The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-12
ON PAWTUCKET.
The Mysterious Death Of James
Miller Of Pawtucket.
PRO BADLY STRANG uLATI0N.
He Was stiu Warm when Found at Five
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About 8 o'clock this morning q man
called at the house of Albert ID. Kent, ut
No. 4s Mason street. Pawtucket. and in
formed him thar q man was lying on the
front steps Of the house, dead.
Mr.. Kent went to the door and found
James Miller, q machinist. who has lately
been employed at Golf IS mill, lying partly
on the steps and partly on the walk, face
downward.
The police were Immediately notified BY
telephone, and also Medical Examiner
KelIeher, who ordered the body to be
taken into the house and not disturbed
until he had inquired into the circum-
The man has been living with his
brother-in-law, George Eston, at No: 81
Mason street, the house next to Mr..
Kent's. He had not complained OF any
the ,t tron6biie 1 with hI I'm. He YER out last
evening and did not return. which Is un-
usual with him. One of the employees at
Grimes liquor saloon on Railroad avenue,
says he saw him 20 past that place early
this morning.
The body was still warm when found,
the hands only being cold.
DIR. Kellher, after inquiring into the
circumstances, decided that death result
ed from st~rangulation, the man lying
upon his face when found. It Is thought
tiat he was going home, made a mistake
in the house. and fell upon the steps.
There were no marks of violence visible
upon bis person. He leaves a wife and q
child a little over a year Did.
The st. Pstrick's Day Convention.
The delegates to the st. Patrick's Day
~npyouon xufI ha BALLAD tn-nafbar hy
Chairman Nolan Of the convention, by the
request of many OF the delegates, at Sars-
field Hall next Sunday evening at 1880
O'Clock.
An Open Meeting OF Tower Post.
Tower Post, No.. IL, G. A. r., held an
open meeting last eeening at the post hall
on North Main street. Two applications
for membership were received. A song
was rendered by William +. Butler, after
the Church Of Our Father, delivered an
inspiring address on patriotism. William
Beauregard then gave u musical selec-
ton.
Remarks were made by Gen. Olney
Arnold and after another song by Mr..
Butler, Chaplain Woolley made a short
address. "
At the next open meeting, the second
Monday In May, President Andrews is
expected to made an address.
The District Court
In the district court this morning Eliza
Weeden was fined e aud costs for de-
facing a building, and for want OF friends
was committed to Jail.
Two men were fined 81 and costs each
for drunkenness and revealing.
Points Of Interest.
A horse attached TO a grocery wagon
ran away on Main street last evening, but
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along the street but little damage was
done.
The reception committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association is preparing
for q reception to textile workers TO be
given q week from mex Friday.
The Pawtucket Street Railway Co. has
placed another generator Mt its plant at
the electric lighting station.
Manchester Encampment, l. o. O. f.,
met last evening and elected one appli-
cant to membership.
4. p. Carpenter & Co. opened the High
street entrance to their furniture empo-
rum this morning.
Ossamequin Tribe. No. 4, I. o. r. NJ,
held q basket party at the assembly
rooms, Music Hall building, last evening.
Mirabellis Orchestra Furnished the music.
The School COMMITTEES.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held last evening,
Chairman Abbott presiding, and Messrs.
Eastwood and Tolman being absent. Mr.. |
Butterworth, the newly elected member,
was present, and entered upon his duties.
Schedules of bills were allowed as fol-
lows: Supplies, SAIL; janitors' wages, |
$3.50; repairs and care, S135. 81; fuel and
gas, 1859. "a: incidentals, $l6S So; reference
books and apparatus. sass; furniture
and furnishings. $l1L06; advertising and
The monthly report Of the superintend-
emit, Henry NJ. Maxon, was presented,
showing that 40 new pupils have been |
admitted during the past week, making
the total attendance in all the schools in
the city 3,125.
The report Of the truant officer for the
past four weeks shows the number OF
cases Of absenteeism investigated to be
1879; parents notified to SEN their children
to school, 1874; manufacturing and other
establishments visited, S: children found
employed contrary to law, 2; children re-
ported absent from school under suspic-
Ion, 40.
The manner of observing Arbor Day
was left in the hands OF the committee on
property.
The matter Of employing a supervisor of
physical training and Of fixing the salary
of the same was left to the committee on
qualifications.
The matter Of charging the Garden
street schoolhouse was then taken up and
discussed, and to the committee on prop
erty was given the consideration OF the
entire matter, to report upon the same at
a meeting to be held Q week from to-
night.
The meeting then adjourned, and the
committee on property came to order. and
considered several matters that had been
referred to them. The arrangements for
Arbor Day so far as completed are ms fol-
lows: There will be general exercises,
but each school will hold exercises of it's
own, and at schools where some of tine
shade trees heretofore set out nave died,
these will be replaced with appropriate
exercises.
From Natural Causes.
An autopsy held upon the body Of Cor
ham H.. Baker yesterday resulted in
showing that death resulted from natural
causes.
CENTRAL FALLS.
The Board of Firewards met last even
Ing In regular monthly session, all the
bers beiuO preepnt Tha reCnrds of