The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-30

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OFFICER PoINIER ARRESTS A
STURDY BEGGAR.
Two Brakemen Settle as to Which Is
the Better Man.
The NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, a2s BRANCH AVENUE,
Talaphana QDI.a

Telephone gOl.3.
Officer Pointer about s O'Clock thi
morning arrested a we'll known character
of this section called "Cow" George and
q companion by the name OF Gallagher.
The men had been begging around Can
dace street and are also suspected OF TAX
ing growing fruit George is considered
q hard character and has before been ar
rested and sentenced for vagrancy. He
sleeps I'm barns, and several more or less
disreputable acts have been laid to him.
Both men were locked up and will proba-
bly, be arraigned tomorrow morning.
The mem bers of ST. Thomas Church on
Douglass avenue had very successful
and pleasant moonlight excursion last
evening. The party sailed on the Paw
nee as far as Beaver Tail light and though
the air was trifie cool everybody had
good time The party had arranged for
moving teams to convey them from the
boat after they returned from the trip
down the bay. The-teams came all right
and started for the Wanskuck in good
time but when half way between down
town and bone one OF them broke down
and some of the excuursionists had to
walk home. This incident of the night
was accepted in good humor.
Two brakemen in the employ OF the
New York New Maven & Hartford Rail-
road have had a deep and earnest desire
to settle which of them was the better man,
TO Horizons grove where the rivalry was
settled In sharp and decisive battle of
ten minutes duration.
The Corliss Steam Engine Company
has SO many orders that in some depart
ments it is necessary TO keep men at work
until midnight.
There is a young lad on Charles street
who probably will not for some time be
as anxious to have charge of a horse again
as be was this morning. The boy was
sitting in one of grocer Patstone's
wagons and the horse started down street
TO look for a drinking fountain. The
little boy became very badly scared but
he held on TO the reins with might and
main and citizen stopped the horse.
Then the youngster clamored down and
without looking once at the seat OF his
former glory and fear went home.
The "Jolly Three have completed ar
rangements for moonlight excursion
on the Awashonks next Wednesday even
ing. The trip promises TO be one OF the
the merriest of the season.
Mr.. A. McNamee, j. +. Franey and r.
j. Mccarthy attended the moonlight ex-
cursion OF Delaney Council, K. of G., OF
Pawtucket Wednesday evening
A milkman named Bosworth was very
much provoked on Randall square by a
10-year-old boy who insisted on throwing
stones at him and also directing some
rather profane language at him.
after the boy, caught him, and then seiz-
ing him by the coat collar marched him
off in the direction of the Second Police
Station. The boy soon changed his tune
and begged to be let go and promised
never to address In any way whatsoever
the man who held him. The milkman
relented and the boy went free.
Mrs Il. Il. Grimes and her two sons,
Masters Eddy and Willie Grimes, OF Will
mantle, Conn, have returned home after
q very pleasant visit to their old friends,
Alderman Mccarthy and family.
The axle of buggy broke on the
Stevens street bridge late last evening.
A big crowd gathered after the accident
and many OF the members made more or
less valuable suggestion to those in
charge of the vehicle as to the proper
way of putting the same in order again.
Miss Cecilia Reynolds, wife of Thomas
Reynolds, died at her home, 90 Walling
street, yesterday. The deceased formerly
lived in New Haven, Conn.
Miss j. o Brien, who fell and injured
her ankle while at work at the Vans
kuck mill, Wednesday, is slowly recover
ing from the effects OF her injuries.
DIR. Thomas +. Black has returned
form week. trip 20 Baltimore.
J. z. Mulvey of the Owl Club is on
the sick list.
All the departments OF the American
Screw Company's Works in this part OF
the city viii start on 60 hours a week time
next Monday. For about two months the
factories were running only five days a
week. This will be good news for not
only the employees OF the company but for
local merchants as well