The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-04
AT NORTH END.
Sad Condition Of Deserted
Studley Family.
Suspicious Characters Gath
cred In by Police.
Woman Thrown From Wagon by
Woman Thrown From Wagon by
Runaway aud Badly Injured.

The case of Mrs. Elizabeth studloy
whose husband deserted her and his six
children, which was reported in Tho News
last night, In one that has peculiar and
worthy features. 1t is absolutely neces-
sary for her to secure somewhere TO live.
The landlord of the house where she
lives with her brother at 2lS Danforth
street Is grumbling because, the two
families mako too many for one tenement.
It seems probatis =. That unless some one
dess-soinethfng for Mrs. Studley. she will
be for the third time evicted and this
time her brothers. family will also be
sufferers
Mrs StudIey's eldest child Is apparently
q bright boy and can read and write.
He Is l3 years of age and though his left
hand Is short Of fingers he can work al
most as we'll as a boy with ten fingers.
The eldest girl is IL years old, in fact
nearly II years, is good child and
smart.
-Four Of the six children are boys and
1t would seem good investment in the aid
givsn them now. Poverty is not always
conducive to the making Of good citizens
and these boys will In few years have
to belong to one class or the other OF oiti-
zens. good or bad.
MIS- 6buuley IeCtlVes lTOfn ONerSeer OF
the Poor Cummings one dollar week.
1t is not a very big sum to support herself
and six children on, but friends help q
little but the trouble Is her friends find
1t hard to spare anything as the most of
them have large families. The boys it
would seem should be taken care Of in
some way.
TOLD DIFFERENT STORIES.
Suspicious characters have been giving
the Second district q wide berth lately
and any strangers when ordered 60 move
on do not long hesitate. This morning
though, four individuals who did MT
have q good understanding of the proper
thing to do when IL was irtimated tnat
some other place than the North End would
be safer fell into the hands OF officer hen
nessey and McGirl.
They were taken to the station and
locked up. Fictitious names were givon
and each Of the four men told couple Of
varying stories
Alter being detained some time they
were let 60 on their promise to leave the
city.
A NARROW ESCAPE
There was an exciting runaway on
Charles street north of Branch avenue.
about o'clock this morning. and a
woman was thrown out of the wagon to
which the horse was attached.
The man who had charge kof the horse
jumped In time to escape any harm.
The team belonged TO Louis Rennelli
and there was lot Of. huckleberries in
the wagon. The horse turned sharply
around the corner of Ledge street and then
tipped the wagon over and threw the
woman out.
She was badly shaken up. but none of
her bones were broken.
The wagon was badly smashed.
PEKIN ASSOCIATION.
The Pekin Literary Association will
have an outing at Hautereive on the 18th
inst. An excellent committee has the ar
rangements in hand and the prospects are
that there will be very enjoyable time.
The association Is also making prepara-
tions for a fair to be held in October.
Monday evening O meeting OF the lady
friends of the association was beld and
some practical plans decided upon to fur
ther the arrangements for the fair.
There were number OF young ladies
present, all Of whom agreed to do their
utmost TO make the fair success In every
possible way.
NORTH END NOTES.
Officer Boss is enjoying his annual fur.
Tough.
The young Sailors Prides defeated the
CharlssStreet Playground team by score
of l2 to ii Monday. The features OF the
game were the all-round stick work of
both mines. the pitching of Darcy and the
fielding of Crossin for the Sailors prides
The latter nine would like 60 hear from
any team In the state, the average age of
whose members Is 10 years. Ali chal-
lenges should be addressed to 4. j. Fine
ran, l5s Charles street.
A horse belonging TO John Byrnes, Jr.,
fell down on Woodward square yesterday
afternoon.
Patrons Of the Centredale car line have
had quite lot of walking to do for
long time past and relief Is not yet for
some important work Is 10 be- done on
Smith street near Oakland avenue.
The grocers Of WaDskuck would like TO
arrange ball game with any aggrega.
tion OF grocers In the city. The Wan
skuckites think they have the star team
OF the trade in the citv. Challenges
should be addressed TO William CALVIN,
Qi7 Branch aycnue