The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-02
NORTH END NEWS.
Drunken Track Walker Has a Mar
row Escape From Death.
John O'Brien's Trgnk Opened and His
Jewelry Stolen-- Tramps In a Car.
TIE News BUREAU.
EosTH End. as BRANCH AVENUE
Telephone yOl.3.


John o'Brien, who boards In the old
Harris homestead at "A Admiral street,
when he returned from bis work last
night found that his trunk had been
broken open and two valuable watches
taken therefrom.
There came very near being another
track walking tragedy late last night just
over the city line in Pawtucket. resi-
dent of the village of Albion who Is
married and has wife and two children
came to this city last Saturday and OBJ
tainod a promise Of work. He tried to
induce his her, 10 Is q resident of
this city, TO advance him money enough
TO remove his famil, here. The latter re-
fused to comply with his sons request
so the latter spc..t couple OF days visit
ing saloons and keeping his thirst
quenched. Last night he started for his
home by way OF the car tracks and when
he was just beyond the city line he sat
down on the incoming passenger car
track. He was almost heIplessly drunk
but fortunately little girl saw him from
her hcmos on Smithheld avenue, and
quickly told her father of the mans
dangerous situation; for she knew train
was soon due over the tracks the intoxi-
Gated individual was sitting on. The
child's parent dashed across fence and
pulled the resident Of Albion of the track
just as the train whistIed few feet be-
yond him.
"A watchman was set to watch fou
tramps who had taken refuge in car
last night while officer McGrosty went TO
send in call for the patrol wagon. The
watchman was overpowered hy three of
the fellows while he was waiting and two
OF them succeeded In getting away. The
third fellow was captured by officer Nc
Groaty and the fourth, according to rhe
~ IN ~ nj "a
other statements proved very unreliable,
remained ia the car.
A woman, very much under the in
fluence OF liquor created quite circus at
the pot hole just north of the North End
Burial ground, but she was not too drunk
to be pretty cunning, and disappeared
before the police who went in seacrh OF
her arrived.
For some time a gang of boys have
caused peace and quiet to be as strangers
to the residents OF Walling street, near
Pertis street at all hours of the day and
evening. The principal diversion OF the
boys has been ball playing in the streets
and, according 10 the neighbors, the
language of the boys has been as unseem-
ly a.. the Boston papers say was that OF
the Clevand's during that clubs visit to
the classic city OF the East. The boys
peace and quiet will be enjoyed by the
residents of the street named, even IL 1t
costs the boys parents some hard earned
dollars.
William Nelson of Al whipple street
feels very much sggrieved over the action
OF four young girls whose ages are be,
teen 8 and 10 years. He on Memorial Day
placed a number of flowers on the grave
of his son, who was the unfortunate VIC
tim OF the explosion on College Hill many
months age, in the Catholic cemetery
on Douglass avenue, and yesterday be
saw the girls referred to steal the flow
ers. He reported the matter TO the police.
Annie Wsklar, a three year old child,
left her parents home at 35S North Main
street about O'Clock last evening. she
kept her parents in very worried state
until late last night when she was found.
The many friends of James II. Nolan,
the Randall square newsdealer, will be
pleased to hear that ne returned yester-
day from the st. Joseph's Hospital, wherc
he has been for many weeks. He is greatly
improved in health and good spirits.
The Il. G.. A. Club will hold social in
" hat Cheer Hall this evening.
There is bad place on the north side
walk OF CbalkstoDe avenue just east OF
the railroad bridge that would seem TO
be good thing for the highway depart
ment to look after, at least residents OF
that section OF :he city are OF that opip-
Ion.
Cases in which the police OF the Second
station are interested will be considered
by the grand jury on Thursday next.
The hub of rear wheel OF light
wagon pretty heavily loaded with lumber
collapsed on Mill street just opposite the
home OF the new engine early last even
ing.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
were barrels and lanterns st the corner OF
Benefit and North Main streets to warn
travellers that the street was closed,
some one drove team over the former
highway, upset the barrels and extin-
guished the lanterns. The manholes are
being repaired, and this was the reason
the street was supposed to be closed.
Many local politicians claim the cleo
tion of Democratic ward committee in
Ward will be about as uDinteresting as
the Chicago convention and some have
different opinion and believe ahat tho cli
crowd will have 10 60.