The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-06
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

The quarterly meeting OF the directors
OF the PswtuXet Valley Free Literary
association Will be held in the library
rooms in Lawton's building, Phenix.
The lantern slides on exhibition by the
Valley Camera club. of Phenix, are from
the Providence and Canton clubs and
are much admired, many of them being
views taken last summer in the White
Mountains.
The annual meeting OF the Phenix Trust
company will occur at the banking rooms
in Phenix, Jan. IL. At this meeting di-
rectors for the year will be elected. Much
interest is manifest in the meeting.
During the past week 900 tons of soft
coal per day have been hauled by special
trains from Providence to the Clyde Print
works.
John Sherman, an employe on Colonel
Webster knights farm at Natick, while
building a wire fence few days ago
scratched his finger with the barbed wire.
The scratch was only trifling, but he un-
fortunately caught cold i'm the wound and
inflammation and blood poisoning ensued.
Now the hand and wrist are swollen TO
more than twice their usual size, and IL
Is feared that a probable loss OF arm and
a possible loss of life may result.
During the past week the hill from
Arctic Centre square to Westcotts cor
ner has been perfect glare of ice and
many accidents have occurred upon il.
In some cases horses have been thrown
and dragged from the top 10 the bottom.
The surveyor of the district should see
that this portion of the highway is rem
dered passable. Its present condition is
dangerous
As George Howard was driving over
the railroad track at Phenix on Saturday
his horse slipped and fell breaking the
shafts of his wagon and somewhat in
Juring the horse
A horse owned and driven by Charles
Miller OF Old Warwick became frightened
Saturday near Westcott and dashed down
the street. Near the residence of Charles
Abramson the wagon collided with an
electric pole and Mr.. Miller and a boy OF
ten years, who was riding i'm the wagon
were thrown TO the frozen ground. The
boy was well shaken up, but Miller was
out and bruised severely about the head
and body. The carriage wns badly smash
cd up and the harness WAS broken IN
many places. the horse escaping with
slight injuries.
The annual meeting of the Riverpoint
fire department will occur this evening
at the hose house on Pike street The
annual election OF officers will then occur
One OF the oldest landmarks Of the
valley IS I'm process OF removal The old
wooden mill at Harris. erected by the late
Governor Elisha Harris about 1920, IS
being torn down. For five or sin years
~ast the mill has been still and "a portion
of the machinery has been removed 10
the new stone mill across the street and
tho remainder OF the machinery converted
into junk. and now the mill itself is
deemed 90 be dangerous 60 surrounding
property and IS 10 be torn down. One
by one the old land marks. like the OLD
residents OF the valley. pass away and
the memory OF them soon passes
At the meeting OF ST. Jean Baptiste
SOciete OF Centreville. 10 be held in St
Johns hall. Arctic Centre. this evening
the officers OF the society will be installed
This is the largest secret benevolent
society I'm the valley.
The car barn at Clyde has been equipped
with automatic sprinklers and = large
amount Of Iro hose added. 60 be on hand
in case of extensive fires.