The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-06
VALLEY VILLAGES
Fourth, a Busy Day In tho
VaIley-fsW Accidents and
Several Annual Clam Dakes.

The Fourth was ushered in after the
usual custom the whole night being rent
by the customary cannciade by which
means the younger valleyites gave vent
TO their years pent up patriotism. The
morning saw picnics at Natick. Lippitt
and Arctic Center well under way, there
being two at the latter place, one the
annual event ol the St. James parish
and the other under the direction OF the
Warwick Hose company. No. /. The
four were most successful. large crowds
attending. The many attractions were
well patronizsd and the Affairs proved
very profitable.
The trades procession at Arctic Center
served TO draw large crowd TO that
place In the morning and those who saw
the parade seemed to be well satisfied
with II. Many OF the merchants had
tastefully decorated floats. About rs
wagons were In the PROCESSION while sew
eral societies were also represented. The
line OF march was through Arctic Center,
River Point, Centerviile and Crompton,
the line finally ending at the Greenhouse
grounds where the picnic was begun In
the hose reel race lhe Centervtlle and
Ftskville companies we're tied on the sec
ond run, the men from Fiskviiie won
ARCTIC CENTRE.
Felix Lego. who with his wife had been
visiting relatives neat Coventry Center
was arrested in st. james grove at the
picnic on Saturday by the police for as
saultlng his wife, she having entered a
complaint 10 the police saying that she
had gone 10 visit her mother against the
wishes OF her husband. who when she
returned, after chasing her about the
grove finally caught her and beat her
she claimed that he repeated this treat
ment second time untii finally she was
forced to seek protection. He was lock-
ed up at Lippitt by Patrolman Butler and
was arraigned yesterday. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to pay fine
OF IS and costs. which he was unable TO
pay and was sent TO Cranston.
RIvERPoiNT.
The jolly Boys club held a social in
Odd Fellows hall on Friday which proved
to be successful affair, music for the
dancing being furnished by Lambs Har-
mony orchestra. Tenance McCabe was
chairman of the committee which had
the affair in charge
William Harrington's horse became
frightened by lemonade booth on Satur-
day while being driven along Allen street
and ran into an ice cart standing nearby.
The wagon was wrecked and Mr. Har-
rington and his daughter Cora were
thrown ont but were not injured beyond
several severe bruises
CLYDE.
The Bowen family held their annual re-
union on the Fourth at the home of Lewis
G. Bowen on Clyde street All OF the
members We're present and spent a most
enjoyable day. They spent the time in
playing games and enjoying a social time.
At shortly past noon a bountious clam
uyae Ix-.
enjoyed. The affair broke early in the
evening.
The Oriental Social club and the Know
les club held dances In Temperance Hall
at Clyde on the evening Of the third and
Fofth which were very successful Mil
ler's orchestra furnished music for both
functions.
FIskEvilLE.
w e. Johnson OF F'iskville while riding
bicycle through Phenix on Friday ar
ternoon collided with a carriage wned by
Or. A. ID. Calvin. and was thrwn firm his
wheel under the carriage both wheels
of the carriage passing over him He
received deep scalp wound In addition
to numerous bruises He was carried
into Browns restaurant whre DR. r. NJ
his wounds and found Il necessary 10
take several stitches to close the cash
The funeral Of William Crawford. late
gunner mate on the confederate priva-
teer Alabama. was held on Saturday from
SIS. Peter and Paurs church. Phenix
The service was slimly attended
fatality at Oaklawn on Thursday night
The funeral services OF Mrs Lydia
Walker, the victim OF the fatality at Oak
lawn on Thursday night were held from |
the Tabernac'e church yesterday After |
an impressive service the interment was
made at the Catteriel cemetery -nearbv. |
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
The Coventry Literary club held its an |
nual clambake on the Knotty Oak church |
grounds on Saturday The AFFAIR was
one OF the most successful ever held there
being about 100 present. The dinner was
served al about noon and later the club
played baseball, when the Washington
were beaten by the Riverpoint
Archer Hudson Of Phenix had his finger
badly burned on the Fourth by the ex-
plosion OF fire cracker before II was
expected.