The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-23
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Lad Fails In q Fit and Is Sent to the
Hospital
Meeting of School Commitiee-Noles
Gathered About Town.

Just before 12 o'clock yesterday
strange lad about ten years Of age who had
been standing about Watchemocket
Square, was seen to suddenly fall upon
his face in the gutter. Persons ran to his aid
and found the boy suffering from ft.
William IA. Coughlin and Davis Rich took
the lad TO the Office of DIR. Simeon ana
William Hunt who did all in their power
TO relieve the little sufferer. No one knew
who the lad was. Nearly hundred school
children visited the Doctors Office but
not one of them identified him. After
working over him nearly three hours IL
was decided To send him 10 the Rhode
Island hospital and Mason B. Wood tele-
phoned for the ambulance. The reply came
back that the hospital ambulance was un-
dergoing repairs and only the city am bu-
lance was available, and they did not dare
TO send that out of the city. This of course
caused more delay, until finally carriage
was procured at Jenks' Bros. stable and
the poor child was taken To the hospital:
The police of tho city were notified and
began "a search for the child's name and
home. After diligent inquiry it was found
his name was John Leonard and his home
was at 1876 O'Connell street South Provi-
dencc. The boy did not re or conscious
ness until after six o'clock last evening
and at "A late hour he was reported TO be
In n comfortable condition. His father
was notified and was with him at the hos
pital during the night. How the lad came
TO wander so far away from home could
not be learned.
The school committee held it's last meet
ing for the present year in the council
chamber at the Town Hall last evening,
all the members being present. A request
| of the Ballou society and the Young Peo-
| pies Union of the First Uniyersalist
| church for the use of A. p Hoyt Hall, for
..f lxtf fha,X
| people of the church. was granted for q
consideration of 81 to pay for gas. Prof;
teacher of New York, appeared be-
| fore the committee and asked the
privilege of giving a series of lectures
| with stereopticon illustrations upon
| the battles Of the civil war, in the A. r.
| Hoyt Hall, and other schools the lecture
| To take one hours time, and TO be given
| after the schools were over, and so not
| interfere with the studies of the pupils.
| The request was granted and MIR. Oakley
| was given permission To make arrange
ments with the various teachers. A few
| bills were approved by the committee
| and the meeting adjourned and will not
| meet again until after the April election,
| when it is quite probable there will be
one new member.
week for New York, where she will pass
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Hattie
Smith, who is n resident of that city.
Mrs. Charles c. Page of Franklin Falls,
| y. H., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
William III. Hosncr of Prospect street.
Yesterday afternoon the .. 4. Whist
| Club met at the residence of Mrs Mary
| Harris on East Waterman avenue, and the
! highest score was attained by Mrs.
| Harris.
Mr.. Charles f. Blake of Prospect street
| Is holding his head pretty high today, the
elevation of which is caused by seven and
| half pounds of girl baby, which Mrs
| Blake presented him with yesterday. All
are doing well.
Miss Myra Underwood who has been
| passing the winter with her cousin, Mrs
| George Collins of this town. has returned
TO her home in Harwich, Mass.
| Conductor Ia. Nj. Rodcrick, who has
been at home i'll during the past week, is
| again gathering nickels on his car
This morning shortly after IL o'clock
| fire was discovered in the old barn belong
| ing to the Daniel Leonard estate ut Leon
| ards corners, on the Riverside road. The
! discovery was made by men on a River
| side car and an alarm was rung in from
| box No. 52 at lngraham's corners. The
| fire company of Watchemoket were prompt
to respond, but IL was n long run and be-
| fore they reached the place the barn and
| its contents were destroyed. The con-
| tents were owned by Thomas Monahan,
of two horses, Goddard buggy, rocka-
| way, harnesses, COW, and about two
| tons of hay all valued at nearly $1,000,
| upon which there was an insurance. The
barn was an old affair and although IL
was valuable In its day. was in very bad
condition and probably not valued mt
more than $500. 1t could not be learned
| whether there was any insurance upon
| the building or not. The origin of the fire
| Is unknown but was without doubt in
| cendiary.
| This morning Mrs. Jessie Wood of
| Riverside came TO tho police station with
| her daughter Hattie, a child about Ia
| years of age, and wished To bring suit for
| damages against "A family named Lomas.
| 1t appears on Sunday morning the Wood
| girl visited the Lomas house for the pur-
| pose of trying on "a dress, that was being
made for her. AS she was leaving the house
| "a dog belonging 10 the Lomas family
| sprang on her and severely lacerated her
! checks. Mrs Wood claimed that Mrs.
| Lomas placed n plaster on the child $
! face, and told the child TO tell her mother
| that she fell down and bruised her face.
| 1t was three hours before Mrs. Wood be-
came aware of the injury, and she at once
| took her child to doctor who took seven
| sttchesl in the wound. The physician
| informed the mother that there was dan
| ger of blood poison, as the plaster put on
| the wound prevented the flow of poisoned
| blood. Chief Adams informed Mrs. Wood
that she had better consult lawyer and