The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-17
FAWTUxET VALLEY

While Mrs. John Cunningham Of River
point was preparing the evening meal on
Monday night she left several cups OF
order that IL might be sufficiently cool
10 drink when her husband returned.
While out OF the kitchen for a brief time
her young son. aged two years. reached
the cups and seizlng one OF them placed
II 10 his lips Mrs. Cunningham was
hastily recalled 10 the kitchen by the
chld's screams and IL was found that the
little one had poured the boiling hot con-
tents down its neck and had severely
scalded its neck and chest. Dr. Smith
was notified and r. e the child as COM
Portable as possible.
Yesterdays rain placed many OF the
valley streets i'm a nearly impassa BILE con-
dtion and gangs Of the townsmen and
street car companies men were kept busy
shoveling the cutters out and opening
sewers nearly all day. The grade at Wes-
cott's corner was converted into a nina
ture river, the sewers at the bottom not
being sufficiently large To carry the sur
face water which flowed I'm such auanti-
ties at this point.
The meeting OF the Crompton fire dis
trict which was to have been held last
evening was postponed until next week
short service was held over the re-
mains Of Howard w. the five months-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. jerks Champlain.
a the parents house in Riverpoint. this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Horace r.
Brown. pastor Of the Phenix Baptist
church, had charge of the service.
AT | o'clock today In the presence OF
number Of relatives and friends the
Clarissa ID. Read. who died at her home
in Washington at the age of a years last
Sunday, were observed In the Knotty Oak
church with the Rev. -. l.. Bennett,
pastor OF the church. in charge.
After the service the remains were en-
tombed in the Knotty Oak cemetery.
The handkerchief sale and entertain
ment which was to have been held last
night in Treats hall. at Centervllle, under
the Methodist church. was postponed OF
account Of the weather until Friday
night.
District Deputy william p Nolan OF
Providence. accompanied by his official
associates, was at the regular meeting Of
Gibson Council. X. OF c.. held last night
In the councils hall In Pixies block
Deputy Nolan conferred the third degree
upon a number Of candidates The ex-
ercises were followed by the ceremonies
william Clews OF clyde was most
pleasantly surprised by a number of his
employees at the Clyde Print Works last
night. who presented themselves at his
home without invitation. Mr.. Clewes has
charge of the canning room and is very
much liked by his men. During the
evening a beautiful rocker was presented
TO him as n token OF esteem. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent and a
collation. was served
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