Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-18
CENTRAL FALLS.
"senator's" shanty Gone up Ia Smoke
Rogants Case Settled.

senators" shanty Gone up ia Smoke
Rogants Case Settled.
For many years Tommy Jones, who Is
well known on the SENATOR and ssSu-
preme Highway Inspector" has lived in
a small shanty on Prospect Hill, Lonsdale.
with no companions but his dogs.
He led the life OF a hermit in his hoyol
and was considered foolish by those who
knew him. His principal idea was that
he was great politician and that he and
his followers held the balance OF power.
Today Tommy's home is no more. Sat
urday, just at noon, fire was discovered
in the shanty and before the fire depart
ment got. water on ii ii was a total wreck.
The eccentric owner had Just left the
house and no one knows how 1t started.
Tommy returned only short time ago
from an enforced vacation with Warden
Wall where he had plenty OF opportunity
to nurse his pet theories.
Run up the Hammer
Patrick O'Mally Of Dexter street has a
large flag that was used i'm the last Presi-
Dental campaign and says that he is
ready to give it to the boys when they
are ready to put IL up.
Preparations are being made TO raise
the flag and to "whoop- her up" I'm
general.
Quite Row.
Saturday night George Powers, who
halls from New Bedford, and his 'best
girl" who also claims the Whaling Cityas
her home, got into a row on the "Bowery.U
The woman was drunk and the man was
sober and amusing himself in thrashing
her, while she cried "murder" i'm several
different keys.
officer Sherman, who was called, caught
hold OF Powers and Il scuiile ensued in
which Powers was thrown. When no got
up, Sherman got him by the neck, but =
he broke away, leaving his hat, collar and
necktie. He went over across the bridge, i,
into Pawtucket and was captured by
Officer O'Brien.
He was brought back and yesterday
morning was fined 20 and costs.
Rogan's Case settled.
This morning the case against Charles
H. Rogan for embezzlement was discon-
tinued by Judge Goff Edward j. Rogan, q
brother Of Charles settled the case. s /.
The charge was preferred by Hugh j..
McGinn OF Pawtucket for whom Rogan
sold shoes. The cause Of it all was that
their accounts did not agree a
Jumping the Guard.
| The following conversation passed be-
tween Corporal John j. O'Reilly of Co. G.,
First Regiment, X. 1. M, and the guard
on post eight at Camp Brown, Oakland
Beach, Friday, July i5, 1892
"Halt! Who comes there?"
"Friend." aN
Advance, friend, with the countersign."
"Weli, the countersign, il you want to
know it, is, He whistlod the same old
| tune.'"
| This was not the countersign and the
guard ran after him but he didn't cut
any figure in sprinting with the feet
footed corporal and he escaped.
| Interesting Items.
| Officer Taylor's son is i'll.
| Officer McCabe has been ILL.,
The Veteran Firemen will visit Paw
tuxet Friday.
Miss Margaret Stenhouse sailed Satur-
day for Europe.
The School Committee is inspecting the
schoo<3 to see what repairs are necessary.
Luke Cofield, a mule spinner at Conant's
No. mill, had finger crushed in the
the machinery yesterday.
Miss Winnie Willett, a teacher in the
Garfield street school, has sent her re-
1 signation to the school authorities.
Rev. j. c. Walsh of the Holy Name
Church acknowledges the receipt of IS
subscription to the Home Rule fund, from
Rev. +. p. Elliott, Church of the Holy
Trinity.