The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-04

The act relative TO the redivision Of the
town into voting district. which has been
reported back by the house committee on
judiciary and placed on the house calen-
dar. has been somewhat amended.
In the original draft of the act there
was no specified time for closing the
polls, except in the first district, where
the time was fixed at s o'clock. In the act
as II now stands this Is fixed upon as the
closing time in all the districts.
The act Is also so amended IA to declare
vacant the officer OF moderator and clerk
for the next election succeeding the pas
sage OF the act, in the three districts In
what is the present district No. i.
The power TO fll these offices for the
hrst election is vested In the town councii.
The council will probably appoint Frank
r. Medley, who was at the last election
chosen moderator OF district No. ] as
moderator OF the fourth district, OF which
he Is a resident.
The act is pretty we'll down on the
house calendar. but 1t Is expected that II
Will be acted upon at this session. There
Is no opposition TO the passage OF the ACT,
all the various political parties concur
ing I'm recognizing the necessity for the
measure.
KNOWS BETTER NOW.
Francois Thibeault. OF Fall River.
Mass. is surely a sadder and probably
wiser man today than he was yesterday.
NJ Thibea ult rides a motor cycle, and
yesterday he came up from his home In
Fall River on II. ..t
About noontime he decided to satisfy
the cravings of the inner man by partak-
ing Of a lunch which he had brought with
him. He did not dismount and eat by the
wayside. but proceeded to regale himself
while riding.
The lunch was about hah eaten when
he was suddenly struck by fierce gust
OF wind. NJ Thibeault whose hands
were full OF edibles was unable to prop
erly manage his machine, lost his balance
and was thrown into the road.
He picked himself up and went to the
assistance of his wheel, which had been
put out Of commission by the mishap. He
paid an expressman 10 take the wheel 10
a repair shop in Providence, took the
electrics for the remainder OF the trip
and returned to Fall River via the Con-
solidated. a sadder. but wiser man.
Beyond a few scra tches and bruises Mr.
Thibeault was not injured. although the
force of the tumble had been sufficient TO
throw him several feet.
NO VERDICT
Coroner Harmon q. Babcock has not
rendered his finding as result OF his
inquest into the death OF the victims OF
the tragedy Of March 20 at Phillipsdale
II is not expected that there will be
snything OF a startling nature in the ver-
dict when II is rendered. nevertheless its
announcement is awaited with no little
interest.
A PRESS CLUB.
There are a number OF East Providence
men who are connected I'm various ca
pacities with the numerous daily and
weekly newspapers which are published
In Providence and vicinity. Some OF these
men have remarked that a local press
club would be a desirable institution.
There are enough people here eligible
to membership In such an organization
to support a press club IN good shape
should they determine to organize one.
A CHRONIC KICKER.
Yesterday citizen who prides himself
on being a Judge of horse flesh made
horse trade with one OF the guileless
Hebrews who occasionally visit the town
to purchase rags. bottles and other things
too numerous TO mention.
The innocent-loolSing descendent of
Abraham had been gone but short time
when the Judge OF horseflesh decided To
drive.
The horse objected TO this and proceed
ed TO make things lively for few min
utes He did not run. or jump about. OF
back lie simply stood still and kicked
not deliberately and slowly. but with
a rapidity almost beyond belief.
The owner says that horse must have
practiced kicking all his life to acquire
the ease and rapidity when II suits his
purpose to do so.
He also SAYS that when he meets that
Hebrew again he will ekve him an Illus
tratjon OF what he knows about kicking
The horse Is a chronic kicker and prac-
ticelly worthless.
POLICE NEEDED.
For quite a long time the necessity ~
a regular patroman at Phillipsdale has
been urgently felt not only by tho resi-
dents OF that section, but by the head OF
the police department as we'll. The
facility with which man shot his
mother-in-law Thursday night and then
made his escape simply emphasizes this
necessity.
N was an hour before Sergeant Adams
at the Central station here was notified
and then II was some time before ne
could cover the two and n half miles
between the station and the scene or the
affair.
This delay gave the perpetrator OF the
crime start which would have been I'm.
possible had there been patrolman In
the vicinity.
IL would seem that the large property
interest at Phillipsdale. combined with
a heterogeneous population should be suf-
nclent to demand the protection OF a
regular officer at all times.
The case cited Is not the only instance
on record. by any means, where the ur-
gency of the need of police protection has
been easily dlscernible.
THAT SIDEWALK QUESTION.
There is a variety ~ opinion over the
Sidewalk act which has been under con-
alteration nv the town council Some be.
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