The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-14
OLNEYVILLE.
Aged Woman Not Wanted by Either
of Her Sons.
Decision In Repleyin Suit-N)t:s From
The Square.

A living picture OF Over the Hills TO the
Poor House was presented on Bowdoin
street yesterday afternoon In the person
OF poor old Ellen Oslen, who is over 50
years old. and who is not wanted by either
OF her sons Patrick and John, who are
possessed OF some real estate. Tho old
lady had trouble in the home OF Patrick,
90 Bowdoin street and at noon yesterday
started for the home of her son John on
Amherst street. But she was not wanted
there and she wandered back toward tho
home of her son Patrick, finally falling
exhausted ty tho wayside. She was
kindly taken in and given shelter by Mrs.
Donahey on Bowdoin street Mrs. Dopa-
hey had a house full OF little ones, and
when she heard the old woman's stniy
said she was willing To give her what her
sons did not care TO- Patrick claims that
his brother John has more Of the worlds
goods than he and ne wants John 10 take
care OF the old lady, but Mrs. Patrick
Oslen wanted Overseer Of the Poor Cum
mings to take her and make John pay the
bills.
DECISION IN REPLEVIN SUIT.
Another edition Of the Bnnnstt's. Wood
controversy was heard In the Eighth dis
trict court yesterday. Some time ago
Nelson Bennett attached the property of
Joseph L.. Wood and the writ was served
by Deputy Sheriff Rabbit A few days
after Mrs. Sarah j.. Starkweather got out
a writ OF replevin for the goois attached,
she claiming that she owned them. Yes
,erday she succeeded in nonstratin2
TO the court that she owned everything
that was attached, except brown horse.
so she was given verdict of restoration
and 10 cents damages.
SECURED JUDGMENT
Some tims ago II. j. Fahey contracted
with Michael Murphy TO do the plumb
ing on "a new house for him, but before
the work was completed the men dis
agreed, and Murphy didn't finish the
lob. Mr.. Fahey was Obliged 10 call on
another plumb bsr Then Fahey brought
q suit against Murphy for breach of con
tract and at the session of the Eighth dis
trict court yesterday Fahey was given
judgment for Sl59, 81.
THE HIGH PRESSU RE SERVICE.
The Indications are that 1t will be some
months before the high pressure water SER
vice " i'll be- in working order, for yester-
day IL was found that there was
burst" somewhere between the Egan
and Chatlet streets hills and as all OF tho
lumter and paraphernalia has bsen re-
moved to u new site the contractor says
tnat the work of locating the burst will
10 much more difficult than the over
ground work. 1t is thought that the
trouble is in the pipes that are laid in the
river.
SHE STOLE THE OIL CLOTH.
Mary Pendergrass. better known as the
Pride of Paradise Alley, had ride in the
hurry up" wagon again last evening
Mary had been celebrating some sort of
an anniversary and took about more
Beer Hill" beer than she could carry.
kaI a m o.
roll of oil olcth and totsd''it to her home
on Bowdoin street. A little later Duncan.
a pc idler, came out OF a house on Hill
street and nearly tainted when he found
that some one had stolen his roll OF oil
cloth, but some boys who had seen Mary
cart off the oil cloth, told shlm where he
could recover his property. He made "a
lee line for the Chaffee street station
and witE Sergt. Morse, and Patrolman
Julian Webh, went to Mary IS house, where
they found her and the oil cloth.
pyann, the two officers. Mary and the
oil cloth were driven TO the station, Mary
locked up and the oil cloth was kept as n
silent witness. In the police court this
morning she was fined for icing drunk,
and n little later was arraigned in the
Sixth District Court for larceny.
GRADING WORK STOPPED.
The grading Of Welcome street came TO
an abrupt end yesterday morning and a
row of more than ordinary size is likely
To follow The cause of the trouble is
that Highway Commissioners Welch set a
man at work with pick and shovel on
the street early yesterday morning and
the man was driven away by the senior
Mr.. Kerr, who il one of the owners OF the
West Providence Land Co, and who
strongly objects to the grade that IL to be
made by the town. The town council at
the meeting Friday evening was asked
bv the Mesers. Kerr not To go TO work on
the street until an opportunity was
given them To make Some sort OF COM
promise with Mr.. Hurst who for many
years has begged the council TO lay out
the street. 1t Ia hard To tell where the
ynuttaP w III end