The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-16
OLNEWlLLE.
Enraged CobbIer Beats His Wife Sc
vereIy With a Board.
Little John Nolan Has a Narrow Escape
From Serious Injury.
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Clare Collengello, according to the po-
lice records. and several persons, was as
saulted by her husband at the iatters
cobbling shop on Huntington avenue yes
serdav afternoon 1t Is claimed that the
cobbier beat his wife with piece or
hoard. and that her cries the blows
were showered upon her by her husband
attracted a large crowd. and NUMBER
of men took hand in the fight. and res
cued the woman. who might have Jared
much worse, as her husband appeared
In a great rage.
A CLOSE CALL.
John Nolan, q small boy living at W
wh,ttis avenue. had a very narrow es-
cane from being killed on the Tar Bridge
late yesterday afternoon.
The little fellow in crossing the street
ran directly in front of a carriage. was
knocked down and the horse and carriage
passed over him and how he escaped be-
inr injured was q mystery to all that |
witnessed the affair. The carriage was
stopped. and when those in charge saw
that the boy was not in the least injured
drove away.
HE WAS REAL MAD.
There Is a colored man in this place
<hat h. on the warpath for a letter carrier.
a day or two ago the colored man saw
/. fellow give a boy q brand new 81 bill
for n large carp that he had caught III
spectral pond and this made the coiored
man anxious to go into the hsh business.
The colored man asked his friend. letter
fch ha
was told that the carp would not bite
nj anything but kaiser bug, and as
these bugs could only be had In Russia
the question Of bait was out OF the ques-
ton. .
The next day the letter carrier IN
formed the colored man that carp could
he caught with bed bugs and the colored
man said that he had plenty OF these
went home and got a portion OF a supply
and then went TO his sister law ana
rot mors, and then went 10 the pono
before daylight But he didn't get pl,e
ana at night awaited the arrival OK MS
letter carrier friend. VINO toio INN ''a'
the bugs must be dried.
The colored man told the letter carrier
that he had got lot OF bugs III ms
dinner pain. and while fishing for the carr
forgot to put on the cover ahc
the frsr thing that he knew .ne pus'
had crawled from the pail onto ms cio'n
inr ana he was nearly killed by them
ara later when another colored MAJ
told him that the letter carrier had piaye'
a Joke ,on him the colored man arhe'
himself with a razor and would nave mao
short work OF Mr.. Letter Carrier nad ho
friends interfered.
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW.
In keeping with the services OF the -
Hours Alteration. special services wer
held at St Mary's Catholic churcn az
ana o'clock this morning. This serve
win cose with io:% m re,vnsss n,ss mass ro Wi Wi
he celebrated and followed with an In
posing procession
THINK IT'S A BLUFF.
The muiespinners in the employ OF II
American Woolen companys mus t nay
An the wages II nothing more or less Una
q cut down for one of the best KNOW
OF the craft says that when the schedu
Tor sloso per week and an addition Oh
p>r cent 50 simply blum Tor a man inu
work every minute OF each day TO maj
she 40 30 per week, and matters are
arranged that no one n allowed TO ma
more than that amount. for when the
are any Signs OF making more. the o
eratiye finds that he has no rope
work on. 90 this cuts them out OF
po~sible show to make the per Ger
crfra- IL is quite likely that the matt
will come up for consideration at q
next meeting OF the Mulespinners ass
ciation-
GENERAL MENTION.
Tomorrow afternoon Division No. 20
the Hibernians will meet In the hail
the Robert Emmet Literary associati
and after the regular business Is dispos
OF the degree team from Division NO.
Will confer the four degrees or the orc
upon a large class OF candidates. a lar
attendance IL looked for.
James Whalcy, who In well known
the upper end OF Pocasset avenue ga
Patroimen Holland and Dooly quite
tussie at the junction Of Pocasset
Union avenues late last evening. He "
arrested for being intoxicated.
The meeting OF the Business Mems
soc1afion Monday evening will no dot
be one Of the most interesting held
many years. for City Engineer Clapp is
1--WE an illustrated lecture on sewers
etc.
The funeral OF Margaret Hurley. one
tbe hest known young ladies on MOI
p1easant was held at the Church OF
nI>saed Sacrament this morning and "
very largely attended.
Bishop Mcvfckar will confirm o lar
clasp of candidates at the morning -
Vice of the Church OF the Messiah tome
Jsne Milan was taken IN in Banspacl
sfore Yesterday afternoon and later "
taken 70 her home. IL Barrie street by
on Thursday evening q number Of "
Known young men win hold sh
waist party IN Library hall.
The fair for the benent OF the chur