The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-03
A MOT0RMAN HURT.
Tried to Stop a Runaway and Was
Crushed Against Car.
Poverty the Excuse for Theft. Other News
From the North End.

An exciting runaway took place on
East avenue at $3.50 o'clock last evening.
A delivery wagon and horse belonging
10 Williams Bros. was left standing at the
corner of East avenue and Conanicut
street while Daniel Holmes, the driver,
went into a house to deliver goods. The
horse got sn idea that the bnrn was bet
ter than the Tintops and started down
East avenue, and at the corner OF Cypress
street met Brooks street car in charge
Of Valentine Flury, Who jumped from
the car and grabbed the animaPs bride.
The borze resented the efforts OF Flury to
stop his flight and threw that gentlen an
roughly against the side of the car, with
the result that FIury's left cheek was
badly bruised and the back OF his hand
cut. Both shafts Of the wagon were
broken and the horse was stopped at the
corner OF Doyle and East avenues by Will
liam Speed.
POVERTY HIS EXCUSE.
man who gave the name of Joseph
Keller and Tho told o sad story OF pow
erty, which was PROBABLY true, was ar
rested by officer Kirby for the theft OF
tailor's scissors. KeIlar went into VIII
liam Ginstu g's s'o,e on Charles street
lew days ago, look ing for work. which
he did not get 80 ne took pair OF shears
and disposed of them a. a second hand
store on the Same street. The proprietor
Of the latter store was walking along the
street last night with G.nsburg, when
the latter recognized kellar as the man
who took the shears ana the second
hano goods dealer as the party OF whom
he purchased them.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.
Providence Colony, No. l45 celebrated
It's fourth anniversary. with very inter
estiug concert and drama last evening In
Odd Fellows hall on Gladstone avenue.
About I50 members and friends of the
Colony were in attendance and In addi-
tion to enjoying the musical and literary
numbers had substantial collation..
The program was as follows: Piano
solos, Mr.. Atcherly; readings, Miss Mar
chant, piano duet, Master and Miss Dis
ley; banjo solo, Mr.. james; readings, Miss
Quinn; vocal solos, Miss Marcbant;
,ea1irgs, Miss Althea Mayer. Supreme
Governor j. Albion Briggs Of Sonmor-
willie, Mass, delivered an instructive sd-
dress on the principles and standing OF
tie order. The drama, "Cousin Frank"
was presented in very credi,a bic style by
the following young ladies: Misses sadie
FIdrIcb, AIthea Mayer, Mertie Berry. }.
Hope Wright ono Lottie Wild. The
celebration was ore that reflected much
credi, on the organization, which is ope
OF the stro lgest OF New England orders.
END OF AN OLD DISPUTE.
The new sewer teing built In Ruegles
street will make it'rossibie to keep thst
highway porth OF Smith street in safe
oonciiiop. For q long time washouts
made a tig tolc in the street and sepa-
rated one part from the other and this
for a limo gave the police trouble. Final
ly they saw II vas iinpots bic to have
anything done with the thoroughfare as
tho property owners would not come to
any compromise ith the city so that j,
could to declared highway, so tara
were rut up at iho north OF Smith street.
Ihs primitive idea has now been sban-
doped and thcsireet will soon be in a safe
condition for pu bile travel.
NORTH END NOTES.
q bay horse belonging to Daniels d
Cornell was tsken from in front OF 1sd
Veszis street at O'Clock last evening.
About three quarters OF an hour later
Officer X lvanaugh restored the turnout
to the party ttat had 1t In charge when
II was taken awsy.
The mrs: news OF the horrible rcsideni
to the unknown man at Central Falls
late the nigh ht tefore isst that tho rnii'
70 d authorities had. was the finding OF
blood on locomotive and a small por'
ii of a mans trolsers as the locomo
tive was bsiug pu, i7to the round house
early yesterday morning.
Otilaer McGirl II confined to his bone
by bad attack Of mslaria.
Rev. DR.. Blk was to have delivered {
lecture in the Rugcles Street Primitive
Church last evening, but ho ws pre-
vented ty unforeseen circumstances fron
so doing.
1t viii take the clergymsn engaged IL
taking the church cenrus OF Capitol Hi
about two wosks to finish their labors.