The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-25
OLNEYvILLE

Fred Grabein the Plainfield street news
dealer. and his wife, are the possessors
of a black cat that answers to the name
of Pete" that from now on no money
can buy.
Four weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. Grabien
gave Pete" and four kittens TO George
Andres, a resident OF scituate. Pete
and the four kittens were taken to Mr.
Andres home. at least ten miles from
the square The kittens appeared to en-
Joy country life. but Pete" simply
mopod and refused to be comforted.
Mr.. Andres. who comes into the square
three times a week. reported to Mr.. Gra-
bien that the cat was missing from home
and no trace Of her could be found.
pete" was forgotten a week or more
ago. for II was supposed that some rabbit
dog had killed her.
Early this morning Mrs. Grabien saw
a strange cat In her kitchen and started
TO drive II out, but the eat refused to go
out, and Il even turned on Mrs. Grabien.
She called her husband and he, too,
started to drive the cat out, and after
chasing the cat about their living rooms
and the stove. came TO the conclusion
that II would bring them Ill luck TO
drive a black cat from their house, so
they decided TO let II remain. A dish or
milk for the cat was placed upon the
floor and II was then that II dawned upon
the couple that perhaps the strange cat
might be Pete"
A soon as tho cat Tad got away"
with the milk Mr.. Grabien took up the
cat and placed II upon his shoulder. and
- 4 xrNaff flarA
that AZ was Pete" Then Pete" got a
good breakfast and from now on Will
never be driven from his home and fire
side.
THE "HOODoo" IS REMOVED.
Mr.. and Mrr Cyrus Brown Of Johnston,
who reside on the Centredale road, en-
tertained a party Of friends from the
annexed district yesterday and, among
the guests was a newspaper man who
until yesterday was never wanted as a
member of fishing party. for he never
was known TO catch Ash, nor any one
else when he was one OF the party. The
men folks Of yesterdays party went fish-
ing In Hawkins pond. Mr.. Brown acting
as guide, etc. They fished an hour and a
half and one of the number caught -four
nsh that were so small he was ashamed
to exhibit them Mr. Brown caught one
ana the newspaper man didn't even get a
nlbble.
The III luck was oil due TO the news
paper man, but Mr.. Brown said that re-
turn trip would be made to the pond later
in tho Afternoon and II was This tire
Mr.. Brown and the Newspaper man were
| the only ones TO 10 nshins and they came
home with handsome string Of nsh. and
the best OF all was that the newspaper
man caught the nrst, the largest and
the most OF the FISH.
The wife OF the newspaper man was
overjoyed 70 think that the "hoodoo'
had been removed and that her husband
| friends would no longer shun him on this
account Mr.. Brown and his guests
| caught J7 Ash In less than an hour and Q
hal{ One Of the pleasant features OF tht
| dav wns the excellent dinner prepared by
Mrs. Brown and her daughter. Evelyn.
TROUBLE IN "sHooFLY."
rb.rc was n hot old time In "shoofy'
| village. Saturday evening and afternoon
the Dowds were In IL. little after aar'
| three Italians, two men and a woman
ssroljed into the village, and as tn
! powds have no love for Italians starte'
| IN lees than n minute one OF the rta
| uans was suffering from a cut on tn
head made by bottle said 10 nave oee'
| wieded by Mrs. Dovd
ninr away from the Dowds. 80 one o
then, WHIPPED out q revolver and nre'
thrce shots at the Dowds. The latter no
| heinz verscd IN the use OF modem impli
| mcnt OF war. just took 20 their heels. an
| sought refuge In their home.
| The Italians made for the Chaffee stree
station and then the police made 10
.'sboony' village. Mrs. Dowd was late
seen riding IN the patrol wagon throug
| the principal streets OF the village. head
| "a for the station. In the police cour