The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-07
AT THENORTH END.
Hit by a Stone Funeral OF Mr.. John L.
Horn Capitol Hill Notes.

Bridget Mcdonald who Is employed
at the convent on West River street
was hit i'm the eye by stone thrown
by boy last evening. She was going
along the street near an electric light
pole and some boys were engaged In
firing stones at the bats which collect
around the light and one OF the stones
struck Miss Mcdonald. When she
reached the convent DR.. Marston was
summoned and after an examination
of the wound said the eye would not be
permanently injured.
John T.. Horn whose funeral took
place from his late residence on Doug
las avenue this afternoon had been In
the employ of the American Screw
company since 1854 continuously with
the exception of two years and during
the most OF the time he was foreman.
He was a witness for Slas Bidwell
who had obtained a patent which the
company claimed was its property be-
cause the idea embraced in IL was
worked out in the time Bidwell was re-
ceiving pay from the company. Bid
well won and is now running screw
factory i'm Ohio though he retains
property purchased by him long ago
in this section. Mr.. Horn was as well
liked by his employees as he was es-
teemed by the company for his long
and faithful service.
A horse owned end driven by Charles
Brown OF Centredale ran away from
Cannon street yesterday afternoon and
continued its run along Douglas ave-
nue. to Branch avenue. The horse man
aged after badly smashing the buggy
10 break the harness and free himself
On Branch avenue his fight was stop
ped by officer McGroaty.
There was a warm time In Mon
taRues barroom shortly before 6
O'clock. Mr.. Montague was quietly
discussing incidents OF the Mahdi cam
paign with good customer when
Henry LAWN came in and ordered
three beers. LAWN after the war con-
versation reached n point where II
could be dropped for a few moments
was reminded that he did not pay for
the beer he had drunk. LAWN was ac-
companied by his friend Fattem Cox
and urged by Tattem to SO do refused
To settle. Mr.. Montague again demand
ed payment for his cool beer and Law
in got bit vexed and said that II the
proprietor did not stop talking he
LAWN, would 90 behind the bar and
teach him civilitv Mr.. Montague. did
not wait for LAWN to go aroun7 bnt
came out to the centre Of the shop and
started to put LAWN ont. The task was
assistance to LAWN. The latter and
Montague wrestled end rolled over a
whskey barrel and LAWN finally was
deposited on the sidewalk. He was
found by friends To be bleeding from
the back Of the head and his face look
ed like a big raw beef steak. After
recovering somewhat from his adven-
ture LAWN went up tn the Second sta
tion to enter COMPLAINT. Mr. Mon
tague claims that the cut on LAWNS
head was due TO his head coming in
contact with the chime Of a whiskey
barrel
There was a collision early last even
ing between team owned by William
". Comstock Of lincoln and one own
cd by Anthony, Cowell g. Companv on
Charles street inst south ~ Randall
square. Tho driver of tho first team
was Nelson Limburg and the driver of
the second team was ". A. Eaton. The
latter claims that Limburg was to
blame as he did not stop ~ let him
Eaton. pass and Limburg claims that
Eaton had no rieht To be In the pIace
he was. At arv rate one Of the wheels
of the wagon that Eaton had charge OF
had three spokes broken.
There was but one arrest made bv
she police of the Second station last
night and the charge was that of be-
ing a suspicious character.