The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-21
APPONAUG
New Stanley Machine Smashed
by Touring Car =. farmer
Correspondent Int,midated.
Strong Town Ticket

nlBht At WlliamS Corner. Tnls corner
forms a junction of the Rocky Point. APP
ponaug and Providence roads, where the
roads meet there is steep decline and
two sharp curves. making 1t very dan
gerous place for automobiles.
Saturday evening a Stanley machine,
owned by E. l.. Almy of Providence and
driven by him, was on its way To the city
from East Greenwich. When within
hundred feet or the corner Almy saw a
touring car coming from the city. 1t was
keeping close TO the left side OF the road
and Mr.. Almy thinking the car was going
TO Rocky Point kept to his left. When
within 20 feet OF Mr.. Almy's machine the
touring car gave a sharp turn on TO the
Apponaug road. Almy tre dto get out of
the way. but was too late. They both
crashed into each other and became lock-
ed. No one was removed even from their
seats. The Stanley car was a complete
wreck. The touring car which was No.
1887 and registered In New York, was not
very badly damaged. The brake was
knocked out OF commission. The New
York machine was taken to w. l.. Ar
nold's garage. 1t was towed to Daven-
ports repair shop in East Greenwich and
was soon able to go on its journey. IT
had come from Boston and was on It's
way to Narragansett Pier. Yesterday az
ternoon Mr.. Almy with the aid of another
machine towed the damaged car home
Mr. Almy purchased it one week ago
Saturday. Saturday afternoon about
O'Clock large touring car No. 2i35 con-
tanning party OF three men and a lady
burst a tire In front of the Apponaug
Print Works. A new tire was soon put
into service and after a delay OF an hour
the party was on its way 10 East Green
wich.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Yesterday afternoon James Mills had a
narrow escape from being kinled by an
Apponaug and Riverpoint electric, which
Is due in the square at 4 o'clock. Mills
was in the woods a short distance from
Howard's Corner. and, hearing the car
coming, made an attempt to catch 1t for
the purpose OF going to Buttonwoods
Mills fell within a few yards OF the track
Seeing Mills a few feet ahead, the
motorman brought the car TO a standstill.
BY this time Mills was standing In the
middle of the road. He was taken OFF
the track and the car passed by. Mills
was taken In charge by a friend.
II Is hoped that the town council is not
awaiting a fatal accident from this Sun
day business before 1t can be convinced
that the liquor laws are violated on sun
days.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
An adjourned meeting of the Demo-
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district court room in Apponaug Saturday
evening. Previous to the convention
secret session was held. Chairman =. H.
Quinn called the convention to order. All
the delegates were present and also
number of interested spectators. The
following candidates were named for town
officers:
Town clerk. James T. LOCKWOOD town
treasurer. George l.. Sheldon; members OF
town council-No. /. Robert T. Thurber OF
Apponaug; No. 2. Henry McKenna OF
Riverpoint: No g. Charles r. Magoon
Rocky Hill; No. 4, Thomas Curran, Con-
imicut; No. 5. Calixte Contu. Arctic; No.
6, Winfield a. Tillnghast. Natick; No. 7,
Nathaniel c. Greene, Hillsgrove: town
sergeant and overseer of the poor, Charles
IL. Allen. Apponaug; tax assessor Cthree
years. John Cassidy; member OF school
committee Ohree years.. DIR. John A.
Mack OF Centreville, c. w. Llttlefield,
Natick; moderators and clerks, District
No 1. moderator. John McDermott: clerk.
John T. Taylor. No. 2. moderator. John
l.. McGill; clerk. Patrick f. Barry. No.
3, moderator, Daniel w. Vaughan: clerk,
John Il. Holden. No. 4. moderator, James
L. Bannon; clerk. Eugene Penoy. No. 6.
moderator. Thomas RUSSELL clerk. Louis
j. Samson. No. 8, moderator, John T.
Wilcox; clerk, John Mcdonald.
The following were chosen for the town
committee: District No. l. Daniel T. Don
anue, Patr1Ck carney, NO. z, Col. r. III.
Quinn, Edward Potvin. Thomas McCabe;
No g. Henry McMann. Daniel w.
Vaughan; No. 4. Frederick #. Field; No.
5. Pierre Sarcy. Joseph Archambault; No.
G. Thomas Russell. Patrick Byrne; No. 7,
William b. Morgan; No. s. Thomas Cur
ran.
The town committee was empowered 70
fill vacancies. The nominees for town
clerk and town treasurer are the present
incumbents. On the town council candi-
dates Mr.. McKenna replaces r. j. F1an-
agan, Nathaniel G. Greene replaces
George Il. Stllman and Thomas Curran
replaces Thomas Hart.
The above ticket Is recognized as the
strongest that the party has named In
years.
SMALL POLITICS.
A short time ago the News Democrat
correspondent In Apponaug began writing
articles on the lax enforcement OF tho
liquor laws and also about political condi-
tions in the village and town.
II was not until after public sentiment
became so strong. regarding the illegal
sale OF liquor in the village. that the
News-Democrat took hand In the mat
ter and made known the state Of affairs
that existed in the village. especially on
Sundays. Men, IL they could be called
such. would come out OF these saloons In
almost helpless condition. Others not
having imbibed so much would be seen on
the streets committing vulgar acts and
using the foulest OF language. Oftentimes
these saloons were so wide open that peo-
pie could be seen inside while passing
along the street and sometimes the man
behind the bar could even be seen. The
saloon keepers in question paid no atten-
tion 10 the law whatever on Sundays.
Their places OF business are lighted al
most the same as on week days. Some or
the saloon keepers use the same doors
Sundays as they do on week days. These
saloon keepers are so offended when
person raises his voice In regard to their
Sunday business that they threaten to
do all sorts OF direful things TO the party
finding fault with them.
The former News-Democrat correspon- I
dent has been held up on the public thor
oughfaro by friends and members OF the
family OF some OF these liquor dealers and
abuse heaped upon him.
These saloon keepers have gone unmo-
Tested os far as the town council is con-
cerned. Three men are appointed each
year who are known on the towns pay
roll only as liquor complainant officers"