The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-28

Four little tots, evidently Pollsh chll
dren, were around the square for ar
hour or more yesterday afternoon, and
that one of them was not injured is sim
ply a streak OF luck. Part OF the time
the children amused themselves by cling
ing TO the rear end Of passing vehicles.
One OF them, however. got onto the
step OF a two horse bakers wagon while
Il was standing in front Of a store and
when the driver came out did not notice
the child. so he drove off. and was soon
going at a fair rate of speed, and the
little one made an effort 10 get Off. and
when her little companions saw her being
carried away they started after the
wagon and later began TO weep.
The little one was bounded about the
step as the wagon was drawn over the
payements and no one can tell what
would have happened had not the driver
stopped at the watering trough at the
foot OF Broadway where the child got of
and was met few minutes later by
the other children. and all four started
down Troy street, the older ones no
doubt thinking they had escaped lucky.
A MEAN TRICK.
One OF olneyville's most popular young
men has made a lot OF enemies for him
self. especially among his lady acquaint-
ances. Sunday evening he and his best
girl had a little spat and they parted not
the best OF friends Yesterday the young
man received a letter from the young
lady requesting him TO return her photo
graph. and right here is where the youns
man made a sad mistake, for instead OF
sending her photograph back he went
among his friends and got az many pho
h. 80 IaH "a could anf
these about % in number. he sent To the
young lady with a note stating that hi
did not know hers from the rest OF his
lady friends and If she would kindly
pick hers out and send the rest back
by express ne would pay the bill and be
very much obliged. and now II IL init
mated that the young lady's brother Is
looking for the young man.
A PAYING PROPOSITION.
The new feature introduced by the st.
Anthony society and described in this col
umn some time ago has proven to be
a huge success. The committee call this
"the express department"
More than 100 notices were sent out,
and large number of those notified
responded and called for their packages
and the charges were not two cents by
any means.
These notices are sent 10 such persons
as can we'll afford TO take part n SO
worthy a cause. and the committee does
not intend TO let any guilty man escape
and II has been suggested that those
who have a few dollars TO spare might
Just as well call instead OF being notified
for hundreds OF letters are being pre-
pared.
1T WAS A DRAW.
One of the clerks at the Atlantic mills
rather objected TO the crowd that huns
about the office door this morning and
came out on the sidewalk and ordered
the crowd away. One Of the crowd threw
a little sass" back and when he did the
clerk made use Of his right Leg and this
was followed by a swing. and while No
one was killed or even defeated the clerk
went back into the office. fixed up his
cuffs and went to work. and the crowd
scattered.
WANTS TO WEAR WHITE GLOVES.
Now that the patrolmen of the Central
station are TO wear white gloves, there
is one man at the Chaffee street station
that wants TO be transferred to the Cen
trail for the simple reason that ne mas
three pairs Of white wooden gloves that
he wants to wear out. and says that they
will be just the things 90 wear when n
coal team breaks down on muddy day.
WANTED 4 DRINK.
Patrolman Sharpe arrested a smartly
dressed young woman on Westninsvrr
street hill last evening for being intoxi-
Gated on the way 20 the box the young
woman undertook TO get swig from a
bottle. and when prevented by Mr.. Sharpe
threw the bottle into the street. so that
she was called upon TO pay "A fine for
throwing glass into the street as we'll
as for being intoxicated.
A COSTLY NAP.
A man named Gibbons and evidently a
stranger IN the vicinity got on n much
larger load than he could carry last even
ing ana fell asleep on one of NJ Sullivan s
lowgears that was In his yard on Green
wood street When Gibbons awoke he
found that his watch and cash were
gone. lie reported his loss 20 the police.
GENERAL MENTION.
The police and the citizens generally
had their eye upon "A strange. but good
looking young man. who came into the
square This morning. hut later N was
learned that u was Thomas Millctt. who
had departed with his heavy moustache.
Michael O'Connell OF this place. bat FOR
q time located at Boston. returned here
this morning for the day 20 attend tho
reunion OF the Rhode Island Veteran as