The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24
OLNEYVILLE.
A Midnight Prowler Disturbs the
Family of Officer Kimball.
Steam Keller Stranded Day In the
Eighth District Court.

A nocturnal marsuder OF presumably
evil intent kept Officer Kimball's wife
and little children in state of terror
Saturday until tho arrival Of the head
of tho house shortly after midnight. OIL
Ger Kimball lives on one of the quiet
little streets in the village OF Thornton.
Saturday night the officer was on duty
and his wife and children were alone in
the house About an hour after they re-
tired "a gentle tapping on the door was
heard, AS II someone we've cautiously feel
ing his way before advancing further.
Then footsteps were heard and the form
Of man was seen at one OF the windows.
The people In the house remained quiet
and again settled themselves for tho
night believing their unbidden caller
had gone. But after the lapse Of half an
hour they were again aroused by vigor-
Gus rap on the door, followed ny "A demand
20 open the door. The request was made
in a familiar manner just as IL the one
who made it wanted TO give the impress
sion that 10 was q member OF the family
who was seeking admittance. Mrs.
kimball remained quiet, however. and
soon after her husband arrived and she
Informed him of what had occurred.
Officer kimball made "a thorough search
about the place. but was unable 20 lind
any trace OF the disturber Of his family.
IL is supposed the burglar, If such he was,
heard the officer as he approached the
house and made good his escape.
STRANDED STEAM ROLLER.
One of the city's big steam rollers be-
came stranded on Dixie street saturday
afternoon while on its way TO the northern
part of the city. The roller weighs ABOUT
80 tons and cannot on account of its great
weight be taken across the Westminster
street bridge. This made IL necessary for
the engineer TO make a detOur Ivy way of
Huntington avenue and Dixie street, and
while passing down the latter street the
ground over an old disused cesspool gave
way and the ponderous engine was precipi-
tated into n hole four feet deep. Ii was
only after several hours hard work that
the roller was extricated and started on
its way again.
CHURCH NOTES
The regular services at the Church of
the Messiah yesterday were conducted by
Rev. &. III. DeGarmO.
Rev. Joel Bassett. the evangelist, con-
Quoted special service at tho Broadway
Baptist church last evening. a large
congregation was present.
Rev w. Il. Davis preached at both tho
morning and evening services at the NJ.
Il. Tabernacle yesterday.
Inc fdlr OF tue OuuTCu Ol tIe lDltSstu
Sacrament of Mt. Pleasant was brought
to close Saturday evening.
This was civil day at the Eighth Dis
trict Court. There was but light docket.
In the case of r. > Mowry VS.. Walter
Salisbury, decision for $40 for plaintiff
was given. g. II. Williams VS.. George
OlneY: decision for plaintiff -S35. AZ
The Fowler Cycle Club made a run TO
CromDton Yesterday.
An entertainment for the benefit Of tho
Church of the Holy Nativity Of Thornton
was given at Irons hall Saturday evening.
Miss Sarah Barnes, superintendent of
the Johnston school, attended the annual
meeting of the Association of school
Superintendents, held in Boston Satur.
dav.
lDr. A. A. Allen has moved 10 Auburn
Town Sergeant Holbrook of Johnston Is
attending the session of grand jury at
East Greenwich today in connection with
the cases against Morris and Annis, the
two Johnston housebreakers.
Postmaster w. ID. Harris was official ly
notified Saturday that the free delivery
service would be established July /.