Below are my transcriptions of selected articles from area
newspapers concerning my SCANLON and CARPENTER ancestors and
relatives, largely in the 1890s and early 20th century, and largely
from Attleboro and North Attleborough (Bristol County,
Massachusetts) and Cumberland (Providence County, Rhode Island).
Vineyard Haven.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Roth have gotten
back from their winter and spring tarry on
the Pacific coast; going from Pasadena, to
San Diego thence to San Francisco, seeing
both Expositions. Many wonderful
natural and man-made scenes and buildings
were visited enroute; but they are
glad to return to the little old isle again.
Two barge loads of coal have just been
delivered to the local coal dealers The
Crowell Coal Co. and C. L. Cleveland.
That may mean that the coming winter
will be warm--right here in Vineyard
Haven.
Miss Emma Frost of Natick, was a
holiday guest of Miss Nickerson.
Miss Hazel Carpenter of No. Attleboro,
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Hornig on Old Edgartown Road.
The April meeting of the Duodecimo
Club was an interesting occasion. The host
was John B. Luce of Pine street, and the
paper was a history of "Our Water System",
early history, full story of development,
and present day conditions at the
Tashmoo Springs pumping station. All of
keen interest to Mr. John Howland, the
writer's audience. A nice supper was, as
usual, served.
Mr. Dudley Howland made a trip to New
Bedford, Saturday.
Mr. [sic] Sarah P. Luce is rapidly
recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
Dr. James Prior of Providence has taken
the Daggett-Ownen house on Main street
for his family for the summer.
Mr. Karl Kruse of Boston is here to see
his aunt, Miss Marion Norton.
Miss L. L. Daggett will occupy her own
house a little later, having with her Mrs.
S. G. Daggett and family.
Miss Elizabeth D. Lord was at home
from Wilmington for a very brief vacation.
On her return to the northern part of the
state she was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Constance Lord.
Miss J. Aurilla Luce left Saturday for
her school and will visit in Malden for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Milliken, two children and
nurse are registered at the Mansion House.
Capt. Hartson H. Bodfish has been on
quite a long trip, including Annapolis, Md.,
Chicago, and New York in his itinerary.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Unwin have been
down from New Bedford for a brief stay.
Miss A. Maida Fairbrother's intimate
friends, Prof. and Mrs. Clyde Cooke of
Ashburnham, had a most trying experience
in the burning of their cosy apartment
in Ashburnham Hall, the dormitory
of Cushing Academy. They just escaped
with their lives, losing almost all their
fine furnishings, beautiful wedding gifts
and even Mr. Cooke's valuable note books.
Miss Clemence Tucker of Stoughton is
the guest of Mrs. I. DeNormandie, her
cousin.
Mr. P. Henry Shay of Fall River was
a week-end and holiday visitor to his
fiancee, Miss Look.
Mr. George H. Dean of Melrose Highlands
was a week-end visitor, coming down
with his aunt who has visited him for a
week or more. The "Trout Club" where
there is some wet water saw a good deal of
him and party.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Moses, Cambridge,
were here over the holiday, visiting friends
and inspecting their Tashmoo bungalow.
Mr. Stanley Look had a short vacation
and was at home.
Arbutus is coming out finely, and its
fragrance is shed abroad in wooded dale
and on sandy dune.
The Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, CA
Vol. XXVII, no. 31, p. 5
06 September 1915
Original article.
News Briefs of Taft
[...]
Thursday afternoon at Bakersfield,
Rev. Charles Wentworth officiating,
George C. Manchester of Taft and
Miss Mattie M. Carpenter of Attleboro,
Mass., were united in wedlock.
The bride is a recent arrival from
the East and her coming was the
result of a courtship beginning before
the groom came to the West Side oil
fields. They are to make their home
in Taft, where the groom is employed
in the oil business.
[...]
Daily Boston Globe
Boston, MA
19 January 1931
p. 2
30 IN NIGHTCLOTHES FLEE FLAMES AT FIRE
Dozen at North
Attleboro Taken Down Ladders
Two Officers Battle Dense Smoke
to Sound Warning to Sleepers
Special Dispatch to the Globe
NORTH
ATTLEBORO, Jan 18-Thirty occupants of the Library
Apartment block at North Washington and Grove sts made hurried
exits from their apartments clad in sleeplng attire and hastily
grabbed heavier wraps at 2:45 this morning, when dense smoke
filled the block, due to a fire in one apartment.
