The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-25
OLNEYyILLE.
q Boarder, Not Burglar, Made
the Racket.
suit Over a Balanc.- Notes From the
SQUARE and Vicinity.

A night or two ago Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Brien, who live at 10 Chaffee street.
were nearly frightened ont Of their wits
by q burglar who made an unear'hiy
racket In their entry. Mrs obrien
aroused her husband. who got up ana
aid out the back door 10 the Chanee
street police station, where he toia his eA-
citing tale. Patroiman Sherman ana
citizen went to the rescue OF the iamiiy'
and when the men entered the front door
they saw a man dart down the cellar
stairs. The cellar was OF course, as oarK
a. a rocket and this the pasroimah
knew, SO he left the citizen ana MT.
O'Brien 20 guard the stairs aud preVshs
tho escape of the burglar until no re-
turned 10 the station aud armed nimteh
with lantern. The iatrolman was not
gone many minutes. much to the JOY oi
the two men on guard. Tho officer went
into the cellar with the citizen and Mr..
O Brien close behind, and In one corner
found the supposed burglar. Tie man
proy.d TO be Michael Noonan, who boards
with the family. and who had come
home with full-sized Beer Hill Jag.
Hc supposed that no was opening the
door OF his own room, and did not think
be was doing anything out of the way
until he caught sight of Patrclinan Sher-
man when he opened the front door.
Noonan was among tina batch that was
lined s. and costs in the police court yes
terdav morning for being drunk, and the
O'Briens lost a bonrder.
SUIT OVER BALANCE DUE.
Some time ago Nathan w. Iittlefield
built a new house, and got l.. o. Evans
60 nut in an up-to-date furnace. When
MIR. Evans presented his bill MIR. Little
field paid 1t all but s27. MIR. Evans has
asked for the balance good many times,
but Mr.. Littlefeld would not pay 1t,
claiming that Mr. Evans did not do n
good job. Mr.. Evans went to law.
and In the Eighth District Court yester-
day, got sudgment against Mr.. Littleiield
for the balance. hut Mr. Evans has not
got his $27 yet, for Mr.. Littlefield has
called for a jury trial
AN EXCITING RIDE.
Postmaster Walter ID. Harris had an
exciting ride late yesterday afternoon,
he was one of the four gentlemen who
officiated as bearers at the funeral OF the
late Mr.. Randall, and when the carriages
returned from the cemetery at North
Scituate all but Mr. Harris stopped at
the home OF the Randalls, Mr. Harris
going to his Office in the hack.
He had not gone far from the house
when down went enc corner Of the hack,
and Mr.. Harris knew that an axle had
been broken. The horses increased their
speed and then MIR. Harris began TO pre-
pare for his escape. and as the carriage
went bobbing over the rough roads, toss
sing him from one side to the other of the
inside of ths carriage no opened the door
and was ABOUT TO jump out, when. he
noticed that the driver had gained con-
troll of the frightened animals. MIR. Harris
says that he never rode so fast In his life
before, and does not care TO again unless
he is in an electric car. 1ne horses ran
nearly half q mile before they were
brought under control.
STOLEN FOWLS RECOVERED.
One OF the cells nt the Chaffee street
station was transformed into hen coop
at II o'clock this fo;enoon by Patrolman
James y. Mclaughlin and John j. Glib
lin. driver of the patrol wagon. They
filled the cell with lot of fat hens that
were found in Patrick Burks's barn on
Slsson street. The larn sits In lot
quite q distance fcJm the street, and
when Mr.. Burke went there this morn
tnR he was surprised to find two bags
hiaden behind door, and upon exam-
nation he found that the bags contained
hens. He at once notified the police and
Mr.. McLaI ghlin, MIR. Giblu and the pa
troll wagon were soon on the scene.
When the police delegation hove In
sight of the barn they saw Mr.. Burke and