The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Lawn Fote Successful. Hopes
Lose Ball Game


and dumb boy OF about IS years. son OF
George A. Roe overseer of the mule room
in Hope mill. was struck by an electric
car In that village and knocked senseless.
deep cash was cut in his head, from
which the blood flowed freely. Accord
ing to the story OF the motorman. young
Roe was sitting upon the curbing near
the track and as the car approached quite
close to the boy he jumped up from his
position. the running board OF the car
| striking him on the back or the head.
knocking him down. He was picked up
| by the car crew and neighbors quickly
ran TO his aid. After a few minutes he
recovered consciousness sufficient 10 walk
TO his home a short distance away. DR..
| Charles X Clarke was summoned and
dressed the wound and expressed the be-
lief that II was not dangerous. This is
the second time young Roe has been hit
| with a car. A couple OF years ago he
was picked up on the fender and escaped
with few bruises while those who wit
messed the act thought he would surely
| be killed.
! SUCCESSFUL DINNER
| On Saturday afternoon under the aus
pices OF the Tabernacle church a most
hall. The committee. who were composed
OF members Of the church, for whose ben
eft the event was held. labored hard 10
make the affair a success A locar orches-
ira furnished music during the afternoon.
and the violin solos by Everett Kingsley
were excellent.
CHILD DIES AT LIPPITT.
| Raymond. the infant son OF Mr. and
Mrs George Budlong Of Lippitt died at
1
| morning after a brief illness OF cholera
infantum. which developed into spinal
| meningitis.
PHENIx TRIMS THE HOPES.
| The new manager OF the Hope baseball
! team did not make very remarkable
showing Sunday when he took his team
| TO Phenix and went down TO defeat to the
tune OF 21 to s. Daniel O'Rourke, the slab
| artist for the Hopes, was not at his best,
having been III the previous week. The
Hopes made a demonstration OF their bat
ting powers Sunday by getting hits or
| Buckley with a total of 2S bases. II there
| Is any cause for their defeat besides mis-
fortune 1t was poor throwing.
keenan,, who was sent In to relieve
| ORourke In the fifth inning pitched
| great game, but the errors Of his team
| came at a time when they were very
| costly.
Manager Boucner says tnat now having
beaten the Hopes he is satisfied.
BRIDGE PRONOUNCED UNSAFE.
The bridge inspector OF the Rhode
Island company paid visit to the valley
| Saturday and passed Judgment upon sew
| eral structures over the Pawtuxet river
where their cars are run. The upper
| bridge at Natick was inspected and pro-
nounced unsafe for the heavy cars OF the
company, and consequently passengers
| were obliged to pass over the bridge on
foot and change cars. The bridge Is said
to be slipping from it's underpinning.
WILL PROTEST GAME.
The Clyde Grays of the Warwick ANA
| teur league Journeyed to Pontiac Satur-
day afternoon and defeated the team In
| that vicinity by a score of TO T. The
game, however. will be protested. as the
Clyde team played a man named Budlong
instead of Conlon, a regular player. The
rules are that no man shall be played In
any game without giving a weeks notice
TO the league.
TRAMPS INVEST VALLEY.
/. There has been considerable complaint
lately in regard to the Weary Willies"
who are making the valley a hanging out
place. Not only are housewives pestered
for handouts, but one evening last week
a young lady of Lippitt was followed for
subjects and she was badly frightened.
The railroad yards at Riverpoint and
Centrevilie are said TO abound with them
at night.
VALLEY NOTES.
Mrs. James Yorston Of Riverpoint Is
spending four weeks on an outing at cow
esset.
Edward Tefft of Harris expects to open
his broom factory this week.
a 1ad a I
while swimming in Quidnick pond yes
terday was seized with cramps and was
rescued by his companions
DR.. Warren z. Page of Phenix Is max
ing ARA angements for taking his annual
vacation.
A number of valley folks attended the
camp meeting at Greene yesterday.
A party Of men from Hope spent yester-
day at the shore. and caught a fine mess
OF sqliteague.
Miss Jessie Hamilton Of Boston. Mass,
is spending few days with relatives IN
Riverpolnt.
A Washington resident created consid-
erable mirth in the vicinity OF the
barn by his aaeer antics last Saturday
evening.
BASEBALL MEETING.
A meeting of the Hope Baseball associa-
ton was held last evening in the police
station, and a goodly number Of members
were present.
A. e. Moan. who was appointed COM
mittee to purchase bats. gloves and other
property for the team. reported that he
made the purchases ordered by the asso-
ciation, the entire bill amounting to a lit
tie over Sl2. The club voted to take the
property and pay the price named.
SPECIAL SERVICE CLOSES.
| The Forty Hours devotion. which has
been observed at the SIS. Peter and Paurs
church. Phenix, since Sunday. closed this
morning with a procession Of the chill
dren OF the Sunday school. The children
were all dressed in white and strew fow-
ers along the way.
FUNERAL HELD.
The funeral OF Albert 10. Matteson OF
Anthony, who died at his home in that
, village Saturday evening after linger-
ing illness, was held today at o'clock
from the Knotty Oak church. Deceased
was In his 59th year and had been In poor
health for several years.
VALLEY NOTES.
| Mr. and Mrs BENJAMIN A Barr OF An