The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-16
VALLEY VILLAGES
Fire District Meetings at An
thony and Arctic Centre.
Wagon Struck by Gar.

On Monday evening the Warwick and
Coventry Ore district and the Anthony
nre district met In their annual sessions.
In the case OF the former the meeting
was held IN st. Jean Baptiste hall and
was largely attended j. III. Cartier was
appointed moderator and Clarence How
ard. clerk. The report OF T. w. ID.
Clarke. the district treasurer. showed
a total OF receipts OF s652s. "a. and of ex-
pendftures amounting TO S574566 leaving
balance OF S7S0.SS on hand.
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows.
Treasurer, T. w. d. Clarke; collector
OF taxes. Clarence Howard board OF en-
gineers. Thomas Roberts. Cornelius Fall
vey and Arthur Crepcau: fre wardens.
II. q. Northrup. DIR. M. j. II. Legris.
Joseph Gagnon. Raymond Godfrey and
George f. Wood; assessors OF taxes. AL
bert Tyler. James p. McNeilis and
Joseph Perkins. Jr
II was also voted that tax OF 20 cents
should be assessed on every 800 worth
of ratable property in the district.
At the Anthony district Jasper Har-
rington and Charles II. Northrup were
appointed moderator and clerk. Treas
urer job Manchester reported that the
district had expended slS7 81 during the
year and that sl126.50 still remained on
hand. The following officers were then
elected:
Treasurer, JOB Manchester: assessors
OF taxes. John Capwell. Herman B. Read
and Jesse Carr: fire war1ens. w. T.
Lewis, Matthew Gradwen. and j. II.
Jones; collector of taxes. Edward A
Plummer; electricians. w. T. Lewis.
Matthew Gradwell and Charles Hope.
The matter OF lighting the streets of
the district. which had been discussed
outside of the meeting. was not even
mentioned at the meeting and little busi-
ness. other than the rendering OF the re-
ports was done.
CENTERvILLE
An electric car bound for Crompton,
yesterday afternoon. struck a wagon
owned by a man named whaley. who
Hives In Coventry Center as II was CROSS
ing the track In front OF Forsyth's grain
MILL and badly wrecked IL. Whether or
not the motorman could see the wagon
cannot be said. but the wagon, a heavy
lumber cart was disabled by the impact.
The driver was thrown TO the ground,
but escaped without serious injury. az
did the horse attached TO the wagon
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Inc luncfdi Oh mrS. oss1nh w. sweet,
who died at her home in Centerviile on
Saturday. was held privately from her
late home today, the services being at
tended by her Immediate relatives only.
The interment was made at Knotty Oak
cemetery after the services. The de-
ceased was a widow OF the late Rev.
James r. Sweet at one time wel-known
throughout the valley.
II. w. Potter and son OF River Point.
won In the case against John b. Nadeau
OF Bakerville. tried at the Fourth district
court, yesterday afternoon. the defendant
being forced to pay the amount claimed
by the company.
Cattrson's and Forests teams will bowl
upon Thornton's alleys. tonight.
1T is quite probable that many hereto
fore unknown pool tables in Warwick
will be discovered by Chief Andrews
who was ordered by the council on Mon
day to see to Il that no tables were
maintained without the license
The st. Cecelian choir OF Arctic Center.
met in st. Jean Baptiste hall last even
ing and rehearsed.