The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-02
A COAT THIEF.
Walked Into q Store. Put on New
Garment and Left.
Trolley Pole Gauss an Accident-Noles
From the North End.

j. Shaparlo, VINO Keeps ono oi tue "ahJ
clothing smporiums on Charles street.
near the foot Of Orms street. reported the
theft Of O fine melton coat from bis estab-
lishment, to the police yesterday. he
stated that his wife vas In the back room
of the shop attending to some repairing,
whtn fellow came in very noisele SLY,
and taking OF Q two seasons old well
worn coat left II on the counter snd put
on Q new one. tie was not discovered
until e was taking a Ia. t look al himself
In the mirorr. The man and new coat
LETT the shop very huriedy. hut mer-
chsnt Rodinsky, WI hose place OF business Is
near thst nj Shapario saw tho fellow "ith
the new coat 60 away and says lie could
identify him as the sane individual
visited h., place = long time ago and
tried to dispose OF some carr ente tools
AN ELEcrPIc LIGHT ARM BROKEN.
Quite an unusual thing took Ilsce I'm
front OF tie ward room on North Main
street late yesterday afternoon. trolley
pole of an electric CIR got mixed up with
the arm on which Al electric light was
hung aud the arm wns bscly broken.
Tho car pole was not damaged but frag-
ments CT the arm were distributed along
the street. Officer Nye notified the cleo
trio light company and the damage was
soor repaired.
WORTHY oBJKCT.
About 200 Isoies and gentlemen ended
New Years day at q dance In Hedieys'
Hall last mig ht, given oy the former shop
maies and old friends OF q man VINO is
we'll deserving of the fine generosity OF so
many good hearted residents OF this fe-
tion. The affair was conducted in a
charming manrer and tfese was good
mutic for dancing. Tho grand march
was led by ID. Judge AMI Miss Mamie
Flemming. y. A. Crawford wss floor
director ard the aIcs were ID. Judge, j.
Fitzpatrick, J. Kempton, j. Mulvaney;
committee of arran xements were M. ii.
Kehoe, chsirman; p. j. Mulvaney, ii.
+. Black, W. Morrin, j. Blount, }.
Duffy, }. McKenna, }. FREEZER, M.
Hughes, p. A. Black. J. II. Blsck, j. Nc
Queeney, j. burbage.
THEY WERE ON GUARD.
Albert j. Richmond reported to the
police Of tho Central statioI last night
that bis horse had been stolen from tie
corner of Pine and Peck streets and
word was telephoned to the Second sta
tiop. About an hour or SO after ONO ers
Ed WARD and Blackpu stopped n an
who was driving a horse along the upper
80 hat
description given OF the one stolen. II
was another case of nothing getting
through the district without sharp eyed
officers seeing 1t for the team was the one
reported, hut the owner bad In the uean-
while found 1t again and was driving
home himself when stopped.
NORTH END NOTES.
For about 10 months the friends OF q
resident OF Capitol Hill have had the
| tenehts of saving drummed into their
ears by one who told them that by the
| first OF the year 1897 he would show them
| q big pile OF "dust". He did not care to
trust the down street banks during the
| campaign nor tn wait for tie. beginning
| OF his swing until the Randall Square
bank was built so he bought portable
! one and put 1t in his house. The dimes
tell ino 1t with much regularity and
other lsrger pieces OF money and yester-
| day a couple of tie casbier's- friends
went to his home to have an improved
ard up-to.dats bank break. Ore bor-
| rowed jimmy and dynamite cartridges
and drills. Tno bark was opened with
these articles however and IL turn,d out
the preacher Of saving had accumulated
a modest fortune. But his friends fear 1t
will all be spent on the incident also to
some handsomely engraved cards.
| Officers Kirby, Galligan and cavanaugh
returned to duty last night after a briei
| furlough.
Hose No. IL responded TO a still alarm
! OF Bre at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
for a supposst 6rj at the house of John
Trainor So Bacon street. A bad chimney
was the Gauss OF the house filling witt
smoke but tbers was no fire.