The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-11
AT NORTH END.
Amateur ShOplilterS Pay
Section a Visit.
Slight Fire on Roof of New
High School Building.
WanSkuck Horses do Not Like the
Steam Roller-The Owl Club.

A couple of shoplifters paid this section
of the city visit yesterday. They were
rather amateur, even If successful. at a
game which is often played by persons in
a guise too rich to place them. under sus-
picion.
Yesterdays game was very ordinary in
its movement Two women simply went
into the dry goods store OF Thomas
McCready and proceeded TO carry out the
sim ole plans they had agreed upon.
Ono OF the women engaged clerk In
conversation, while the other managed
10 get away with good-sized piece OF
white yelling and box OF cotton thread
valued at 81. 20. The women got away oil
right and nothing was missed until they
had got down town.
BLAZE ON SCHOOL ROOF.
A citizen at 6:l5 o'clock last evening
discovered fire on tho roof of the East
Sideshigh school, which Is being built
by Gilbane Bros. Mortimer Earle sent in
an alarm from box 1877 and the fire depart
mert responded.
Tho fire was confined TO the roof and the
damage was very slight. Tho cause of the
small blaze Ia unknown.
wANSKUCK HORSES NERVOUS.
The horses up Wanskuck way have
suffered from the shakes considerably Of
late. The owners allege that the cause
hus been tho steam roller The
owners say the roller has been such
an infrequent visitor that the horses for
get seeing it when they were colts
This IL all imagination on the part OF
the merchants. for the steam roller fixed
Greeley street up not quite year ago and
the alderman and councilmen OF Ward 3
ara hustIers, particularly the alderman.
The recent highway wefk -is-ef-eA extra
stout four-X brand.
Branch avenue is now In perfect con-
dition from ST. Edwards church to North
Main street The bike riders will soon
discover this.
Work on the grading, top dressing and
gutter making on Woodward road is s.about
completed. The work Is q credit to the
highway department. A catch basin has
been placed on Branch avenue opposite
this road.
OWL CLUB TOURNAMENT.
The Owl Club will have a grand tourna-
nent at its commodious and handsome
club house at Gales Beach tomorrow.
There promises TO bo large number OF
members OF the club in attendance and "a
gay program has been arranged.
The club chef will have genuine old
clam bake with all the modern frills.
vhere will be baseball md bicycle rae
ing. During the past few weeks the club
has maintained its fine reputation for
hospitality but tomorrow is TO TO tho feto
day of the North End summerites on the
west shore
A NOTABLE REvIvALIST.
The African Union NJ. =. church cor.
ner Gladstone avenue and Lopez street
Is now experiencing wonderful re-
ligious AWAKENING. Meetings are
nightly and the little church is crowded
TO suffocation. Hence those wishing 10
secure seats have TO go early
Rev. DIR. Franklin. the celebrated
evangelist of the colorod race VINO has
travelled and preached throughout the
United states and foreign lands. is con-
Quoting the revivHls. 1t Is stated that the
noted evangelist in his revival meetings
In various places has converted from 5000
- 10. 900 and added n very largo number
20 the different churches
His subject this evening will be: 1.-THE
Sin Conquering ::Jesus Asserts His Own
Resurrection and Declares His Everlast.
ing Existence. (Rev.l;lS.)
NORTH END NOTES.
The police of tho Second station made
six arrests last night Three of tho par
ties who were housed for the night were
too drunk 10 appreciate the intended
favor oxtonded them and the other three
were parties whose interest In anything
is of the most dosutory nature.
Finigan Council, h. Of c.. worked tho
military degree on one membcr last
Monday evening.
+. r. Cusick, former woll known
mill man Of Geneva, but who il at rres.
ent the foreman of tho cardng and spin
ming department OF the phenix Wooden
Company's mill at East Greenwich Is
spending the week at his old home
James ID. Sudlow. who has been quite
sick, Is able 20 greet patrons at his place
uf business on Branch avenue.
William j. Sumption of Engine Com
pany. No. III. Us spending a week at Block
Island.