The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
VALLEY VILLAGES
Old VaIIsyits Suffers a Shock.
Reservoir 10 Be Cemsnted.
Excitement at Band Concert.

Mrs James q. Booth. widow of the late
Wright Booth. proprietor of the Cromp-
ton hotel. was suddenly seized with a
paralytic shock while about the house
yesterday morning. Mrs. Henry d. Hey
don. her daughter, with whom she re-
sides, noticed that her mother looked i'll
and insisted upon her going 20 her room.
Before reaching her room. however. she
fell insensible and had To be carried 10
her room. Drs. Mack and winsor were
at once summoned and soon arrived at
the hotel. They found Mrs. Booth suffer-
ing from a severe shock. Late yesterday
afternoon the doctors consulted and in
formed the family that there was no
hope for the patient, and that the end was
only a matter OF a few hours. Mrs.
Booth is one OF the oldest valley resi-
dents and is well known and much re-
spected.
cRoMPToN.
On Monday the water i'm the new reser-
volr on Huckleberry hill will be drawn
on and gang of men under the direc-
tion of the building committee will start
to connect the inside OF the basin. When
the reservoir was built n ledge was en-
countered in the bottom and it was
thought at the time that this might
give trouble later on account of a GER
tain amount OF leakage which might re-
suit from II. When the water was first
pumped into the reservoir II leaked away
at the rate Of about three inches in "a
hours. At first Il was thought that this
amount was absorbed by the newly made
earth As time has progressed IL has
been decided that the water has been
running away from another source. The
sides will be ripraped and cemented and
II is hoped In that manner that the leak
age may be stopped The work will cost
the district $500
Daniel Booth. who has operated an over
land express route from Providence to
Crompton for the past eight years. In
tends 10 leave the business at the end OF
next week. he having sold the business to
a man in Arctic
ARCTIC CENTRE.
The Union Cornet band again played
upon the square last night and a large
crowd gathered 10 hear the music While
the concert was in progress an alarm from
76 was sent in and Warwick Hose Co. No.
and II and l.. No. l dashed through the
crowd. which was quickly transformed
into herd Of human beings following
the fire apparatus down 10 Westcotts
Corner Here the hose was unreeled and a
stream or water was soon playing upon
the grass I'm the rear OF the building
formerly used as a blacksmith shop. In
the meantime ladders were raised onto a
building over the roof The spectators
eagerly looked for even smoke or flame
but neither could be found. II developed
later that the laddies were just out for
practice, II having rained on Thursday
night, and the regular weekly practice
having been postponed. The affair Gre
ated considerable excitement and not a
little amusement TO those who remained
upon the square and saw the others re-
turn from what was supposed 10 be
fire.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
The Christian Endesvor society con-
nected with the Phenix Baptist church
enjoyed It's regular outing TO Roger Will
liams park yesterday afternoon and even
ing, In which a goodly number Of the So
ciety took part. The party remained for
the band concert In the evening and Sc
cured seats together.
Francis Names OF Providence will
preach at the Phenix Baptist church to-
morrow and Rev r. r Brown will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the Crompton church.
Rev. Il. r. Phieaner OF the Centerville
NJ. f. church will preach the sixth OF
his popular Sunday evening lectures to-
morrow, the subject being The Black
Bottle"
The overseers and second hands OF the
Royal and Valley Queen mills at River
point will have dinner at East Green
lak