The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-29
NORTH END NEWS.
Members of Italian Societies Will
Parade Tomorrow.
A Live Electric Light Tire Across Side
walk--Ill In a Saloon.
THE NEWS BUREAU. J
EoaTn END. s26 BRANCH AVENUE )
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A live electric light wire lay across the
sidewalk at the corner OF River avenue
and Elmhurst street this morning in
about as dangerous q position as could
possibly be imagined. Officer Briggs of
the Second police station fortunately
came along before any one had gone any
where near the wire and he promptly
notified the electric lighting company,
VINO sent their employees to remove the
obstruction to travel. The officer stood
guard over the wire until the company's
men arrived.
John Robinson, ..s2 Cottage row, went
into Fiske's saloon on Branch aven ne to
see the proprietor on business last even
ing and while there was taken seriously
ill. Dr. Brown and DIR. Black were called
to attend him, and while they found he
was q very sick man, they boon ascer-
tanned that his condition was not serious.
He was taken to his home in carriage.
There was bad washout on Gladstone
avenue near the railroad bridge last night.
The Italian societies OF the city have
arranged for fine picnic in the grove of
Ledge street tomorrow, to be followed In
the evening by dance in Humber Hall.
There will also be a parade OF the So
cieties in the morning over the following
route: From the hall at Toolville,
through Charles, Mil, North Main TO
Steeple streets, Exchange place, Dor
rance, Weybossett, Westminster, Market
square, North Main and Branch avenue
to the picnic grounds. There will be good
music t~r the parade, and the societies
always make a handsome appearance.
The entertainment and social of the "He
VIII Club Of Garfield Lodge did not
take place last evening, owing to, the
severe storm. but was postponed until
Tuesday evening, June o. number of
lad les came NJ from down town to enjoy
the affair, but their disappointment WAS
somewhat alleviated by.a generous supply
Of ice cream furnished by the club The
return trip to the city In the open car
generously furnished by the Union Rail
road Company at the same rates as for a
closed car was, as one OF the ladies said,
| as pleasant as sitting on the rocks at
| Newport and letting the spray dash over
| you; only there was more water on the
| car than there would have been on the
| rocks.
During one of the heaviest showers last
evening there entered the Second police
| station girl, about Is years'old, and she
bad in her arms an infant whose eyes had
| opened on the misery OF this world not
| more than eight months ago. The
| mother was verv thiniy clad, wet with
| the rain, feble and emaciated. For the
past year in some distant place, she had
struggled for her own daily sustenance
and since it's birth, for that OF the child.
1t was tale too often told that she re-
lated to the officer in charge at the sta
| tion. In order to save her father and
sisters and brothers from disgrace, she
had gone away, but she was too weak to
carry on the fight any longer, so she re-
| turned to her home. Her mother, true
| to the instincts that are more beautiful
than any gold or silver or the sun ITSELF
| had taken the erring one to her heart,
but the other members OF the faglily
drove her out into the storm, frail and
sick as she undoubtedly was. Wrapped
| In the coats of police officer she was
taken in the patrol wagon 10 the Charity
building.