A dozen occupants
of third-floor apartments were carried down ladders from the
second-floor level by firemen of Ladder 1 when they
congregated on a fire escape landing.
One woman, Mrs Jennie
Carpenter, was overcome by excitement and fainted, but revived when
she was taken to a neighboring house.
The fire was in the apartment
of Mark Hanna, Attleboro jewelry firm executive, and started from a
cigarette accidentally dropped on a divan, Chief Ralph Robertson
stated.
Hanna discovered the fire as he was returning to his
apartment and sounded an alarm, which brought firemen and police.
Patrolmen John W. Brown and Joseph McAvoy made their way
through dense smoke to warn a number of occupants who had not
learned of the fire.
The fire did not spread beyond the Hanna
apartment, but the furnishings of the apartment were badly
damaged. Chief Robertson set the loss at $500.
The Evening Telegram
Providence, RI
Vol. XXXI, no. 101, p. 14
10 April 1895
Original article.
4 O'Clock.
League Beaten
High Official Scored
Judge Stiness Made Some
Pointed Remarks About
Way Liquor Cases Are Handled.
The Law and Order league of Lonsdale
was defeated in the appellate court this
morning in its effort to obtain writs of
certiorari for the purpose of forcing the
license board of Cumberland to prove the
correctness of records in a couple of cases
where there was a refusal to annul the
licenses of Thomas Hindle and James
Scanlon.
During the hearing that took place the
judges, in speaking of the way in which
liquor cases are handled in the criminal
court, drew the comb of censure over
the head of the attorney-general in no
gentle manner and deprecated in positive
terms the system of adjusting indictments
in vogue.
The Law and Order league for some
time has been at loggerheads with the
Cumberland people, and today's reverse
is the outcome of the controversy. The
league membership consists of residents
of Lincoln, and Cumberland folks can
not see why the organization oversteps
the confines of the town to which it
belongs and seeks to stir up trouble and
discord in neighboring shires.
The league was looking for a fuss whenever
it could pick one, outside its own bailiwick,
and it tackled the license commissioners
of Cumberland on the subject
of throwing out the licenses of Thomas
Higgins and James Scanlon. The commissioners
heard what there was against those
dealers and then declined to do as
the league requested. The great point of
the league's claims was that the men had
been in court on charges of violating their
licenses, and that these cases had been
settled by the payment of certain amounts
required by the state.
The Discussion Today
was participated in by the regular appellate
bench and attorney Jenckes of Wilson &
Jenckes for the league and John W. Hogan
was retained as counsel for Higgins and
Scanlon, who had been served with citations
to appear, but in the absence of Clarence
A. Aldrich he represented the
board also. His argument was that the
league had no real interest in the matter,
and that a certiorari proceeding was
clearly out of consideration.
Mr. Jenckes claimed the commissioners
erred in law in not admitting evidence the
league wished to introduce.
Chief Justice Matteson could perceive
no error. Judge Stiness thought there
was nothing the appellate court could
quash.
Mr. Jenckes--They would not revoke the
licenses as prayed.
Judge Stiness--Well, we can't quash on
that account.
Mr. Jenckes--You can invalidate their
finding because it was contrary to the
evidence submitted to them.
Judge Tillinghast--They said they were
not satisfied with the proof.
Judge Stiness--The thing comes to this:
If the evidence amounted to a conviction,
then the licenses were vacated and
no action by the commissioners was necessary.
If not then it was simply a
question as to the sufficiency of the
proof, and as to that the commissioners
were the judges.
Judge Stiness--Undoubtedly this whole
proceeding
Was a Mere Trick
on the part of the prosecution not to have
a conviction, and, at the same time, not
to have a record of conviction. We know
how those things are done, and they ought
not to be done. The difficulty is, Mr.
Jenckes, you assume that the testimony
was conclusive. It was not, unless it was
a conviction. This disposal of the cases
was a mere subterfuge to avoid a technical
conviction, and a subterfuge to which
the attorney-general ought not to be a
party. The complainant recommends it
because he gets one-half of the fine. But
there is no fine, and he has no business
to the money, nor has the state a right to
the money... If the man has not been
convicted, the complainant has no right
to require him to pay $20 into the court.
