The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-17

the police yesterday afternoon. He be-
came conscious few moment before an
ambulance from the Rhode Island hos
pital arrived and he said that he had
/ fallen from a bicycle.
Frank Donnelly, a young man en-
ployed at st. Josephs hospital who was
| In the park. said that he saw the in
Jured man some moments before and that
time he had no wheel, but he wore a
pair of pants guards. lie gave his name
az John Fleming. and address 6l2 Wash
| ington street
STRUCK IN THE BACK.
William Gibbons was arrested on Man
! ton avenue last evening by Patrolman
| McCrann. Gibbons and a chum were
using vile language and McCrann spoke
TO them. and they became bolder when the
patrolman put them under arrest.
! The men then put up night, ana the
pa trolman turned one OF his prisoners
over 10 a young man. and he succeeded
| IN getting away, and then threw Store
at the patrolman. striking him In tNs
! back. The patrolman stuck 10 his man.
however. and today will land the man
who threw the stone. Gibbons was lock-
ed up on the charge of reveliug.
TOO LATE TO BE MEMBER NOW
Today II Is impossible TO become
member Of the Roscommon club. from the
fact that the club had an outing ysster-
day. and they had such Jolly good time
that the executive committee met ana
decided 10 admit no more members unless
are not very particular OF allowing an
other name 20 he added to the roster OF
the club at that. The committee In charge
were Patrick Fox, Edward Foley, Luke
aarrahan. Patrick Kelly. John J. Haney,
James Murphy. Edward Murray. Edward
Cummings. Edward Mccormack and Pat
rick Harlow.
PAID HIS BET.
Two well-known young men made a bet
| on the recent Corbett- -Jeffries fight. The
| bet was that the loser should trundle
| wheelbarrow from Messer street into the
| square. The loser played cute and walt
| ed until late Saturday evening before he
paid his bet, and he was very much sur
prised TO find that a large quantity q;
colored lights had been prepared for the
event, while he supposed that but few, II
any one. knew when the offer was 10
be settled
IRISH SOCIETIES
Delegates from the Irish societies OF
Providence to arrange for the commemo-
ration of the death of Robert Emmett met
presided Peter r. Bowen was elected
secretary, and the committee on hall re-
ported. and IL was voted To hire the
ing. Sept. 20. NJ. A. McNamee. Peter
f. Bowen and John r Harlow were APP
pointed committee TO arrange for speak
ers and printing. IL was voted to meet
hall. Coz Broadway.
GEN ERAlI MENT1ON.
Thomas Donahue was arrested on the
square late yesterday afternoon by Pa
trolman Dyer on the charge of being
drunk. Donahue. who Is something OF n
bruiser. wanted 10 fight, but he changed
his mind. The language that he used was
disgusting
Thomas Andrews, who was referred 10
| In this column Saturday evening as
/ being In destitute condition has
/ through the efforts of Captain Rowe, been
! cared for by the overseer Of the poor
/ The captain Is also IN hopes TO have
Mrs Barney OF Academy avenue cared
8 for by her relatives
I Two men. one large and one small,
| struck a strange man. who was looking
into III. l. Houghs drug store last even
! ing, bat as the young man would prefer
| no charge against them, they were
| simply held for being drunk.
| The funeral of G. Walter Davis who
| died so suddenly at his home. 974 Plain
! field street Saturday morning will be
! held at his late residence tomorrow at
| o'clock. the Rev Mr.. Starr OF Thornton
/ will officiate. The nterment will be az
! Pocasset cemetery.
Francis Deviers OF Elmdale avenue.
while walking along Whitehall street yes
terday. found a plain gold ring. which
bore the Inscription, Christmas, 1880.
10 r NJ. r." II awaits an owner az the
Chaffee Street Police station.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Pierce former resi-
dents of this place. who have been visit.
ing Mrs Sophie Pelke at her home on
Stokes street returned 10 their home at
Lowell. Mass. this morning.
Everett w. Jordon. very popular
young man. who mas been seriously sick
at his home on Progress street. i'm the
annexed district. Is improving each day.
and IL Is hoped hat he will be out soog
CLYDE Mclaughlin, clerk az Parkers,
returned from h's vacation Saturday and
started to work yesterday. Samuel Gar
diner. who has been taking his place, hn-
ished up yesterday
Arthur Downey, Eugene Hall. Elmer
Brown Warner Stillman. Chas Brown
and Clarence Mains spent n day on an
outing and sail 10 Block Island I'm Mr.
Browns handsome new yacht
About 1900 fans saw the WEXFORD team
trim tho Olncyville team on the Merino
| Flats Saturday to the tune OF 81. The
/ game was a good one nevertheless.
Joseph Roberts, a young man living at
| GN Monton avenue. died at the Rhode ISL
and hospital az an early hour this morn
ing OF appendicitis
| Harry Morriss. Joseph Darling. Henry
davenport Fred Gordon and James Nc
Cahery. % tho Olneyville district. spent
iast week camping out az Camp White.
The Gillahoo club vii have It's first ont
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Smoke and Fire sale.
SMOKE AND FIRE SALE A. MAS
terson Co. lsiS Westminster 81
JOHN o'coNNEll,
Hats. Caps. Furnishings, Trunk Store an.
LaundTS is just above the postofnoe