The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-20
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Noticeable Decrease In Fast
Auto Driving, Officers on
tho Watch h-0ther Notos

'oNH VI NdTWlch yestcfudy, tue iaSN
that the officers OF the town mean bust
ness having by this time gotten abroad.
The special officers appointed by the
council 10 enforce the ordinance prohibit
ing the fast speeding through the town
have been on duty every Sunday now
since their appointment and have during
this time secured the numbers OF many
machines which they claim have exceeded
the speed limit.
There are three measured courses in
the big town and the town officers visit
each OF these courses during the day
Here one officer at either end. each armed
with a stop watch. watch the speeders
go by and promptly take their names
down. One warrant was sworn out last
week and the officers expect soon to
serve II upon the owner OF the machine.
These facts have become noised abroad
and autoists who had occasion 10 pass
through the town yesterday in many cases
slowed up when they neared the town
line and did not put on the high speed
clutch again until the dust OF the town
was whirling behind them. Thus early
the efforts OF the special officers are prov
ing fruitful.
With the lessening Of the fast riding
through the town the citizens are assured
OF considerable more safety. which Is ap-
preciated by those living In all sections
OF course. there are still many who ex-
ceed the limit but when the machine Of
the law starts TO work and the autoists
are taught by that means that the town
will no longer tolerate the reckless driv-
ing. 1t will probably by that time be quite
safe TO venture across the street.
KENT CLUB OUTING.
The members OF the Kent club OF
Riverpoint, which has its quarters In the
Opera House building, held It's annual
outing and field day on Saturday "A
large number OF the members and some
OF their friends left early in the afternoon
for the Warwick club and there the re-
mainder OF the day was spent. Luncheon
was served at 1 o'clock and at ., regu-
lar shore dinner was served. The dinner
proved 10 be we'll up TO the standard ana
the guests did themselves justice 10 IL
Early I'm the evening the outing conclud-
ed the affair being voted decided sue
cess from every point Of view.
INSANE MAN CREATES DISTURB
ANCE.
Deputy Sheriff Andrews of River Polnt
was informed by telephone, at an carry
hour yesterday morning, that 40 men @ @hau
attacked the Clyde car barn with knives
and guns, and that his aid was needeu
at once. The officer began 10 sur rlsht
away but received another telephone caIl
within few minutes from the car barn;
telling him that the first message had
a man who had slipped into the office
when no one was looking. Then the or
icer returned TO his bed, supposing that
IL was all joke.
the man, who was Edward McShane,
cripple bootblack. and well-known char-
acter about the barn, was making things
warm He entered the restaurant OF
Clifton Bennett and with an axe smash
ed some OF the furniture. He is also re-
ported TO have damaged 40 pies TO such
slaNH
was having a fine time In general when
Police Constable William Bergin started
in TO stop him. He fought the officer and
would not be quieted. Securing assist.
ance, he was finally 3yerpowered and
was locked up In an empty room at the
restaurant.
the Fourth district court at East Green
wich was summoned, and after McShane
had been examined. by Drs. Charles s.
Christie and f. f. Shea, both of whom
decided that he was OF unsoWd mind
and unsafe TO be at large, he was com
mitted TO the state hospital for the in
sane. Then ensued more trouble when
officer Bergin started 10 take him 10
Cranston. but after the twisters had
been placed on him. he was finally taken
away and was committed.
CHANGE OF POSITION.
Elmer Randall. for the past several
Phenlx mill. finished his labors at the
mill on Saturday to accept a position as
foreman OF gang of carpenters at Cor
hams silver works at Elmwood Air
Randall has been an employe at the mill
for some years, accepting a position
there after the dissolution of the firm OF
Randall & Vaughn. contractors. Mr..
Randall will shortly remove from Phenix
to Elmwood.
VALLEY NOTES.
The funeral of Mrs. Napoleon Moyson
OF Arctic Centre, who died suddenly at
her home on Cursor street on Thursday,
was held this morning from the St Jean
Baptiste church at Arctic Centre. The
funeral was largely attended as tho de-
ceased was we'll known about the village.
Following the mass at the church the
remains were taken 10 the St Joseph's
cemetery also in Arctic Centre. where the
irterrment took place
A private baptism, took place at the
baptismal font in the Phenix Baptist
church yesterday morning at shortly af-
ter o'clock, when a class OF converts
from the Hope NJ. z. church were Inn
mersed by Rev. George w. Elmer, pastor
OF that church.
a pleasant outing was enjoyed by Mr.
and Mrs. Lyman Irons. their Is sons and
daughters and a few grand children OF
Hope on Saturday. when the party, which
numbered over 40 went TO Fields Point
The trip was made in a barge and proved
very enjoyable At the Point a clam din
ner was participated In and late in the
afternoon the party returned 10 their
homes I'm the Valley.
Yesterday proved one of the best days
Of the season for the local division Of the
Rhode Island Company. All day long the
Valley cars were crowded. every availa-
BILE part of the rolling stock OF the local
barn being on the road from early morn
until late In the evening. In not a few
instances the small cars, with seven
benches carried over 100 persons. the con-
sestion being responsible for the complete
disarrangement OF the schedule during the
busiest part Of the day
The Coventry town council Is In session
this afternoon.
Yesterdays temperature was a record
breaker, there being some points about
the Valley where the mercury scared as
high as los.