The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-20

One week ago today there appeared in
this column an item TO the effect that w.
IL. Lawton OF No. 3 Newark street had
gone TO Newark. N. j.. to make arrange
ments 10 receive his share of a vast Eng
lish estate that share TO be something
like $4,000
Mr.. Lawton has returned. and can now
be found at his bench at the works of the
Roger Screw company on Atwells avenue.
Before leaving Mr.. Lawton gave his
friends to understand that his older
brother had received his share. and all
that was necessary for him. w. H.. was
and In a few days get his. but this has
all proved to be an illusion, for his broth
er did not get his and w II. 10 still shy
he tells since his return there are more
Lawtons on this earth than there are
smiths rha' ,bSS Browns. etc .,.,u -.
Lawton heirs there Ia no doubt, and as
was stated in The News last Monday. the
elder lawton who died few weeks ago
was one OF the rightful heirs.
As near as can be learned, the elder
Lawton deserted from the English army.
but when he entered the same he did so
claims Is the cause OF the trouble. The
elder L-awton wes pordoned some two
IL he went TO England he could get his
Inheritance. but his health would not
allow him to go.
present time has among It's residents
Lawtons from every state In the Union,
and all classes are represented.
LEFT FOOT CRUSHED
Andrew Collins. Il years old. fell from
car near Dean street Saturday evening,
and was thrown In such a manner as TO
The boys say that the car passed on
without stopping to see what damage
that the conductor was not aware Of the
fact that no had left tho car. The boy
was placed In another car and left at
the drug store OF Byron A. Smith in the
square, and from there taken to his
home on McDonough street by his uncle
ha the Biz toe 81 s ssss oot aRa had ea beea
out off, and he was otherwise cut and
bruised.
LIVELY ROW
There was lively row In a house on
Atwood street Saturday evening. when
alleged assault upon a girl on Troy street
some time ago. was one OF the partici-
in an extremely delicate condition
The fellow hit his wife on the forehead
with beer glass, and the act was seen
she gave nn alarm snd ts ssng stTaeted og dhe the
attention of others In the vicinity. who
went 10 the woman's rescue.
Der OF stitches In the wound No arrest
was made.
WANTED MORE MONEY
David Frank. who conducts an auction
room on Manton avenue, got into a dis
pute In front OF his establishment Satur-
day evening with an assistant and for
time II looked like a small war.
The assistant claimed that he had been
engaged by Mr.. Frank and was to have
ten per cent for all that he sold and his
sales were $50 Saturday, and when the
business OF the day was at an end the
a assistant claims that Mr.. Frank handed
him n 81 bill. This started an argument
and was continued TO the sidewalk. where
boys. men and women took a hand In the
debate and Mr.. Frank handed his as
sistant one more dollar and the young
man said that he guessed that was about
all he would get and walked of.
oBsTRUCTED THE OFFICERS.
Early last Saturday evening Patrolmen
and Maroney took a stroll
through 'Shoo WY" village and a young
fellow named McElroy began to sass"
them. McElroy was placed under arrest
for being drunk. and when about TO leave
the village an older man named Burns
undertook to get him away from the
police, out he. too. was nabbcd. and In
the police court yesterday morning was
fined IS and costs for revelling and Nc
Eroy was fined for being drunk.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
Lovers OF walnuts such as are raised I'm
this state will do well TO TRY before
they buy this year for while their ap-
pearances are such az 10 lead purchasers
10 believe that they are just o. X. they
Will nnd upon cracking them that they
ire snare and n delusion. for not one
N a hundred contain the sign OF meat
The nuts are large and very bright
md why they should be SO devoid OF meat
- not explained.
KEROSENE FUEL.
Tho Rhode Island Automobile company
whose mandatory ls on Stokes street,
las az last succeeded In getting kerosene |
81 10 work instead Of gasolene. and W. |
,. Thompson. the treasurer had one OF |
he machines at work all day Saturday
delivering goods from his store. and II /
worked to perfection.
Kerosene lessons the cost and danger,
he greater per cent being In the latter
ASSAULTED HIS FATHER
A young man named Mclaughlin was