The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-29
Baseball Rumor Occasioned
by Lease Of Lot Of Land.
Capture OF q BeIIigerent RevsIer Who
Used a Club.
bad Accident to a Night Watchman
at BsrsRsc Mills.
fHs ksus BvaEAu. .oLrsYvILLs.
30 Hartford Avenue

There is a report TO the effect that the 32.
acre lot owned by the West Providence Land
Company, fronting on Webster avenue, be-
tween Union avenue and Concord street IL TO
be leased for five years by baseball ~ ndlcsto
at rental of $1,000 per year This plat OF
land il now occupied for farming purposes ny
Alexander Kerr 4 Sons. II is accessible from
the electric lines ON Cranston street and Dyer
avenue. Should this track become ball
ground 10 is probable that cars would be run
through Webster avenue directly In front OF
the grounds.
wATCHMAS INJURED.
When the engineer at the Ssranao Mill on
Valley street came TO attend 10 hls eariy
morning duties yesterday he found the night
watchman, william Dawson, lying in the
engine room in an unconscious condition. his
scalp was cut and there were bruises on his
shoulders. Later his lantern was found mt
the foot OF the elevator shaft and then ~ be.
came evident that he had fallen down the well
had become unconscious. IL is probable that
it was soon after 3 20 o'clock that the acct
dent happened, as one 9L~ the clocks was
then. Dawson was removed to his home at
the corner OF Helme street and Harris avenue,
and physician called No bones were
broken and he regained consciousness soon
after being removed 20 his home, but was un-
able TO account for the accident.
DISTRICT COURT
John II. Morris, Jr.. OF Silver Lake WAS ar
rsigned In the Eighth District C2grt lIs this
street. near Eagans liquor saloon, about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He pleaded not
guilty and trial was set down for sept v
He was arrested by officer Moan and sheriff
Rabbit at 3 o'clock last evening When they
arrived at the house ho appeared at the head
OF the stairs with club. but the presence OF
two officers caused him to ret reat 10 "A bed
room, where he locked himself in. After some
pressure on the door IL gave way; Morris
still chung TO the club, but concluded IL was
best not to attempt 10 use II.
FELL FROM TREE.
Ernest verin. the 9-year-old son of Joseph
Verin, who resides In the rear OF 20
Audrey street. fell from a tree IN Waterman,s
grove on Manton avenue yesterday afternoon,
sustaining fracture OF the skull, from which
there are slight chances OF recovery. He fell
distance OF 20 feet from IA chestnut tree,
which he was climbing after burrs. His COM
psnions removed him TO the drug store IN
Eastwood,s block and Dr. Henry "; RI Farrell
removed 10 his parents home.
NEWS ITEMS.
A Mrs. Carpenter, living at Merino village,
while building fire in her stove yesterday
with the aid of kerosene was burned 10 such
an extent that Drs. Watts and DUBOIS were
Miss Moore a teacher at the Morino school,
is confined TO her homo from injuries result
ing from "A fall last July.
Mr.. Benjamin Taylor OF Lahan street, who
has been visiting friends in Randolph, Mo-,
returned last evening.
Mc(irath's lunch wagon. in front of Hough's
drug store OH Westminster street was run
into by team last evening and few dishes
broken.
p. j. Lannon has returned from a business
trip &c New York.
Br. Edwards has returned from his vacation
at Elmhurst farm, Hope Valley.
The funeral OF little Isabella Oliver, who
was burned to death, was held at O'Clock
this afternoon.
McClnchy, tho hardware dealer. furnished
the whcelbarrows for the barrow race of the
Rough ana Readys this afternoon.
John p. Thompson, Jr, OF Thompson
Brothers, is ON n vacation.
Mrs. Walter Connell Of North street has re-
turned from CharJestown, Mass, where she
has been tho guest of Mrs. Captain John Bree
OF the Salvation Army.