Judge Tillinghast--it is done just to
avoid imprisonment. They relieve the
man of that menace and take his money.
Judge Stiness--The law says it should be
both a fine and an imprisonment, and now
the law is divided. The attorney-general
makes the law of this state instead of
following the law and executing it as he
is sworn to do.
Further remarks back and forth disclosed
an apparently strong feeling on the part
of the justices that a law ought to be
enacted giving the appellate court the
power to review the acts of lower
tribunals--a power not at present
possessed. If it was stated the commissioners
had revoked the licenses, and their
action was appealed from, a review
of what they had done would be proper.
In these cases they simply had declined
to do anything.
Mr. Jenckes observed that there was no
redress, evidently.
Judge Stiness responded that he saw
none, unless the general assembly could
be induced to adopt a law supplying the
existing deficiency in the statutes.
A decree was entered by Mr. Hogan,
allowing the records to stand.
The commissioners were all present, and
also Rev. J. J. Chalmers, rector of Christ
church, Lonsdale, and president of the
league and its ruling spirit.
The Evening Telegram
Providence, RI
25 November 1896
Vol. XXXIV, no. 147, p. 8
Original article.
Up the Valley
First Anniversary of St. John's
Social Club, Ashton, Proves
Very Successful
Petitioners for Closing Saloons on
Thanksgiving Day Get Leave
to Withdraw
[...]
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW.
The Cumberland town council at a
special meeting yesterday afternoon decided,
after a full and free discussion of
the petition of the United Temperance
societies which asked for the closing of
the saloons in that town on Thanksgiving
day, that the petitioners be given
leave to withdraw. Rev. John
Montgomery and Rev. William Taylor,
both of Lonsdale, argued in support of
the petition. Ex-Councilman John Dillon
and James Scanlon spoke against it.
The vote upon the question was
unanimous.
A counter petition and one very largely
signed requesting that the saloons be
not closed was presented and read.
The Evening Telegram
Providence, RI
Vol. XXXV, no. 105, p. 6
15 April 1897
Original article.
UP THE VALLEY.
Forty-Four Persons Want Second
Class Liquor Licenses.
Forty-four persons have filed applications
to do a second-class liquor license
business in Cumberland during the coming
license year, which begins May 1.
The names of the applicants, together
with the taxations, can be found in the
advertising columns of the Telegram.
[...]
The Evening Telegram
Providence, RI
Vol. XXXV, no. 105, p. 6
15 April 1897
Original article.
Town of Cumberland.
Applications for License
Cumberland, R.I., April 15, 1897
Application for license
to sell pure, spirituous,
intoxicating and malt
liquors has been made
by the following-named
persons:
SECOND CLASS.
Martin J. Heaney, in a building owned by
John Cunningham, on the westerly
side of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
James H. Hosler, in a building owned by
James H. Hosler, on the southerly
side of Dexter street, Lonsdale.
Henry Leonard, in a building owned by
Henry Leonard, on the southerly side
of Titus Street, Valley Falls.
Matthew A. Butler, in a building owned by
Matthew A. Butler, on the westerly
side of Broad Street, Valley Falls.
Edward Hagan, in a building owned by
Edward Hagan, on the southerly side
ofElm Street, Valley Falls.
James McGill, in a building owned by
James McGill and wife, on the easterly
side of Broad Street, Valley Falls.
John Tennyson, in a building owned by
Michael McDermott's heirs, on the
easterly side of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
Patrick F. Fanning, in a building owned by
the Pawtucket Mordant Company on the westerly
side of Mill Street, Valley Falls.
Patrick F. Fanning, in a building owned by
Patrick F. Fanning, on the southerly
side of Jones Street, Valley Falls.
Dennis McCarthy, in a building owned by
James Donahue, on the easterly side
of Broad Street, Lonsdale.
James Scanlon, in a building owned by
Michael Campbell and wife, on the
southerly side of Dexter Street, Lonsdale.
James Armfield, in a building owned by
James Simpson, deceased, estate, on the
southerly side of Dexter Street, Lonsdale.
