The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-06
AT THE NORTH END.
Fire Caused by Lamp Exploson-Work
of a Tool Thief.

Orcsr George Il. Nye sent In an alarm
from box 10 at 7:i5 o'clock last evening
for fire at Western street. The fire was
,aussd by ths explosion of kerosene lamp
In an at,i room belonging to the tenement
occupied iy Mrs. Sarah McDonough. lt
was hut few moments after the lamp
had been left In the attic room that IT
exploded and set Ire to the wainscoating
of the room. The heat from the small
blaze was very great but the fire depart
meDt had the blaze extinguished before
more than Sl5 damage mad been done 10
the bnilding. l.. X. Joslin Is the owner
of the property aud none OF the iufnlture
in the room was damaged 20 any account
TOOLS STOLEN.
Sometime between O'Clock saturday
ptQht and O'Clock this morning THE!
broke open n chest of tools IN the cellar oil
the new building A. G. j. Learned Is
building on Back street ana stole rour
epirit levels and other tools. No one had
noiiHed the police 10 look after the tool
chest and the officers on the beat had no
idea there was anything valuable in the
cellar.
A YOUNG TERROR.
William McDonouRh, as fine bit OF
strong young manhood physically con-
eidered as has been brought TO the second
station ia long time. was an unwilling
guest there early sunday morning lie
had come in with Sergeant Hartnett ana
Officer bowling, ana the sergeant, per-
baps, bit Jealous OF the fellow line
physique. for the sergeant is not small
man himself, asked McDonough 20 take
on couple of sweaters, but the fellow
Indignantly inflated his chest so he was
even broader than before, and all there
- a ly.f hn an-I n M m
Now how this fine loosing fellow came
60 be prisoner was as follows About
ESQ o'clock an old gentleman came into
the station ana said he nad been driven
from his home on Felix street by his son,
who was very drunk. and whose sole
anution in life was TO get drunk and
then be abusive fhe officers named
were sent out and the result was Will
liam's early morning ride and peace and
quiet in the home that William should
have been an ornament OF. McDonough's
father has suffered "a great deal from his
actionr and things were disasreeable for
the father ana mother previous TO the ar
rival nf the officers
McDonough who is % years of hge. was
locked up for drunkenness and the charge
0f being an idle and dissolute person hangs
over him.
TWO SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
Officer McGroaty early Sunday morn
inR secured two strangers who seemed To
-hsxo- -pethiAg particular te-tto. ffts first
fellow, who gave the name OF william
Kelly, and who proved to be something
OF an understudy, for the second was
arrested on North Main street at about
2:lO o'clock His companion went up
0ward Cypress street expecting To elude
tAe officer, but the hopa was vain, for by
2;30 O'Clock the patrol was carting the
second fellow who gave the name OF
IL fl... t.tt l.aa
the cond time ne was sizing up certain
houses and when arrested was n picture
Of injured Innocence. When searched at
the station IL rather seemed as IL Officer
Mct3rnaty had made successful long
shot for Reuben had two punches of keys
In his pocket that seemed tn nave been
well selected for opening almost any kind
Of locks The two men claimed their
home wns in Vermont.
NORTH END NOTES.
The Rev A. y. Doyle. tho celebrated
PauIist orator. and the secretary of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
America, will deliver lecture in
Dmond hall this evening under tho nu-
arioss OF the Emmett Temperance Cadets
The lecture will be preceded by "A concert
in which X. Casey, William Virgin, Miss
Mamie Mouahan. Miss Josephine Flem
ing, Mrs O ConDell. John f. McHugh and
j. r. Mullen will take part
The police of the Second station arrest
ed three persons Cor drunkenness and
secured one store left open.
The Young Mems Athletic Club OF
Tooleville will give complimentary
darce TO it's friends next Friday evening
Tne 18th annual lair Of the Bslou Uni
varsalist Church will be held in the new
church on Smith street for threo even
tngs, beginning tomorrow and closing
Thursday evening.
Next sunday the service OF the Forty
Hours' Alteration will he begun at the
Church Of tne immaculate Conception.