The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-03
The News Of the State.
VALLEY VILLAGES
Coventry Watering Trough To-
Gated. ..Othsr Notes Of Gen.
eraI Interest.

Work upon the new watering trough
being installed by the town OF Coventry
in front OF the Anthony mill. in place OF
the one formerly used az Hazards corner.
which was at one time supplied by the
Warwick and Coventry Water company
but which was shut of az the time the
water company and the old hre district
had difficulties. Some time ago the
council ordered the water company 20 re-
move the trough, but the company
ignored the notices and the trough re-
mafned. Finally Councilman Potter was
appointed 10 see 10 II that the obstruction
was removed. Consequently on last sat
urday the highway commissioners removed
the old trough and the work has now be-
gun on the placing Of the new one. Per-
mission has been received from the
Coventry company for a supply or water
from the mi,l race. and Mr.. Potter has
ordered a ram placed nearby which VIII
furnish the required force TO the water
and the pipes VIII carry II 10 the new
basin which IL being installed. IL is
estimated that the entire work wnen
finished will cost about 5000 and will then
cost absolutely nothing TO continue the
supply OF water. The water company
offered to place water in the trough at
Anthony and Washington FOR $50 per
year but as the trough at Washington is
/ already supplied with similar con-
trivsnce for supplying water TO the basin
| there the councilman says that In two
! years at the most the same amount of
money laid out In buying water will he
saved and this amount will pay for the
water system being installed, and from
then on the water supply will cost the
/ 10 IA afttt ~
removal OF the water company's trough
by the town will be cannot be said as
| yet.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Fred Alphonse Hill OF Spring Lake and
Miss Lurcna A. Gorton OF Coventry
| Centre were married at the home OF the
brides parents in Coventry Centre last
evening.
The Warwick town council finished can
vsssIng the voting ifsts yesterday after
noon. when they went over the lists n,
Lakewood and Apponaug.
The Coventry town council csnvassec
the voting lists yesterday.
A little French boy. who was said tc
| live i'm Centreville. but whose name could
not be learned. was bitten by a dog owned
! by John Merritt on Central street IN
| Arctic Centre yesterday afternoon.
doctor was called. hut found the wounds
to be OF slight moment
Mrs Mercy s. Cole, wife OF George w
Cole OF Apponaug, died at the home o
her husband I'm that place yesterday afte,
| a short illness. She was 65 years olc
and was we'll known about the village.
The funeral OF Mrs. Robert Yeaw al
Jackson, who died at her home there or
Monday was held yesterday from the
Notrc Dame du Bon Conceil church ir
Phenix. the interment being made later
at the st. Joseph's cemetery.
The Coventry Woman's club met yes
terday afternoon at the clubs quarter:
I'm Anthony, the meeting being under TN.
direction OF a committee Of which Mrs. r
Morton Smith was the chairman. Ths
entertainment part OF the meeting In
cluded an address by Rev. Levi r. Ed
wards on some OF his experiences In IN,
| Turkish empire. Mrs. Charles Littlefielc
also rendered a vocal solo