The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-17
NEW WSLETS,

ST. Patrick was a holy man,
And minstrel, too. of old,
And bore on all his wanderings
A harp with strings OF gold
When Erin's heroes went 10 war,
With sword and lance and shield,
In early times, they lacked flag
To follow on the field.
So good ST. Patrick took the leaves
Upon the willow tree
And stitched the emerald strips TO make
A banner broad and free;
But ere his task was done he heard
The trumpet's wild refrain,
And nailed IL TO his golden harp,
And Joined the march again.
The banner OF the willow leaves
Grew dry and fell 10 dust;
The strings that ran TO battle songs
Were soon devoured TO rust:
But still on Erin's ancient flag
The willows tint is seen,
And still the legendary harp
Adorns its folds of green.
New York Herald.
John Heeney. OF A Howard street, was
bitten on the leg by a dog. while riding
bicycle on Oak street. yesterday.
William Fish and Stephen O'Toole. run
aways from the state farm, was captured,
Saturday. and returned TO that institu-
tion yesterday.
A sneak thief got into a room at 43
Walling street Saturday and stole 80
from Thomas Darcy and SO from Michael
Darcy The money had been left i'm
clothing which was hanging in a press.
Edward Stewart and Joseph May were
before Judge Sweetland. today. for as
saulting John III. Hoppe. at the Bethel.
on Wickenden street, early yesterday
morning. Each pleaded not guilty and
was held in $500 for trial next Friday.
Five additional smallpox cases were
discovered I'm Woonsocket yesterday. I'm
two new sections. Seven cases were re-
ported. all OF which, except one, were in
old centres. There are now 90 persons in
quarantine, so OF these being in the hos
pital. During the week 30 persons were
discharged as cured. and Is houses re-
leased from quarantine. is encouraging,
as there are less cases.
Jim Kee runs laundry at 10 Lockwood
street. Jim went down cellar. yesterday
afternoon and this happened during his
absence. Jim Kee left his door-key ip the
lock of wooden door on Lockwood
street The Kee trusted the key would
stay in the door of would, 1t would have
held fast I'm the lock I'm the wooden
door on Lockwood street had not thief
made fast to the key, and faster than a
lockstep. made off with the key down
Lockwood street. Jim Kee missed the
key and asked policeman to lock for the
thief who was on Lockwood street and
with key lock him up where he couldn't
monkey with KEGS key again.
John Richards, who says his home is in
Kingston, Mass, reported TO the police
that he was held up on Dyer street. near
Priests lane, about 1880 o'clock, last
evening, by six men and relieved of 40
cents and a jackknife. One OF the sex
tette appeared TO be a man of about 90
years of age and fully six feet tall. He
weighed about 160 pounds and had a san
dy complexion and a smooth face. He
wore dark sack coat and cap. and
striped overalls. Another of the men is
described as being about feet inches
in height and weighing about las pounds
lie was apparently about % years OF
age. At the time he wore a black over
coat and black pants and cap, on the
front of which was n Drivers Union
badge. The police think the holdup was
the work of one of the local gangs OF
hard characters who live in that vicinity,
and expect that they will be able to To-
cate the robbers.