The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-15
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| The Mount Pleasant Improvement club
held rousing meeting in its rooms on
Huron street last evening and placed the
following names as their choice for city
officials for the ward: Alderman Peter c.
| Cannon, Councilmen Henry NJ. wrenn,
| James Gilrain, Lawrence j. Coffey and
| Thomas Armstrong. and these are the
| gentlemen who a few evenings ago were
selected by the Tilden club, a similar or
ganization both being composed OF citi-
zens who have some regards for the
wants OF the citizens of the Tenth ward.
A number OF addresses were made and
the speakers were Thomas E-Mest, Law
renee J. Corey. the president Of the club.
Mr.. McKenna, and the nominees.
The school house question or as this
club termed II 1.-The school house steal"
and unity OF action" were the subjects
The club. as a whole, and the 900 or
more citizens from all parties and classes
have signed a petition denouncing the
present site, which is owned or managed
by prominent city official on the ac-
count of Its ocation. AS 80 OF the 100
small children who will. should the site
be accepted and the school house erected,
be obliged 10 walk long distance and
cross a railroad track going TO and COM
ing from school.
ity OF the citizens desire is the erecting of
a school house in the vicinity of Regent
avenue and Harlod street. for there are
a number OF excellent sites here, and can
be purchased for a fair price. and none
are owned by politicians and a resolution
TO this effect. which is to be presented to
the city government was unanimously
adopted.
STOPPED RUNAWAY
uo~.. Nf.narr m ,.o,ne ,,,a, ac,nio,rod
by L. F. Mann the expressman performed
a heroie-aet- -Plainfeld- street Yester=
day afternoon. An aged man left his
horse standing In front of store and
while inside the horse started to run and
Mr. McGarr being a fleet runner, saw
the animal coming and started on the
run, along with the horse, and succeeded
in catching the shaft and by clinging on !
soon got the horse by the head, and !
landed him on his launches. but the trick /
was not turned a moment too soon for a |
woman with baby carriage would have |
been run down had he not succeed
ed in stopping the runaway.
The owner OF the outfit literally re- |
warded the young man.
GATEwAY's BLOCKED.
The residents of Steere avenue are up In |
arms over the condition OF that thorough |
fare. A sewer is being laid In the street |
and the dirt from the ditch is piled so |
high against the Entrances to the houses /
that I'm some cases IL is impossible for the |
members OF the household TO leave the /
premises except by climbing their back /
fences They claim that not so much OF |
the street should be opened up at time. 1
In case of FIRE the entire street would be /
doomed for IL would be impossible for /
even the men 10 get at the buildings.
THROWN FROM CARRIAGE.
A horse attached TO a light carriage
ran away on Messer street. late yester-
iay afternoon, and when near Cranston
street the carriage came in contact with
a lamp post and the occupants. women
were thrown out. one OF whom was
quite badly injured.
A he ladies' were taken into a store and
cared for but would not give their names,
and all that could be learned was that
the woman who was injured was an i'm
valid and was being given an outing by
the other one.
ARM LACERATED.
Alphonse Michollette. an employe at the
Manufac turing company. on Al
eppo street had his right arm baby Ia
,erated by having been caught in piece
,f machinery. about 800 yesterday morn
ng The mananger Of the concern called
physician. who dressed the wounds and
leemed it advisable to have the man sent
o the Rhode Island hospital Michoi-
ette lives on Dean street, and has been
n the employ of the concern for some
ears.
LAST OF THE CASTLE.
The hrenen will no doubt be pleased