The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-17
NORTH END NEWS.
Alleged Cruel Treatment Of Child by
Its Mother.
Stable Keeper John Brant Has an
Unpleasant Experience.
THE EEws BUREAU.
North End. 4xS BRANCH AVENUE
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Stable keeper John Brant whose stable
is at the corner OF North Main and Alb
bolts street, was the victim OF an au-
dacious thief yesterday afternoon. lie
received telephone message purportiDg
to come from Mrs. Ogden OF 16S Payne
street, requesting him to send o horse
and buggy to her home. Mr.. Brant COM
piled with the order by sending a hand
some bay mare, Weighing about 1000 and
a new goddard buggy In charge of one
OF his men. When the latter reached the
residence of Mrs. Ogden he was met on
the sidewalk by boy who told the man
in change OF the turnout TO hitch the
horse TO a post and Mrs. Ogden would be
ost i'm q few minutes. The man did as
the boy told him and returned to- the
stable and nothing was thought about
the matter until evening when the horse
and buggy not having been returned Mr..
Grant went out to see what the trouble
was. When he reached Mrs. Ogden's
home she expressed great surprise at MIR.
Brant's visit aad told him she never
ordered turnout from him. The owner
OF the horse and buggy notified the police
but Ii had not been recovered at a late
hour today.
John Kirk and Miss Nellie Rogers were
married at st. PatrJck's church yesterday
n
reception was held at the home of the
bride last evening.
Joseph O'Neiil, who was trying tc ride
bicycle that was too high for him, was
thrown from the machine to the ground,
but fortunately escaped being badly hurt.
Minnie Silva, an inmate OF 1.-The State
Home and School, ran away from. that in
stitution yesterday.
Last night Robert j. Mckay, who re-
sides on Olney street, swore out warrant
aaginst young boy named Clair Dixon
for stealing cherries from the lot on
which Mckay lives The young lad was
arrested by Officer Whipple on the war
rant and some people who reside on Oh
ney street and whose ideas OF honesty
are not as rigid as Mr.. McKay's felt pret-
~ bad over the little. fellow. being locked
up.
Af,er many days the bad place east of
the railroad brioge on Gladstone avenue
has been filled with dirt and while the
Job might be better done from an artistic
point OF view, the highway is at least
safe to pass over. The holes west Of the
bridge on Gladstone avenue have also
been filled and the city is now safe, per-
haps, from come costly law suits.
the lower part OF Charles street in a
wagon, was ruf, into by careless driver
and the wagon In his charge was some
what damaged.
The antics of an embarrassed horse that
seemed to act as the upper part OF Ber-
non street was an extensive pastAre,
created considerable excitement among
the childrensresiding ON the street
Sarah A. GoldchIme, aged eight years,
ran away from her home at SO Randall
street yesterday, and at a late hour last
night her mother, Lizzie Goldchime, re-
ported her daughters absence to the po-
lice of the Second station.
According to the discovery reported by
Officer Mckenzie the six-year-oi1.son of
Emily Robinson, who resides at 167 West
River street, has not the pleasantest time
imaginable, for the officer found him tied
to post yesterday The lads mother
had gone down street and left no one 70
look after him, and neighbors of Mrs.
Morrisey claim that the little boy Is very
often kept chained to post in the cellar
of his home. The case is reported TO
Agent Charles III. Thurber of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.