Greenwood Brothers, in a building owned by
Edward and Henry Greenwood, on the southerly
side of Dexter Street, Lonsdale.
James W. Porter, in a building owned by
Ann Britton, on the easterly side
of Broad Street, Valley Falls.
John H. Burke, in a building owned by
John H. Burke, on the northerly side
of John Street, Valley Falls.
Thomas Hindle, in a building owned by
Thomas Hindle, at the corner of Broad
and Pleasant Streets, Lonsdale.
Gustave Wagner, in a building owned by
John M. Ryan, on the westerly side
of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
Francis Devlin, in a building owned by
John Grimes on the easterly side
of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
John Campbell, in a building owned by
John Campbell, on the westerly
side of High Street, Lonsdale.
John Bland, in a building owned by
John Bland, on the north side of
Manville Road, Manville.
William Jackson, in a building owned by
Thomas Ryan, on the north side of
Manville Road, Manville.
William Broadbent, in a building owned by
Nathaniel P. Willis, on the easterly
side of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
Patrick McGarry, in a building owned by
Thomas Rutledge, on the corner of
Broad and Titus Streets, Valley Falls.
Richard Bowker, in a building owned by
Francis H. McGirr, on the easterly side
of Broad Street, Valley Falls.
James McGrath, in a building owned by
Michael Calanan heirs, on the easterly
side of Broad Street, Lonsdale.
Thomas J. Quinn, in a building owned by
Thomas J. Quinn, on the easterly side
of Mendon Road, Berkeley.
John McQuiggan, in a building owned by
John McQuiggan, on the easterly side
of Broad Street, Lonsdale.
Luke McQuiggan, in a building owned by
Luke McQuiggan, on the westerly
side of High Street, Lonsdale.
Michael J. Malloy, in a building owned by
Michael Malloy, deceased, and wife, on the
easterly side of the Mendon Road, Ashton.
Edward French, in a building owned by
Edward French and wife on the southerly
side of John Street, Valley Falls.
Robert McCarten, in a building owned by
Robert McCarten, on the northerly side of
Elm Street, Valley Falls.
Mrs. William Nolan left last evening
William McCarthy, in a building owned by
William McCarthy, on the northerly side
of John Street, Valley Falls.
Timothy Shea, in a building owned by
Timothy Shea, on the northerly side
of Scott and [sic] Ashton.
Samuel Roberts, in a building owned by
Joseph Hartley's heirs, on the easterly
side of Mendon Road, Ashton.
Frank E. Stevens, at the Stevens House,
Cumberland Hill.
Jonathan Hunt, in a building owned by
Michael McIntyre, on the easterly side
of Broad Street, Lonsdale.
Anthony Christian & Co., in a building owned by
Thomas Ryan, on the north side
of Manville Road, Manville.
John Dillon, in a building owned by
estate of Michael Owens, on the south
side of Titus Street, Valley Falls.
Bartley Sullivan, in a building owned by
Catherine Sullivan, on the west side
of Broad Street, Valley Falls.
John H. Hogg, in a building owned by
John H. Hogg on land of Patrick Fox,
on the easterly side of Mill Street,
Valley Falls.
Edward Shea, in a building owned by
John Eagan, on the westerly side of
Mendon Road, Berkeley.
Thomas Rielly, in a building owned by
Thomas Rielly, on the north side of
John Street, Valley Falls.
James E. Sibley, in a building owned by
James R. Whipple, on the easterly side
of Diamond Hill Road, Diamond Hill.
The town council will
be in session at the town
house April 30th, at 2
p.m., at which time and
place all persons desiring
may be heard on the
granting of such application.
By order of the Town Council, JOHN F. CLARK, Town Clerk.
The Evening Telegram
Providence, RI
Vol. XXXVI, no. 154, p. 7
03 December 1897
Original article.
Up the Valley.
[...]
COUNCIL MATTERS.
The monthly reports of the chief of
police and town treasurer were received
and ordered placed on file.
James Scanlon was granted a second-class
liquor license on Broad street,
Lonsdale, New Village.
Patrick Fanning was granted permission
to remove a barn from Chapel avenue
over Broad street to Jones street;
bonds $100. John Dillon bondsman.
