The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-19
VALLEY VILLAGES
Fire Threatened BakerViI.e-- Mrs.
Mack Injured. ..0ther Valley
Notes Of Interest.

yesterday at about noon an alarm was
pulled In from box IS of the Warwick
and Coventry fire district and Hose 1
was soon on the way TO the fire. the
position OF the fire being easily located
on account Of the great amount of smoke
which completely enveloped the Valley
In the section east of the fire. The fire
was In the woods owned by the ouid
nick company, in the rear of Bakerville
and at shortly afternoon the flames came
within sight OF the houses I'm that sec.
ton OF the village causing considera bic
alarm among the occupants. The wind
was blowing directly toward the houses
and this fact added TO the CONSERVATION
Of the residents After a time the fire
men, or part OF thom, from No. l arrived
and a line of hose was laid from one of
the hydrants on Read avenue to the
FOUNDRY wall In the rear OF the house
owned by William Hill. BY that time
inflamable material within reach The
uremen then directed their attention to
other parts OF the fire line IT. the mean
time some one pulled a second alarm and
NO. ? was soon upon the scene. Their
work soon became apparent and the fire
which was rapidly coming close to John
poinis along the wall wepe eq aiso Gs ,oTRst o5esf
and after almost half an hour the fire
had either been extingushsd or had
hsn the out wooGand 81 81 the the Sther
pany was damaged. and the damage 70
trees Of about four years srowth. The
origin of the fire IL supposed 20 be the
result Of some brush fires.
ACCIDENT AT NATICR.
Yesterday afternoon at shortly before
4 o'clock, peculiar accident happened
at Wescott, when Mrs. Rosanna Mack
OF Arctic Centre, who was IN the car
from Providence due at the Clyde barn
at o'clock, was injured. II seems that
a wagon loaded with loose lumber. drove
near the car and when II turned away
from the car some of the lumber struck
side OF the car and went through the win
dows on that side breaking two Of them
Mrs. Mack was sitting i'm one of the
seats at the window broken, and
when the crash OF the shattered glass
happened she was badly frightened. In
addition to being cut upon the face by
some OF the other women, who were in
the car At the Clyde car barn sho was
attended by DIR. Bodwell OF Phenix and
was sent TO her home In a carriage. The
physician was unable to find any I'm
juries other than several small scratches
upon her face and IL is supposed that
she was more frightened than hurt.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Mitchell Hebert Of Arctic Centre in his
haste TO reach the fire yesterday after
noon, smashed a wheel on his carriage
and was thrown out. Fortunately he
escaped injury, but the wheel was badly
smashed.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs George |
Dcmarsis OF Arctic Centre found some |
matches on Monday afternoon and set ]
fire to the bed. His mother found the |
fire and extinguished II. but not before |
the entire bed had been burned.
Narragsnsett lodge, X. of p. met last |
evening for the first time In their new |
quarters In the Hoxie building 1T Phenix. |
One candidate was initiated into the frst |
degree. but no business of special i'm
portancs was transacted. The formal |
opening Of the quarters will be held later.