The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-23
PAWTUCKET.
A Man Benumbed with Cold, Falls From
"a Team and Dies.

"a Team and Dies.
Manuel Pentinel, a Portuguese en-
ployed by the Barney Bros swill collec-
tors, who have the contract for removing
the swill and offal of the city OF Paw
tucket, met with peculiar accident yes
terday afternoon by which h. lost his
| life. He and n companion were carting a
| load of swill from Pawtucket to the farm
out in Seekonk whers the swill
is deposited. The route was out
| Central avenue and across the
bridge at Lebanon. Tie day was quite
| cold and the men walked beside the team
a part of the WAY to keep warm. When
the Lebanon bridge was reached Pentinel
mounted to the seat. but his companion
continued TO walk. When just beyond
the grocery store of >. .. Case, Jr., which
is located but a few steps beyond the
| bridge, Pentinel suddenly fell from his
seat His le1 caught in the seat and was
| broken, while his head struck the ground
with considerable force. The unfortunate
| man was picked up insensible and taken
| into Bakers blacksmith shop while his
| companion telephoned To Pawtucket for
q doctor. DIR. Wilson responded aud
| found the man dead with his skull frac-
tured. He was taken TO his home on the
farm In Seekonk whittier he was con-
! veying the load of swil. He was only
about 10 years of age and had beeL in
this country but about six weeks.
John w. Keenan, Raided.
Last Wednesday morning John ".
keenan,, who keeps small grocery store
on Meadow street, was before the district
court on the charge of making an indie
| cent assault on Ada Poole. little girl IL
| years OF age. He pleaded not guilty, say
ing he was only "fooling" with her, and
| his case was continued for week. Some
thing that came out in connection with
| 4 ..ll l.H 4 ba aft q. nOllnp
| authorities TO his store, aaG Thursday
night his place was raided aud u b ,rrel OF
beer was captured.
Points of Interest.
The Christmas festival of Trinity
Parish. and also that of the Central
Avenue Mission, will he held Saturday
evening. Christmas eve.
Bridget Smith, who boards on Middle
street reports that "Wednesday evening
she went to her trunk and ,Ouud that tne
lock had been tampered VITA, the trunk
pred oPeu, aud about so in money
taken. Another woman who occupies
the same room also reports that she has
los ablut s14 III the same way.
Miss Caroline ;. Busky. daughter of
John j. Busky OF PawtucKet, Will to-
morrow evening be united in marriage to
Alt on j. Page of Mattipau, Mass.
The Christmas workers OF Attleboro
will conduct services in the Central Ave-
nue. Mission, Sunday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock.
The thermometer registered IL degrees
abovr zerJ this morning.
| In the district courS this morlng six
persons were fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness. New Bedford, Blackstone
and Southbridge were represented.
Rather - Close Call.
William II. Pollock, a man about &c
years OF age, who has been employed for
several years in the water works depart
| nent "a one of the meter men, narrowly
escaped freezing to death yesterday. A.
nea as can tie learned he went to Valley
Falls TO read meters. lie had not been
feeling very well in the morniag, and
being long way from home aud desir
Gus of finishing up large amount OF
work, he went without his dinner. The
result was that he WAS taken i'll, and
while crossing AN unoccupied lot, he be-
came so weak that he teil 10 the ground
where he lay until discovered by some
school children.
BY the time assistance arrived Mr. Pol
lock was very nearly gone. Word was
sent to the Office of the wat works in
Pawtucket. and he was conveyed to hi:
home on White street. This morning he
was reported rs comfortable, but it i.
doubtful if he will soon forget his expe
rience.
The Back Door Was Open.
When the license commissioners grant
ed Frank Ulrich liquor license the door
leading from his place of business to bis
tenement i'm another part of the building
was nailed up by the authorities accord
ing to law. A recent investigation o.
current minors, however, revealed TIL,
fact that tine door which had been sealed
up was open and In use. Under thes,
circumstances the license commissioner.
decided that an investigation by th,
Board of the charges made was necessary
and it was accordingly announced tina
Mr.. Ulrich would be given hearing be
( ore the comm issioners. Owing TO some
hitch in the proceedings, however, Mr.
Ulrich was not ready, aud the nearing
was postponed until the first Monday IL
January
A Milk Wagon on Fire.
This morning a milk wagon came down
Broad street just above the railroad cross
ing. leaving trail of smoke in its wake
Officer Sweet happened To see the turn
Que and shouting to the driver called his
attention TO the fact that he was OH fire
Ii was found that basket containing
some eggs and Jumper had In some way
caught fire, and was burning quite
briskly. The officer seized the basket and
threw il, eggs aud all, out of the wago n
Ii is understood that none of the egg,
were saved.
Light Fingered Strangers.
One Of the trains passing through tn,
city yesterday afternoon deposited q
crowd OF seven at the depot, all of whom
were strangers in the city. IL was not
long before their$Tresence was felt, how.
ever for they were evidently hore on
foragipg expedition. They divided them
selves into committees, and two OF them
walked down Broad aud Main streets Il
Hayward's rubber 81 ore, where one o
them grabbed pair If rubbers that
were hanging outside the store. He wa,
seen by one of the clerks who prompt,
captured him. but his companion es
capped. He was taken To the police sta
tion where he gave his name ms JOIN
Burke and his residence ut Brocston
This morning he was arrai gned In ia,
District Court, pleaded guilty 10 th,
theft, and was fined s. and SITS. Fol
want of funds he was committed 3,