The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-29
VALLEY VILLAGES
Funeral Of John Lord at Cromp-
ton--Ita|lan Had a Knife
and a Revolver.

A quarrel Saturday night In the vicinity
OF Prospect Hill in Natick. was the cause
OF the police being called In and Officer
Salvois went to the place where the dis
turbance was reported. and found several
Italians In the house, one OF them being
very drunk and apparently out looking
for trouble. This man was signsled out
as the perpetrator OF all of the trouble
and the officer who had some experience
with Italians before at once pounced
upon the man and had the bracelets on
him very shortly. He was at once taken
to the lookup at hppitt and was there
searched. Upon his person was found
pocket knife with an extremely ugly
blade with q razor edge, and also re-
volver of n calbre. they were removed
and the man locked up. What the man
intended to do cannot be said. but for
one OF his tribe to be going around with
concealed weapons appeared TO the po-
lice TO be significant OF future trouble.
This is the first Italian to be arrested
with fire arms upon his person, although
IN nearly every case where arrests have
been made knife has been found. The
man was arraigned yesterday on a charge
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons
JOHN LORDS FUNERAL.
The funeral of John Lord. one Of the
pioneer settlers OF Crompton. was held
from the St. Philips church in that place
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock The
body lay In state from the time the SER
vice was over until the hour OF the fu-
neral arrived. and during that time a
large number viewed the remains. At
2 O'Clock the service opened and the SER
mon was preached by Rev. Scott Kidder,
rector OF the church. Directly afterwards
the remains were taken to the cemetery
In the rear OF the church and were there
inferred
The deceased was a native OF England,
but came TO this country when a young
man and lived in Crompton for more than
his life here, with the " exception of of the he
time passed In England and two years he
spent In California in -. he being one OF
naming In the gold fields for period
long enough TO thoroughly test his
luck" which. like go many others, was
worse circumstances than he had left 1t
two years before. He was the sexton of
the St Philips church. and had held that
also been the senior warden for a num-
Der of years. A lodge OF the Manchester
unity; unity J. 2. Q; r.: from Providence. was
years. The deceased was So year. old
and leaves one daughter Mrs. John
Reiiey.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
On Saturday night at Thornton's Opera
house the basketball team OF Company A,
and were defeated by the score OF II to !.
The game was closely contested and was
very interesting throughout, although the
home team, had the best of It during the
whole game
At the Ffskvile Tabernacle church
tendance and rendered several selections
In addition TO accompanying the congre-
sation in the singing.
held at the Phenix NJ. +. church tomor-
row evening at 7:t5. and an invitation In
extended 10 all TO be present at the meet
ing.
Mrs Isabel s. Richardson home depart
ment state secretary. was at the Knotty
Oak church. yesterday afternoon. and
took the first steps In organizing a homo
department in connection with the school
Christopher A. Shjppee OF East Green
wich was at the Friends meeting house
I'm Anthony. yesterday morning, where he
occupied the pulpit.
The funeral OF Ray Greene, one OF the
old residents OF Crompton. was held from
bis sons home In that place this morning
The remains were later taken TO Centre
dale. where the funeral service proper
was held
Rev Joseph Bourgeois, pastor OF the St
jean Baptiste church in Arctic Centre,
gave an illustrated lecture on "Jerusa-
lem" in the church last night the same be-
Ing largely attended. During the lecture
Henry Langevin. formerly Of Clarkes
Providence band rendered trombone
solo The Holy city" In q highly pleas
ing manner