The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
A Dementei Woman Saved From
Committing Suicide.
Jewish Junk Dealers Have Tussle With
Boys--villagc Gossip.

Mr.. j. c. Lewis has resigned his posi-
tion as superintendent Of the Lapham
mills at Centerville to accept similar
position with the slater woslen Co, ut
Jewett City.
The Valley Girls Club met in the rooms
Of the Phonix Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union last evening. Rhodes Mat
teson of North Centerville who was re-
Gently appointed oycrseer OF the East
Greenwich town asylum assumed charge
OF the Institution today.
The Phenix Woman's Christian Tenn
perancc Union held its regular meeting at
Its rooms in the Cleaner building this
afternoon.
Considerable excitement was caused
among the employees Of the Phcnix mill
yesterday by the strange actions OF a
woman named Bateman who was appar-
emily making preparations to end her ex-
istence in the Pawtuxet river in the rear
of the mill. The woman, who Is partially
demented was first noticed by some NJ the
employees of the mill peering into the
river near the boiler house and her
strange actions attracted the attention OF
Anthony Subway, the yard boss, who
started TO find out what she was doing in
the mill yard Before he reached her she
removed her outer garments and was APP
parently about to spring into the river
when she was seized and prevented from
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questioned she said that some one had
thrown her son Charlie off the Phenix
bridge and that she had been watching for
him TO come up' but if he was drowned
she did not care about living and intended
to end her existence in the river. She was
taken TO her home nearby and later her
dress which she harf thrown into the river
was recovered and returned TO her by Mr.
Subway
Two Jewish Junk dealers who had been
making what appeared 90 bc profitable
trip through the valley had quite lively
experience with crowd of boys at River
Point yesterday afternoon. The boys at
first commenced 20 Jolly" the Hebrews
about the condition of the horse which
was drawing their wagon, but when one
of the men jumped off the carriage with a
whip in his hand the boys made use OF
their feet and escaped. At the next corner
however, the two speculators in paper
stock received another ovation from the
boys who pelted them with decayed fruit
and vegetables until they were fairly
driven from the village.
Court Warwick No. 90 Il. of A., holds
its semi-monthly meeting in Foresters
Hall at Clyde this evening.
Narragansett Lodge, No. 8, L. y. IL. NJ,
of Natick, visited Providence last evening
for the purpose of witnessing the work
ing of four degrees on about 30 candidates
I'm Infantry Hall. About l25 of the men,
bers Of the lodge attended the Junction,
being carried by special train on the
New York and New England railroad
The funeral of George Colvin was
solemnized from the residence of his
sister, Mrs. John Sweet at River Point
this forenoon. The intcrment was in
the knotty Oak cemetery at Washington.
The Benevolent Society Of the Phenix
Methodist Church held its annual meeting
at the parsonage last evening. 1he
annual election of officers was held and
the same officers as last year were elected.
After the regular business Of the meeting
had been transacted the usual collation.
was served.
The Natick Gun Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the Woodside
Inn tomorrow evening.
A number of the operatives In the
Natick mills became engaged in quarrel
near the bridge last evening and before
the affair was ended one of them named
James Cannon was so badly injured that
tho services of Fectcau were called into
service To dress his injuries.