The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-16
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

The ST. John society OF Phenix held
my hail yesterday
William Alden OF Port Royal, n Y,
is visiting friends in Hope.
The Girls Friendly society of st.
Philips church. Crompton. will hold its
regular meeting in Guild hall this even
ing.
John Kinsale of Amagansett, N. Y, is
the guest OF friends in Phenix.
The funeral OF Elisha Greene, and old
army veteran OF the Civil war. was held
at the Maple Root cemetery sunday
under the direction of McGregor post,
q. A. r., OF Phenix. The funeral cere-
monies were mAItary and very impress
sive. Music was furnished, by Moosup
band and many OF the former comrades
OF the old soldier were present TO pay
the last tribute OF respect TO his MEM
ory.
A horse belonging TO William II.
Place, Pawtuxet, becoming frightened
at an electric car Sunday, ran down
Broad street hill in spite OF all efforts
OF the driver to control him. AT one
time il looked as If the carriage would
be dashed in pieces. lie was lnaliy
turned into Aborn street where his pro-
gress was stopped by a high bank. MI
Place then jumped from the buggy un-
hurt but considerable damage was done
TO the carriage.
A coaching party OF brewery employ
es and bartenders visited Jericho sun
day, where they stePPe--for an hour
or so 10 partake of refreshment.
A largely attended meeting OF the
Young Ladies Sodality of st. James
church, Arctic occurred sunday after
noon.
The residents of Natick deeply SYM
pathlze with Mrs. John Cote, who by a
recent accident fractured a knee cap.
They will be pained 10 learn OF another
accident TO this worthy lady. Sunday
an injured wheelman was carried into
her house at Natick. While attempting
TO minister TO the wants OF the wheel
man. who was but a boy, she in at
tempting TO favor her injured knee,
ruptured the ligaments OF the uninJur-
ed one.
Mr.. William III. Sterratt, one OF the
Oldest residents OF Phenix, had the mis-
fortune to fall and sprain his wrist very
badly yesterday. Mr. Sterratt is near
ly SO years of age.
While watching a ball game at Gen.
treville Sunday a young French boy
was struck by a foul ball squarely in
the eye. The injury was exceedingly
painful and may be serious.
Mr.. Edwin knight, former principal
OF the public school OF Phenix. but at
present a student in Harvard college,
is visiting frienus in Phenlx.
young man named Stone while
fishing for bull heads in Crompton pond
Sunday afternoon. got an involuntary
duckng. He seated himself comfort
ably upon the top rail Of bridge that
crossed brook as it enters the pond.
He was yaaently waiting for BITE
when unexpectedly the rail broke and
he was thrown into ten or twelve feet
OF water. He sank like a stone. but as
he swan like a fish he soon extricated
himself and wended his way home with
a pole in one hand and no fish in the
other.
Sunday afternoon Gustave Fishwell-
er. a Belgian boy IL or 10 years OF age,
who resides in Riverpoint. was seri-
ously injured by being thrown from his
bicycle i'm the village of Natick. In at
tempting To turn a corner of the street
near the Catholic church, while going
at a rapid rate he leaned the wrong
way with his body and was thrown
from his wheel and struck against a
telegraph pole He was terribly bruised
about the head and body. His nose was
broken and his face covered with cuts
and bruises. He wa. picked up, carried
into a house near al hand an express
wagon was sent for, i'm which he was
placed on a lounge and was taken TO
his home in Riverpolnt physician
feared that he had also been injured
internally.
Yesterday as Mr.. Joseph Mitchell OF
Natick was driving towards Riverpoint
his horse became frightened at one OF
the CLYDE Providence electrics and
started on the run. Mr.. Mitchell tried
to guide him and succeeded i'm doing
so until he nearly reached the lower
end of Riverpoint village, when his
carriage colli1ed with a telegraph pole
and he was thrown to the ground. strik-
ing upon his head and cutting a long,
deem cash in the scalp. He was picked
up by persons who saw the accident
and taken TO Natick, whore a physician
dressed his wounds. Resides the wounds
upon the scalp Mr. Mitchell was badly