The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-25
The News OF the State.
VALLEY VILLAGES
A Osp|orabIe Condition--New
Medical Examiner Other
Interesting Notes.

Along the extent OF North Pleasant
street in Phenix the residents OF part
OF the town have been using the roadside
for a dumping ground, and at present
the street is IN a condition which Is con-
sidered deplorable by the abutting land
owners When the extension OF the street
was proposed about II years ago, the
abutting land owners willingly gave the
town the land for the road and the street
was put through and has since proved
popular highway. For some time certain
business men and others OF PheniN ana
vicinity have been using the place Tor
dumping ground, and refuse of all de-
scriptions have been thrown mere the
latest additions being placed there TINS
week The abutting land owners have
about decided that the condition has ex-
listed long enough and that II Is about
time that something was done. In some
OF the case where the perpetrators were
known they were asked to remove the
material and In some other instances
they have not. At present IL is under
stood that movement will soon be under
way To petition the town council To nave
public dumping ground where refuse
can be thrown. The movement Is sun
|
/ there will probably be something done
before long i'm regard 10 the matter
NEW MEDICAL EXAMINER.
DIR. Charles s. Christy OF Riverpoint
| was chosen by Governor Garvin yester-
day for the medical examiner for the
towns OF Warwick and East Greenwich
The new examiner has been In the val
lev for almost ten years and came mere
L.. 81 10, 20
He is a graduate OF Bowdoin college
and is well known and generally hkec
about the valley.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
The funeral OF Jennie r. Carlson, th'
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Johr
Carlson OF Natick. was held YESTERDAY
afternoon from the home or the par
ents. Following the service the remain
were taken to the cemetery In Crohptoi
and were there inferred.
Mrs BENJAMIN Allen, the proprleres
| OF the company boarding house I'm River
/ point fell down the stairs YESTERDAY
morning while attending 10 her househol'
duties and injured her leg 40 badly ina
she could not rise. She was asslsueo u
her bed and a physician was called Al
examination showed that her leg ma
been broken and she was ordered taKe'
| to the St Joseph noSpita' "
was subsequently taken and treated
William Jackson formerly telegrap
operator at Centerville, has been trans
ferred TO the station at Baltic ana In nj
place ]. II. Knapp has been installed.
series OF lectures have been arrange
10 be held I'm the vestry OF the Cromp
TON BAPTIST church To begin soon.
Mrs. Sarah J. Wood of Anthony wh
WAS struck by an electric car at Knott
account of the accident ETAOlNUN'
OAK early thisw inter, and, who, on ae
count of the accident suffered from
fractured shoulder, is reported as able
be about again
Mrs. John Ray OF Clyde street awok
carly Yesterday morning and feit "
culiar feeling In her head. Later sn
tainted and was insensible Tor some nm'
Later her husband, VINO Is the mgr
vatchman at the Lippitt mlll' cam
home and finding his wife In Gaze
condition he at once summoned a docto
and when the physician had made an eS
animation he stated that Mrs. Kay ma
had a close call. and had been neari
.mo+hered by coal gas which was fouh
g. no leaking from a defective hue.