The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
Three Houses We're Broken Into by
Bold Robber Yesterday Afternoon.
The Naval Reserves Feel That They
Are Not Justly Treated Other News

possessor Of one of the animals In ques-
ton.
These goats have been in the habit Of
browsing peacefully on the premises Of
both paries, one day on one mans land
and the next on the property OF the other,
but the peaceful relations between the
two families have been broken and rs a
result the goats now eat at separated
tables
Yesterday the Gugliemo animal strayed
on the property of the Drills and little
girl who belongs TO the latter family
drove him off This led 10 trouble with
| an older girl who belonged TO the other
| family. and I'm a few minutes there Was
| lively mixup and last night the heads
Of each OF the families went TO the police
| station and told their tales of woe
The child who had driven the goat away
displayed a badly lacerated arm which
she said was caused by the teeth OF the
older girl. After talking with Sergeant
/ Adams for a time the men decided that
they would try 10 induce their respective
families 10 let each other strictly alohs
and endeavor 10 prevent further OUT
| breaks.
STRUCK BY STONE.
Yesterday afternoon while a number OF
! small boys were playing in the alley in
the rear OF the postoffice one OF them
threw a good-sized stone at playmate.
The stone missed the boy at whom IL
was thrown, but struck another boy,
Claude Slavin. nine years OF age, on the
head nflicting a severe wound.
The injured boy was taken 10 the office
OF DR.. w. w. Hunt. where the injury
was dressed 1t took several stitches 70
close the wound. The child after his
injuries had been attended TO- was taken
10 his home on Boston street.
THOSE FLOWER THIEVES.
AS was reported in The News last night
the raids OF flower thieves are becpm-
ng so frequent that inhabitants OF tnn
town wonder when they retire at night
II there will be any OF their flowers left
when they rise in the .morning. The
latest trick 10 come to light is the thoif CT
handsome palm from the front piazza
OF John McAuslands house on Il 'oad.
way
This was done sine time during We'd
nesday night. AS far az could be learned
the theft had not been reported to the
police. but the palm is gone, nevertheless,
and its owner mourns It's loss
THE SEWER.
The work on the new sewer Is now
practically completed The catch basins
arc all in and the work OF grading and
paving the cutters Is now i'm progress.
number OF men are at work on the job
and there is every indication that the
work will he completed I'm all it's details
| InlS week. 1eSItTudN u1u TO-DAY tne men
were at work changing the hydrant and
, pole at the corner OF FIRST street. .
, STILL BETTING. ~
There was no abatement on the betting
on the yachts yesterday. and there wers
plenty takers of money either way. One
J enterprislng clerk would have reaped n
mint OF money, II the /ce had not been
? dec Jared off He telephoned to a clerk
5 i'm another establishment that the Sham
i rock was ahead and then sent his cap
per" around 10 place bets for him.
He got about s. placed in this way be-
= fore any OF the true reports reached the
e other fellow. who then came around and
\ watched the News bulletins for an
! hour to keep posted on the true status
q OF the yachts.
g There were many others who also came
: around 10 watch the bulletins and get the
latest returns The same bulletin SER
vicc-wfii announce the progress OF the
Q racers in tomorrow's race.
. DID NOT SEE THE JOKE.
i Yesterday some OF the boys got "fun,
a n.y. with Tom Daley and forced him &c
:, quit for the remainder OF the day. Tom
= was painting the roof OF a building or
| Taunton avenue when one man went
!, over and attracted his attention by talk.
:, ing with him while another stole the
a ladder and with II his only means o'
? descending from the roof.
= After keeping him there for while
the ladder was returned and he descend
a cd 10 mix mp paint While he was thus
= engaged the ladder was again stolen and
:, carried away. and as there was no othel
. ladder in the neishborhood that he coult
:. borrow readily and II was O'clock
;. o'clock. he iecided 10 quit for the day