The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-26
VALLEY VILLAGES
Nuisance Of a New Nature.
Death Of John Lord Of
CrompiOn Other Notes.

nuisance OF a new sort has been re-
norted 10 the police and an effort is at
present being made TO put stop 10 h'
The nuIsance is not new but II has peen
some time since its pursuance mas peen
such as 10 cause SO much comment az -
heard at present. AS before said the mat
ter has been reported 10 the police and at
nresent an effort Is being made 20 hnd
who the miscreant is and when found ne
will be made an example OF that rs hop'o
will be a severe lesson to other onenders'
II seems that certain lot OF young men
who are said TO live I'm Arctic centre anu
ouidnick have been making themselves
obnoxious by their actions toward young
females who are forced TO be out after
dark either alone or In pairs. The hrst oc-
casion when the latter was reported was
ON last sunday evening when three wom-
en-. a mother and her two daughters were
proceeding along Quidnick street, wheh
man made his appearance ana trled 10 eh-
ter into conversation with one OF INC
daughters who was walking alone q snort
distance ahead OF her companions. Ine
man spoke in French and az the sirl oid
not answer him he attempted 10 drive
I nearer 10 her and continued TO talk 10 her
but she was unable TO understand MN
While trying to get near her his sieigh
was overturned and the mother seeing
that something was wrong hasteneo 10
her. where she was told the whole CIR
cumstances OF the affair and repremanded
\ the fresh young man severely. They then
hurried on and the man was left TO right
his sleigh and TO proceed along ~ best he
could. A similar AFFAIR occurred on War
wick avenue I'm Centreville a short time
later and again near the occurrence or the
first named place. At present the perpe-
traitors OF this outrage are being looked
into and II apprehended will be dealt with
according TO the fullest extent OF the law,
CRoMPToN.
John Lord one. OF the oldest residents oi
| Crompton died At his home i'm that place
Yesterday morning after an illness OF
short duration. The deceased hac
| been resident OF the village
! for about 60 years and had ir
| fact become n part OF H. He was q native
! OF England but came to America when Q
young man and settled I'm Crompton
! where he lived for about 10 years and was
| during that time married In 40 he was
taken with the gold fever and went I,
| California. lie was one OF the origina
| '4eers and remained in the land OF thu
| gold for two years. Like many others
however. he was not one OF the few whC
came back rich and he returned e
! Crompton In the same financial condition
az he had left Il. lie had lived in th'
same house for over 10 years and haC
been the sexton OF the St Philip churcl
for like number OF years and at th
time OF his death he was the senio
warden. He was 81 years old and leaves
widow and one daughter
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Mrs Orrin r. Kinne OF Centreville die
at her home In that place on Wednesda!
| night after an illness extending over
year She leaves husband and three
children. Orrin e.. Arthur g. and Ida.
The funeral OF James Sample. one of th'
oldest residents OF Natick, was held from
his late home I'm that place this afternoon
the services being attended by larg'
number OF his former friends. The sermon
was preached by Rev. Mr.. Greene OF tn,
Baptist church and later the remain
were taken 10 the tomb al the cemetery h
! Phenix.
John c. Chase spoke before fair-size,
audience in Blanchard's hall I'm Lippit
last night on the Labor Struggle"