The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26
WAS NOT TO BLAME.
Mrs. Byney Says Husband Didn't
Cause Her Injury.
Horse Runs Away aud Overturns Sleigh.
North End Notes.

Mary Byney, who resides at ass Branch
avenue, was found by her neighhors
suffering from q dislocated collar bone
at about 1880 o'clock last evening. The
Rhode Island Hospital ambulance was
summoned and Mary was taken there.
some OF the neig ID bors claim the woman's
injuries were due to fall on the floor,
caused by her husband, who got into q
dispute with her, but she claims no one
was to blame but herself, and she posi-
lively refused to make a complaint against
her husband.
HAD LONG RUN.
A horse attached to sleigh owned by
Franklin Bros, and In charge OF Daniel
A Kelley, ran from Washington street to
the corner of Admiral street and Douglas
avenue last evening. The horss and sleigh
created a good deal Of excitement on their
trip, and the cushion, robe and other
articles In the sleigh were quite impair
italy distributed over Admiral street.
The property was collected by officer
Whipple. who returned II to Kelley. The
horse did not show much of the effects
OF his long run.
CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES.
Exercises appropriate to Christmas, In
cluding carol and hymn servicss, with
the donation OF gifts, were held by the
Sunday schools of st. Paul's Epi copal,
Ruggles Street Primitive Methodist, Park
Street Free Baptist, Olney Street Uni
tartan. Fourth Baptist and Highland Con-
gregstionsl churches yesterday or on
the preceding evening. There Was q
sreci,l musical service at st. Thomas
Churcn on Douglass avenue yesterday
morning, and in addition to a tine musi-
cal program at ell the masses at the I'm
maculate Conception Church, musical
vespers were tuug in a manner that sur
passed all previous efforts In this church,
which justly enjoys the reputation Of
having the finest music OF any Catholic
Church in this city.
MANY PRESENTS WERE GIVEN.
At the Cnristmas tree ana entertain
ment Mt the Ruggles Street Primitive
Methodist Church yesterday afternoon
each sunday school scholar received IAN
iniere tEg book. and the pastor, Rev.
John Mason, an envelope containing q
generous amount of green backs and also
O crayon portrait of himself. Mrs. Mason,
wife Of the pastor, received q beautiful
ice cream set from the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. The organist OF the church was
gwen an Oxford Bible, the choir leader a
copy of Plutarch's Lives and the Sunday
school SUI e,inieadent q copy of Nc
Csrthy's "History OF Our Own Times."
The pupils of the SUNDAY school each re-
ceived a candy brick. Among the pupils
that &c ok part in the entertainment we're
Charles IL. Mason, Lille Mschon, Matte
Rhodes, Stella Machou, Bertha Briggs,
Beatrice Collinson and Eva Barnes.
NORTH END NOTES.
The runners of sleigh in which were
were seated ID. NJ. Thompson, president
Cf the Corliss steam Engine Compny.
and his wife and daughter. got caught
IN a car track on Randall tquarc ysster-
day noon and the sleigh was upset. For
tuftely oil the occupants escaped with
out injury.
Rev. Father Bowling will deliver a
lecture st st. Pstrick's Church tomor-
row evening and the offerings on that
occasion will be given to the st. Vincent
de Paul Soc iety to relieve the wsnts of
some of the many dessrving poor Of this
section.
An alsrm OF fire was rung In ut 3:55
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for fire in
a tenement occupied py Ross Miller and
owned by Peter Doyle at IL douglass
avenue. The alarm was sent In by James
Hogan and the damage was very slight.
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