Town Treasurer Taft was authorized
to pay the state tax and bonds and notes
which have matured to the amount of
$50,000.
The following petit jurors were drawn:
Oscar J. Myette, John H. Burke, Gilbert
H. Mowrey, Patrick Bradley, William
Taylor, John H. Hogg, George A. Whipple,
William Fitzsimmons, James Ward,
Prince H. Smith, Frank M. Matteson,
Walter C. Harvey, Michael Lavin,
Thomas Ogden and Amos Sherman.
Joseph Ladeau petitioned for the
reward of $50 for the arrest and
conviction of Fred Jenks for maliciously
damaging town property and the matter
was continued.
The matter of the election of a school
census enumerator was brought before
the board, and Councilman Hostler
nominated Tomas English. Councilman
Dillon nominated John T. Cullen. No
vote was taken on the matter and the
election was continued until the next
meeting.
The council then adjourned.
John Daly, ex-Irish political prisoner,
will lecture at Keith's opera house
Sunday evening, Dec. 5.
Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
Providence, RI
Vol. LXXXII, no. 96, p. 3
02 December 1901
Original article.
Cumberland.
License Commissioners.
Yesterday afternoon was the time set
for the hearing on the applications for
liquor licenses for the ensuing year.
There was a good-sized gathering of the
business men present when the Board of
License Commissioners went into session.
The application of John Campbell was
continued. There was only one
remonstrance presented against the
granting of any license, that being the
application of Edward Hagan on Elm
street, Valley Falls. This was presented
by the Rhode Island Perkins Horseshoe
Company. The applicant was given
leave to withdraw, and similar disposition
was made of the applications of
Dennis McCarthy, Valley Falls; William
Wheeler, Manville; Luke McQuiggan
and John J. Ruddy, Lonsdale, and James
B. Osborne, Valley Falls.
When the application of the latter was
read by Chairman Spofford, Mr.
Hollingsworth moved that he be given leave
to withdraw. Mr. Bolster seconded the
motion and it was so voted.
Francis H. McGirr the addressed the
members of the Board and stated that
he was the owner of the building for
which the application had been made for
a license, and he wanted to know what
objections there were to its being
granted.
Chairman Spofford informed him that
the matter had beeen disposed of. Mr.
McGirr was of the opinion that the vote
could be reconsidered, as there was no
remonstrance and the person who made
the application was of good repute.
Mr. Hollingsworth asked how far it
was from the school building to his
place.
Mr. McGirr then produced a plat
showing the premises which were
considerable distance from the school, and
stated that the owners of property in
the vicinity except two persons were
willing that the license should be
granted. No further action was taken on
the matter and the following is a list
of those who [sic] licenses were granted and
their location:
Henry Barlow, in a building owned
by John T. Pickles, situated on the
easterly side of Broad street, in the
village of Lonsdale.
John H. Burke, in a building owned
by John H. Burke, situated on the
northerly side of John street, in the
village of Valley Falls.
Mathew A. Butler, in a building owned
by Mathew A. Butler, situated on the
westerly side of Broad street, in the
village of Valley Falls.
Thomas Carmody, in a building owned
by Thomas Reilley, on the north side
of John street, in the village of Valley
Falls.
Patrick F. Casey, in a building owned
by heirs of John Bland, on the northerly
side of Manville road, in the village
of Manville.
Francis Devlin, in a building owned
by John M. Ryan, on the west side of
the Mendon road, in the village of
Berkeley.
John Dillon, in a building owned by
heirs of Michael Owens, on the south
side of Titus street, in the village of
Valley Falls.
Patrick F. Fanning, in a building
owned by Patrick F. Fanning, on the
south side of Jones street, in the
village of Valley Falls.
Edward French, in a building owned
by Edward French and wife, on the
south side of John street, in the village
of Valley Falls.
Edward and Henry Greenwood, in a
building owned by Edward and Henry
Greenwood, on the south side of
Dexter street, in the village of Lonsdale.
John H. Hogg, in a building owned
by John H. Hogg and wife, on the east
side of Spring street, in the village of
Valley Falls.
James H. Hosler, in a building owned
by James H. Hosler, on the south side
of Dexter street, in the village of
Lonsdale.
