The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-09
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Warwick Sealer of Weights and
Measures After Peddlers.
Aged French Canadian Resident D.ad.
Some village Gossip.

Town sealer of weights and measures
Westcott paid visit To the valley yestcr-
day and interviewed "A few of the pcddlors
and Ink dealers who have been making
themselves a nuisance for the past few
months and as the result some of them
VIII be Obliged To buy new scales and
measures. For the past year the valley
mas been overrun by horde OF pcddlers
OF every nationality on the face of the
globe with the exception of American
and OF late the housekcepors have been
Obliged To keep their doors locked TO pro-
tect themselves from the intrusiDns of
these hawkors of cheap jcwelry, and de-
coyeu iruit and gatle er Of rags andlunk
VINO when they once gain an entrance are
impudent ana insulting and do not hesi-
tate TO steal any small art Gle which
comes within their reach. Although
these peddlers are supposed and required
by law 10 secure "A license from the town
clerk before they do business in the town
there Is not one in hundred that knows
or cares about the law and as the police
regard them as "a kind of necessary nuis
ance they are allowed To pursue their
way unquestioned until oae of them
makes himself SO disagreeable that he is
kicked out of house by some of the male
members of the family when the officers
for.a few days suddenly realize that the
law Is being violated and then il is
ms mix. Some time ago Officer ID. o.
l.. Pierce commenced u crusade AGAINST
these poddlers and junkmen and a few of
them were taken before the court and
made 20 soc the error of their ways and
incidentally to contribute several dollars
To the town treasury and for time their
brethren were shy OF the valley villages.
or late, however, they have not been
molested and are IL anything more impu-
dent than ever. One of them entered the
house OF one of our prominent citizens
yesterday Offering To purchase rags or
Junk OF any kind and made himself very
. fresh until he was chased OFF the prom
iscs by Joseph Hit who had gang of
men at work painting the house. The |
scales and measurleS- Try theEe-tfHck- |
sters and junkIEen, have not Us "a general |
thing boon sealed and are incorrect and |
the appearance of AN officer or the sealcr /
OF weights and measures Is enough to /
create panic among these Poor Ar |
menians and "Downtrodden sons of |
Poland. -
One of ThomasIMcGuirc's teams loaded
with brick and cement broke down al /
Clyde yesterday afternoon and tho load
was transferred to another team and car
ricd 90 its destination.
Iaul l., Huntington, OF Coventry, left |
Yesterday Tor Santa Barbara, Cal, where
he has secured position as clerk i'm one
of the large hotels.
The Pontiac bleachory was shut down
yesterday ON account Of the breaking OF
)ne of the large shafts.
Benjamin Albro is confined to his home
II Pontiac by illness.
. Joseph Lcmoine, one Of the oldest
French Canadian residents of Arctic
Center, died at his home from n cOmplica- |
ion of diseases incident 60 old ngc.
The voters of the Hope school district
leld their annual meeting last evening
,no Richard Rowland was elected moder.
tor, Joseph Donnully clerk, Lowell
Johnson treasurer Hernando Rounds
and Richard Rowland trustee
or the ensuing year The school house ~
BADLY In need Of repairs hut the money
)elOnging Co the district IL deposited i'm
hc Pncnix savings Bank and 10 il not
probable that the repairs will bc made
Until sOmo settlement h made 10y the
,ank
Mrs. Bateman, the dementcd woman
Who attempted to jump into the Paw. |
uxct river In the rear Of the Phenix mill
asst week was takcn Co the insane asylum
" Howard yesterday by officers Tenant
md Cursor.
The Phenix Improvement Society held n
Meeting In the fire station last evening,
nt boyond discussing the needs of the !
Hinge no business was transacted
The steam roller which has bcen at |
'rkwrfght during the winter was taken |
D Westcott last evening where 10 will Dc !
scd on the new SIMPLE half milo OF |
laCadaniized road which is To bc built bv
pc state between Wcstcott and River
'oint
Another cargo Of coal has been received
ilarbor junction Tor the phonix Com.
any aud Is being delivered by the coal
rains at Clyde.