The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-24
0LNEYvILLE.
Thrown From an Electric Car
and Injured.
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OF an accident sustained yesterday after
noon about 8 o'clock, by being thrown
from an electric car on the White line
near Benefit street. IL appears that Mrs.
Kerr in company with another young
woman boarded the car on Weybosset
street for q ride over the hill 10 escape
the heat of yesterday afternoon.
The car, which was run by Motorman
Amos Wilcox, proceeded on its journey
with about 20 passengers, running up
College Hill. Mrs. Kerr states thai she
noticed long plank In the street between
the rails over which the car was run,
when suddenly the car stopped and was
thrown back on the track With such force
that Mrs. Kerr who was sitting on the
end of the front seat, OF the open car was
thrown to the street and for a moment
stunned.
She was removed to her home in John
ston where DIR. Gardiner was called ost.
tend her. No bones were broken but
she was suffering much pain this morn
ing from the shaking up she sustained.
None of the other passengers were
thrown from the car but all received
considerable OF a shock from the sudden
stop the car made. Several persons left
the car, declining to continue further on
the trip.
Motorman Wilcox has been in the en-
ploy OF the company for several years and
Is considered careful employe.
ELECTION TOMORROW.
The general feeling exists in Johnston
that elections, with the excitement and
dist ur bance 10 business they occasion, are
altogether too frequent and that State
election once in two years is a step in the
right direction.
BOX 81 AGAIN.
The ringing of Box 81 on the Johnston
fire alarm system yesterday afternoon for
q fire on the Cranston side calls atten-
tion TO the fact that Cranston Is depen-
dent on Johnston at this point for fire
protection. A few years ago the hydrant
that was on the Cranston side near Miller
avenue was removed and now both water
and alarm for fire are furnished by the
town of Johnston.
Fire Marshal Fiske is making an inves-
tigation today of the cause Of the alarm
yesterday, as II is reported to have been
sounded by an irresponsible party with
out cause. Nothing was found for the
firemen to extinguish when they re-
sponded TO the alarm.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
The second day OF the Sunday School
Institute now being held in the Broad
way Baptist Church opened TO day with
better attendance than yesterday, owing
doubtless that the work of the institute
did not practically begin until today,
and also that the cooler weather made
attendance much more sgreea BILE than the
oppressive condition of the atmosphere
OF Monday.
The afternoon exercises were for men,
bers only. This evening at $40 addresses
Will be made by attending Sunday School
workers on the principles of teaching
and teachers mistakes and difficulties.
COUNCIL TONIGHT.
The council will meet this evening at
8 o'clock TO take final action on the APP
plication of Frank Rogers for a liquor
license ON Hartford avenue, near the
Merino school.
The opposition to Rogers is very strong
and from the source from which IL comes
the school committee and superintendent
Congdon of the Nerino mill, il Is ex-
tremely doubtful whether the council,
who have invariably given heed TO petit
tions against licenses in every instance
where they have been made win grant
the applicant his petition.
Beside the objection to the license of
parties in the town the investigation Of
the standing of the applicant in the
Tenth Ward, where he resides, that has
been made by the councilmen since the
last meeting has convinced more than
one member of the board that persons
who cannot obtain a license in the city
of Providence ought not to be granted
one in Johnston.
NEWS NOTES.
James Gibson, of Garden street, who
fell from a painters staging at the corner
of Meeting and Brook streets yesterday
afternoon, is in critical condition at
his home, where he is attended by Drs.
Gardiner and Heaton. His recovery is
extremely doubtful.
Ann Slocum was given six months at
the State Farm, in the Eighth District
Court this morning for being common
drunkard
Patrick Sweeney for plain drunk, got
off with 81 and costs. 1t was his first
offence.
The alarm for fire at the Riverside
mill yesterday afternoon was caused by
wires becoming crossed on the circuit
John Hanley has returned from three
weeks vacation.
The explosion of lamp in the second
hand store near the corner of Westmiu-
ster street and Huntington avenue at
9 O'Clock last evening, was sufficient to
draw crowd of several hundred to the
scene.
John J. Goodwin, the popular letter
carrier, is on duty again looking much
refreshed fr ON his vacation.