The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

| The carpenters have commenced
work on the large house OF VIM. Greg
ory to be erected on Allen street. Rlv-
| erpoint
This evening Maid Marion Circle. G..
of r.. will hold a strawberry festival at
| Temperance Hall, Lippitt.
The cottage on High street, Phenix.
| so long occupied by Waldo Raynsford,
| is now occupied by Mr.. George Mowry.
The Quidnick band VIII give an open
air concent at Washington park this
evening.
! supt. Murphy and gang of linemen
are repairing the telephone system
throughout the valley today.
Albert Baudette has accepted a posi-
ton with DIR. G. T.. Chagnon at the
family drug store in Arctic.
Rain is much needed in the valley TO
relieve one OF the dryest spells known
at this month for years. The hay and
strawberry crops will be short anyway.
but rain would greatly help other crops.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. l.. A. Clough,
Fancy loom weaver In the employ OF
the Harris Textile company Harris
caught one OF his fingers I'm a gear. bad
ly mangling IL. A resident physician
dressed IT, but Mr.. Clough will not be
able to use the hand for some time.
W
Lodge. No. lG. "A. r. and A NJ. was
held i'm Mason's hall. Phenix. last ever
ing. IL was well attended
Mrs. Edward Yato an old and highly
respected resident OF Arctic Centre a ed
Tuesday after lingering illness of con-
sumption. Her funeral was solemnized
at st. Johns church, Thursday. Rev
Father Bourgeous officiating. The re-
mains We're inferred in St Josephs
cemetery.
A valley beer bother and one OF his
employees had little dispute Thursday
which resulted. 4 Is said. in the bother
receiving a blow upon the head from
beer bottle, cutting two or three inch
cash i'm the scalp.
This morning the funeral OF Benjamin
Burlingame. an old and respected resi-
dent OF Coventry, las tald from his
late residence in Anthony. He was
nearly eighty years OF age
Little Anne the flve-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mrs Peter Conley. of Arctic
Centre. was badly injured about six
o'clock Wednesday evening by being
knocked down and run over by n heavy
express wagon. In company with other
children she was playing I'm the street
and ran in front OF the wagon and
before the driver. Louis Potter. could
stop his horse the wagon ran over the
child, breaking one of It's legs. The
driver stopped his horse as soon as
possible, took the child into the wagon
and carried her home A physician
who was summoned, reduced the frac-
ture and the child is as comfortable
as can be expected after suffering SO
severe an injury.
The children OF the congregational
Church, Rlverpoint, are preparing tn
give the operetta. The National
Flower" i'm the near future. Nearly 20
children viii take part in the enter
tainment.
1t is reported that Mr.. Achille Begin
Is TO erect "a new building i'm Phenlx on
the site OF the one destroyed by fire
three years ago.
The plans drawn Mr.. Begin for the
new structure contemplate "a building
much larger than the old one. and con- |
tain "A society hall and Offices on the |
second floor.
Wednesday evening Miss Essie Smith |
was thrown from her bicycle and uuitc |
badly bru sed by collision with n boy |
who was also riding a wheel ON Main |
street, PheniX. The boy who was learn |
Ing TO ride was unable TO guide his /
wheel and rt1 squarely into Miss |
Smiths machine. throwing her heavily |
to the ground.
The boy was also thrown from his
wheel but rega'ned his feet and ran off |
leaving his bbycle I'm the middle of the |
street. Miss Smith was assisted TO her
fcet by Theodore Lebel who saw the |
lccldent, and although she was badly |
bruised and her clothing was torn she
her wheel and rode home.
rhe boy who had been watching from
/ distance then put IN an appearance
md claimed his BICYCLE.
Frincis G. Greene Camp. Sons OF
Veterans. which was disbanded several
rears ago rs to be- reorganized There |
ire over ono hundred SONS of veterans
~ the Nal<. ana many OF thTm are
InNiDus 90 lave n camp in phenix and |
hat ii bear the name 30 Francis q.
ireene. who gave his llfc IN tho ser.
zee OF his rountry.