The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-29
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Martin Ske Icy Severely Injured
byfaII From Staging. --.Other
Matters From The Villages


Late yesterday afternoon a peculiar
accident happened TO Martin Skelly. a
man employed by j. c. Conley & Co. OF
Phenix. The man was in the rear of the
establishment and was standing on a
staging which was about fve feet from
the floor. In some peculiar manner the
man tumbled of the staging and was
badly cut and bruised.
Skelly was taken to the office OF Or.
w. S. Rock OF Phenix and the wounds
were dressed. Later he was assisted to
his home.
DISTRICT COURT CASES.
At the session OF the Fourth district
court at Apponaug yesterday morning.
the following cases were heard Wilbur
Grocery company Of Pawtuxet against
S. +. Austin The defendant was for
merly employed by the concern. The
case was a charge Of embezzlement
brought by Benjamin r. Wilbur. mana .
gerry OF the grocery store against Aus
tin.
Col p. H. Quinn represented the plain
tin and Judge Palmer or Cranston was
attorney for the defendant Austin was
charged with collecting money from Gus
toners OF the store, and not returning II
20 his employer
During the hearing the fact was
brought to light that young men had
been accustomed TO play poker. When
asked by the attorney for the plaintiff
where the game was played. II was found
that II was across the river on the
Cranston side that the game went on.
However. Austin was found guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. all amounting
TO s69.75.
GETS A CONTINUANCE
An attorney appeared for II. F. Le-
febvre and presented a petition TO have
the writ Of attachment dismissed in the
case brought by Lefebvre's mother-in-
law. Mrs. Leduc. II was claimed by the
attorney who represented Mr.. Lefebvre
that the writ was void. az the officer who
returned IL had not placed his sigma ture
on II. Attorney IAzotte appeared for
Mrs. Leduc and he asked the court 10
postpone the case one week in order that
he might look into the matter more thor
oughly. Attorney Iazotte was granted
a postponement.
VILLAGE NOTES.
Rev. A. III. Dahlberg who has been pas
tor OF the Swedish church at Centreville
for the past three years. has rendered his
resignation TO the parish. II going into
effect three months from last Sunday.
Mr.. Dahlberg is very well liked by his
congregation. and has made many i'm
provements about the church property
during his stay, and his resignation is
commented upon with the deepest
regret Mr. Dahlberg will devote his flu
ture life TO missionary work.
Tho ~ E~rap Tnv,,nipa xuhn
died at his home in Arctic Centre on
Monday. was held this morning from st.
Johns church in that village Rev. FIR.
Bourgeois. pastor OF the church. offffici-
ated. After the services at the church
the remains were taken TO st. Joseph S
cemetery on Cough avenue. Riverpoint.
where the interment took place.
The Crompton baseball team will have
as their opponents the Riverpoints Sat-
urday. The game will be played at Pas
time park.
The Hope, Crompton, Riverpoint nd Ma
tick fire departments will participate in
the muster at Bristol, which is TO be helo
Labor day
Col and Mrs Patrick H. Quinn OF Riv-
erpoint left this afternoon for n two
weeks vacation TO be spent in the Adir-
ondacks.
Albert Tremaine. who has been employ
ed as druggist at local pharmacy, sew
cred his connection with the concern yes
terday.
Isaac Cursor OF Main street, Arctic
Centre. Is reported as being seriously ILL.,
The Sixth Principal Baptists OF the
state will hold conference meetings at
Knotty Oak church at Anthony on We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday OF next
week
Miss Eva Leclerc OF Providence Is visit
ing as the guest OF her father Napoleon.
who resides on Crawford street. Arctic
Centre
Miss j. NJ Deering OF Riverpoint is
spending n short vacation at North
Woodstock New Hampshire.
The Crompton band will give the usual
weekly concert at Phenix this evening.
Mrs William Booker OF Warwick ave-
nue.. Centreville. Is confined to her home
by severe illness.
Many black bass are being caught at
present I'm the various valley streams.
Many new tents will be pitched at Old
Buttonwoods Beach next week and the
majority OF the new campers will be from
the valley.
An incident appeared in one Of the hear
inrs at the Fourth district court yester-
day which indicates that gamblers who
reside I'm warwick near Pawtuxet have
20 cross the river and go into another
town 20 work their game lately.