The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

Miss Florence +. 1. Lynne has been
appointed operator OF the telephone
station at Warwick.
A bass was caught yesterday by Ben
jamin Burbank OF the valley that meas
ured "a 1-2 inches In length and weighed
IA 3-4 pounds.
Armie Leville of Phenix, who was in
jured by a collision with carriage
while riding on his wheel last Tues
day. was injured more seriously than
at first supposed. being still confined
to his room and under the care OF a
physician.
The authorization of special officer
TO patrol clyde square at night by the
town council OF Warwick meets with
the approval of all lovers Of order, ana
enemies OF rowdyism. The hoodlums
that have congregated about this
square. making night hideous, and rem
dering II unsafe for the quiet pedes-
trian, should be suppressed.
large number of the members or
Warwick Lodge Of Masons OF Phenix
and OF Manchester Lodge OF Anthony.
paid visit last evening TO Washington
Lodge of Wexford. After witnessing
the exemplification Of tie degree work
of that lodge. and partaking of a bouu-
teous collation. furnished by the broth
ers OF the lodge at WEXFORD. the visit
ing brothers departed for their homes
at an early hour this morning. much
pleased with their reception.
The funeral of Amey Sisson was SOL
emnized at knotty Oak Church this af-
ternoon. Mrs. Sisson was one OF the
most respected and oldest residents of
the Valley. She died at Summit last
Saturday. aged 90 years.
Three OF her children were soldiers
In the late civil war and she was a pen
sioner OF the government.
Mr.. Fred Sherman. who was so fear
fully burned by the explosion OF a gasO-
line stove at Harris, and who undoubt-
edly saved his life by jumping into the
river while his clothes were on fire. al
though suffering much pain from his
severe burns, will probably recover from
the accident
The practice OF wheelmen racing upon
the macadam roads Of the Valley has
become SO prevalent that the Warwick
town council have instructed the police
town constables OF the town TO enforce
the laws governing the speed OF auto
mobiles, horseless carriages and other
vehicles. Many young wheelmen have
contracted the habit OF racing evenings
on the macadam roads and attempting
TO keep pace with the trolley cars which
in the event OF collision Of several rid
ers beside and i'm front OF the cars
would result, perhaps. in an accident
similar in result TO that on the Oakland
Beach road.
The appointment OF AZ police consts-
bles in the town OF Warwick indicates
that the good people OF the town are
desirous of suppressing the hoodlum
element that is found I'm the large VIII
lagos OF the valley.
The "Old Kenyon House" IN War
wick avenue Centreville, is being exten-
sively repaired and the grounds tho
roughly renovated and improved, max
ing IL one OF the finest looking resi-
dences In the village. sAo
steam filters from Providence have
been employed in repairing the leaky
nues i'm the boiler OF the Spring Lake
plant for a number OF days.
Patching new cloth into old garments
Is not apt to be good policy.
A large number OF tables were filed
by the whist players al the whist party
OF Leo Council. ON. Il. Knights of CO.
lumbus. I'm their hall in Natick last
evening.