The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-17
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Italians Get Into a Row Over Beer
and Cards at Natick.
An Aged Resident Passes Away-Several
Funerals Held.

The new boilers have been placed In
position at the mills Of the Kent Woolen
20. at Centreville and the mills will
probably be started up by the rrst of next
month.
The Pontiac mill is the only one of the
Knights mills In the valley which is run
ming on foil time at present.
Mrs. w. A. Lewis is confined to her homs
at Phenix by illness.
THE funeral of Mrs. Robert Cloves,
who died at her home in Providence last
Saturday was solemnized from the River
Point Congregational church yesterday
The interment was In Greenwood ceme-
tery.
| Moses Clark who has for many years
conducted the blscksmithing and waeel-
wright business In the old ''Steere shop"
| at Lippitt,is making preparations to erect
| a new and modern shor on the main
| street.
MIR. George Handy, one Of the Oldest and
best known residents OF Phenix is at
| present in Providence where he is under
going sn operation for the restoration OF
| his eyesight.
The funeral OF r. X. BoIsvert who died
| nt Sterling, Ct, last Monday was solem-
nizsd from st. Johns church at Arctic
| Centre this morning, Rev. FIR. Pagan
| officiating. The interment was in the
| French cemetery on Gougn avenue.
A number OF Italians gathered at the
house of one of their countrymen named
Carrine In Nstick last evening, and were
enjoying themselves by playing "Pedro"
| and drinking beer when dispute arose
between two of the players and in an
| instant fight was In progress, which
would nave delighted the patrons of
Donpy brook Fair. Fists, chairs and dishes
were used as weapons of offenss and de-
| fense, but for once In the history of
| Italian wars no knives were drawn snd
| the matter was finally settled by Carrine,
who drove all OF his visitors out of / he
| house with O chair and locked his doors.
| After some qusrreling onIthe street the
party broke up and this morning there is
not an Italian in Natick wh) ever even
heard Of a Hebt, although some OF them
| look 90 though they had been struck By
q western cyclone.
| I. michael Carroll, the oldtstIrish-Americsn
| resident of the valley is seriously i'll at his
home at River Point. Mr.. Carroll is nesrly
| ninety years OF age and has not been in
good health for some time. The death of
his wife who died last week proved a
great shock to him and he has been con-
| fined to his bed ever since.
John Burton Potter one OF the Oldest
ana most respected residents of Hope died
at his home last evening after a short i'll.
ness. Mr.. Potter was born in Scituate in
1926 ami obtained his education in the
| pu bile schools of his native town. His
early life was spent upon farm near
Hope and after leaving the farm he en-
| gsged in the tinwere business for some
time. In 1S45 he married Selinda Mat
teson who died in 1857 and In 1864 he
| married Mary s. WOOD of Rockland.
Later he engaged IN the dry goods bust
ness at Hope which he conducted until a
year ago. His wife, one son and one
| daughter survive him. His funeral will
take place from the Tabernacle church a,
| Fiskevills, Saturday afternoon.
The funeral of Samuel Pickford was
solemnized from his late residence at
Fiskeville today Rev. l.. NJ. Hardy
officiating.
The funeral OF Mrs. Henry Paul was
held at St.John's church at Arctic Centre
| yesterday Rev. FIR. Pagan officiating.
The interment was in st. Joseph's GENE:
terry.
Phillip Kelly of Clyde is the guest OF
friends in New YORK.