The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-22
The Escapade Of Little Katie
Burns.
Christmas Toys In the Third Ward
Schoolrooms.
Boys Steal Toys In Fish Marlket-Ex-
press Wagons Demolished.
the NEWS BUREAU.
EoETH END, i2s BRANCH AyEsuE,

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Katie Burns, pretty brunette OF 16 sum-
mers, ran away from her home in Lowell,
Mass, last Thursday and came to Proyi-
dence in the evening. According TO her
story she ran away because her step
mother did not treat her well. When she
arrived In Providence she took
car for the North End and in the car she
met gentleman who asked her whore she
was going. She told him she wanted TO
go to Crompton, X. L., where she had
friends. The gentleman kindly
stopped the car and escorted
her to the depot on Exchange Place
There they founs the train mad gone to
Crompton and she would have TO stay over
night. She began to cry SO the gentleman
brought her TO the Charity building on
North Main street, where she told her
story to Overseer OF the Poor Cummings,
who gave her shelter for the night. Next
morning she skipped out without notify
ing Mr.. Cummings, aud shortly after she
left dispatch came TO him from the
Lowell chief OF police, giving description
Of the girl and asking him
to be on the lookout for
her. The police were notified and this
morning she was found on Evans street,
| where she had stayed over night with
Bates of Station 2. At the station
she told her story to Captain Baker
who afterward turned her over TO Mr..
Cummings. She, will be sent TO Lowell
this afternoon. Vast night she attended
the theater with her new found friend,
Miss Mamie O'Neil, and is not inclined to
return home.
AT the Branch Avenue Grammar School
yesterday afternoon, the teachers and
pupils held their annual Christmas exer-
cises, which consisted of piano. violin and
cornet solos, and singing and recita--
tions by the pupils. The cornet
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playing of Willie Herman were delight
fully given. Miss Susie Duffy pre-
sided at the piano.
At the Branch avenue primary school
the teachers provided q Christmas
tree for the little ones, and loaded
IL with candy. This was done while the
the children were at recess and when they
filed In and saw the tree with lighted
candies, and candy hanging down from Its
branches shout of Joy forth from
their little throats that sent thrill OF
gladness TO the hearts of the teachers. 1t
did not take long for that candy to dis
appear. The affair, trifiing as 1t was, re-
fleets much credit on the principal, Miss
McIver, and the teacher, Miss Anna Rice.
There was a little collision on North
Main street last evening and two express
wagons were badly wrecked in conse-
teams was smashed into kindling
wood, while the shaft and one
OF the wheels of the other were broken.
Another lawsuit will be the result. The
owners of the team refused to give their
names, but they did considerable swear
+. ]. MCCARTHY, son of Alderman Nc
Carthy, of the Third Ward and Grand
Knight of Lasalle Council Knights OF
Columbus, has been appointed dis
trict deputy by State Delegate
Miles A. McNamee. Mr.. Mccarthy
has been a member OF the order for the
past five years and has been one OF Its
most energetic workers. As the district
deputy he will have the power TO install
officers and confer the third degree.
Several pounds of candy and q number
of Christmas toys were stolen from Frank
Z. Saups fish market some time last
night. The thieves put a stick through
the window and pulled the candy and
toys out in that way. 1t is no doubt the
work of boys who wanted q few Christ
mas presents and could not get them in
any other way.
Officer Ahearn, has been transferred
from Station 2 to Station a, and p. j. Nc
Linden, the newly-appointed officer, has
taken his beat temporarily. The new
officer Is a resident of Wanskuck, where
his father is In business.
The Third Ward Dramatic Club has
thrown open its rooms for the benefit OF
those who would become naturalized.
Two notaries public are in attendance
all the time, namely: Bernard Con-
atty and William Welch, and any
one, no matter what his affilia-
tions are, can become naturalized. All
the candidate has to do Is to bring some
one who knows him to Dimond Hall,
Randall square, any evening, and this will
save him the trouble of bringing witness
TO the Supreme Court In this city. Last
evening there were ten who availed them
selves OF the opportunity.