The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-10
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Mrs. Hugh Finnegan of Langdon street
had thrilling experience this morning
about O'Clock. She was hanging out
her washing when she heard cry for
help. She listened and soon heard the
cry again. fastening In the direction of
the Greedy pond, which was some fifty
yards oack OF the house, she found little
Italian boy up to his waist in mud and
water. The boy was shivering with the
cold, ana was unable to extricate
himself from h perilous position. Mrs.
Finnegan first secured a long stick, and
weak from cold he had not strength
to pull himself from the water.
The brave woman finally jumped in
and waded out to the boy who had by
this time sunk up TO his neck in the mud
and water. Mrs. Finnegan grasped the
boy by the hair of the hair and by great
exertion pulled him out, and when she
reached the shore fell almost exhausted
on the frozen ground. When
she recovered sufficient strength she took
the boy In her arms and carried him into
the house and sent for her neighbor, Mrs.
Hawkins. The two women stripped the
boy of his clothes. ana in the course of an
hour the little fellow was able to go
to his home on Charles street. The boys
name is Peter Bacini. His father works
in the Wanskuck mill. He was on the
way to the mill himself to look for work,
and trien to cross on the ice, which gave
way beneath him. According to Mrs.
Finnegan the little fellow must have been
in the water fully an hour.
Randall square WAS the scene of consid-
erable excitement about :45 o'clock, Sat-
urdny evening. Two men left a saloon and
as soon as they reached the sidewalk COM
menced to pummel each other. In the
space OF two minutes fully hundred
people had surrounded the combatants
4 w Qa m M N 20 ferh
The men kicked and punched each other,
urged on by their friends, who seemed
to enjoy the fight immensely.
Soon the cry Of "Police" was heard and
two men grabbed Mike and hustled him
up Stevens street, while the others took
hold OF Jim and the quartet disappeared
up Randall street. The crowd scattered
like chaff before the wind and in two
minutes everything was as quiet as il
nothing had happened. Both the prin-
cipals were badly punished and will prob
ably stay in the house for few days TO
nurse their wounds.
For sometime there has been consider
able rivalry between Thomas Kearns and
William Crowell, both of Smith Hill, as to
which Is the better waltZer. Saturday
evening the two young men con-
tested for handsome dia-
mond ring, at the ball of the Hope
Social Club in Temperance Hall, South
Il AoNtNthNts ht III idNOT
of kearns and awarded him the prize.
Mr.. Crowell is not satisfied with
the decision, and this has come
to the ears of Mr.. Kearns,
who Is willing to meet Crowell at any time
or place and will contes, for any amount
OF money. III the friends of Crowell are
willing to back hiuI against Kesrns, the
latter can be found at O'Neil's cigar store,
on Randall Square, when the necessary
amount will be put up. The Bachelors
Club will hold another ball in the near
iuture and no doubt the contest will take
place there. The rivalry between the
young men Is the talk of the North End.
To have twins, Is becoming quite the
fad in the North End lately. Two prom
inent young men, residents of Wanskuck
got married over ycsr ago, and both are
chums. On the 17th OF October, the wife
OF one OF them gave birth to twins aud
the 17th of November the wife OF the
other young man also had twins. They
are now congratuleting cacn other on
their good fortune. A woman In Geneva
gave birth to twins last week for the Sec
ond time. Another woman i'm Eagle Park
also gave birth to twins last week.
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