The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-08


| the worthy gentlemen.
| VALUABLE DOG KILLED
Some months ago there was little
| labor trouble at the Gorham Manufac-
turing company. and several of the lead
! ing silversmiths left and went 10 other
places where silverware is made, and
among them was one workman by the
name Of Ward. Just before leaving. Mr.
| Ward was presented with a valuable dog
| by his old friend, John Dorsey.
Mr. Ward and his family went to Phila-
| dephia and, OF course, took the dog with
them. and they had not been in that city
long when they were offered $3.50 for the
canine. few days ago Mrs. Ward
came here on visit. and not caring to
leave the dog at home for fear that
II would be stolen, or something would
happen 10 IL. brought IA with her for
safe keeping Yesterday Mrs. Ward left
for home. and just before she stepped
upon an electric 20 go TO the depot the
dog jumped from her arms and ran in
front of a car bound in an opposite d.
rection, and was instantly killed
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
William Rogers whose home is Oak
street was caught In the act of break
Ing into the office Of Turcott's coal and
wood yard at $40 Broadway by Patrol
X.
this young man and his mother were
taken into custody for carting coal from
the railroad track near Dixie street and
AL that could he learned al the time, was
that brakeman on the Consolidated
road. who was said TO be keeping COM
pany with the Roger boys pretty sister.
was throwing the coal from his train,
and the boy carted II home In a small
wagon. The wagon and the coal are stili
' In nf ha To1t
station
CAPT. CONNORS FOUND HIS WATCH
I At o'clock last evening one OF the
clerks In the bffice OF the Locomotive
works sent In an alarm from box 75 the
fire being ON the roof Of the boiler house
and was caused by spark from one 81
the forges. The damage was slight.
During the excitement Capt. G. j. Con-
nors OF Hook and Ladder No. lost his
gold watch and chain and he sent word
fire the captain instituted search for
the timepiece himself. He succeeded In
finding IL under an oil barrel near
fence. where some pickets had been pull
men.
A HORSE RACE.
A horse race was billed for Hills Grove
this Afternoon. but may have been post
poned on account OF the weather. Those
who were To take part in the race were
Dan Byrne. with his horse. David H.
H. Sweeney. with John Wilkes and
Frank Sullivan. with John r."
Just what the stakes are no one seems
10 know, but IL has been set down any
where from two quarts OF oats TO s25
corner David H." appears to be the
favorite.
CONFIDENCE DISTURBED.
Until yesterday not one OF the many
attaches of the local postoffice would be
tue least alarmed should they forget and
leave their money or other valuables on
their desk. but now that valuable meer-
schaum pipe is missing IL has caused all
think that the pipe has been taken in
the way OF a Joke. and there is not a
man among them but hopes that the lat
ter is the solution Of the case.
AXE AND yCLoTHEsLINE.
Joseph Waterman. who drives the hand
some three-horse team for the Joslin
Manufa cturtng company, met with a Sc
we're accident at his home at Merino VII
lage late yesterday afternoon He was
preparing some wood I'm his yard. and
the axe he was using became entangled
I'm a clothesline over his head. and the
blade OF the axe landed on the centre OF
his forehead Dr. Eddy was called and
he dressed the wound
ANIMAL LIBRARY MEETING.
The annual election of the officers ~
the olneyville Free Library was held last
evening and resulted as follows Presi-
dent. W. A. " Grant; vice president. r.
r Sibley. secretary. Frank A, Spratt;
treasurer Frank A. Twitchell board of
trustees. John r. Bowen. Miss Sarah ].
Eddy. Gilbert r., Parker. Emory j San
souci. John McGlinchy. Nathan NJ.
Wright. John =. Fox and W. s. Steere;
auditing committee. J. VIII Carpenter,
Thomas Wilkinson and John McGlnchy;
property committee. W. A. ~ Grant. r.
r. Sibley. Frank A. Twitchell: book com
mittee. william s. Steere. Mrs Harriet II
Richardson. Emory J. San Souci John r.
Fox. r.. n. Sihley and II. n. Leavens:
membership committee. James a. Pirce.
Thomas Wilkinson. Thomas Cloxton. Mrs.
Harriet " Richardson and Miss r. r
Leavens: financial committee. Gilbert r
Parker. Emory J. San Souc and John r
Fox. special committee to collect funds
John McGlinchy.
GENERAL MENTION.
Yesterday afternoon Charles and George
Hurley we'll known residents OF Mount
Pleasant left for los Angeles, where
they are TO 60 into business They. went
at the request of their brother, John, who
has been loccted there number OF
years.
The sum of $50 In bright new bills
adorns one of the large display windows
of San Soucis store, which IL 20 be
played for by the Dewey Boys and the
InHedos on the Merino Flats. Saturday
Joseph Flaherty. ons OF the local let.
,st carriers. has returned from hts vaca-
u"h. some ~ his time he spent I'm New /
Continued on page Four.
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