The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-15
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James Dugan and Bernard Towhey OF A
street. who are about eight years old. lost q
chum by death last Saturday and hey were at
the house OF mourning yesterday. Their folks
were not rich enough to furnish the lads with
a hack, but the two youngsters made up their
minds that this would not prevent thom SEQ
ing their chum Johnnie's grave. The two boys
followed ms closely as possible the funeral cog
tege 10 st. Francis cemetery, but they only
met the last hack returning home us they en-
tered the cemetery gates. This did not cheek
their ardor TO sec the grave and do the houors
that their mothers and their church had
taught them. They saw a man smoothing
down the sand on small lot and found that
IL wns Johnnie's grave Next the two lads
knelt at the grave and silently and sorrow.
fully recitod their bit Of catechsm. Then
with few tears they started home, thinking
OF Johnnie and speculating even as older peo-
pie do, though the ideas bs somewhat differ
ent on what now interested Johnnie. Their
speculations and their talk over them was the
causs OF their losing their way. About $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mosley White,
who lives at 732 Ashburton street, and works
for 4. V. Mathewsop, found the boys wander
ing aimlessly about and very tired. He kindly
took the lads in his wagon to the Second po-
lice station, where their mothers, who had
been ,tified through the police Of the Fourth
station came and took them home. Happy
lads, IL in the future, when they lose their
way their companions may be love and faith
for the guidance TO safe haven viii be as
sure as it was yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon horse attached to a
buggy which was left hitched 10 post on
Gladstone avenue by its owner, Harry Ester
brooks OF "a North Main street, became
frightened in some unknown manner and
broke away and dashed madly along Chalk
stone avenue TO Franklin square, where the
buggy was upset and dragged quite dis
tsnce. A passing citizen brought the horse to
a standsrill and turned il over to the owner.
The buggy was found to be damaged TO the
extent of S25
Samuel Board reported to the police yester-
day that early Monday morning some one
broke INTO his shoe store at 574 North Main
street by removing pane Of glass from
front window The thieves or thief thon took
the following property away one pair high
shoes, value, $3.50; two pairs russet leather
shoes, one pair seal goat shoes, value, 81. s5;
one pair russet patent leather top shoes, one
pair boys shoes, value, sl.25 and one pair pa
tent leather pumps, value Sl.OO. There is no
clue to the breakers Of the window
Officer Gilfoil returned to his beat this
morning much TO the pleasure Of citizens
thereon.
Officer Doe has been confined to his home
the last couple of days by illness.
Officer Blackman went by Oates Brothers
saloon at $50 Branch avenue at about clock
this morning and found everything all right.
A short time later window in the saloon
was broken and one OF the owners reported
three bottles full Of some colored decoction
missing. An investigation showed that the
glass from the broken window was all OH the
outside Of the window.