The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-27
NORTH END NEWS.
Local Liquor Dealers Troubled by the No
License Agitation.
THE NEWS BUREAU. ,
NoaTH END, s2e BRANCH AVENUE
Telephone 00l-3.

During the past fow days many OF the
local dealers have begun to take an inter
est In tho license question and some OF
them say that they have begun fight In
opposition TO the no-license movement
that they believe viii result successfully.
For time these men engaged in the
liquor traffic hereab bouts treated the move
ment to do away with licenses in
facetious manner and some OF them even
announced their intention of voting
for no license because business was 80
poor theyt hought it would be cheaper to
take chances under local prohibition.
These same men, however, have now
changed their sentiments and they say
they will fight hard to Offset the move
ment begun by their opponents.
A malicious youth OF about 10 years,
threw large sized stone through a pane
OF glass at the Russian bath establish
ment in the rear of 235 Chalk stone avenue
last evening. The flying missile came
within a couple OF inches of hitting one
OF the bathers on the head. Abraham
Rosenfeld, who keeps variety store at
235 Gladstone avenue, ran out OF his
shop to see what caused the noise and the
fellow who had thrown the rock ran into
his arms. Mr.. Rosenleld tried to hold
the stone thrower, but the latter COM
menced playing tick tack with his fists
on the storekecper's breast over tina: gen.
tleman's heart, 50 the miscreant was per-
Sergeant Thomas Of the Second Police
Station got q bad fall Monday evening
and sustained a severe fracture OF the
second finger of the right hand, A num-
ber OF years ago bully, that he was ar
resting, bit the finger that has been again
s..s L.. 4 kot IL laA t<x L<.
putated at the second joint, and this makes
the present injury all the more painful.
Sancta Maria Council, X. OF g., will
hold an important meeting next Sunnay.
state Deputy Eugene J. Mccarthy will
assist in the working OF the third degree.
Willie Costine, Harry Cranston and Os-
car Dali wee all arrested this morning
on charge OF being truants. The COM
plants werc made by truant officer Gil.
bert Il. Whittemore.
At the Ruggles Street Primitive Metho-
dist Church o-license meeting will be
held this evening, which promises to be
a very largely attended gathering.
The crusade against Illegal liquor SELL
ing still continues In the second police
district, and this morning Michael Laffey,
who, it is claimed, has for some time con-
Quoted liquor nuisance on Livingsto ne
street, was arrested and taken to court.
Three well-known young men who were
drunk enough TO wish TO make themselves
conspicuous, got into a wordy wrangle on
Randall square yesterday afternoon.
Later on one of them was arrested for
drunkenness on the comp amt of his wife,
Oscar Dali of Swan avenue was reported
missing from his home yesterday. 1t
was afterward found that he was simply
playing truant from school.
The Democrats OF the Third Ward seem
to be very uninterested in the outcome
of the present campaign. There is a ru-
m or that strong efforts will be made to
oust the present ward committee next
June.
with the Asbury M. 4. Church will be
held at the home of Sister Megathlin, 10
Second street, this evening, at 7:45.
Brother Asian Aslanian will lead the
meeting. Parties wishing to participate
will meet at the church at 7:15 p. M, and
all are most cordially invited to be pres
ent