The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-16
NORTH END NEWS.
A Peddler Runs Cyclist Down and Then
Abuses Him.
TnE NEWS BUREAU.
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A peddler, who was driving carelessly
along Gladstone avenue In front of
Greene's barber shop last night, ran into
Albert Naylor, who was riding along on
his bicycle. Mr.. Naylor was thrown from
his wheel and narrowly escaped being
seriously hurt. Instead of apologizing
for running the wheelman down. the
pcddler began abusing the man he had
Injured, much to the disgust of those
who had seen the whole of the affair.
The annual banquet and anniversary
celebration Of the Irving Literary Clup
will be held one week from Thursday.
lhe trout axles of one OF Michael
Early's four wheeled teams broke on
Charles street, south OF the square last
evening, and delayed travel consider
ably. Michael thought he had as much
right to the road as any one with his
broken wagon and was in no hurry to
make a clear path for his fellow team
sters, nor the trolley cor conductors, SO
the latter had to take hand in moving
ths wagon to one side.
Two drunks and two suspicious persons
arrested, wss the extent OF police busi-
ness last night.
Dennis Burke, who Is not an expert
cyclist as yet, while practicing on the
lower part OF Chalkstone avenue, ran
into team that was being carefully
driven along the highway. Burke was
thrown TO the gutter, but his injuries
were but slighti The wheel was unin-
jured.
The front axle OF Charles Gray's milk
wagon broke on Abbott street yesterday
afternoon and the horse attached 10 the
wagon became scared and ran for quite
a distance distributing the contents OF
tho wagon in an impartial manner over
the highway.
cycle enthusiast, had started on his, wheel
from the screw factory for his home last
evening f,a old man stepped IN front OF
the machine. Ii was impossible for
Nuttle to stop his wheel before the man
was Knocked down. The latter was bet
slightly itjured, yet the look he gave at
the ms<hine was sharp enough TO osplinter
the rim Oh the front wheel.
Last night was not an ideal one for fee
cream eating, but some one who aEpar-
emily liked the stuff very inIch stole six
moulds, containing about two gallons,
from the house OF john IL. Thompson,
100 Doyle avenue. shortly before O'Clock.
Arthur Webster, 20 Amsterdam street,
left his home yesterday without inform
ing his parents as to his destination, and
they were much troubled over the fact.
The funeral OF an infant son of j. Ed
ward Greene took place from his parents
residence yesterday afternoon.
There will be n variety supper given by
the ladies' Aid Society OF the Asbury
Memorial NJ. Il. Church in the basement
OF the church tomorrow evening.
Some people object to having a horse
tied up in the yard, for they claim 1t In
terferes with their sleeping, and in one
yard where a horse is kept in th'g section
the other tenants than the owner annoy
the latter by cutting the rope by which
1t Is tied. Tho owner doesn't think this
fair ana OF course some folks may think
the other tenants right, and possibly tia
society with the long name would sgree
with the latter.
One of the first organizations TO en-
dorse the proceedings at st. Louis this
week Will be the Second Ward Republican
Club.