room above. and afterward as
sisted him To his homo near by. where
q physician rendered the necessary
medical aid.
Capt Charles II. Arnold NJ the Witch
Hazel Of Apponaug arrived home yes
terday after an extended voyage
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bartlett Of Rol.
linsford. n. H., are visiting friends In
tho valley.
Mrs. Andrew Capwerl. who resides
near Coventry Center. on tho
Scott farm was aroused from sleep one
nighf last week bv y noise I'm the ward.
which she discovered was made bv ner-
sons who were taking away n cutiva-
tor belonging 20 her husband. She
wakened her husband who dressed
aroused the hired man and armed with
p shot gun nut chase after the thieves
About a mile awav thcv overlook Their,
IN p wagon loaded with enrDtv peach
crater and tho stolen cultivator The
owner derandcd his propertv which
they declined 90 give up. but the shot
gun was \ powe~ful persuoder ard tho
cultivo'or was given M They allowed
the thieves 20 escape and returned
home rith- -thnir-oa ptiirad- -nnnn.tAt
Two vouno men VINO evidanfiv live
bv their wits has-c been WISHING the
saloons of the valley that contain nick
el-in-the-slot machines. Thnv reapcA
nprfect BONANZA Stumbled with
pooi-ofe fuii of from siu~s Tho size ~
n'c'-ei thev en,nfied haif the machines
~ tho valley ~ good coin and ioFt The
iron e'r1q The trick ~ the ehar~ers
was not dlscove~ed until same time
after their departure.