The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

NdcHib Rhe'As
The day police arr having their an
nual half holiday today and the nish'
patrol are covering their beats.
An oil stove exploded in the tene-
ment at 46 Branch avenue occupied by
Samuel wilds at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. An alarm was sent In from box oi'
No damage.
John Canning. night watchman at
the bridge, back of the Three Ones
house. detected a man attempting TO
break into the contractors tool shed nj
II o'clock last night and frightened the
fellow away.
Henry Manosl. Of 157 Friendship
street. reports that his house was en-
tered by sneak thief. some time, yes
terday and that from otto Arnoid's
room a silver watch. a gold ring and
an alarm clock were taken.
Ethel Mofitt. 10 years old. residing at
IS South Main street had her foot run
over and seriously bruised. by one of
the Hopkins Transfer Co.'S wagons. at
the corner OF Dorrance and WeStmins-
ter strests yesterday afternoon.
The alarm from box S54. at o'clock,
this morning, was for slight fire in the
attic OF the cottage house 109 Jsssa-
nlne stree'.. owned and occupied by j.
s. Daily succInctly the story is thus
told: Children, matches. mattress, loss
$30
Patrolman j. j. Sullivan found boy
years old giving the name of Walter
Bradley. and his home at q Grove
street, asisep in the rear of 1856 Pine
street last night. He sent the boy to
the Charity building. The police found
no such number on Grove street.
At $40 o'clock this morning Carroll
Bernard. a lamp-trimmer in the en-
pioy OF the Narragansett Electric
Lighting Co. fell 20 feet from pole
on Elmwood avenue. near Sprague
street. His back was badly injured and
he was sent to the Rhode Island Hos
pital.
DIR. F. l. C. Garvin OF Cumberland
S1dney a. Sherman or the n1g-n scnU0f
ard Alfred Dawson. "A delegation from
the Constitutional League, will address
the central Trades and Labor Union of
this city ait its next meeting Friday
night. Their talk win be ON the need
OF new constitution.
Owing to the increased vehicular
travel and the crowddng OF electrics at
Turks Head. which causes bad blocks
and much annoyance to pedestrians.
Chief Baker has permanently detailed
PatroIman Bates TO do duty there and
to straighten out the vehicular tan
giles. Patrolman j. j. Sullivan VIII take
Bates beat.
Chief Steere, of the fire department
leaves on Sunday night TO attend the
annual convention OF the International
Association of Fire Engineers. to be-
held at Syracuse, next week. In his alb
sence. District Chief Battey, who has
been acting as deputy chief, during the
illness of Deputy Hill. will act as chief,
District Chief Griswold will act rs
deputy chief and Capt. Joseph II. PEN
no, OF engine No. s. Will act as district
chief In Griswold's Jurisdiction.
The Woonsocket police have received
instructions 10 enforce the law against
track maqklnlg, and all day yesterday
ard last night hr.rdre~s OF persons IN
chat city were warned against walking
on the railroad bed. Most of the warn
Sngs were given at the Midland division
bridges near the air line station over
the Worcester division tracks, ami the
one over the Blackstone river at River |
street TO Constitution hill. People at |
the Hamlet and Fairmount had TO walk
/ r.she streets and s -ewalks and aban-
don the tracks.
Douglas Brown, bookkeeper for the !
Dunn Worsted mills. Woonsocket. who |
left the min office on Tuesday. while the |
hooks We're being examined by experts. |
is st.ll missing, al~l a conference has
been held between Chief OF Police Cur
I1er, Treasurer Erwin S. Dunn OF the
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