The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-19
Diphtheria on the Decrease
at Thornton.
William Eddy Thrown From His Car
riage and His Collar Bone Broken.
A Livery Stable Keeper Imposed on
by Man With Handouts.
THE NEWS BUREAU, oLNEYyIME.

No. Hartford Avenue.
At about o'clock yesterday monring a
well-dressed, dark complexioned man, 80
years of age, appeared at the livery stable
OF Austin Lavoice on Stokes street, and
asked for horse and carriage to go out
TO Arlington and take his mother TO see
some friends who lived short distance
away. Asa recommendation he men
toned that he was an officer at the Sixth
Station, and incidentally he changed a
billy and pair of handouts from one
pocket to another, which movement
was connected with the Capron Street
Station. This fact being apparently estab-
,lished, Mr.. La-oice, senior, fitted him
out with q rig, and allowed him to de-
part without obtaining his name.
AS he drove away he remarked that ne
would return about O'Clock.
The team out ana supposed 10 be IN
good hands, nothing more was thought
OF the incident until about o'lcock,
when the team. not having been returned,
word was sent TO the station to ascertain
the name of the party who had hired the
rig in the morning. Much to the sur
prise of Lavoiee and son it was found
that there was no officer at the Sixth Sta
tion answering the description OF the
man hiring the team and that they
had been imposed upon. Search was made
for man and team, but to no avail. Last
night at IL. 80 O'Clock a boy drove into the
sta BILE with the team which, he said, had
been given TO him TO drive to the barn
by a man on West minister sreet who said
his name was Byron Tompkins and
that he lived on Lester street. Further
than this there is no clue to the identity
OF the man who impersonated Sixth Sta
tion officer. Mr.. Larvice will bear in
mind the next time a stranger appears
that the officers in the district are not
ton nod IN NAL a q
handouts unless they have prisoner
to use them on.
AN EFFICIENT HEALTH OFFICER.
The diphtheria epidemic which has
been prevailing at Thornton and Simmons
vile for the past month Is on the de-
crease and no new cases are reported.
Health office John Watson has caused
| the stream which runs through these set
tlement to be flushed and every precau-
tion taken to prevent the spread OF the
epidemic and his efforts have proved very
| beneficial.
ABOUT TOWN.
Ralph Clifford of the Sixth police sta
tion has been transferred TO the Fourth
| station W here he will do Gay duty on the
| beat formely covered by officer Clark.
John II. Smith takes officer Gifford's
| place at the Sixth.
William Eddy OF 4S Hartford avenue
| W no was thrown from his carriage yes
! terday and thought to have been only
| bruised, was found to have broken his
| collar bone, upon examination.
The attendance at the schools fell OF
the last two evenings but there is no rea'
son now why nearly the number register
ed should not report Monday again.
The anniversary ball OF the. Olneyvillt
| Temperance Cadets held in it's srmory
last evening was a pronounced success.
| Frederick Wickes OF Plainfield street is
| confined TO his home by sickness.
Horatio L. Pierce of Johnston has in
vented a ring traveller for spinning ma
| chimes.