The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-14
NORTH END NE WS
Joseph Holmes Thrown Down at A.
tIsboro and Badly Shaken Up.
A. Much Needed Highway Improve
nsnt Being Made.
The NEWS BUREAU,
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Joseph Holmes, a well known North
Camp and Cypress, met with Slight sight ac- c.
cident at Wedding he was attending at
Attlsboro Thursday. When the newly
married couple were setting out for their
wedding trip Joseph, who is quite q
practical ps Joker, as well as Jolly fellow,
coat SO that the general public would be
made aware of the fact that the latter
had been recently married, but he had
not had any previous understanding with
the driver Of the hack in which the
couple were TO be driven to the depot, SO
the horses were started. This caused Jo-
seph to be thrown rudely TO the ground
but he fortunately escaped with a few
bad bruises. He was, however, badly
shaken up snd-was conveyed to his home
In this city In a carriage.
The employees Of the highway depart
ment are engaged In covering the most
OF South street roadbed at the junction
O. Gladstone and Franklin avenue, with
crushed stone. For some time this busy
spot has needed road repairs, as the travel
over ii had caused many bad places TO
appear. There Is q great deal of heavy
all the traffic between this city and an
important western suburban town section
Is carried on over It.
Hiram Wheaton, a well-known resi-
dent of Wanskuck, had a rather bad quar-
ter of an hour yesterday morning. lie
was driving with friend along Charles
street near Leonard's pond, where the
unfortunate Quaranta met his untimely
death, when an Italian, who was little
late for work, shouted TO him: "Me
wanta rida." Mr.. Wheaton said he was
in a hurry and laug hingly refused the
fellow a ride Thereupon the Italian,
very much excited at the prospect OF
losing his job or being docked couple
of hours pay, angrily exlaimed, "Me
fxa you, /" and suiting the action TO the
words he pointed TO the pond. The two
men in the team felt very cold just about
the time the remark was made and their
horse was whipped, urged and coaxed TO
increase its speed down Charles street
towards the center OF the city. There
was no further trouble, but the owner of
the outfit and his companion, 1t is said,
will in the future be willing TO take
more round about way TO the big bridge.
Two bicycilsts came TO grief on the
wet payments on Randall square yester-
day afternoon, and while neither OF them
was in anv way seriously Injured, still
they would rather have not helped to
clean the square with their clothing or
10 have been the cause of lOnghter TO a
number of hard-hearted onloobsrs.
large number OF friends of 1e A. O.
wv OF this section attended the concert
held in Infantry Hall last evening.
IL il expected that Rev. Father Nc
Clrthy will leave here to assume his new
duties as pastor at Woonsocket in about 10
days.
There was chimney fire at William
Bradley's residence, IL Douglass avenue,
about 10 O'Clock last evening Hose No. ~
and Hook and Ladder Company No. 3
rendered the necessary assistance without
the ringing in OF general alarm.
Miss Mamie Mccarthy of Charles street
returned home Yesterday afternoon from
months visit to friends in Boston,
Portland and other places.
La Sale Council, X. of C., is making
arrangements TO celebrate Columbus day
OH Sunday, October II.
y The blotter at the Second Police Sta
tion this morning was blank, no arrests
having been made during the previous
"a hours.
Work has been begun on the last story
Of the addition TO Silver Spring Bleachery