Jonathan Hunt, in a building owned
by heirs of Michael McIntyre, on the
east side of Broad street, in the village
of Lonsdale.
Henry Leonard, in a building owned
by Henry Leonard, on the south side of
Titus street, in the village of Valley
Falls.
Dennis McCarthy, in a building owned
by Dennis McCarthy and wife, on the
east side of Broad street, in the village
of Lonsdale.
William McCarthy, in a building
owned by William McCarthy, on the
north side of John street, in the village
of Valley Falls.
Jeremiah McEndy, in a building owned
by Charles E. Dunn, on the [sic] side of
High street, in the village of Lonsdale.
Michael J. Malloy, in a building owned
by the heirs of Michael J. Malloy, on the
east sideof the Mendon road, in the
village of Berkeley.
James Scanlon, in a building owned
by Bertha McLernon, on the east side
of Broad street, in the village of
Lonsdale.
James Patterson, in a building owned
by heirs of James Simpson, on the south side
of Dexter street, in the village of
Lonsdale.
James W. Porter, in a building owned
by Mary McGill, on the east side of
Broad street, in the village of Valley
Falls.
Thomas J. Quinn, in a building owned
by Thomas J. Quinn, on the east side
of Mendon road, in the village of
Berkeley.
Timothy Shea, in a building owned by
Timothy Shea, on the north side of
Scott road, in the village of Ashton.
Frank E. Stevens, in a building known
as Stevens House, on the east side of
Mendon road, in the village of
Cumberland Hill.
William Hartley, inn a building owned
by the heirs of Joseph Hartley, on the
east side of the Mendon road, in the
village of Ashton.
Gustave A. Wagner, in a building
owned by Gustave A. Wagner, on the
west side of the Mendon road, in the
village of Berkeley.
Alfred Walker, in a building owned by
the heirs of William Broadbent, on the
east side of the Mendon road, in the
village of Berkeley.
DRUGGIST LICENSE.
Peter J. Gaskin, in a building owned
by Edmund Clark, at the corner of
Broad and Titus streets, in the village
of Valley Falls.
The Providence News
Providence, RI
Vol. XXI, no. 74, p. 1
09 July 1902
Original article.
Carr on Trial for Murder
The trial of Peter Carr for the killing of Simon White, Jr.,
at Burrillville, on the 23d of March of the present year, was
begun in Judge Dubois' court today.
Carr, when arraigned, insisted on his former plea of not
guilty. Forty-one jurors were on the panel, from which the
selection of 12 good men and true, was begun. Attorney General
Charles F. Stearns represented the state, and Stone &
Lovejoy the defendant.
The first juror examined was John A.
Norton, clerk, of Providence. He had
heard nothing of the case.
Mr. Lovejoy asked juror if he had a
family and the witness said he had five
children.
Mr. Lovejoy--Are you a member of a
labor union?
Attorney General Stearns--I object to
that question.
Judge Dubois--Objection sustained and
exception noted.
Mr. Lovejoy asked if he had any
objection to a man who took a striker's
place.
Attorney General Stearns started to
object to this question, but it was answered
in the negative before the objection
availed.
Judge Dubois said if the objection had
preceded the answer the question
would have been ruled out.
Mr. Norton was instructed not to
answer too quickly.
OBJECTION SUSTAINED.
Mr. Lovejoy then asked the witness if
he would stick to his opinion even though
the others in the jury all differed from
him.
Attorney General Stearns objected and
the objection was sustained and an
exception noted.
Mr. Norton went into the box.
James J. Parker of this city was the
second juror called. He will not be 25
years old until the 25th inst. so he was
not qualified.
Michael Barry of Woonsocket had formed
an opinion on the case and was
excused.
Joseph B. Randall oif Providence, a
cigar manufacturer, was next examined.
He had formed no opinion about the
case.
Mr. Lovejoy asked the juror if he was
a married man. Attorney General Stearns
objected to the question and Judge
Dubois sustained the objection. An
exception was taken. Another question was
as to whether this juror had a family.
This was ruled out and exception noted.
Mr. Randall is 52 and he went into the
box as the second juror.
Edward F. Radakin of Pawtucket had
formed an opinion and was excused.
HE WAS ACCEPTED.
