The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-02
Wild-Eysd Ciiizsn Got Gun After
Much Explanation
Young Ladies Are ExpBrS at Driving
Nails at ST. Mary'S Fair.
Oneyvile Branch of News Hehernans
News Store, IL Hartford Telephone 4o-West.

There is not storekeeper in or about
oineyville who would sell a person any
,ort OF an article knowing that said aru-
cls was intended 10 end the life OF any
bns Anyone who calls for poison or
revolver unless the dealer knows him
Or can tell what use the article Is TO be
put TO, they are not served.
Yesterday one OF the best known deal
srs had a start that had him going" for
while, a we'll known and staid citizen
called upon him and wanted TO purchase
revolver, saying that he didn't care
what sort OF a one that II was, so long
As IL would shoot.
The dealer looked at the man and dis
powered a wild look in his eye. and In fact
ala not appear 10 be himself. The man.
was well known 10 the dealer, and the
dealer also knew that the mans family
and from ar ecent affair were all that
could be asked for
The would-be purchaser was excited
and when asked what size he wanted.
whether II would be four. FIVE or six bar
rsls. he didn't care IL IT had a dozen
barrels.
This puzzled the dealer still more for
he was then convinced that the purchas-
or was bug house for fair" and told him
that he didn't think he had a revolver
In the shop that would suit him.
Oh, yes you have. anyone will do.
haint going TO use 1t but once When the
plot began 10 thicken and the dealer
came out blunt and asked the man what
he intended TO 90 with the weapon IL he
got II.
When II dawned upon the purchaser
that the dealer was n little timid about
SERVING him. and said we'll. I'm not going
10 shoot anyone. nor am | going to COM
init suicide, but IL can shoot straight
| In. lul-
borhood TO mourn. He got the gun.
ST MARY's FAIR.
There is a barrel or fun every evening
among the ladies, young and old, at ST,
Mary's fair al Irons hall, and the nail
driving contest Is the attraction. IL r.
quite evident that many Of the contest
ants have spent hours in the cellars of
their homes practicing for the contest.
for unless they did the number OF ladies
who can drive a nail I'm an up-to-date
style In much larger than en- expert on
the subject would give.
Last evening nearly every young lady
I'm the hall parted with a dime for the
purpose OF showing what she could do
with a nail. should she be called upon to
drive one. and the contest finally mar
rowed down 10 the Misses Belle O'Nel,
| May Donahue and Jennie Lyons They
were not many seconds In accomplish
ling the feat. and did their work in
|most artistic and workmanlike manner.
The three young ladies with their
cheeks aglow and snappy eyes were
Obliged TO saw on" and Miss Lyons
won out but she was obliged TO hurry.
They were encouraged by three young
men, but the young men evidently knew
more about drugs. dry goods, etc, than
they did OF driving nails. There Is n bevy
OF pretty girls by the bushel and they are
the Misses Mary Cannon, Mary McGar-
~. Mary Don Gormley. Mary McGovern.
Margaret Donahue. Sarah Oates. Susie
Casey, Mary Nangle and Mrs. Annie
Masterson. They being in charge OF the
Toe cream and candy departments.
The winners last evening were NJ. *.
Corrgan. Thomas Appleton. John Lean
non. Joseph Beliveau, the Misses Annie
Conley, Annie McGuinness. Lille Kelly
and Mary Appleton.
SOMEWHAT ABsENTMINDED.
wednesday evening two men from Beer
Hill started out to make n night OF It,
and they did. for both went home broke
They met the next morning, and both
wanted Just one moro hooker" but
as they had no cash, were In a guam
dry. One had cheap silver watch. and
this he handed TO his companion with in
structions 10 shove II up" This was
done and Is cents was realized. This last
Cd but few moments. Later in the
day the owner Of the watch accused his
companion OF stealing II and so informed
the police. and the fellow a little later
was escorted TO the police stauon. where
he told his story. He was believed by the
police. for the owner of the watch had In
his possession the pawn ticket for the
same. and the man who made the charge
does not stand In any too high esteem
with the police now.
SALOON CLOSED.
Last Saturday a man named Mcdonald