The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-16

Patrolman Wilkinson. Taylor and his
wife who have in the past made tnelr
gether in peace and harmony. So she
went to the home OF her sister. a Mrs
Armitage. on Chaffee street. where Mr.
Armitage conducts saloon TAYLOR mas
spent much OF his time near the saloon
and a night or so ago he met his wife
coming out OF the saloon with pitcher
OF ale which she was TO !rSe TO tng eTsbsed
from her. 1t Is said and at the same time
Mrs. Taylor grabbed Taylors hat. Tay-
lor rushed to the Chaffee street station
the men I'm charge, and said that the Ar
mitages were harboring his wife, but X
was learned that they had also harbored
Taylor. Last night the Armitases sent
word TO the station that Taylor was
bombarding the house with stones. ana
wanted him arrested. So Patrolman VIII
kinson was sent 10 the scene and as ne
could find no one who was willing 10 say
that they saw Taylor throw stones took
him for being drunk.
WANTED HIS PAY.
Frank Donnelly. 10 years old. was ar
rested on the grounds of the Orphan Asy-
lum on Regent avenue yesterday after
noon bp Patrolman Bates. 1t seems
the young man had called at the asylum
and was given food and clothing and was
told by those i'm charge that IL he would
work about the place for the month OF
July he would be paid. lie worked three
weeks and then wanted his pay. but thls
was not done. for the officials thought
that the clothes they had given him
were worth much more than the the labor
he had performed.
He would not leave. however and IL was
necessary to send for an officer At the
station he would not-givehis name, but
this morning he said that his name was
Donnelly, and that his parents were dead
and that he came here from New York.
A NEW STYLE.
A hobo had picnic on the square yes
terday. for in some mysterious way. ne
came into posse ssion of "A small fortune,
30 cents He then found an old can and
for more than five hours enjoyed him
self by going into saloon ON Plainheld
street and getting the paIl full of beer.
nook behind a barn and drink its con
tents. He was sober when he started in
cept his tongue. and this he could not use
at al. but so far as his feet anG legs were
concerned one would not think that ne
had drunk a drop.
AS the sun was making its way over the
western hills. the hobo was making his
way over Westminster street hill. Not
a few who watched the fellow came to
the conclusion that II was not only a
new style of drunkenness, but was also a
very cheap style.
WAR POSSIBLE.
The prospects are that there Is TO be a
war in the camp OF the amateur baseball
league of this place and a good-sized one
at that for some of the players have
been accused of playing for money and
others OF the players will make a move TO
have such barred out OF their respective
clubs on the ground OF being profession
ais. They claim there is a clause in their
constitution that none but amateur play
ers shall be members. There is not one of
the six teams in the league. but has fast
players and each team is working hard to
carry off the honors and those OF the
faa No hoK IN nj W a.
taken part in any game for money on the
ones who are To- set the ball a rolling and
they propose to roll II hard.
WILL BE A HOT GAME.
The Roosevelt Alumni Baseball team
is TO play the crack Brown and Sharpe's
2nd team. The Roosevelts have secured
some fine players for this game. The
line up:
Lincoln and Greenwood p; Briggs and
Jordan. c.: Marchant. Brown freshman,
1b.: Swain OF English high. Oh: Francis.
Classical high. 3b. Mcmahon. :. s.; from
East Greenwich academy-Mains, l. T., a
crack who thinks he ought to play with
the n. Y. Nationals; Downey. r. f., from
Penn; Cole c. e. OF Pawtucket high. Ad-
dress all challenges to Forrest Swain,
manager. Olneyulle. r. l.
GENERAL MENTION.
Letter Carriers Hugo Marks. d. r.
Cannon and Clerk j. j. Mulhearn OF the
local Postoffice start on their vacations
Monday. Mr. Mulhearn will spend his
time at Saunderstown.
Miss A G.. Lewis and Carrie Macomber,
who have been on their vacation. Will re-
turn To duty In the morning.
Ernest Choate who told the police that
he lost a SIS watch on Manton avenue.
Tuesday evening called at the station
again last evening and said that he had
found his timepiece and instead OF lts be-
ing lost n had left In the Atlantic mills,
where he II employed
Andrew Oehnger. Of Heriuen. Conn.
l. visiting Mr.. and Mrs Fred Graben.
hs vifes parents on Plainheld street
Mr.. Oehnger and family talk Of taking
up their residence I'm this city as ne
expects 10 accept a position At the Cor
ham Manufacturing company.
Olneyvlle council. knights Of Colum-
bus. have about completed their arrange
mcnts for the annual outing al the War
wick club. Sunday and the Indications
arc that tho affa-r will be just about
what the doctor ordered
Thomas Christian. the efficient freight
agent az the Plainheld street station 81
tho Consoiids ted rosd leaves for New
York tomorrow noon. where he VIII
spend hts vacation.
A black framed bicycle was found IN
lanyard lane. and red framed one on
Manton avenue early this morning by the
police. Both are at the Chaffee street
station
Frank Collingham. chief mach mist at
the Atlantic mills. has completed the re-
pairs on the handsome naptha launcn
that was ro haily damaged NJ Connini- I
cut during the recent storm
A lot OF plumbers supplies wers found