Gregoire Roy, grocer, North Providence,
had heard very little about the case. He
had formed no opinion. Questions about
whether juror was married or had a
family were ruled out. The understanding
was reached that these questions be
considered as asked, ruled out and exception
taken in the case of every juror
examined. Mr. Roy was accepted. He is 50
years of age.
Andrew Kennedy, carpenter, Foster,
could recall nothing about the case. He
went into the box as the fourth juror.
Josiah B. Read of Providence, hotel
keeper, had formed an opinion as to the
guilt of the prisoner. He was not sure as
to the strength of his opinion today and
could not even give the names of the
parties in the tragedy. He had not paid his
personal property tax for 1901 so he was
excused on the ground that he was not
qualified.
Leon J. Lawton, student, aged 37 years,
drawn from this city. He never heard of
the case until this morning as he takes
his instruction at Boston. Mr. Lawton
said he had a strong prejudice against
any one who would commit murder. He
believed he could give a fair verdict.
To Mr. Lovejoy Mr. Lawton said he was
a medical student at Harvard and that
his prejudice was against the crime not
against the man, who might be charged
with it. Mr. Lawton was accepted as a
juror.
Ira C. Burgess of Foster a dealer in
poultry had heard nothing at all about
the case. He is 34 years old and was
accepted as the sixth juror.
Percy Smith, Central Falls, finisher of
cotton goods, was accepted. Christopher
Aswell, of North Smithfield, was excused
on account of deafness.
FORMED AN OPINION.
Frank C. Polinquim of Providence, a
medical electrician, had formed an
opinion it would require much evidence
to change. Judge Dubois excused Mr.
Polinquim.
James Morehead, blacksmith, of East
Providence, who sat as a juror in the
Dixon murder trial, was accepted as the
eighth juror.
William L. Laurell, carpenter,
Providence, 50 years old, had formed no
opinion when examined today, though he
had read something about the case. He
was accepted.
Michael A. Rourge of Woonsocket had
formed an opinion and John B. Mason of
East Providence was excused on account
of defective hearing.
William Franklin, junk dealer of
Providence, was accepted as tenth juror and
Calvin E. Waterman, a milkman of Johnston,
next examined, had formed a strong
opinion, and he was excused.
Warren H. M. Steere, Gloucester,
carpenter, had formed no opinion, and he
was accepted as eleventh juror.
Martin Reavans of Providence was next
examined. He is a wool sorter, and as
he had formed an opinion that it would
take evidence to change he was excused.
Ovider Revoist was excused, owing to
imperfect knowledge of the English
language.
William O'Meara of Central Falls
retired, had formed no opinion and he was
accepted.
THREE CHALLENGED.
This made 12 jurors in the box, but
Messrs. Smith, Roy and Steere were
challenged.
Charles M. Fiske of Pawtucket, a
stationary and marine engineer, was
accepted. Samuel O. Allen of Providence,
who served as a juror on the Dixon case
was excused on account of sickness.
James Scanlon of Cumberland, liquor
dealer, had formed no opinion and was
accepted. Albert P. Holley on Lincoln, a
cooper, had formed an opinion. He was
excused. John D. Murphy of Providence,
retired, testified he was 77 years old, and
he claimed his exemption. William Cullen,
Cumberland, laborer, had formed no
opinion, and he made the jury box full for
the second time.
Messrs. Randall, Scanlon and Cullen
were excused. James Dow of Burrillville
was examined. It was soon ascertained
that the proposed person was a relative
of the murdered man. He was, of course,
promptly excused.
FORMED AN OPINION.
Leon A. Abbott of Providence had
formed an opinion and was excused.
Anil Messors, of Central Falls asked to
be excused on the ground that he could
not use English to the best advantage.
Judge Dubois, after the juror had been
examined at length, excused him.
Thomas Stubbs, Providence, a carpenter
and builder, had read the papers very
carefully, as he lived in the same house
with the young man some 10 years ago.
He had formed no opinion, though, about
the case, and he said there was no reason
why he should not reach an honest
verdict. He admitted he had talked over
the case with one party to establish the
identity of the deceased. Mr. Stubbs
was accepted.
