The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-17
OLNEYVILLE

Hens lnve caused no end Of trouble the
world oyer and. perhaps at this time OF
year they are at their best. so far as
Trouble making Is concerned.
Two families. one at 1o7 and the other
| at 100 IAban street. are now at swords
p, ints over a few hens. which are owned
b., the family that call io7 Laban street
their fome.
Tho family at 100 have a pretty yard.
and nc hens. while No. 1o7 has some hens.
but n. pretty yard. and the yard OF No.
l0s ~ sented an excellent scratching field
for ssS feathered bipeds that should keep
with 4, the confines OF No. l07 But, hen
like, they meandered to the excellent
field .snd at once began 10 root up roses.
tulipg and sundry flowers and plants that
had been set out by the head Of the house
OF 100
The hour was 6:65 p m. and this. OF
course, found the heads OF both families
at home. The owner OF the hens was
looking after his chicks and eggs, while
he OF No. i09 was attending 70 roses. tu-
lips. etc.
The first thing that greeted No. 1o9s
eyes was a flock of hens and a stone as
large as he could fling was hurled at
them. Then there was a squawking, and
| the flock with but one exception fled TO
| the yard OF l07. That one OF the flock
was unable TO keep up the rapid pace
| for the rock hurled by the head of No.
| 100 had done Its full duty. so far as the
hurler was concerned
Right then and there the hens were out
OF the battle. for the heads OF the two
houses began to call each other anything
| but polite names, and IL resulted In the
head OF the No. 109 dorncle asking the
head OF No. 107 to do battle In an open
| lot adjoining the house Of No. 107. Both
were game and went to the scene OF pu-
gilistic action.
An amateur game OF ball was declared
| Off. women near by opened and hung out
! OF their windows and the men folks hur-
| ried 10 the scene. evidently looking for
gore. But he OF 109 showed the white
feather and one dead hen was the num-
ber that was killed. wounded and missing
on both sides.
The excitement lasted about fve min
utes. but It appeared 10 be Just the
thing for the neighbors while II lasted,
and IL any thing II was five minutes too
short.
CRASHED INTO CARRIAGE.
John Kane was badly injured on oiney
street yesterday.
He was In charge OF a hack owned by
Thomas McMann. and had Just driven up
10 the Olney Street Congregational church
saw a car coming down the street. The
car which was undoubtedly in charge OF
new motorman, according to Mr.. Kanes
| statement, made no effort TO stop. but ran
into the hack. throwing Mr.. Kane over
the backs OF his horses and he landed
astride the pole.
One OF the passengers OF the carriage
had started to leave the hack by the
door nearest the track. and had her right
foot upon the step, but by good fortune
she changed her mind just In time. for
the car few by taking of the carriage
door, and would, without doubt, have
seered the woman's leg had she
alighted.
Mr.. Kane was brought to his home on
Huntington avenue. and DIR. ]. T. Farrell
was called. He found that the young
man was quite badly injured.
TWO GIRLS INJURED.
1t is the custom of all OF the mills in
this vicinity to keep many accidents
to their help as much OF a secret as pos
sible but for what reason. is known best
to the management OF the mills.
Last evening representative OF The
News saw young man rush into livery
stable. A few moment later a closed car
riage came from the stable, and was
driven rapidly to the Atlantic mills.
II soon returned to drug store In the
square, where there was physician In
waiting and here young Italian and
Polish girl were attended by the physi-
clan.
1t was afterward learned that both OF
the girls were suffering from injuries to
their hands. Amputation was necessary
I'm the Italian girls case, and she was
taken TO her home on Dean street The
Polish girl was taken TO her home on
Florence street
The representative OF The News was
unable TO searn the names OF the girls or
their exact address.
These accidents occur quite often. but
information In regard TO the same Is so
far as possible confined TO the druggist.
the doctor and the mill managers.
BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
Ex-Patrolman William o'Brien and his
brother, John, were pretty badly used up
near the Academy avenue car barn just
after midnight.
The O Briens were passengers In a late
car and they became involved In an argu-
ment with the conductor and later with
the motorman.
When the car reached the terminus
the motorman and conductor were re-
enforced by q number of fellow workmen,
and with switch bars and black jacks
wickedly beat the two men.
Friends of the O OBriens reported the
affair at Chaffee street police station and
a number OF patrolmen went TO the scene,
but were unable to learn the names OF
the assailants.
Several of 1he elder oBrien's teeth
were knocked out. while the young man
was hit of the head with a switch bar
That he was not killed by the blow ia
simply wonder.
The brothers are both powerful men
and their strength and endurance un-
doubtedly' saved them.
MIX-UP ON THE AVENUE.
There was mix-up on Manton avenue
Yesterday between William Jacobs. "A