The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-15
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NORTH END NEWS
Camp Street Residents Had a Jolly
Trolley Party Last Evening.
An Exciting Oat Race With Some
Unique Features this Morning.

Last evening merry party OF young
residents OF Camp street left the corner
of that highway and Evergreen street for
Bullocks Point, in chartered car. a
very pleasant time was enjoyed at the
Point, for there was singing, dancing and
pther amusements All who took part In
Abe delightful affair were much pleased
With the excellent management OF Messrs.
Vincent McCann and William Kehoe.
lmong those in the party were: Mr.. and
lrs. William A. o'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs.
McCann, MIR. and Mrs. W. II;
larry McCann, Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs.
tichael Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ioyle, Misses Eva Niles, Jennie Doyle,
tamie and Maggie Moran, Lucy Doyle,
lucy Kehoe, Sarah Hughes, Maggie
kard, Edith smith, Mary and Katie
Thomas Quinn, Edward Mccarthy, James
McGowan, Fred Howard, John Walsh,
George Knight. The trip home was en-
livened by some pleasant music.
There was an oat race on Randall
square this morning that was not adver-
tised nor was the result premeditated.
In fact, the man who owned the oats re-
grets the affair very much. He was driv-
ing along the square with bag OF oats
in his wagon, when the bag in some way
lost its balance and fell out and its con-
tents were scattered over the block pave
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shovel and got as many OF the oats back
into the bag as possible. He did not sue
ceed in collecting them all and this led
TO the race referred TO. In some manner
the word of the accident reached the
lowel part OF Gladstone avenue, and
men and women and children rushed to
the scene, and there was swift race 10
see who should get the most OF the stun.
Women's aprons were filled, mems coat
pockets, also, and the children brought
kettles TO fill. One man took off his linen
duster and managed 10 put few OF the
oats into it. No special prizes were given.
Some one in house on Branch avenue,
near Charles street, was evidently deter
mined TO create a little excitement yester-
day afternoon, for he fired five shots
from a revolver from window into a
yard. No damage was done by the pistol
firing, nor did an investigation lead to
the discovery of the party who wanted to
Courts Philip Allen, Hope and Star, A.
o. 4. OF A., made parade through
number of streets of this part o. the city
this morning.
There are more people at Rocky Point
today from this section OF the city than
on any day since the present season
opened.
Patrick Kelly was arraigned in the
Sixth District court this morning on a
charge OF stealing pair OF shoes from X.
Nolpe, the second hand goods merchant,
and pleaded not guilty. He Will have a
trial next Tuesday
There is one street in the Wanskuck
section and II is not what WOULD be gem
orally considered long one, and yet its
name according TO the signs, is shorter
at one end of the highway than at the
other.
Thomas Oates OF Court Bellevue was one
OF the aids on the staff OF the chief mar
shall OF the Foresters' parade today.
Charles Toole or Tuell, who stole the
clothing of Oswald Champioux, from
Emerson's barn, was sentenced TO 80 days
in jail by Judge Sweetland OF the Dis
trict court today.
A Wanskuck gardener had lot of
growing corn eaten by a neighbor's horse
and he spent, it is said, several hours
tying TO convince the owner OF the horse
the rise in the value of that corn over
lne market price of few days ago.
Miss Irene Duxbury Is on months
visit TO friends in Plymouth, Mass.