The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-05
VALLEY VILLAGES
Crompton WaterWorks Completed
Yesterday knights Of Honor
Hold Interesting Meeting.

At last after being several months
without any protection for fire Crompton
is today equipped with n completed sys-
tenn in efficiency. At shortly after noon
yesterday the pumps In the mill were
started and the pipes In the village were
filled and then a part OF the Pawtuxet
was sent TO the basin on the summit OF
Huckelberry hill. After the pumps had
been in motion for several hours and a
quantity OF water had accumulated In the
Reservoir. Superintendent Robinson and
Contractor Taylor went over the lines
OF pipe and no leaks were discovered.
test was also made OF one OF the
hydrants situated at one OF the highest
points In the district and two streams OF
water were drawn at one time and II was
found that both streams were easily
thrown over n large elm tree standing
near by The work has been completed
In a trife over six weeks and every one
has expressed themselves as beng salts
fled with the work. Contractor Taylor
and his men left this morning for Nor
walk Conn.
Anchor lodge. s37. Knights OF Honor.
held a strawberry supper and entertain
ment at their quarters In the Hines block
guests were present in addition to the
regular members OF the lodge. The
evenings program was opened by Sc
lection by a quartet composed OF Miss
Katherine Bradley. Thomas Bradley.
Miss Mary Crag and William Craig
which was well given and an encore rem
dered. Mrs. Charles f. Hill then read
a selection and was also encored. Each
number was then twice repeated and the
quests than In ted fa Lo ,Nla
at the tables along the sides OF the room
and dainty collation. consisting OF
fee cream and cake was
served. Near the end OF the meal. re-
marks were made by Grand Dictator
Sherwood, Dictator Bannon, and Will
liam T. Abbott, one OF the charter mem
bers. the three speakers being guests
from Providence. A social hour was spent
when selections from a
grapha phone were listened to.
What might have been serious ac--
cident occurred yesterday. when a man
named Carpenter. who lives near Main
street. climbed up a ladder upon his
house left there by painters, and fell 10
the ground severely bruising himself. He
was taken into the house, and DIR. Bod
we'll was called and dressed his Injuries.
RIvERPoINT.
The fight on between the board of engi-
neers and the No. . Hose company of the
Riverpoint Fire department. is continued
without abatement, although according
TO the statement of both sides, both sides
are at fault While the members OF the
think they have been wronged
In certain sense. the fact that many
unsavory things have been called to the
minds Of the engineers, some times In the
form of personal complaint and in 9TH
er ways which have placed the reputation
Of the whole company and even the de-
partment at stake. In the past several
members whose conduct has been -unbe-
coming. have by common vote been ex-
PEELED, and the board claim that in the
present case. the action Is tho same, they
that I'm justice TO itself the
should not stand such actions
on the part OF some OF Its members How
ever. the board has the power to expel
A member and as the board considers
that Its action Is taken only after repeat-
ed complaints. and that they are entire
ly justified in regard to such action as
hey may take. At present. however,
the final outcome is largely awaited.