The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-15
Thieves Entered and Ran
sacked Physicians Office.
About Twenty-Five Boys Struck for In
creased Pay al Weybosset Mills.
Teachers and Scholars View Tropi-
cal Display on Olneyville square.
TnF NEWS BUREAU. oLSEYyiLsE,
No !. Hartford Avenue.


Between the hours of o and IL O'CLOCK
last nigh the office OF Dr. Nelson L. FER
rim at 1885 Westminster street was enlereu
by some unknown person and golu ring
valued at SIS stolen.
Access was gained through the waiting
room TO the private office by prying open
the door with Jimmy.
The doctors desk was also opened ahu
ransacked, but nothing appears to nave
been removed therefrom. The persons
tried TO force an entrance through the
door leading TO the doctors sleeping
apartments, which are adjoining, Dut
were unsuccessful. The police oil the
Sixth Station were notified, but as yet
have no clue.
Runaway Team.
Three horses attached 10 q team wagon,
owned by Harley Colwell, became fright
ened while standing in front OF shaw
cross's news store about O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. few rods from where
they started the team collided with
an express wagon and overturned
that. but without causing any
material damage. The team continued az
lively pace across the square ana IL
looked at one time as though they would
run into The store OF John Cray or II. H.
O'NeiIl at the junction of Hart
ford avenue and Plainfield street, but
this was prevented by the team coming IN
contact with a heavy team driven by BIZ
ono ZSnfognio, who was thrown from his
at but escaped injury. AT TINS point
the horses were secured by officer Moan,
X. Melvin AZ Co.
II you want bargains in dry goods call
et the above named place. We Will not
give you one dollar for nifty cents, but
we will give you more goods for the dol
lar than you can buy In any house IN
town. Just received an immense line OF
chiidren's and misses Spring and Summer
dresses in printed ducks, lawn and musllns,
which we are selling at very low prices.
just received 100 dozen Ladies' Spring
and Summer Waists, In all the new
shades and styles, ranging in prices from
. % cents TO - each
where you will always find in stock what
we advertise. Goods delivered TO all
parts OF the city.
r. MELVIN * Co.,
1911 Westminster street.
Boys strike.
About 25 boys employed at the Wey bos-
set Mills, in the finishing room, asked for
an increase of 10 per cent. in their pay
Yesterday afternoon, which was refused
by Superintendent Weeden, whereupon
the boys left the mill Their places were
4 filled before night without any difficulty
being experienced.
Visited by Teacher and Pupils.
Miss Abbie A. Hathaway, principal OF
the Slater street primary school, accom-
panied by some 25 of her scholars visited
Olneyville yesterday to see the collection
of tropical frpit as 1t appears growing
on exhibition in the window OF j. M.
Shswcross. The latest addition to the
collection is a growing cocoanut, which
was added yesterday. Miss Hathaway
was much pleased with the exhibit, and
1t, doubtless was instructive TO the little
ones TO see the fruit of different varieties
rs il appears in growth.
Gleanings About Town.
Charles Chad dbourne has begun to exca-
vate for business black on Plainfeld
street near Rose street
The 18th anniversary Of the Methodist
Episcopal Tabernacle Church will be cele-
brated with appropriate exercises on the
18th of this month.
Officer Grover OF the Sixth Station ten
oered his resignation yesterday owing To
Ill health. He intends to move to Maine.