The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-10

Suubv V"ssS isu0 UNIV" "S''
gage on Crescent PaTk..h0n
TMaves Raided Local Coop.
Yesterday afternoon a mortgage was re-
corded at the office OF the town clerk.
which In OF particular interest TO the
people of Riverside. II was nothing more
or less than a mortgage deed given by
the Hope Land company on their prop
erty at Crescent Park. The grantee OF
the deed is Judge A. A. White. who Is
widely known as being interested In real
estate matters as we'll as other ines 500 ~,
business, The mortgage Is given Tor }ru'
Mr. White is already the owner or
large amount OF local real estate, ana
holds mortgages on more OF IL 10 the tune
OF several thousand dollars. He Is the
/ heaviest individual taxpayer in the town
and not only is a heavy landowner mere,
but In the Watchemoket district as weli
| as in the city.
A lease was also recorded renting the
place known as Camp White TO the Judge
for term OF two years after the expl-
ration Of his present lease at an annual
rental of 1900 per annum. the lease ek-
pires In 1907.
II has been reported to the police that
some one made "A RAID on the nenneTy ol
Byron r. Cheney. which is located at
some distance from his residence on Mar
ragansett avenue and made their escape
with nine Of his choicest fowls, besldr
dropped in their haste to get away when
frightened at their work. The two'which
vaere killed were found In the coop with
their heads cut off. the thieves probably
being scared away from their nefarious
work and In their haste leaving the
fowls which they had killed. This In the
N 4. IT .ta Lf.RA hn
ever occurred in this vicinity for some
time.
The theft was discovered when some
one went out TO feed the hens and found
the two dead ones laying where they
had been dropped by the robber or rob-
bers when they made their hasty escape
from the scene OF the robbery. Sergeant
! Blckford was notified and when he went
| 10 the place 20 investigate he found quite
| a number OF tracks leading from the
place where the robbery had occurred In
the direction OF the Shore road. along
Narragansett avenue. The sergeant was
enabled to follow the trail TO this point
by a trail OF blood which apparently
came from the fowls which had been
slaughtered before leaving the premises.
In order 10 make sure that they did not
make any noise so as TO arouse any one
who might he IN the vicinity.
II Is thought that one of the gang was
a woman as the footprints which were
followed fro mthe scene Of the raid were
those OF woman's shoe, while the other
tracks were made by mems shoes. There
is as yet no clue to the perpetrators OF
the deed as the tracks were ordinary
ones such as might have been made by
any one.
WAS REPRIMANDED.
Yesterday afternoon n man with a load
| of hens was coming down Turner avenue
hill in the direction OF the railroad cross
I'm gat the same time that number OF
the boys from the school were coming
i'm the same direction when one OF the
boys took a notion to see how near he
could come 10 the outfit with stone.
His aim was rs accurate as that of a
schoolboy usually is and the missile
crashed against the side OF the crate In
which the hens were bein transported
with a force which set the hens to cack-
ling In a manner which was more or less
startling TO those who happened to be
in the vlinity.
Sergeant Bickford happened to see the
act. and after the driver Of the team
had gone proceeded to tell the boy who
had thrown the stone what would be
the result of n repetition OF the act
which he allowed him TO go to his home
personal.
Mr. and Mrs Charles a. Negus. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses Westcott, Miss Bertha Lu
cos and Mr. Charles Lake, all OF Block
Island are the guests OF Mrs. James Oar
ling at her home on Negus street.
Miss Elsie Negus OF New Shoreham i'
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. T. l. Med
berry al her home at 80 Willett avenue
Mr.. Charles Newman OF New Bedford l!
visiting relatives here.
Thomas Chichester OF Mendon, Mass. Il
here on n visit TO his cousin, Albert MO
ran.
Alexander McGettrick, who spent the
past week with friends here has returned
TO his home in Taunton.
Miss Florence Palmer has gone for 9
weeks visit to her sister Mrs. Doroth,
Bloomfield OF Worcester. Mass.
BROKE DOWN,
Yesterday afternoon a man from th'
: citv was driving down Pawtucket avenu'
J In n wagon which looked as though II haC
seen better days. which was drawn by
horse that people ought to take OF thei
7 hats to in order TO pay proper respect q
: old age when one OF the wheels collapsed
. letting down one end OF the vehicle an'
! dumping the occupants gently into tn
gutter at the side OF the road.
The horse stopped without waiting 4
he invited and looked thankful for tn
rest as he stood by the side of the roa'
while the owner OF the outfit went TO &c
a wheel 10 take the place or the on
= which had given out and caused the de
lay.
[ The man who was In charge OF the out
!, ft was not hurt by the accident and ofte
r securing another wheel and putting Il oi
I in the place OF the old one he proceedeS
Z on his journey as fast as the poor old ma,
cound haul him.
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