The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-01
Weird Noises and Gh0SI|y Manifesto
tioGS Cause Scene at Car Barn.
Checker Club to Rsorganiz3 New Fire
Alarm BOx-0ihor Items.
Olneyvle Branch Of the Providence News Heernans
News Store Hartford Telephone 4o-West-


fs the car barn on Hartford avenue
hauntede Is question that now Inter
ests "Old George" for OF late there has
been heard noise. and a most weird one
at that. and IL is only the bravest of
men who care to venture near the rear
Of the barn after twilight.
The strange sounds are certainly
enough TO make an ordinary man shud-
der. but some of them must shudder, or
leave the employ OF the company. for
work must be done in the barn at all
hours of the night and day. ghosts or
no ghosts. for the Rhode Island company
can III afford to suspend business for an
ordinary ghost or two.
''Old George believes that there is but
one ghost, and that Is the ghost OF an
old man, who many years ago. in fact
walked UP 10 Mr., Swan, who was then
foreman OF the barn. and said TO him:
~, "We,l Mr.. Swan; ! guess CUES ,ths that I'm too too
last seen OF him. There is now in the
Office, OF the company an envelope con-
tanning two weeks pay for the same old
No one ever saw the old man leave
the barn. nor has he been seen by any
Of his family or friends hereabouts since.
conclusion that the old man who so mys-
teriously disappeared, has shuffled Off
TINS mortal coil, and has come to spend
where he spent SC many days while on
earth.
old George" tells one OF his friends
that IL the old man or his ghost In after
that two weeks pay that the place 10
play ghost Is down at the treasurer's Of
hce of the company instead OF company
10 the barn and cutting up such capers.
"Old George is by no means the only
one who trembles with fear when they
are are called upon TO go to that portion of
There is some talk OF calling upon the
detective department TO ferret out vle
case, for there are none I'm the barn save
one or two who care TO undertake the
job, and II IL surmised that III these two
were taken sick and confined TO their
homes that Mr.. Ghost and his heart-rend-
Ing noise would go with them.
WILL RE-ORGANIZE.
The Olneyvile Checker club will shortly
re-organize, and when IL does all arrange
ments Will be made TO keep the rooms of
the club warm during the day. for In the
past there has been no one In charge of
the rooms, and this caused falling of
of membership. More new furniture will
be adde dto the room. and in fact many
ayers OF the club, and little more atten-
tion will be paid TO the game of whist.
The i, first move mo, made after the re-or.
checker tournament. Any who are inter-
ested and wish To take hand in the
matter can do SO by calling upon the
secretary, Ernest Williams. at "a Plain
field street
A NEW FIRE ALARM BOX.
A few days ago reference was made In
This column about an Improvement I'm the
matter OF FIRE service to be made by the
commissions. IL did not take that body
long to come TO conclusion. for yes
terday Assistant Superintendent of Fire
Alarm, Arthur ID. Sayward, placed In pos
sion a new ard up-to-date box. the num-
Der OF which Is 49a, in front OF Colnell's
dairy lunch. The box was placedhere for
restaurant Is open night and day. and
here q key can be found at all times
Heretofore. the only ones in the square
who could send In an alarm were the
night patrolmen The businessmen and all
concerned are much pleased with the new
acquisition.
STOLE CHICKENS.
About O'Clock last evening Patrolman
Campbell saw two boys trying TO sell
Willie Wong, the laundry man in odd I
Fellows square. some chickens The |
smaller boy saw that Mr. Campbell was |
watching them and he made good his es-
cape. Mr.. Campbell nsbbed the other one.
who proved 10 be Henry Moham. and |
was taken 10 the station There the boy |
told 80 many different stories that the
police officials came 10 the conclusin that |
he was rival OF Harry Pepper" the
champion far OF the world. The bag that
was found I'm young Moxhams posses
sion, contained four plump chickens. and
later the police heard that they had been
taken from a coop on Hartford avenue,
Just over the city line.
THE BATTLE Is OVER
All but two local men who are engaged
IN the liquor traffic are happy now. for
tne Johnston town council granted a
license TO all but applicants. one being
an Italian. who had ftted up saloon,
,n'nking mat he would get a license. and
the otner was James r. Mclaughlin
someone made motion 10 have all slot
machines removed from saloons hut there
uin not appear 10 be but one man who
cared a whit about slot machines. SO
nothing was done In the matter
IN HIS OLD TOWN.
Forrest Swain. the big guard for the
Roosevelt Street Alumni who had ne les,
hand badly torn ON Thanksgiving dav IN
the game with the Messers Street Alumni
f. back I'm his old form again. A plain
OF cleats worn by Messers street plaver
did the damage Mr.. Swain r. one OF The
best all around football players In the an
nexed district. weighing about i7o pounds
He Is but "a years old. and II Jolly good
fellow besides.
SALOONS CLOSED.
The saloon at u Piainneld street ana
Che one at So Manton avenue were closed
last night At the former place. where
much hae been given for little. and there
was quite number called and had the
nppeersnce OF being sad at heart. for the
closing Of the place meant 20 them that
Ire dsys Of Big Boot Legs" was no
Ders. and in the future would have to