The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-22
VALLEY VILLAGES
Coventry Council and Probate
Court-Another Temperance
Movement WALL Gave Way


II would seem that a general temper
ance movement has swept all over the
Pawtuxet Valley, as at the meeting OF the
Coventry town fathers. held yesterday
afternoon at Washington, a petition was
presented by Rev. A S. Putnum OF the
Quidnick Baptist church. asking that ..-e
law relative TO the sale OF intoxicating
liquor on Sunday in the town should be
enforced The question OF why the law
abiding citizens should be forced TO pc
tition the council OF Coventry or any
other town for that matter, In order TO
have the laws enforced again appears
I'm the same ridiculous light that II has
before and the counciimen themselves
mustsmile at the very absurdity OF the
thing IL was however, the law abiding
citizens again that asked the council to
do their duty and the matter stil lays
on the table. Yesterday there were but
three OF the councilmen present at the
meeting, Mr. Potter being out OF town.
and Mr.. Nye being confined to his home
| 10y severe illness. The afore mentioned
petition was presented by Mr.. Putnum
In person and ne was given an audience
with the council I'm the star chamber.
When the council emerged from the little
room they had already decided TO con-
tinue the matter until the next meeting.
when the other two members may have
chance 10 give their opinions on the
subject In brief the business done by
the council was as follows:
Mr.. Whaley was appointed a committee
TO confer with w. ". Jordin OF Hope,
who claims that ne lost a valuable
| horse by injuries received while driving
along the road from Washington to Hope.
~. w. King who claimed salary for
work he said he had done for the town.
but which could not be accounted for.
was given leave to withdraw
George v. Parker and Jesse Carr were
appointed to appraise the property OF the
town farm
James Ray petitioned for permission 10
establish cemetery on what is known
baing continued and notices ordered
The clerk was notified 10 instruct Mr..
Whitman to Investigate the drain on
Holden and Station streets and 20 put II
in serviceable condition.
The matter or making the yearly ap-
propriAuons for the care OF the roads
should have been decided yesterday. but
instead Of making the usual allotment 70
each district n was decided 10 instruct
the highway commissioners OF each dis
trtct TO make the repairs necessary to
their district and TO render the bills II
was understood that the amount laid out
on the roads, however, should not be too
elaborate.
The matter OF the petition for the clos
Ing Of the saloons on Sunday was CON
tinued.
The care OF the town poor will be in
charge OF Dr. Hooper this year. and the
clerk was instructed TO draw up con-
tract for the same, the pay of the physi-
clan 20 be 500
AS probate court the following bust
ness was done
Estate OF Henry Shippee-Caleb Ship
Of or xo Sp's, snretes chsTies sn Pntter ponu sns
Edwin F. Shippee Appraisers, Clinton
Hopkins. Harvey A. Spencer and Frank
Estate OF Charles II. stewart-Janette
r. stewart appointed administrators.
Bond $1,000. Surety, Georss II: Lllibrtdgee,
Estate of Albert ". Goff-Adminis-
traitors account allowed and ordered re-
corded.
Estate OF Betsey @. Tillnghast--Disai-
lowanoe of the claim ordered filed and
the executor ordered to notify the claim
ant personally or through their attorneys
dited. and the meeting finally adjourned.
after an unusually long session.
WORKMEN BUSY.
The workmen OF district No. OF the
Warwick highway department are al
present busy in Lippitt working on the
wall over the brook which flows under the
street near the mill village. on Sunday
evening some OF the large cap stones
which support the culvert gave way and
the wall which is about 20 feet high al
this point collapsed taking with II tons OF
earth and stones. In fact the slide in
cluded the greater part OF the sidewalk al
that point, also including a part OF ths
street as far as the track OF the street
cars All day yesterday Foreman jenkins
and "A gang OF men were busy upon the
Job but IL Is learned that the work will
occupy many days TO complete as the en-
tire wall will have TO be rebuilt and also
a part OF the culvert Had there been any
one on the sidewalk at this point when
the bank gave way the result ~ obvious.
That anyone could have went through
such ar experience without serious injury
Is Impossible and the lateness OF the hour
when tho accident happened alone Is re-
sponsible for the escape OF some unsus-
pectins pedestrian.
VILLAGE HAPPENING.
Thomas Starkey Of Riverpoint- who for
81 years has been employed IN the packing
room At the clyde print works has sew
cred his Connections with that arm.
Charles Yesw OF Phenix, who r. employ
ell In the Phenix mill. while at work
there yesterday morning In some manner
got his hand caught in a machine and the
nail was torn from the index finger. The
lad At once went 10 the ofrice OF Dr.
Reoch. where he had the wound dressed.
The revival meetings will be continued
az the Fiskville Free Baptist church this
week. the ~. c. V. band being in attend
ance each evening.
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