The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-10


Chaffee street police station have been
led upon 10 do their full share OF the
rk that has been caused by the Team
RS strike. for not few OF them have
be from $50 in the morning to late In
evening without an opportunity OF
ting a meal at home. All OF TINS Us
eost 10 the patrolmen.
low these men are obliged to sit about
\ OF the rooms OF the police station
dy for any call, and TO pass away the
he in so small a space something must
done and all know that nothing browns
row or hard luck better than music,
the only thing I'm the way OF instru-
ntai music that this station affords IL
telegraph system. and not man In
station has any love for this outside
rainy day.
Fhe squad, howeveS, make the best OF
Id fob" and one OF the side issues Is
hrtet. and there is little hitch In
s, for II is generally understood that
Are are but four voices in quartet, but
J Chaffee street police station does not
pear 10 be satisfied with less than five.
Fatrolman McCann is the leader-hrst,
n and all times, and the battle for the
nth position lies between Tracy ana
kith. Feeney and Tiernan. while they
h't rank with McCann as vocalist,
! quite sure that a quartet cannot exist
khout them. feel that they were out OF
battle, SO one can see that smith
Tracy must settle the matter. Some
! Tracy sings like a crow. others say
a robin. while some say Smith sings
p a nightingale, and others IKE DUCK
a when one says ducks. this calls TO
nd that Patrolman Tracy is FOND OF
cks and duck eggs.
this morning Messrs. Tracy. Smith and
inning were assigned TO station duty
"A a. was decided that they would have
egg breakfast, Tracy and Smith TO
Enish the eggs and Tanning the fix
rs. Tracy purchased three ducks eggs
d Smith three hens eggs. Smith never
hckled" a ducks egg until this morn
but Tracy persuaded him 10 try Just
h. Tanning liked ducks eggs ana OF
XJrse he had one. and just as smith ana
Inning took their eggs. the telephone
hg. and as Tracy was the telephone
Ln ne was obliged to respond. When ne
burned Smith was eating his second
"A the last duck egg. Smith being some
ng OF joker, when he purchased ms
rec hens eggs he got one that was eN-
edIngly small. and was In iact VIVA.
ght be called a freak and the freak
: the only egg left on the plate Tor
ar Tracy. There was, OF course. plenty
tomato catchup, bread, salt and pepper,
nothing that would stay his stom-
h until late in the evening. Tracy did
( cry, but he felt bad.
TRUE BLUE.
One young man who drove coai teaIn ~,
rough the square yesterday ueseI " tc"
x team and said ne was engaged az Bos-
n
las told that the river was full or Vessels
ID a sufficient number OF men could not
had i'm Providence to handle IL. lie
|jected to driving a team, as IL was liz, ~,
one trip and did not learn that there
as any labor trouble until he reacheu
o Riverside mills. He wanted TO leave
team in the yard. but was inuuceu
drive IL back To the yard OF the coal
Lmpany. and ,there he told them that
did not come here TO take the place OF
hy wage Garner and all that he asked
r was his fare back to Boston where
lived
HE was told that he had been given two
eals and that was sufficient for the
ork he had performed. and II Is under.
ood that the young man Will remain ii
Found that he had been brought mere
hder false representations.
He also states that he was not aware
the fact that the teams were being pro
cted by policemenxand says that the
Eason why the teams were all kept TO.
ether was for the reason that all o'
~ drivers except the leader were strang-
3 I'm the city. and he supposed that q
rush" OF business was the reason thar
many new men were on duty.
A BABY INJURED.
7 I,oretta. the three-year-old daughter oi
kadore Bouchard. who lives at l42 XII
ngly avenue. fell from It's carriage yes
Erday afternoon and brok ke her left arm
ear the elbow The child was takef
bne reason unknown the arm was mo-
M I'm position. The parents were tolC
take the child there again today.
GENERAL MENTION.
All OF the Catholic churches in this vi
nity were well attented this morning
he ceremony OF the Pre- sanctfed Mas
eing performed. and this is the only dal
the year which this impressive cere
hony is performed.
There will be special ceremony In ST
tary's church at : o'clock this afternoon
Patrolman Henry. who has recentl!
zen made n member OF the Chaffee stree
olice station has taken up his residence
n Dr. J. T. Farrell's house, q Pocasse
venue.
Walter Dawson. the we'll known artls
~ Pocasset avenue. mourns the loss o
SIS Tiffany setting diamond ring tina
as been stolen from his home within
ny or so.
James Conroy OF Newput conut!