The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-19
PULLED HIS TAIL.
How Policeman Prevented::a Steer
From Blocking Car Tracks.
Officer Curley's Clever work-Noles From
the North End.

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Randall square than there was probably
in any other part Of the city last night.
II was ret bull fight for the steer that
officer Fort assisted through the square
was not In lighting tim. Ii was one OF
crowd Of fat, lazy and short inded steers
that IL - the custom to drive from tie
Budlopg farm. where they are fatted. in
Cranston, to the Lincoln slaughter house
near the Pawtucket line. The industry Is
not as important a one as 1t was once
terea bouts. that of fattening steers for
beef. but there is good sized herd killed
at the latter place occasionally. Lat
night was one OF the customary killing
nights aud one of he steers, which got
tired, laid down on Back street and the
rest were driven on. A herder was left
In charge and when 1t got rested the steer,
followed by big crowd, went as far as
the square. There IL got an idea into its
thick head that electric cars would be
good thing to stop. officer Fort, who
was doing duty on the esquare, is a friend
Of the notormep as he is OF every body
else, so he determined to prevent sny de-
lay in moving the trolleys, and grabbing
the tail of the "critter" by persistent agi-
talon of that member and the assistance
of some men, got 1t started for the
Pawtucket line. The officers efforts and
those of his assistants were greeted with
cheer that the high wind prevailing at
the time carried q good distance.
GOOD TEMPLARs CONCERT.
Providence Lodge No. 3 gave a very en-
tert.i. Jog concert at the Rqngles Street
church last evening. There Was a good
.ttendsncs notwithstanding the severe
,old. The following program, every
Number Of which was we'll rendered was
,ivep: Piano solo. Miss Sarah b. Haw-
Sins; vocal solc. Missltlorsnce willisms;
cornet 10, Miss Cary; res ding, Miss Z.
T.. Cooke; either solo, Prof. Burdick;
vocal solo, Mrs. q. w. Ami 'on; mandolin
and guitar selecti ons, Imperial Quartet;
vocal solo, Miss willisms cornet solo,
Miss Cary; either solo, Prof. Buroick; (;
vocal duet, MIR. ssc Mrs. q. w. Anison; !;
mandolin ard guitar, Imperial Quartet; I;
reading, Mis-, Cooke; solo, Mr.. u. W.
Anison.
For some time II has b'en quite com.
mon thing for teams to be< stolen from
Rogers Will ims Park and the police
authorities OF the city have been led oy
certain circumstances to believe that
there was system ABOUT the stealing OF
the teams. One team that had cesn
stolen from the locality named was found
In the Second district Sunday night.
There was no apparent clue to tho thief
but Officer r. L. Curley took the matter
in hand and af er some clever work sue
ceeded in asceriaining that the thief in
itis il ssance wGs one Patrick Cassidy. II o
result is that the latter VIII spend some
years at the reform school.
NORTH END NOTES.
Hose No. IS extinguished a small chin
ney fire at the nome of James Bannon,
corner OF Brancn avenue and Commodore
street last evening. lhe damage was
small.
A large part OF the fence around the lot
oVned by the Homeopathic Hospital cor
poration, on Hazard avenue, was blown
down last night.
There are still q few cases of contagious
diseases In this part of the city. Alfred
spd Joseph Tudor, who reside at 81 long
block, WsnsEuck, were taken to the
Rhode Island Hospital yesterday. They
were suffering from scarlet fever. There
Gre cases of ciphtheria at ia Livingstone
ard 2s9 Branch avenue. A card has
teen taken down at 81 Charles street,
whrre there was u case OF scarlet fever.
trolley pole came in contact with ar
electric light lamp on North Main street
opposite Stevens street aud the lamp was
Immediately substituted for the wrecked
one.
wheel came of heavy low lin,
wagon at the foot OF ConstitutiUnal bil
last night. Travel was delayed for a con
siderable time by the accident aud tht
Pswtucket ana Wsnskuek cars had to gC
north by way OF Mill street.
Michael Vineron, young man who re
sides at $50 Charles strest, took a vacation
vest :rday and his parents reported tn
case TO the police. Later on. Mr. Vineron
sr., announced to ths police with consid
cradle giee. that Mcnaei had returned.
ore well known CLERK on Charles stree
Is regretting the crrel robtery of ha
that hs was wise enough to win on Nc
kinley's election, y the wind last night
To Abolish Corscts.