The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
He Disclosed His Identity Before His
End Came.
An Early Morning Intruder Summarily
Bounced.

The old man who was found nearly
perished from exposure in an open lot in
the rear of the Centervile barn last Mon
day afternoon, and carried to the Lippitt
police station where he either could not
or would not give any account of him
self, died at the poor house to which he
was removed by Overseer OF the Poor
Shippee, Saturday, and it was not until
just before the old man breathed his
last that his identity was discovered.
Just before the old man brcathed his last,
he said that his name was Michael Nc
Nulty, and that he had two sons residing
mt Natick where he had lived for the past
four years. His sons had been looking for
him for week, and about the time that
the old man passed away they obtained
their first clue to his whereabouts from
officer Parkinson, who has charge of the
Lippitt police station.
Joseph Flanagan, the nine-year-old son
OF Joseph Il. Flanagan, gave q party to
about 20 OF his young friends mt his home
on Park Hill, River Point, last evening
rs n celebration of his 9th birthday.
Henry Ii. Whitaker, the electrician at
the electric light and power station is al
ways on the lookout for short circuits md
breaks but always watches his lines and
never before last night did he expect to
find one in his own house. About half
past three this morning he was awakened
by peculiar noise I'm his back hall and
started at once to investigate the cause.
When he opened the door he was con-
fronted by a man to whom he had no
previous introduction and as he was not
in the habit of receiving callers in the
small hours OF the morning he invited tho
man TO leave in very cmpnatic language
As the man appeared To hesitate Mr.
Whitaker assisted him ont of the door
and into the street and IL Is more than
nr ha
thinks that he struck live wire instead
of the chief electrician.
A very successful entertainment was
given I'm the vcstry of the Hope Metho-
dist church last evening by MIR. Charles
T.. Bloomer and the treasury Of the church
will be considerably swellcd by the pro-
cecds.
John Dennome's horse which distin-
guished itself by running away and
smashing up carriagc at Arkwright last
week indulgcd I'm another sprint this
morning with the usual result. Tho horse
was standing near Wood : store at Centre
VILE when AN clcct~ir came along and
before his driver no was standing close
by, could seize him ..o broke into run.
Before he had gone hundred yards he
collidcd with newly painted milk wagon
belonging TO oJanes Hayward, spelling the
beauty Of the paint and ~ the same time
MIR. Hayward's temper. The horse then
cleared himself from the wagon and was
captured later at Arctic Centre
Edmund Ycaw, Of Hope, who aspircs to
ride bicycle commenced his practice on
the silent steed this morning and losing
control Of the machine ran into the corner
of the house and ~ result was thrown
from his wheel and was badly bruised
about the head and face
Ono of the electric cars bound from
CromptOn to Fiskcyillc jumped tho track
on what is known as Jail lIill'' at Cen
trcyillc this morning and travel wcs de-
laycd for some time.