The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-05

Nv IL expected tnat tnefe VIII De 1--WE
.new horses at the chafree street station
before night, one for the patrol servic,
and the other for Mounted Patrolmar
Mckenzie. .-s--
This means the retirement OF old white
"Dick" one OF the veteran horses OF the
department. Old Dick has been I'm the
department many years and at first was
used at the Central station FOR patrol SER
vice with horse now known as old
Joe and is used by Mr.. Russell the
superintendent OF the telegraph system.
In his day old "Dick" appeared to take
as much interest In hts work as the
men and knew every box I'm the city
and II was almost impossible to drive
him by patrol box, when there was
crowd about IL, for he seemed to under
stand that the crowd meant n prisoner
It also took good horse to pass him
and he appeared TO like TO enter into a
race with the fire apparatus.
He has been at the Chaffee street sta
ton for about two years and the men
will be sorry 10 part with him. but he
must go for the work is now too much
for him as ne is about % years old
BLACK CAT BROUGHT HIM LUCK
One Of the best known members OF the
Foresters OF America was presented with
beautiful black kitten last evening and
took IL home, telling his wife that he
would have no more bad luck for a black
cat was good luck TO a family. Among
the personal effects of the member ~ a
valuable bull dog. and when the bull dog
got squint at the black cat he made a
dive for IL, and there would have been
one hack cat less had not the owner
or the pair grabbed him as no did
Until the arrival OF the cat the bull
dog had full sway OF the home but the
man OF the house didn't care 10 trust
both the cat and dog together for the
first night. so he shut the bull dog up In
room.
The dog apparently got mad and went
TO sleep and slept soundly. for this morn
Ing the man found that his home had
been entered by burglars during the
night and had taken the sum OF s2l from
q bureau drawer near the head OF his
bed. Now he can't understand where the
good luck and the black cat combination
comes In
SURPRISE PARTY.
Miss Elizabeth Pendergast. very
popular young woman was completelv +,
surprised by about 80 of her Young !
friends at her home 7s7 Atwell's avenue. !
last evening. and Il was one OF the ham I
piest gatherings In that locality for a I
song time. Miss Pendergast entertained
her friends with choice selections on the |
plano, and was assisted by Messrs Her |
bert Jackson, Henry Sullivan, Thomas |
McGoidrfck and the Misses Sarah Ma |
guire and Mabel Pendergast. A tempting
collation. was served
lhe committee I'm charge who arranged |
Tor the pleasant event were as follows.
Misses Rose Caine. Margaret BURKE /
gertrude Gibbons, Eta Dunno. Margaret |
Dolan.
JOHN FARRELL DEAD.
yohn; better known as Jake" FarreiI.
~ wno uied al the home OF his parents on
.,,n uns1ee street last evening was one of |
the pest known employees OF the Rhode
island company. having entered the em-
pioy or the company as hill boy and
mas mas always remained at work for the
company Ne was promoted from hill
boy 20 driver and later when elec-
tncity was adopted as motive power he
was made a motorman.
He was we'll liked by everybody. for
ne was ever ready to do a good turn for
anyone He was about 3s years old and
!eaves a wife and one child. He had
been In Ill health since last May.
VAGUE DIRECTIONS.
a Westminster street patrolman was
certain young man. The patrolman
sah that he could not locate him unless
ne l stranger gave him little more light
ali>fhat he knew OF the man that he was
ooking for was that he could he found
n saloon where "clam broth" was
'erved and this the patrolman said was
GENERAL MENTION.
Two young men sent word 20 the police
nat their team had been stolen from a
" Johnston last night At ESQ this morn
ng tne rig was found on Hartford avenue ,
~ the police. and still later a ~-,ing
nan was held at the Chaffee street sta-
'2n 9lt on ne suspicion Of having taken ~.
rganizations which held the demonstra-
Ion IN the Providence Opera house In .
ommemoration OF Robert Emmett n
hort time ago viii meet with the Henry S
'ratton Literary association AT Manton
omorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock ana
lake fnal settlement OF the Affairs. q
what Few moments Patrolman Henry 4
the chanee street station has 20 spare =
ow ne oevotes TO the care OF hand !,
3me baby boy that came 10 hts hofne ~
ocasset avenue, day or so ago. \
The funeral OF Henry e. Mathewson I
,n OF Benjamin Mathewson. will be held 1
the Cranifev.lle church tomorrow AZ
O'Clock. and the burial will be at Pocas- A
4 cemetery. h
A Carriage robe was found on Appleton =
rect last evening by a citizen. and n n
watts an owner at the chaffee Street u
,Ifce station. N
Division No. %. Ancient order of HI Il
rnfan's will meet in Emmets hall, on
tomorrow afternoon, when n n
re batch OF candidates will be Initiated. h
rhe Regent Literary and Social club
n hold an important meeting IN its par n
. on Valley street at 2 o'clock tomor- a
y afternoon. a
viilIsm walsh Of 50 Harold street re- 81