The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-18
Local KOrssmen Had Everything for a
Race but a Place.
Sad Condition Of Joyce Family We'll
Known Resident Dad Other Items.
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News Store IS Hartford Telephone 4o-West.

II is quite evident that a person can
die in a thriving community and none
seem TO care, for IL ever a person wac IN
need OF medical attendance and some
one to administer a mouthful of nour'
ishing food II is Mrs. John Joyce OF IA
Andry street. who for ten days has beer
afflicted with terrible dysenteiy.
Her husband has been out of employ
u.ent for some time and has done the
best that he could 10 get work.
This sad case was referred 10 IN tnls
column a few days ago having beeH
found by the police OF the Chaffee street
station and Captain Rowe did his full
duty I'm the case According 10 Mr.. joyce :
from the city officials Why the Joyce
family should be I'm their present CON
dition should not deter the city oneiais
for caring Tor a woman who eyloen.S MY
earth The members OF the chanee
Street Police detail have done what they
could for them, and so have some OF tne
neighbors. but Audry street Is not an opu-
lent neighbour ood. for most OF the resi-
dents OF this street have about all tnat
they can do 10 care for their own TAM
lilies
year ago or more Mr. and Mrs Joyce
were both stricken with malaria ana
since then have not been in good health.
THE RACE IF OFF.
ID. ]. Burns, the Atwell's avenue news
dealer. Charles Cranshaw and Ihomss
Sullivan own what they call fast horses,
but the trio wanted 10 know from expert
ence wf1tcf1 of the three horses was the
fastest or the slowest. Yesterday they
riage being loaded down with hobbies.
boots. coffs, blankets and other horse
paraphernalia: In fact one would think
for the looks that the horses Merestson
Dillon Prince Alert and Major Delmar.
When they reached the park they were
informed that the track was being made
ready for the automobile races. and they
turned home To call the race on Tor
while. so In their own minds each still
has the fastest horse.
CAUGHT JUST THE SAME.
The old saying is. there is nothing
like facing the music.
Patrolman Bierne of the Chaffee street
poiicc station, happened TO be caught
nt the station tns morning with only
STRAW hat TO wear home. He told his
fellow officers that he guessed that he
would not go home via the square. as
some one would see the hat. so he piked
up Chaffee street TO Appleton and was
making his way across lots when he
bumped into the last fellow on earth that
he would care 10 meet under such cir
cumstances.
He heard the gun and will not wear
a straw hat again this season.
A WELL KNOWN GERMAN DEAD.
Ernest r Miersch, a well known Ger
man resident OF this place died suddenly
at HIS home 26 School street early last
evening.
Medical Examiner Perkins was called
and said death was due 10 natural
causes.
The deceased for some time conducted
a restaurant In the basement under
Frank Thierfelders cafe His funeral
will be held tomorrow az hts late resi-
dence. and will be attended by the local
branch OF the Sons OF HIbernians OF
which he had been a member for many
years.
STOLE OUT.
Iouigf Capasso. three years old. was
found on Atwell's avenue at 10 O'Clock
yesterday by the police and her parents
who 1--we at i5l Spruce street were at once
rotihed.
II was nearly o'clock before they
called for her. During the afternoon all
Of the patrolmen In The station were CALI
ed from the office and as soon as she
found that she was alone scamrered out
OF the office and the men had 10 make
a search for her and they succeeded In
her on Manton avenue.
JUST LISTENED.
Business was practically at stand
stnl az the lower end OF Broadway for
IS minutes Yesterday afternoon. for a
OF one OF the large blocks. was evidently
beating one OF his children most un-
mercifully. for shouts of murder could be
heard.
No less than 25 strong. able bodied
men were IN the yard az the time. hut
none could enter the house
Patrolmsn DYER was called into the
-yerd. and then everything was as stll
es graveyard
WILL PAINT TOWN RED.
There will be something doing az Man
eon, tuesday evening. for there IL 10 be 4
parade OF the firemen In honor OF their /
new machine The COMMITTEES in CHARGE |
=, the anair desire thar all residents
Sione me line of march decorate ana a. !
Iuinihate Tor the occasion. ana The are
10 VIII DO their share After the na.
s,, eSers oody VIII be invited 70 Kings
-" Nne.e an entertainment will be Civ
en, ano mats not an for there viii be
plenty 20 eat and drink The s,...n,
ticipate. S' 10 par
ATTACHED WITH A CLoTHEsPoI.R
There Is woman at he'unre- o.. :,
Pocasset avenue who the nelrhto,. 49,. \
II somewhat dcuented for ,e.,a.A'.
che attacked one of her nelRhbors ,1,S
q clothespole ard pulled her hair sha
tainted. and = physician was caIlos "a
pronounced Der insane and now the no.
lice and nefghbors are waiting Tor he
city physician.
GENERAL MENTION
The funeral services of Cornelius
O'Brien were held ~ the Church ~ the
Blessed Sacrament this morning Mr.
oBrien wac the father ~ Sheriff O'Brien
Of Bridgeport. Conn. who some time
ARC took such a decided stand for the
employees Of the Consolidated Railroad