The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-28

Fire In House on wayn: street-Sport-
Ing Jim In Trouble Again.

The alarm sent In from box A about
o'clock last evening was for good sized blaze
in the house at n Wayne street owned by
Rev. James McCabe of Bristol. Engineer.
Robert H.. Waller discovered the blaze ana
summoned engine company ~ ana then gave
the alarm. A big crowd gathered IN the
narrow thoroughfare and the burning Of sore
window curtains in the room where the frJ
started on the first hcor made nervous people
fear that the whole neighborhood would feel
the effects Of the flames. AS IL was the wood
work OF the room was soon on lire and the
flames extended to the upper tenement and
nnally got 10 tho roof. John Kennedy's
family occupied the tenement the fire started
In snd Patrick Harlow the upper tenement.
Mr.. Harlow was out visiting and word WAS
sent TO him that the smoke aud water were
making sad ruin Of his home. When he ar
rived at the scene OF the hre no snnoupced
that an insurance policy on his furniture had
just run out
The loss TO the building will be in the neigh
borhood of $iO0 and Mr.. Kennedy and Mr..
Harlow had their furniture damaged TO tho
extent Of $3.50. No reason for the fire has yet
boon ascertnined.
"Jim' Arlington othsrwise known as
'sportindlim. colored man with a
most unsatory reputation created disturb
ance on Gladstone avenue at the door OF
the homs Of lady who once claimed TO be
is wife. "Jim" has been away from home
so often Of recent years that the lady got
jealous Of the attentions Of Miss Rhode Island
and Miss Massachusetts, and took another
guardian of her fireside. Officers Gilen and
Edwsrcs stopped Jim's efforts 10 got into tho
| house referred TO and on his giving some impu-
dence locked him up. Jim was int'nt on
| carving some one and claims ho is yet an ex-
| pert with the knife, though he has recently
been in prison in two states.
Residents OF the lower erd Of Hawes street
seem 70 have a reasonable cause Of COM
plaint in regard to the gas lamp there. The
new way Of lighting and extinguishing the
lamp Is somewhat responsible tor the trouble.
Hawcs street Just around the bend from Ran
dali square is a very dark place and yet the
light does not begin service until ten minutes
of eight and ths properly owners and tenants
in the locality think they are not properly
treated. II there is any place IN the city tnat
should he promptly lighted after dark it Is the
locality named.
A party Of twelve young men from this Sec
tion had good game OF freeze out played
on them by a young lady friend Of South
lows were invited to a certain residence In
the other end of the town and the party who
extended the invitation suggested to these
invited that they keep 1t dark. This request
only made those invited more anxious to go
and they took different cars down to the house
where they supposed they were to be enter
tained, but alas and alack there was no one
at home and not u light In the house. Though
tho bell was rung repeatedly there came no
answer and then the force Of the ladys re-
mark to keep it dark was appreciated. The
young men remain very angry. bat the young
lady Is said to have told a friend that " the
North Enders can't appreciate joke she
don't care IL they never come back.
Two women were thrown out OF Goddard
buggy at the corner Of Orms and Charles
street a short time before o'clock yesterday
afternoon and the buggy was overturned. The
horse attached to the buggy started at Davis
Park and when 1t reached the foot Of Orms
street turned the buggy over. Fortunately
the two women were but slightly injured and
they rsfusei TO give their names to the officer
or the hundreds Of people who gathered
around the overturned buggy