Christian Mayer, Providence, shoemaker,
was accepted. Edmund Depot,
who was called on the Dixon murder
trial, and excused on account of an
imperfect knowledge of English, was again
excused today on the same ground.
James M. Gaynn, telegraph operator, had
formed an opinion about the case and
was excused. William F. Kennim, Jr.,
had formed an opinion, and was excused.
Andrew Kennedy of Woonsocket, contractor
and builder, had read the papers
but formed no opinion and for a third
time there were 12 men in the jury box.
The challenging was renewed and James
Morehead and Christian Mayer were
taken out of the box. George E. Andrews,
Providence, electrician, had read
the papers and formed an opinion and
was excused. Edward C. Riccius, Providence,
also was excused for the same
reason. William F. Daugherty, file
maker, of Central Falls, was accepted.
ELEVEN JURORS SECURED.
When the court adjourned for a noon
recess there had been but 11 jurors
secured. The jurors were taken to the
Narragansett hotel for dinner.
Carr was employed in one of the mills
at Burrillville and there is alleged to have
been a serious controversy in the saloon
where White was killed over labor troubles.
White was killed with a sharp instrument,
but the grand jury could not
say just what the instrument was. Carr
denies having committed the murder,
though he was arrested soon after White
was injured.
Some of the questions put by counsel
for defendant in his examination of jurors
indicated that the labor controversy
in the Burrillville mills would prove an
important factor in the trial.
The Providence News
Providence, RI
01 May 1920
Vol. 28, no. 106, p. 11
Original article.
Attleboro
FARE INCREASE
TO BE DETERMINED
AT BOSTON HEARING
The conference between the Interstate
Company officials and the representatives
of Attleboro, North Attleboro, Seekonk
and Plainville, which was held in the
council chambers here, adjourned last evening
without reaching a decision, and the
matter of whether or not the company
will be allowed increased fares,
will be finally determined by the
Public Service Commission after a
public hearing in Boston, May 5.
The railroad officials advocated
raising the fares to seven cents, but
the Attleboro, North Attleboro and
Seekonk men wanted the present
zone limits shortened and the present
six-cent fare retained. Plainville
went a step further and wanted the
fare from that town to North
Attleboro reduced to five cents.
Graduation June 22
The graduation exercises of the
high school will be held in the school
auditorium June 22. Last evening
the Seniors voted to hold class night
June 18, and the class reception
June 23. John Hanlon and Miss
Ruth Middleton were elected to give
the class will, Miss Mabel Nelson,
George Stowe and Albert Jackson to
give the prophecy and William
Sargeant and Miss Alice Wuille to
give the class statistics. These
committees were appointed: Class night,
Willard Vaughan, Miss Mabel Nelson,
Miss Mildred Anderson, Alfred Crosby,
Percy Johnson; class motto,
Miss Amy Carpenter, Miss Ruth
Middleton, Alfred Bagnell, Miss Alice
Wuille, Miss Lois Heywood; class
banner, Edward Mason, Miss Gladys
Scanlon, Thomas O'Keefe; class gift,
Miss Sarah Kinton, Elwin Thurber.
[..]
The Providence News
Providence, RI
Vol. 28, no. 176, p. 3
24 July 1920
Original article.
Attleboro
Many Vacationists Leave Attleboro
Mrs. William Nolan left last evening
for Canada; Miss M. Vaulein is
at Lisbon, N. H.; Edward B. Lewis
left today for Damariscotta; Fred
Tucker started for Elliot, Me.;
Wilfred Perry is at Provincetown;
Willard Scanlon and Leroy Barlow are
at Pocasset; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Poirier and family started for Quebec;
Fred Pellisey is at Block Island;
Mrs. Olia Fisher left for Nova Scotia;
City Messenger Fred L. Morse and
wife are at Mattapoisett.
Boston Globe
Boston, MA
01 December 1963
p. A_33
Miss Sandra Scanlon
To Be Married Oct. 17
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Scanlon of Newton announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Sandra Welby, to Michael Edward Flynn, stepson of Mrs.
Katherine T. Flynn and son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flynn of Newton.
Miss Scanlon attended
Fisher Junior College and
graduated from Lasell Junior
College. Her fiance is an alumnus of Newton Junior College
and Suffolk University.
An Oct. 17 wedding is
planned.
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