The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-04
NORTH END NEWS.
Incendiary Fire In Barn on Matilda
Street, Last Night.
Aliens Print Works Shut Down for Indefl-
mite Period--4O0 Men Out.
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James Stanley, one OF the proprietors
of Stanley Brothers horse sale and ex-
char. &c stables, discovered a fire IN an
unoccupied barn on Matilda street owned
by Edmund j. Kane of Pawtucket at 1880
O'Clock last evening. He had consider
able trouble to find key to the fire alarm
box, but finally found one for box 1872
and sent In an alarm. The barn burnt in
lively fashion, aud was II as in a kind OF
hollow the sparks soon set the dry grass
and trees near II afire, but the quick and in
telligent work OF the IRE department soon
extinguished the fire in the grass and
trees which at one time threatened TO set
on fire the large Stanley establishment,
in which was much valuable property.
There were some seeds in the barn valued
at $50 and the building itself, which was
totally destroyed, was worth about s150.
There was no insurance on the property
destroyed, and the blaze was undoubted-
ly started by an incendiaiy.
man named Fred Lancaster saw some
boys light bon fire late Saturday night
in the hollow at the foot OF Whipple
street. lie was net feeling like enjoying
the fun and golden beauties that dance
in the flames and seemed TO think he had
that part of the town, SO he demonstrated
with the boys. He soon appreciated the
fact that he had made a mistake, for one
OF the boys threw stone at him, which,
striking him on the head, cnt wound
two inches long on his scalp. Officers
Bates and Mccarthy took him TO his
boarding place, az Whipped street.
The 400 or more, employees of Aliens
print works received unpleasant informa-
tion Saturday last when Informed that the
works would shut down for a time, the
length OF which had not been fixed upon
by the management. For some time the
company operating the plant has felt the
dull condition OF trade, owing TO the poor
demand for goods, and reluctantly wore
forced to take the steps they havo taken.
Some gossips soy the works will be shut
down Tor two months, but those in
charge OF the concern say they don't
know when wUk will be resumed.
This shut down, added TO the dullness
of trade, In such estal bishments as the
Wsnskuck mill, which is only running
four days a week, make the lot of the
local merchants not as pleasant as it
might be.
The ladies' OF the Immaculate Concep-
tion parish will open a May festival and
bazaar in the parish hall on West River
street TODAY. His honor Mayor McGuin-
ness, who Is one of Very Rev. DIR. Doran's
parishioners viii open the festival with an
address.
There win be an interesting lecture on
the.Bedouin Arabs at the North Congrega-
tioDal Church Wednesday evening under
the auspices OF the Y. 4. b. &. +. by
Shelidah Abdallah Shelidah.
Nine members of the PekiH- Literary
Association started on a bicycle run to
Taunton shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning, but the old sdage, about there
being luck In odd mum bers did not exact
ly ut the occasion for near Attleboro' one
OF the party broke the handle bar Of his
machine and had TO take good walk
and then the train home. The remaining
eight made record breaking time TO the
city OF herrings and got aloog pretty well
with. the exception OF couple OF headers
taken by one psrty who had an opportuni-
ty to gather May flowers close 10 the roots.
AT Taunton the visitors were hospitG bly,
entertained by the members of the KENO
Social Club. They arrived home apout z
O'Clock and had that tired feeling about
al OF today.
The police OF the Second station re-
ceived many warm words of praise yester
day for the successful raid of a disreputa-
BILE house at 3'4 North Main street. Jen-
ME Baker, who was in charge OF the
place, and three women inmates were ar
rested Saturday night. The former plead
ed not guilty and latter guilty of being
disreputable characters in the district
court and took an appeal. John Nelson
was the hondsnsn for three of them. The
proprietor 0! the "Jske" Sohadore. was
away from home, when the gentlemen
from the Second station, in charge of
Lieutenant Murray, arrived, but early
yesterday mnrpipg ne was arrested on the
lower part OF Gladstone avenue by pa
trolmah flcnnessy. He had in his pos
session just before bis arrest 40 one hun
dred dollar bills, which he handed over
TO the Baker woman, who was taking an
early morning walk, just as the officer
raigned before Judge Sweetispd at the
Second station, waived examination and
had considerable troG BILE in getting bail
j. VI. West, while ricing up North Main
street on a bicycle yesterday, broke one
OF the wheels OF his machine aud was
thrown of and slightly injured.
Andrew Luby left some tools IN his
barn, ~ Printery street, few days ago,
end when he went TO look for them yes
teF day they were not TO be found. He
informed the police OF the Second station
that they had probably been stolen.
A good sized paue of heavy glass in a
window in front OF bertha sundelwitz's
lodging house, 442 North Main street,
Yielded under The strain caused to IL
by the attempt OF drunken man TO
transfer his weight from his rather un-
steady legs to IL.
yhere was motley collection OF callers
at the home of rim Garvin on the eastern
side OF Charles street, just below Orms
strest, Yesterday afternoon. Tim, for the
entertainment OF the assemblsge, under
took 10 punish his sister-in-law. The lat
ter managed to resch a STR ct window
and yoll "police, " "murder," watch"
aud Officer Gilfoil responded 10 the de-
manu- for legal assistance. 1t was worse
than "Pigs in Glover" puzzle to get
into the tenement in which Tim resides,
which Is one OF the old buildings that
the car OF progress known ss the "widen-
ing of Charles street" IL some day i'm the
far away future TO crush out. Mum was
the prevailing argument when the officer
and Stephen Banding, who was taking a