The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-01
0LNEYvlLLe.

Last evening ex-Captain Thomas
Hackett was given a surprise by the
Emmett Rifles in their armory on Broad
way.
Mr.. Hackett had been captain of the
crack military organization for a num-
Der OF years and IL was under his man
agement that the company won the hand
some set Of colors.
The armory was well filled with the lady
and gentlemen friends of the captain.
who was escorted 10 the headtof the hall
and there was presented by Colonel
Flynn, he representing the company and
Flynn, he representing the company
with life sized picture Of him
self This was followed by n literary
and musical program for an hour or more
and then dancing was in order until early
morning.
The residents OF the Tenth ward who
own property on the west side Of Atwell's $
avenue are wondering why the streets
that run from II TO Manton avenue are In
such a horrid condition, while those on
the west side are as good as any i'm the
city.
IT is probable that the Mount Pleasant
Improvement society pill take this matter
up at its next meeting.
The many friends of Edward Fitzgerald
the motorman who had charge Of the car
that struck the Serror boy are very
much disturbed over the report sent out
about the part that he was so unfortu-
nate as 20 play I'm the distressing acct
dent, for he Is one OF the oldest and best
known men in the employ of the COM
pany, and has always been known as %
very careful man.
Not only he. but others who saw the
accident say that he went less than ten
feet after the child was struck.
He was going much slower than usual,
for the fact that there was a team just
ahead Of him. and the driver seemed un-
decided as TO which way he was going.
and for this reason he slowed up, for
had he have been going at the usual
rate the child would have been killed.
None deplore the accident more than Mr..
Fitzgerald
A young man was distributing hand bills
on Josln street yesterday afternoon. and
at one house he entered the kitchen and
laid one OF the bills upon a table, and a
moment later the woman OF the house
came running out; stop theft" but the
man continued on with his work until the
woman caught up with him. and then
tol da friend Of her that the bill dis
tributer had stolen so from the table.
The party went back To the house and
n messenger was sent 10 the Chanee
Street Police station for an officer. but the
woman reached in the front OF her dress
TO get her handkerchief TO dry her tears.
when. 20 her surprise. she found the $50.
She offered all sorts OF apologies to the
man who went his way In a much better
frame OF mind that he had when he en-
tered the house.
The services Of May devotions will be-
gin IN the Catholic churches this evening
and will be continued during the month
The Rcv AIR Cole. formerly pastor Of
the Church OF Messiah, but now located
at atftvakeneld Mass. was I'm town yester-
day and called upon a few OF hts old
friends.
The. son OF Gilbert r. Whlttemore. who
WAS taken 10 the Rhode Island hospital
yesterday to be treated for Appendicitis
died last evening
The annual parade Of the police will
take place on the Dexter Training Ground
this afternoon.
An overcoat was stolen from the resi-
dence of stephen Kelly, Y Perry street
yesterday.
A few lights on Plainfeld and Ralph
streets were put out oi commiss'on by the
lightning last night.