The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-19
NORTH END NEWS.
John Mccarthy the Victim Of a
Bicycle Accident.
Trolley Pole on an Electric Car Twisted.
Trouble In The District.
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The many friends of John Mccarthy, a
popular drug clerk of this section, will be
sorry to hear that he was last night the
victim OF bad bicycle accident. He was
on his wheel at the corner OF Nichols and
Charles street when another wheelman
named Winston, whose home Is on Broad
way, came along at rapid rate OF speed
and ran into him. Both Mr.. Mccarthy
and Winston were, by the force OF the
collision. thrown to the ground and the
former had his right hand badly injured,
his gold watch smashed and his clothing
torn. He was for few moments oazed
by his fall. but managed to get up and go
to his home across the way.
There was a slight diversion on the
square at z 80 o'clock last evening caused
by the trolley pole on Pawtucket elsc-
trio car getting badly twisted. The Paw
tucket car backed out OF the way SO as to
let an Admiral street car pass 1t and the
trolley pole caught in the wires, but after
n good deal of trouble the conductor on
the former car got the pole In working
shape again and the car went on its way
down town. =.
large beer wagon owned by Hanley,
Hoyc Co. got caught in a car track on
the square last night and both shafts of
the wagon were broken. The driver was
thrown to the ground, but fortunately es-
capped with few bruises.
A wagon belonging to the highway
department broke down at the foot OF
Orms street last night at $3.50 o'clock.
Sunday next will be observed as Child
ren's Sunday at the Ashbury NJ. T..
Church and special arrangements have
been made by Superintendent OF Sunday
school to make the concert In the even
ing one of the most notable ever held in
this church.
The devotion OF the forty hours began
at st. Patrick's Church this morning
with a solemn high mass and will end
next Sunday morning.
There was trouble at the home Of a
family named Monaghan at % Webster
street last night, and Officer Hennessey
restored quiet there.
Max. Margoles found a Doctors medi-
cine case on Valley street last night and
left it at the second police station for
the owner.
The wind yesterday afternoon blew
some heavy articles that were on rack
against one of the large and costly plate
glass windows in Dimond's store on the
square ana the window was completely
wrecked.
Officers McGovern and Gillian at about
$3.50 o'clock last evening settled a little
debate over household questions at the
home of Robert Bailey, 669 Charles street.
Hugh -OCOnneil, youth OF lS years,
who has tramped across the continent
from Oakland, Cal, but who came 70 this
city in an empty freight car from New
Jersey, was are ted Just as he was leav-
ing the car at Horizons Grove last night.
He was suffering from the effects of al
cohoism when arrested, as all ne had to
drink since he left New Jersey was some
whIskey that he had carried in bottle.
Officer Gilfoil. one of the most popular
mem bers of the Second police station
force, left for Worcester this morning on
his way tc his parents home in Canada.
lie will spend about IL Gays with lis
parents and, as his furlough this year is
of "a days curatiop, he Will then 70 for
some DAYS 10 relatives in Northern New
Hampshire, and will next visit the White
Mountains. lie intenus TO climb Mt.
Washington. the highest po!nt ip New
Enlgand, for he IL great fellow for
making preparatory efforts for his final
journey upwards. From all OF tic great
monuments, including the Warrington
monument nj Washington, ID. c., he
has looked down OH the people OH tern
firma. IL IL said by his fellow officers
that he said he would fetch Mount Wash
ington home ana put IL on bis favoriie
Shswmut street. but that Lieutenant
Murray for the benefit of the night
patrcmen, gave him positive orders not
TO do so. AT any rate everybody wishes
him o happy vacation.