The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-19
WARREN.
Why the Streets Were In Darkness
Saturday Night.
Bristol's Team Shut Out at Football
Notes About Town.

The town, so far as the street lights
were concerned, was shrouded In dark
ness Saturday night. When started up
for business early Saturday evening the
dynamo at the electric light station
which operates the street arc lights,
failed to work properly. Manager Tbsyer
and assistant worked over II till 2
O'Clock the following morning, but
without avail. Word was telephoned to
the Narragausett Electric Light Com
pany OF Providence and Mr.. Woodland
and an assistant came down Sunday
noon, examined the machinery aud made
tests to find the trouble. No break was
found, but a displacement OF an import.
ant part of the machine was discovered.
When properly adjusted and the power
applied the plant worked all right. This
is the first tiine since Superintendent
1hayer mas had charge of the power sta
tion some four and a half years, that any
thing OF the kind has happened.
The first football game of the season
was played Saturday afternoon, on the
grounds OF the British American Ath-
letic Association between the Bristol and
Warren teams. 1t attracted quite large
crowd Of spectators, including O mum Der
of Bristol people. 1t resulted In q com.
plete shut out of the Bristol team, the
score being 10 tn O, IN favor OF thewarren
team. Principal Young, OF the Warren
hlgn school, umpired the game, and his
decisions were not questioned. The
principal feature of the game, which was
played under the Rugby rules, was the
phenomenal sprinting OF James Chappell,
who made the entire score, with two
touohdowns, counting 8, and kicked
goal once, max ing tho total Of 10.
Schooner Napoleon, Captain Hart.
arrived at the wharf OF Ezra Martin &
Co., Sunday night, with 306 tons Of coal
for that firm from Port johnson. The
Napoleon had an encounter with the gales
last week and although an old vessel she
praved the fury of the waves aud came
through all right.
A good many friends Of the mem bers
of the Artillery Rifle team and others In
terested in the sport, left here this morn
ing for Bristol to witness the contest be-
tween them and the Bristol team for the
possession of the silver cup which is TO be
decided today. Each company has won
one leg.
Miss Margaret L. Eckley from the
Providence Deaconess Home spoke to
mem bers of the M. +. Sabbath School
yesterday afternoon, and in the evening
addressed a large audience on the subject
OF the work of the home.
A bold attempt at breaking and enter
ing in broad daylight was made In War
rer yesterday morning. 1t was about IL
O'Clock and the family Of William A.
Healey, with the exception of q 15-year-
old boy, Charles Hesley, had gone to
church. The boy was reading, when he
heard a strange noise in the wood house,
and going to window looked out, =
The Healey house is a cottage standing
near the railroad track, and the window
at which the boy stood overlooked the
wood shed, which is in the rear OF the
house. Suddenly, the boy says, q man
stole cautiously out. Tie carried Ale and
chisel in his hand, and at once went to
work MS IL to force open the back door.
The boy says that he was 70 badly
frightened that 1t was some minutes be-
fore he could move. In the meantime the
dog had beard the noise aud begun TO
bark. This gave MIN courage, and going
to bis fathers drawer ne obtained a re-
volver which he took to the window,
pointed 1t at the man, threatening to
shoot him IL he did not leave the door.
This ne did with considerable haste, Bat
In going he dropped the tools, which
were found by Mr.. Healey when he re-
turned
The boy has given good description
of the man, whom he believes to be q
Frenchman, and the police are looking