The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-21
NORTH END NE VS.
A Kicking Horse that Can Be Bought
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Pete Clarkin, the we'll known horse
trainer OF Wanskuck, has . horse which
be would like to sell. The horse Is not
particularly vicious but occasionally 1t
will kick team to pieces and II the driver
Is any where i'm the vicinity of the horses
hoofs he is liable to get hurt. A man
named John Blan of Woonsocket heard
that Peter would like to sell this
horse, SO he came to Wanskuck yesterday.
Peter told Blan that the horse was very
gentle and q child could drive him.
Bland did not believe this and bet $40 that
Clarkin could not lie under the horse
without being kicked. Clarkin laid be-
meath the horse and won the money. Then
Blan told him he would give him $50 for
the horse II he would drive him 10 miles
In an hour. Clarkin accepted the propo-
sition and started In the direction of
Woonsocket. Hardly had the 10 miles
been completed when the horse began to
kick. He kicked off the das IN board, lifting
Clarkin about ten feet In the air, and Blair
saved himself from injury by jumping.
Clarkin was knocked insensible by the
fall, and remained in that condition for
an hour. Finally Blan went to a neigh
boring stream and filing his hat with
water brought Clarkin to his senses.
Blair says the horse is goon one, but il
Is not the horse he wants. Clarkin won
SlO, but he would rather sell the horse.
A Bad Accident.
Oscar Riccius, q young man about %
years old, met with quite serious acci-
dent last evening. He was in a saloon on
Nandewater street, and was fooling with
boy named Frank Ringe. Ringe picked
upa large bread knife, and Riccius think
ing it was "billy" grabbed the knife by
the blade, with the right hand, and re-
ceived cash which severed the ten
dons OF one OF bis fingers, and required IA
stitches to bring the flesh together again.
Riccius had narrow escape. The wound
bled profusely. He was assisted to the
Office OF DIR. Black, on Branch avenue, by
friend, where he tainted on his arrival,
from loss of blood. He win probably lose
the use of one OF his fingers. Riccius
lives on Langdon street.
There was a fire in the picker room OF
the Wanskuck Mill yesterday afternoon.
Connected with the mill is fire depart
ment composed OF the loom fxers and
Others who work in the mill. These to
the number of 20 promptly responded,
and in less than Is minutes had
the fire under control. At one time it
looked as II IL would be necessary to call
out the city fire department, but the ener-
getic efforts OF the local department pre-
venteda serious fire. The damage will
not exceed 800.
Thieves broke into the saloon OF Camp
bell Brothers on Smithfeld avenue some
time Sunday evening and stole several
boxes OF cigars, number of pennies and
four bottles OF whiskey. The thieves
broke through window in the basement
and going up through the trap door lead
ing to the saloon helped themselves to all
they could get hold OF. They also tried
TO steal hogshead of ale, but il was too
heavy. They succeeded in taking the
barrel from the sheds. This is the second
time this saloon has been broken into and
1t is evidently the work OF some one
familiar with the premises.
John I. Rice of Charles street, a popu- |
lar young man of the North End, was
married to Miss Hrnnah Reilly of Barton
street this m Jrping at st. Mary's Church, |
OlneyvilIe, Rev. Fr. Sullivan officiating.
After the ceremony the wedding
party repaired 10 the home |
" the bride, where breakfast
vas served and the young couple received
he congratulation of their friends. At |
hoon today Mr.. and Mrs. Rice started for |
Norwich and New York and will be gone
two weeks.
Miss Bessie Wall OF Webster, Mass, is
visiting the Misses Rooney, on Jewett
street. .4tt..,
Andrew p. Brady has accepted a
position with George +. Labelle on Charles
1treet.