The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
Smart Lad Who Confounded His Teacher
in a Rabbit Problem.
New Division Of he A. 0. Il. Organized
Las. Evening.
Onevve Branch of Providence News Hefernans News
Store 1s Hartford Avenue. Telephone 4o-West

There Is a scholar at one OF the Beer
Hill primary schools who knows little
something about arithmetic for Friday
afternoon his teacher asked him the
question SHOULD give you two rabbits
and your father gave YOU two more, how
many rabbits would you have
The bow whose face was wreathed with
smiles replied, "hve" The teacher in
formed him that the answer was wrong
but the scholar said that he was right.
and the teacher seeing that her pupil
was SO positive, asked him how he made
Il right.
Wen said the lad. you give me two.
and my father two. that makes four,
don't IT, The teacher said that was
quite correct, well said the lad 81 got
q black and white one now, and don't
that make five? IL Il cont | don't know
how TO count rabbits. The teacher was
forced TO smile, and told the boy that so
far az he went he was right, but she did
not know that he was the happy pos
SCISSOR OF a rabbit.
A NEW DIVISION.
Division No 20. OF the Ancient order OF
Hfbernians was organized In the hall of
the Robert Emmett Literary association
last evening with 35 charter members by
County President Torrance 2. Oates. as
sisted by Il. j. Coleman. and the follow
ing officers were elected: President John
J.. Cannon; vice president. John +. Har-
low; recording secretary, Luke Garrahan;
financial secretary, Thomas G. Murphy;
treasurer, Patrick Dempsey. The re-
mainder including physician will be ell
ected at the meeting that is TO be held
Sunday afternoon at the same time and
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following were present: President, John
Dillon OF Valley Falls; vice president,
Michael j. Burke. OF Westerly; secretary;
Thomas j. Mathews: treasurer. John
Bannan, OF Providence.
A DEATH AND A BIRTH
Ralph De Angels who for many years
was prominent I'm the affairs OF Italians
in this city, and more especially at Silver
Lake, died at his home 5i3 Union avenue
at an early hour this morning. age 35.
Mr. De Angels has been IN for some
months.
A few moments before HIS death he
became the father OF N bright looking
little girl. and 1 is reported that Mrs.
DE Angels In more comfortable than
could be expected under the sad circum-
stances.
His funeral will be held tomorrow af-
on knight street, and the interment viii
be at st. AIMS cemetery.
BASEBALL NEWS.
On Weybosset flats Saturday afternoon
the Earnscliffe's played a practice game
OF BASEBALL with "A picked team, com
posed of weavers of the same mill and
defeated them by score of II TO l. The
batteries for the Earnscliffe were Mar
Tin u. Collin. p. Weavers. Carmody, c..
Carmody. y. Umpire, Frank Curlcy.
The Earnscllffes would like TO hear
from any amateur teams In the state
Address all challenges, Walter Lawton
Earnscliffe mill, Olneyvlle II. T.
Meader Juniors defeated the West
Minister A. c. by score OF 20 TO OF
Dexter street Saturday afternoon, al
$50
Battery for Meader, Jack Coughlin ant
: battery for Westminster. Wolf. D.; u
Cronin. c., in a nine-inning game Tn,
Meaders would like 10 hear from any
team in the city under IL years. Jacl
Coughlin, rear 81 Harkness street.
JOHN ]. HARRINGTON BURIED.
The funeral OF the late John j. Haze.
rington was held at his late home liI
Laban street. yesterday afternoon and
was largely attended there being many
prominent persons present. The service.
were conducted by the Rev. j. NJ. Low.
den of the Plainneld Street Baptist
church. and at Pocasset cemetery. wherC
the remains were inferred the iniprcssiv,
funeral ceremony OF the odd Fel1ws
was performed by Chaplain Edward H
Shepard OF Canonicus lodge
The floral offerings was very profuSC
and handsome. The bearers were T.
A. Smith. Jr., William Ashton, A. 3
Brown, and George Smith.
DAVE" oDoNNELL DEAD.
David oDonneli. one OF the best known
saloon men and proprietors OF the old
Fenner stand on Palnneld street died al
his home last evening.
few years ago Mr.. O'Donnen IN
coming from a cellar struck his head
against the scuttle and since then ba,
been subject TO fainting spells, and o
late has been troubled more or less from
this
ON Tuesday he was as well as usual
but before night complained Of fecllni
badly and continued 10 grow worse until
he passed away and at the last his suffer
ing were intense
But few men were better known or bet
ter liked than he and In his younger day
was looked upon as the ruggest man i
Olneyville although he never abuse
man. woman or child being of a most gen
erous and warm-hearted disposition
He leaves n wife and two children.
girl about rs. and a boy. perhaps tw
years younger
His funeral will be held on Wcdnesda,
when a delegation from Naunganset
Lodge of Workmen will take part. ~
was about ~ years old.
MONEY ATTACKED.
Two Poles attacked Louis Money nea
his homo on Atwood stret late last ever
ing by hurting huge stone ~ him. NJ
Money. who is a man Of light build, gsy