The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-25
PAW7UxET VALLEY.


has his hands full In destroying the
muskrats that have congregated on his
place. They can be counted by the
scores and have become very trouble
some.
Gen. Francis Greene is having the old
Greene residence at Apponaug thor
oughly repaired and renovated.
An interesting address on Syria and
missionary work in the Levant was
given last evening at the Congrega-
tional church at Howard by DR.. w. b.
Adams OF Beirut, Syria
The streets of Phenix fire district viii
soon emerge from darkness into light,
as the work OF placing the wires and
lamps has already commenced. The
lights that have been purchased are
double carbon arc light and powerrul
incandescents. The committee VIII
light each street separately in order
TO obtain satisfactory light. Ii Is also
expected that regular trips OF the
Washington car will be made to Phenix
and perhaps to Fiskville. Why not al
ternate with the Providence car?
During the last month and thus iar
in the present month the Arctic Gun
club has devoted much time TO prac-
tice. Its members now feel prepared 10
accept challenges from any CLUB that
may desire TO compete with them.
In fair weather prepare for storms.
seems to be the motto OF the new
highway commissioners OF the town or
Warwick, and they are doing excellent
work upon the highways OF the Town.
Although ii will be impossible 10 ma
cadamize many of the principal streets
of the town villages this year yet III the
ed and the streets top dressed WITH
gravel and rounded where needed a
good preparation for winter VIII DC
made.
1t is desirable that all books belong
ing TO the Pawtuxet Valley public IL
brary be returned by the last day or
July in order that they may be proper
ly catalogued and all persons desiring
TO contribute books Will please send
them in 10 the library rooms in Law
toms building at their earliest conven-
lence.
The action OF officer Soucier in raid
ing one of the unlicensed places and In
securing a conviction is highly COM
mended by the law abiding citizens OF
the town.
Committees from the Washington,
Anthony and Quidnick Sunday schools
have been appointed To make arrange
ments for an excursisn to the seaside
in the near future. Newport Will prob
| ably be embraced in the trip.
| What is claimed as n genuine kiss
| ing bug is on exhibition at the cloth
| ing store of j. Bancroft Lawton and
| attracts scores of sight-gazers.
Mrs. Thomas Balderson OF Clyde has
Mrs. f. S. Lucas and Miss Lillian
| Forbes Of Lowell. Mass, as her guests
The saloonkeepers OF Warwick that
| have persistently broken the conditions
4 ~
| they are between the d. and the deep
sea-" With four liquor complainants
| on the one hand. and spoilers of the
| Anti-Saloon league whom they do not
know, on the other. they feel that
they are living in "troublous times"
The committee Of the public library
at Apponaug who have been collecting
funds for the purpose Of recataloguing
the library, have been very successful.
having collected at present Sl1250. The
! public seems TO have been very gener-
Gus in it's contributions.
Miss Mabel Brown of Crompton is
the guest Of friends at Highland Falls
N. Y.
The walls OF the new parochial resi-
| dence of st. Johns church, Arctic, ar,
| growing rapidly and IL is expected tina
before autumn il will be ready for oc
cupancy.
A large number Of the residents o.
| the Ndilcy ATTENDED the DdnO CO0Ctf-
Sunday afternoon at Roger William:
park.
One of the Providence Clyde electric
| bloomers jumped the track at Westcot-
| on its last trip from Providence sun
. | day night. 1t was going al such hifs~
| rate Of speed that both trucks lea,
. the rails and ran up the hill toward
, | Centerville. Wrecking gangs were sent
out from Providence and CLYDE. The
I car was found to be considerably dam
aged. but fortunately no one was in
I | jured. Monday morning after hours OF
labor the car was placed upon the
track and sent to Providence.
Mr. George c. Bennett. who lives on
the Providence pike about a mile from
Phenix. saw while going home Satur-
day afternoon a deer grazing with
some cattle not far from the main road
on the Buringame farm. The pres
ence OF Mr.. Bennett did not at al
frighten the deer.
An accident occurred Sunday To
young lad named Rabloux while ridins
his wheel between Natick and Oal
Lawn. He was coasting down the hi
near the old Gorton Arnold stand whei
he ran against a large stone i'm tn
road. He we thrown on his head an
shoulders inficting a bad scalp wound
His companion bound up the woun,
and after while got him upon hi
wheel to Natick. where his wound
were dressed by physician.
The Sunday school of st. Philip
. Episcopal church, Crompton, takes II
annual excursion TO the shore tomor
| row.
IA lively runaway occurred on Fair
view avenue. Phenix, on Sunday even
ing. Three persons all under the in
. fiuence of liquor had a narrow escap
from serious injury or death nea
| Greenwood cemetery. The driver. wh
was drunk. was beating his hors
cruelty, when near the cemetery con
menced to yank the reins first one wa
and then another. until he turned n
, horse on one side and the carriage wa
z capsized in the ditch The three me
, were thrown out. but were not injure
, | and the horse ran toward Pheni'
/, dragging the capsized buggy He wa
caught by Job Card near the residenC
of Councilman Hines. The buggy WI
8 badly damaged.