The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-14
RIVERSIDE.
School Pupils Charged With
Taking Teacher Purse Hand
Cut by Circular Saw.

Recently Miss Bertha Cord. teacher
at the Turner avenue school, left her
pocketbook, containing a sum Of money
in her desk in the school room. She also
left a boy alone IN the room for short
time. and later discovered that the money
had disappeared Miss Cord started an
investigation and questioned the boy
who refused to admit any connection
with the missing funds. -,
The matter was reported 10 Seret. NUN,
roe. who placed the boy under arrest anu
took him 10 the Second station. IL was
learned that he had acknowledge the
theft 10 another boy. and when confront
ed with the statement OF TINS poy tne
youthful offender broke down ana con-
fessed.
His mother was sent for, and she made
restitution The boy was then released
He is reported as telling the -tT teacher sals at
prevented him from administering phy,
Steal punishment 10 the boy who had
given him away
CIrT BY A CIRCULAR SAW
Yesterday afteeloon Joseph Page. a la.
borer employed by the Anthony coal anu
Lumber company. verified for himself the
truth OF the report that buzz saw is
bad thing TO monkey with. Page was
engaged saving wood with the buzz. saw
i'm question at the Washington avenue
yards OF the company ana when the wood
got too plentiful in the immediate vicin-
fty OF the saw he started to pack IL up
I'm the shed i'm which he was working.
He made a misstep and In an endeavor
hand. which came I'm contact with the
rapidly revolving saw. cutting one hnger
To the bone. He struck the saw side
ways. which accounts for the fact that
one or more fingers was nor severed.
Page was taken TO the office of DR..
Doran Il. Coke on Lincoln avenue, where
surgical aid was rendered after which
be n accident
his home i'm Darlington. He suffered
a considerable loss OF blood before ar
to this fact was in a greatly weakened
condition.
DESTRUCTIVE KIDS"
There are two small boys who roam
about the square, following the devices Of
their own sweet wills and ever on the
lookout for new and novel pastimes with
which to relieve the ennui incident TO the
monotony OF every day life in that vicln-
ity Their amusements are not as inno-
cent as youths OF tender years are sup
posed to indulge In.
A short time they amused themselves by
throwing stones al a trolley car and yes
terday they had some more fun of a diff
ferent kind.
one of them got into an alteration with
a boy so large that he could not reach
his face with his little fist and he imme-
ately proceeded 10 trip him up and
beat a tattoo on his face until the boy
was glad TO cry enough
The same boy afterwards took his little
brother TO the rear OF Brownelis plumb
ing establishment and opened faucet
long enough to allow half a barrel of nap
tha TO run out. and then went into the
store and cooly asked the proprietor fol
a match to touch Il of. II is needless L
say that Mr.. Brownells remarks were
more forceful than eloquent when he dis
covered what the youthful perpetratoi
! OF mischief had done. but II Is certain
| that he hdid not supply the matches al
| requested.
IT1NERANT CANVAssERs.
Itinerant canvassers and peddlers arr
active about town TO such an extent al
to almost constitute nuisance and SOM
OF them are annoying TO say the least
| Early In the week two canvassers. talke'
| in n very insulting manner to two womei
who refused TO purchase their goods an
yesterday John f. Mclaughlin was seri
| ously annoyed and retarded I'm his wor
at the Turner avenue crossing by IN
! persistsncy of an agent who insisted ol
taking his measure for pair OF kne
/ pants
Mr.. Mclaughlin has not worn sue
things for a number of years. and az h
is not a family man he protested tina
| no difference and he was finally force
| ~ order the agent from the railroa
| premises TO get rid of him.
A coMEDIETTA.
Tomorrow night the comedietta, M
Uncle's Will" will be produced for th
benefit OF the graduating class at IN
Turner avenue grammar school IL wi
be under the direction OF Mr. Campbell
This evening the entertainment and sal
at the parish house OF st. Marks churc
will open. The cantata, The Charme
Garden" will he sung by local talen
and refreshments will he served.
A PLEASANT VISIT.
The members OF the Columbia Whis
club paid pleasant visit 10 the Socis
Whist club OF harrington last nigh
They took the I45 Suburban from her
and returned az late hour. Those VIII
went say they enjoyed themselves TO IN
limit.
Among the members of the party wer
Mr. and Mrs L. =. Winchester. Mr.. an
Mrs James II Monroe. Mr.. and Mrs. W
H. Mason and Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlis
Schocnhardt
The scores are given in the Barringto
column.
A GOOD ONE