The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-28
OLNtYviLLE.
ar. wilkins Experience In Trying
TO Give an Alarm.
kev. dr. Thompson's iute-Gen raj
Not.s Fr.m the Square.

william wilkins Of 80 River strest had
an exciting experience this morning. ne
Vas awakened by membsr OF his family
shouting 'sfre. - and on being told that
the oil stove in the tenement OF Mr.
Wntts who lives mp stairs, was on nrs'
he hastily put on n portion OF MS cloVn-
inr and ran TO "a rex, hut Was unnbis TO
fnd a rev. SO with huRe rock he broke
onsn tho door of the box and pulled down
fne nook. but the box did not work. He
then went to box 40 where he was more
successful, for there he found key, Tut
the box tailed to work. During oil OF
this tims Mr.. wilkins grew more aud
more excited. for he supposed bis house
and its contents were being reduced to
ashes. He made one more attempt and
ran to the Chaffee street police sta
tion. When he reached the stone steps OF
the station he was met by his daughter,
who informed him that there was no
need of him being excited, as Mrs. Watts
threw the little oil stove out OF the win
dow bsfore ne had left the house. Mr..
wilkins began TO sputter and seemed to
be Just q little sorry that there was not
fire, as he had gone so far toward making
the fire department. believe there was
one.
REV. MR.. THOMPSoN'S LECTURE.
The Rev. @. III. Thompson of Harrer's
Ferry delivered lecture at the Plainfield
Street church last evening, which was
well attended and was particularly In
tsrsstinr. MIR. thompson, who Is inter-
ested in the Storsr College. said ttat at
the present time the coiored race In the
Santh was taxed for S265. 0O0 900 against
nothing 20 years ago, and this state OF
affairs was due to the money spent by
the North i'm educating the coiored popu-
lation Of the South, and that $25. 600 had
been expended for this purpose. He gave
many other facts and figures to show that
the negro AMI the world Mt large were
benefited by the good work.
FIREMEN WORKED HARD.
The house of Mrs. McCune, near the
briigc at Manton, was discovered to be
ON IRE at o'clock this morning. and the
Johnston fire department responded aud
found that . blaze bad started near the
stove In the kitchen and had worked its
way to the roof Owing to the house be-
Ing some distance from hydrsnt the
nrcinen had TO Work hard TO save the
house. which they did. and confined the
drs to = very small space.
GENERAL MENTION.
The Johnston schools are closed for the
week, but will DO opened Monday, and,
&C was stated i'm The News some time
ago, will remain open the rest of the
term. Notwithstanding the fact that the
statement has been loudly and often her.
aided that tsey would bs closed on
account of no fund
William Cunningham undertook to run
shings to his own liking at Thornton Sat-
urday eveninssy which resulted in his ar
rsat. and Re Was fined s. and costs for
levsling. which he raid after few hours
rest at the station.
Thomas 4, Doyls Of Thornton became
unruly on Thornton car Saturday even
ing and was arrested for reveling. and
was arraignsd Ia the Eighth District
Court yesterday mornina. He pleaded
NOT guilty and was held until Friday for
trial
A wagon loHi Of table, with green
covers and mahogany trimmings was
loaded into wagon from little cottage
IN Library court lsts saturday afternoon,
aud was shipped co Block Island.