The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-18
VALLEY VILLAGES
Mrs. Coonsy Wants SIS q
W0ek-Highway AppoTti0n-
nent and Other Matters.

| The Coventry Town fathers, again con-
vened yesterday and matters OF interest
at least to some came up and were dis
posed of. Several interesting matters
with which unique scenes are usually
furnished were expected by number OF
curious spectators, but they were dis
appointed. The business was as follows:
Petition OF Hector Thibault for a liquor
license near Coventry was continued
until the next meeting.
James Ray was appointed TO take care
OF the Cunningham cemetery.
Franklin +. Andrews was appointed
special constable to see to the enforce
ment of the law, prohibiting the con-
duct.ng OF BUSINESS by pedolers and junk
dealers. without license.
Martin s. Cornell was appointed a po-
lice constable.
Charles H. Johnson and b. NJ. Lewis,
were allowed $3.50 and $3.50 respect
fully, for damage done by dogs.
Mr.. Mathewson was instructed to see
to the completion of the town pest house,
including painting underpinning. etc.
Complaint In regard to the Lights upon
the town watering troughs. were heard
and the clerk was instructed TO notify
the Nara gansett Electric Lighting COM
pany that the tights on the troughs at
Anthony and Arkwright, burned days In
stead OF nights.
Leonard ID Greene was appointed a
police constable.
Special meeting on Sept 2lst. at l2
o'clock noon at ]. III Hopkins place at
Anthony, in order TO settle the Straight
Hopkins controversy, regarding the road
at that point.
Another special meeting is to be held
on Sept sth. to canvass the voting lists
Residents in and about Anthony have
noticed Italians. Poles and others, gum
ming in the woods, shooting robins and
other birds. which the law forbids and
reported the fact. The council instruct
ed the clerk to notify w. h. Sterns, the
county game warden of the proceedings
and TO ask him TO look after the matter
The residents OF Washington have
reached an era when they think that
round poles set in the street. to support
telephone wires, are not just the proper
thing A petition was circulated. asking
the council 10 pass an ordinance obhging
the new telephone company 10 erect
squa4 poles from the Washington
bridge to Potters corner. Job Carpenter
was present and spoke in behalf of the
telephone company. In spite Of this
however. a vote was passed. requiring
the erection OF the square poles, which
are also 10 be painted.
A blue strip of paper about two by
four inches. found its way into the
clerks hands and resulted IN some
amusement. n read as follows:
Commence the 81 of May. and came
out the 10th of July. / want SIS a week
I worked enough for II.
MRS BRUNO COoNEY."
II seems that Mrs. Cooney contracted
the small pox last spring. and was sent
to the pest house with the others, but
while there she did some work about the
house, for which she wanted pay at the
exhorbitant figure 1t was voted not 10
pay Mrs. Cooney's bill.
The highway apportionment was made
as follows District 1. $3.50: No. ?. $3.50,
No 3. $575; No. a. s625
As a probate court the following was
gone through with: Estate OF Mary King.
pet ton for the appointment of an an-
minstrator received and notice ordered.
Estate OF Sylvester Tilinghast petition
for the appointment OF an administrator.
received and notice ordered.
Estate of Sarah Z. Burlingame; guar
dams report received and continued.
Notice ordered. inventory of estate read
and conslders ton continued
Estate OF Betsey G. Tlllinghast will
proven. Leonard Tillinghast confirmed
as executor: surety. Fidelity and Surety
company Of Maryland 5000; appraisers.
John II Campbell. Stephen III. Potter
and George b. Parker.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Tomorrow evening the hrst OF a series
of band concerts. will be held at Phenix.
when the Tn.on Cornet band will render
pleasing program.
Valley division, Sons Of Temperance
met as usual last evening.
The Straight-Hopkins' controversy,
over the street I'm Anthony. will prob
ably be settled when the council meets
there.
Two men got into a lively scrap In
Phenix last evening. which terminated
very suddenly, when blue coat with
brass buttons appeared upon the scene.
horse ran away in River Point, yes
tersiay morning and threw an italian
woman from Natick out. badly bruising
her about the face. The horse was