The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-14
Race War In Miniature at Atlantic Mills
Was Hot While II Lasted.
Minister'S Widow Found to Be Injured
Ped|ers in Difficulty Other Notes.
Oneyve Branch the Providence News Heernans News
Store IS Hartford Avenue Telephone 4o-WesL

From s:l0 10 Sis this morning the Man
ton avenue cars were held up near tn
Atlantic mills. for there was a war oI
among what one OF the contestants called
the ''Dago" and English help OF that mill
These young men. or boys. chew th'
rag" in the mill and IL they get at 4
good" will have a rough and tumble
fight just as soon as they reach the side
walk in front OF the mill. They are =
portion OF the night force. This morn
ing about 4 oclock Christopher Jenningl
Gormley and a young italian got into q
dispute while at work, and the argument
waxed warm. For a time IL looked as Il
they could not wait TO reach the side
walk TO fight IL out
They did. and Gormley assembled hts
forces. 20 strong and there were about 10
italians. When they reached the side
walk the fight was on for fair. and when
the smoke OF the battlefield had cleared
away Billy McAulifr had a portion OF his
right arm bitten OF. Gormley had a bad
bruise on his nose, and one Italian.
man. was leaning up against the fence
with bad stomach which IL II claimed
was done by Capt Gormley. Hugh Raj
ferry was perhaps the most dangerously
woynded OF ell. for someone hit him on
his head with dinner pail and he went
that hit Rafferty, was the fellow with the
injured stomach.
Among Gormley's forces who did bat
tie with their paper lunch boxes were
Joe Eaton and Billy Kavanaugh and they
will either be obliged to purchase new
boxes or carry their midnight lunch eel
paper.
III il the custom OF those who get the
worst of the battle TO make complaint
at the Chaffee street station. and these
nat tSat the '"e next time % anything Of this sort
takes place that the entire bunch viii
be arrested on the charge OF revelling.
INJURED AND ALONE.
Late yesterday afternoon a neighbor
called upon Mrs Barney. 81 years old.
at her home 265 Academy avenue and
found the old lady lying upon the floor
OF her sitting room. bleeding from the
nose. Both her eyes had been blackened
which Mrs. Barney said was caused by
her falling and striking her face against
the corner OF a table
The police were notified but the old
lady, who is somewhat peculiar would
not allow them 10 enter. nor any one
else In fact except n physician.
Capt. Rowe sent for Police Surgeon
Griffin and he responded at once and
cared for her
There is a movement on foot TO have
the old lady placed In some institution
where she will be properly cared for
She r. a minister's widow and while she
lives I'm n house, which she calls her own
It is heavily mortgaged and her only in
come ds 800 year which N given her
by some Minister'S Aid society.
She has been cared for by few neigh
bors, nearby. and she viii allow
only one or two women TO enter the
house and the athorties think that she
should be taken care OF.
SETTLED THE BILL.
There was something doing on Delaine
street at noon yesterday, when a ped
dler's team owned and driven by David
Bovesowski Of 10 Lopez street collided
with one OF Kennedy and Coughs de-
livery wagons. in charge of Charles
Bowen.
Tho Ear did not do any damage to
either OF the wagons. but IL did in Bove-
sowski's nerves. for he began TO talk
yfddsh to Bowen. and Bowen talked
Irish TO Bovexowski The Jew did not
understand Irish. hit better than
Bowen did Jewish, and as there were
no berries TO pick" Bowen started on
and Bovesowski after him. and this made
Bovesowvki mad. that he pulled
basket which contained four dozen OF
eggs. lot OF sugar and other articles
and threw them 10 the ground.
For this Bovesowski was arrested by
Patrolman Dyer and the two outfits
made a procession 10 the Chaffee street
police station where matters were set
tied. by Bovesowski paying quite price
for the eggs. sugar etc.
THE CLERKS WON
The ball team made up from help at
San Soucis department store beat the
Springer Athletic club team on the Taft
a. Weeden fats yesterday afternoon the
score being ls 10 ls Paul San Couci pitch
ed great game for the clerks striking
out 10 men and a very brilliant plav was
made by him that put three men out at
one time
He caught q liner. threw the ban 20
first and this PLAYER threw II 10 second.
and was said 20 be the best plav ever
made by an amateur team In tho place.
:. Az tho beginning of the ninth inning the
score stood u 20 ~ In favor OF the Sprin-
gers. but IN this the clerks scored six
runs.
Bohanah did excellent work for the
Springers az pitcher. Should any team In
the state care 90 play the winners on any
Thursday afternoon all that r. necessary
f. 10 write James McKenns In care of ].
o San Souci Co.
OFF THE TRACK.
Al $50 last evening a Broadway car In
charge OF Motorman James Donlon and
Conductor william Flynn jumped
switch near Harris avenue
The four passengers aboard were some
what frightened but none In the least
injured
n was learned fha, a small block of
wood had fallen into the switch and this
was the cause ~ the accident n might
have been more serious were N not FOR
the fact that Mr.. Donlon had ~ the time
ths car under full control and IL had not