The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-25
PAWTUxET.

new arrival for the Rhode Island
Yacht club feet has been reported here
in the shape OF Fran III. the new IS foot
housed launch which Joseph Kelley has
had built for him at New York. The
trial trip OF the craft proved very salts
factory TO s.r. Kelley and as some float
Ing wreckage was met with on the trip
II was though best TO dock her and make
some repairs TO the shaft which was the
part that caught
FRAN III, IL a handsome craft 45 feet
long. feet beam. and the house 10 OF
mahogany inside and out.
Last season Mr.. Kelley had n launch
called Fran I. which he has disposed OF
and yesterday II was taken 20 New York.
starting from OFF the club house in the
morning
Steward frank Massard received pain
full injuries yesterday afternoon while a I
work on the bridge connecting the yacht
club house with the shore. He was en-
gagged In pulling a heavy plank used as
a stage for painters from one stringer.
to another outside the bridge railing
when. II slipped OFF the end suddenly
and with a middle stringer as fulcrum.
the short end came up with terrific force
catching both the stewards wrists be-
tween II and the edge OF the bridge. After
cong derable difficulty Mr.. Massard extri-
Gated himself and found no bones broken
but both arms were extremely painful
and will continue so for quite a while.
Only small catches OF tautog have been
reported from of this village az yet
showing they have not begun 10 come UP
the river I'm great numbers as yet. Fur
ther down the bay at Aliens and Ohio
ledgers and mussel bed good numbers or
the gamey and toothsome fish have been
reported but today and Sunday the local
men are going In good numbers TO tempt
the wary fish with juicy mussels. the
only bait they like. IL has been estima-
ted that II Sunday - a good warm day
the bay from the Beacon to Green's Is
land stake will be black with boats. Yes
terday man named Thumell IL reported
as bringing In four beauties which shows
that there are some TO be had of tho
village.
Tho funeral services OF Mrs. violetta
T. Marshall who died Tuesday. were held
from the residence OF her son Oliver l..
Marshall on the Warwick side OF the
bridge, yesterday afternoon.
The service was conducted by Rev. G.
A. Denfed rector of the Trinity chapel
and the burial was at Highland ceme.
terry.
There were many floral tributes, among
which was a beautiful standing piece
I containing Is roses. one for each year of
! Mrs -.arshalls life. from the fellow en-
ployees of her son at the city yard.
According To the last wishes of the de-
ceased her two sons Oliver and Charles
Marshall and G. III. Johnson and Asa
Humphrey acted as bearers.
| The closing dance OF a long and suo-
! cessful series was given by the Fire King
band IN Odd Fellows hall last night The
! affair was an old fashioned sheet and
pillow case ball and when we'll under way
/ II looked like a ghost dance as the white
robed figures glided through the mazes
| OF the waltz or lanciers.
| Music for the is numbers on the prog
| ram was furnished by the Hedley-Livsey
| orchestra.
The committee I'm charge Composed
/ Howard l. Lee. chairman: Robert r. Pa
ton. Byron Il. Follansbee. and George
/ w. Elliott and Harry r. Singleton acting
| as floor directors. They had as aids.
| James Cady. Vlrg:nius Arnold, j. Albert
. Young Charles Cole, Henry Shurtlef
Joseph c. Sanford. Clinton Lockwood
/ Hector c. Cook and Arthur Cam.
Cora Underwopd. daughter OF Charles
! Underwood OF this village. stumbled over
! a projecting board on the bridge and in
! ficted painful injuries to her right arm
A physician dressed the .Gjuries and
she Is obliged TO carry the injured mem
ber in a sling for the present
| Word was received today from the
! Rhode Island hospital that Charles Cum
| mings who was injured earlier In the
week by fail from painters staging
Is very comfortable and although con-
| fined TO bed Is improving rapidly.
A force OF men I'm charge OF H. r.
! Lockwood are engaged I'm concreting the
J right side OF Ocean street which was
I broken up when the town fixed that thor
oughfare last fail.