The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-03

There Is a race among some OF the
women In "Shoo Fly Village" for the
vacancy made by the departure OF Mrs.
Dowd to Cranston. 1t looks as IL she
would remain at this place until her ac-
count with the state is settled In full.
For few days peace and quietness
reisnsd. so much so that the police had
some thought OF giving up their head
quarters, which. by the way. Is tho
switchman's snanty at the Grove street
crossing. for there "Shoo Fly" complaints.
etc. are left and hence the platrolmen
who cover this beat compare notes and
start out. In fact the shanty is the city
hall of the village.
The headquarters are TO be maintained.
for a big battle is imminent Yesterday
noon two women. who are neck and neck
for Mrs. Dowds position, got into war
OF words and when the parted one said
TO the other, I've got $is.75 laid up.
and when I get $40 and enough to pay
costs. "I'll show you who is boss around
here"
Right there and then the friends OF
both women wanted to take up con-
tribution and II a sufficient amount-$40
and about what the cost OF a case OF as
sault would be-could be raised the mat
ter would be settled at once. The specta-
tors, who were leaning over fences and
looking out OF windows were ready to
witness n fray and were willing to pay
just small admissing fee, for Sun
day In "Shoo Fly without a fight is no
Sunday at all.
There were two good reasons why there
was no fight One was because no one in
the lot could be trusted TO take UP a col
lection for the prospective participants Of
a hoped for fight. while the other and
perhaps the best reason-there was not
$40 In the party.
The woman with the sls75 says the
fight will come of unless her competitor
moves out Of the village. and II she
moves without pSlice protection she will
have to tight anyhow.
The matter will be settled-in a few days
and maybe before the $40 and costs have
been saved up.
DOG ON HIS WHEEL
Bicyclists with children perched on the
handle bars Is no strange scene here
abouts, but yesterday forenoon a man
riding a wheel with hansome little dog
sitting on a seat I'm front. attracted no
little attention.
SOCIAL SAYINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Dooiin and Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Crowley OF Magnolia
street went TO Narragansett Pier. yes
terday. where they will remain a week
or more with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Kelley Of ss LAban
street employed at his fathers market,
17e Plainneid street. have gone to Balu-
more. Nd. for a few weeks.
Mrs. r. L. Tisrney Of 1l2 Penn street,
who has been spending the summer at
Block Island. has returned home.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
There came near being another acci-
dent at the Grove street railroad cross
ing this morning just before $3.50 O'Clock.
number OF poung women were cross
ing the track on their way 10 the mill.
and were so busily engaged In chatting
with each other that they did not heed
the warning Of Mr.. Heffernan. the vet
eran gate tender, and II is due 10 his ef-
forts that one of the young women was
not killed. The gates were both down.
as they are at the busy hours Of the day.
and those who use this thoroughfare
generally look up and down the track be-
fore they undertake TO cross.
But these young women did not, and as
Mr. Heffernan stood In the middle Of the
track waving his nag he shouted to the
young women TO rush across. Al the
same time the whistle Of the engines COM
ing In different directions began TO toot,
and this rather upset one OF the women.
She was grasped by q companion and
barely pulled out Of the way OF danger
She was 90 near to the track that the
faster train. by dint OF suction, pulled
her backwards and she fell to the
ground with sufficient force to cause one
of her shoes to ny on. and IL landed a
distance Of 10 feet from where she fell
whether she was dazed or did not real
ize the danger she was In, is not known.
for when she was placed on her feet she
began to smile, but one OF the women
who was evidently a relative tainted
None OF them could talk English so
that who they were or where they lived
could not be ascertained.
STURDY BEGGAR CAPTURED.
An old rounder who gave the name of
John Jackson and his home In Boston
was picked UP by the police last evening
on the charge Of being sturdy beggar.
jackson ran up against policeman ana
q sked for little lift," and when re-
fused became abusive, but this time Mr..
ReeRar made a mistake. for In Few
moments ne was enroute TO the station,
and early this morning made one or
marty OF excursionists who rode In the
Rlack Maria TO the Central station.
GLASS IN THE HIGHWAY.
John Coughlin, dozen years old. and