The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Coventry Town Council Accepts
Resignation Of Tax Collector.
Morris Arrested for Assault
on Brother .in.Law

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| town council was held i'm the town han
al Washington yesterday afternoon.
Several minor matters were discussed
| but the only items OF any importance was
| the resignation OF Tax Collector Newton
| and the dog nuisance question
| The resignation OF the tax collector was
| read by President Arnold who omitted
| paragraph and was promptly reminded of
| the fact by the resigning collector Mr.
| Arnold thought he read all that was nee
essary In the letter the machine that
runs the town OF Coventry was referred
TO and Mr.. Arnold asked Mr. Newton
| who he referred to when he spoke OF the
| machine.
| Mr.. Newton replied that he (Mr Ar
nod)) ought 10 know IL anybody did.
| Several other questions were asked by
| the president OF the council but Mr.. New
| ton stated that he was not under oath
and therefore refused TO answer the
| questions Mr. Newton's resignation was
| accepted by the council and the appoint
ment OF another collector was laid over
| until the next meeting.
| The dog question was given considera-
| able attention After a long discussion IL
| was voted 10 have every dog In the town
wear a collar and be muzzled when on
| the public highways The following ordi-
| nance was adopted
1t is ordained by the town council of
| Coventry as follows:
Section /. All owners OF dogs in the
! town OF Coventry shall keep the same
| collared according TO law, which In or up
| on the public highways of the said town.
and also when in or upon the said high
way they shall keep them safely and Sc
! curely muzzled. This ordinance will be
! enforced by the distinction of any dog
| not wearing collar and muzzle when In
| or upon the public highway OF the town
| OF Coventry.
Section 2. The town sergeant is clothed
with due execution of this ordinance and
he is merely authorized to appoint two
deputies TO assist him I'm said execution.
The compensation shall be 81 and
milage fee Of 10 cents per mile for the
death OF each and every dog destroyed. 1t
is voted that the dog officer be instructed
10 destroy at once dogs which are bitten
by any animal suffering from the rabies.
one hundred OF the above ordinance
will be printed and posted in the town.
The minor matters before the council
were as follows: DR.. Bean complained OF
one ST. Germain Of Anthony for the con-
dition OF his yard. IL was referred TO T..
X Parker TO report to the health officer.
The ivy ordinance was also passed.
The meeting adjourned at o'clock.
LIVELY FIST FIGHT.
lively fist fight took place yesterday
afternoon on Main street, Arctic Centre
Thomas Morris Of Centreville and Michael
Harlow, also OF Centreville were the ones
who figured in the rumpus. According TO
Mr.. Harlows story, he met Morris. who
is his brother-in-law in valley saloon
and treated him. When Mr.. Harlow left
the place he was followed by Morris who.
when opposite the undertaking rooms OF
L. j. Cough & Son, attacked Harlow and
knocked him down.
The trouble arose over the refusal of
Mr.. Harlow to give Morris s.. which he
demanded. Morris was under the infu-
ence OF liquor but knew enough to get
away when he saw what he had done. In
| the meantime Mr. Harlow was taken care
OF by a woman, who saw the fight. Mr..
Harlow's wife. who is Morris sister, inn
mediately had a warrant sworn out
against her brother and Constable Soucy
was quickly on the trail. Morris was fol-
lowed from Arctic Centre TO Centreville,
thence to Crompton. up the pike To Tiogue
road to Washington, then back TO Arctic,
where he was taken into custody and
locked up. Another warrant was sworn
out against Morris last evening by his
brother-in-law. charging him with an at
tempted hold-up.
TEACHER REFUSED TO TEACH
The new teacher who was supposed to
take charge of the Pontiac school last
week refused TO begin her duty on ac-
count OF the condition OF the school AMI
the locality. The school sessions are held
I'm an old wagon shed, and things were
not quite as prosperous looking as they
! might be, so the new conner refused TO
take charge. Last year the Pontiac vot-
ers were promised a new school building,
but 1t has not materialized as yet.
COURT OF PROBATE.
The Coventry court OF probate was held
yesterday afternoon I'm the town hall and
the following cases were heard
Estate OF Henry O. Potter, account al
lowed and ordered recorded: estate OF e.
b. Potter, petition for unappointment of
guardian of estate, continued and notice
ordered; estate of Henry A. Greene, con.
| tinued; estate OF j. s. She'll continued;
estate OF A. O. King. continued; estate Of
Benjamin Moon, petition for sale of real
estate, received and notice ordered; es-
tate OF Hattie n. Edmonds. continued:
estate Of Charles II. Battey continued.
IN BAD SANITARY CONDITION.
No wonder the 2-year-old child Of Mr..
| and Mrs Peter Soucy OF Centreville is i'll
with diphtheria. as the conditions about
| the house are extremely unsanitary. The
vault is situated about 5 feet from the
| house and when this vault gets TO GER
tain height IL overfows and runs down
trough into the hen yard which is
about IL feet from the house. The vault
Is at present and has been for some time
| full and the overflow runs continuously
need the attention OF the Warwick health
| department.
| DOG HAD RABIES
DR.. Smith OF Washington received
telegram yesterday afternoon from Bos-
| ton stating that the dog which bit George
| Wilcox on Saturday had the rabies Mr.
| Wilcox was Immediately notified and he
! left last evening for the Pasteur institute
at New York. The dog in question was
! unknown In these parts. having come
! from Connecticut and on the way down
| to Washington village buried its teeth
/ In the wrists Of a number Of people. Mrs
| Walter Franklin OF Bowen's hill was Sc
verely bitten by tho same animal aud
| DIR. Ormsbee of Greene attended her RE
port also has IL that number Of other
| residents In that section were attacked
| by the vicious dog
PIPE PRESENTATION
Louis III. Knox. who Is chief OF the
! police on duty at the Rocky Point hall
grounds. was presented with a handsome
| pipe with gold mountings on Sunday ar