The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-24
PAW TUXET VALLEY.
Burned Out Tenants Have Secured
New Quarters.
Colt Broke Leg and Was Killed--Death
of Michael Carroll.

The tenants OF the Music Hall building
morning have nesrly all secured new
stores and are preparing to resume busi-
ness. James Diny will occupy the old
postofiice In the Duffy building, +. X.
Dufresne has removed what was left OF
bis goods to the store in the Card puild-
ing next to Coles SITS BILE and Mrs. Brown
has secured temporary quarters In the
Phenix Band room.
The IA. W. Sewing Circle met this
afternoon with Mrs. George b. Bradford
| on Pleasant street.
julius Morell has resigned bis position
at Clyde Print Works to engage in the
| grocery business.
Owing to the destruction OF Music
Hall, iPhenix, the public school enter
tsinment which was to take place in that
hall Friday evening will be given in
Temperance Hall, Clyde.
A very interesting program has been
arranged, and as the cause for which the
entertainment is to be given is a public
one, a liberal patronage is solicited.
The fair given In Fisxeville town hall
last evening by the members of Hope
Band proved 3 very enjoyable affair.
Natick Band was In attendance, together
with q large crowd from the surround
ing villages. and dan cling was INDUCED in
until IL o'clock.
James Gee OF Arkwright met wit b a
severe misfortune yesterday in the less of
his valuable colt, which broke leg
while running in its paddock. The colt
was out of Fannie q. with a record OF
1922 and was sired by Csmpbells Elec-
tioneer. A veterinary from Providence
examined the animal last evening and
pronounced its case hopeless and it was
eiffcd today.
Michael Carroll, the oldest Irish resident
of the Pawtuxet Valley, and probably Of
Kent county, died at mis- home at River
Point this morning in the 9lst year of his
age. Dir. Carroll has for yesrs been one of
the best known ana most respected resi-
dents of the valley aud In spite OF his ad-
vanced age his mind and body have been
in the best of condition and up to within
a short time Mr.. Carroll has been a
familiar figure on the streets and an ora
Gle as to the events In the valley in years
gone by.
Mr.. Carroll was born in County Monag-
han, ireland, in 1896, and was the son OF
Ed ward and Susanna h-Carroil. BE-
fore mis- birth his family with the excep-
tion of bis father emigrated to the United
States and settled IN Boston in 1900.
When Mr.. Carroll was young man he
decided to come to this country and In
1885 he s,iled for the new world. He
came TO Clyde, oriRiver Point, where his
brother was employed by the old frm of
Greene x Pike, as boss bleacher in their
pfirt works and bleachery and from that
time until his falling health caused him
10 resign his position lie was one of the
most trusted and respected employees of
the ely de print works.
Before leaving Ireland in 1888 Mr.. Car
roll was married ID Miss Mary Mcbride,
who accompanied him on his venture in
the United state'. Mr.. Carroll first be-
gan housekeeping In the valley at what is
now known as "Sugar Hill," and here
be lived for many years. When Mr.. Car
roll first settled at River Point there was
no Roman Catholic church in the valley
valley was in MIR. Carrolls house at
Sugar Hill. Mr.. Carroll was one of the
promoters and largely Instrumental in
building ST. Msry's church at Crompton,
which at the time was the only Roman
Catholic church In Kent county, the par
ish reaching from Poto womui to Scituste.
Later when the parish was divided Mr..
Carroll became member of st. James
churcn at Arctic, for many years in charge |
Ct the late Father Gibson, who dictated |
at the cnristenings and weddings of three |
generations of Mr.. Csrroll's family.
During his long residence here Mr.. Car |
roll has always held the respect of all who |
knew him and he will be greatly missed !
by the older residents OF the valley. His |
wife died about two weeks ago and MI. |
Carroll never recovered from the shock |
and this with a complication Of diseases |
due to old age, caused his death this |
morning. He leaves one son, James Car |
roll, and four dsug hters. Mrs. Henry |
Bryant, Mrs. James Cunningham, Mrs. |
Timothy Murphy aud Mrs. Bernard Fan
ming. Besides bis children he leaves 26 |
grand children and 10 great grand child
rem. His funeral will take place from ST. |
James church at Arctic Centre Saturday
morning. The interment will be In st. |
Mary's cemetery at Irompton.
Rev. W. b. Mcoran will lecture at Keith's |
Opera House sunday evening. i23-5t