The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
ATThENORTH END.
Mr.. Eaton's window Smashed-A Sneak
Thief al Work.

One OF the very few unlawful acts that
have taken place during the prolonged and to
many very disastrous strike at wanslxuck was
committed this morning. shortly after 3
o'clock, John Eaton, an oysrseer in the Wan
skuck mill was awakened by the sound of
breaking glass followed by sharp ringing
sound as Of something heavy falling ON the
floor in different room from the one he VS.
sleeping in. He got up ana went tc' h
X tchen, where nc found that stone n..d
been thrown through one of the windows.
The stone was Of good size but there are
larger ones in the vicinity of Mr.. Eaon's
residence, This residence is owned by the
wanskuck Company and no one SO far ss
known has had any quarrel at all with Mr..
Eaton, but in the upper part of this residence
there are other living quarters an6 into these
have recently moved family, some members
OF which have gone to work in the place of
strikers. 1t Is believed by the police that it
was for tins family that the stone was in
tended and the parties went TO a big hill
back of the house and from there heard the
rock. No arrests were made as no clue OF
course could be obtained.
A VERY BUSY ATTIC THIEF.
A thief whose present whereabouts are un-
known had a busy day on Thursday though
notification of his actions was not made to the
police rntil yesterday afternoon. Silver
Spr ing street was the scene of his operations.
Mrs. George W. Oates live AT l07 that
street and somo time about o'clock as she
thinks. but as subsequent developments show
somewhat later, some one went 10 her attic
and stole silk plush cap, an astrachan cap,
n dczen different sized irons for carpenters
planes and one small brown check coat. Nei-
ther OF the caps had visor. In the same
house lives Mrs. Martha A. Wood. Her attic
room was also visited by the thief who opened
"A trunk and took two caps out of the same
and departed with them. One of the caps be-
longed to the order of the Sons of St. George
The other was Of blue rough cloth and val.
ued at 50.
The same afternoon and Mt Just 3:l5 o'clock
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber who lives at the corner
OF Silver Spring street and Thurber's avenue
was doing some work in her attic when the
door was softly opened and n man came into
the room. Mrs. Thurber asked the stranger
what he wanted and he was so taken by sur
prise at the blunt question that he was
tongue-tie and just dropped bundle he had
under his arm and ran down the stairs and
out of the house. In the bundle was one frock
coat. a pair OF mems shoes and vest that
the thief had gathered up in the house Mrs.
Thurber describes the man as ~ years OF age,
smooth face, dressed in dark sack coat,
black derby hat and dark trousers and his
W light as about $50 pounds. IL is probable he
got over his fright shortly after his interview
with Mrs Thurber and went to the other
houses above referred to and was more sue
cessful.
NORTH END NOTES.
The services at the Ruggles street Primitive
Methodist Church tomorrow will be- of special
interest they are commemorative of the
anniversary OF the church. On Monday even
ing the annual banquet Of the church organ
iZation will be held.
There was n more or less interesting fracas
at the lower part Of Gladstone avenue about 8
o'clock last evening
Two persons were arrested as suspicious
characters by the police Of the Second station
last night.