The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31

One June wedding has been called of.
the result OF the practice of wearing a
light hat and riding horseback on st. Pat
ricks day. Among those who were 80 ar
rayed on last st. Patrcks day was
young man named Malloy well known on
"Beer Hill" He made an excellent ap-
pearance on horseback and the hat was
certainly becoming
Malloy is or was engaged TO a Sunday
school teacher and yesterday the young
woman wanted to make a cab upon
friend at Elmwood. so Mr.. Malloy kindly
offered to take her there In his carriage.
ard the invitation was accepted.
Malloy went home. put on hts best
clothes and also the high hat and that's
where he made q mistake.
He got into his carriage all right but
when he drove up TO the home or the
young woman on Joslin street ana got
out To help her In his hat came In con.
tact with the top OF the carriage and fell
into the gutter. While he felt a little an
cry he said nothing. He picked his hat up.
wiped IL with his handkerchief and then
assisted the young woman into the car
rage, and I'm doing so the hat went into
the gutter again still he was not real an
cry.
Then he got into the carriage himself
and away went the hat into the gutter .
third time. and this time there was
something doing Tho horse started up
pulled one wheel over the hat ana tnen
Malloy began to swear, Hs got out or the
carriage. Jumped on the hat until II Was
as fiat as a pan cake. swearing all or
the time.
At this exhibition Of temper the young
woman told Malloy she uld not keep
company with a young ! an who USED
such language and got out OF the carriage
and went TO her destination on car.
GOT HIS SIGN.
A week or more ago a Hartford avenue
restaurant keeper purchased a sign to be
placed over his door, but II did not suit
SO the maker took * away saying ne
would make another. The restaurant man
waited until yesterday for his sign and
then come to the conclusion he did not
know where the painter lived. and In
fact did not know his name.
He began a search anyway and soon
saw his sign over the door OF announcer
restaurant so he called upon the owner
and informed him OF the circumstances
Of his property. AZ the posscssor OF ths
sign said he. too. had paid for II he d,d
not feel like parting with II; put nna,ly
n up and both would keep an eye out TOT
the painter. The sign now hangs above
the door of the Hartford avenue restau-
rant.
CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
So far 20 checker players have entered
the olnsyville Checker club in their par.
Ieis, ~ Plainfield street. this evening and
Il Is expected that many more Will enter
.n,Sg 6he The iSsa e that each player
will play four games with the other until
I'll have met and those who win tho
largest number Of games during the tour
nament will be presented with the hand
some trophy that has been offered by Mr..
The arrangements as 10 where all Of
the games are to he played has not been
made as yet. for some Of the players who
live some distance from the city Will
hardly care to come 10 the club TO play
ell NJ their games but the committee VIII
endcavor 10 make Il agreeable for all.
DARING YOUNG MAN.
There was another narrow escape at the
PlaInheld street crossing this morning,
90 an express wagon came down Plain
field street at a rapid rate, and was un.
chile 10 check his horse, as the gates were
being lowered. The team crashed into
the upper gate. breaking a portion OF II
Off hut the gate tender knew there was
n train due In n few seconds and raised
the tracks not second too soon to pre-
vent an accident
There was no one To blame but the
driver. who admitted that he knew that
n train was due. but wanted 90 got over
tho crossing before the train arrived.
A STONE THRowER ARRESTED.
One day last week young man named
Thomas Sastwood enjoyed himself on
Msnton avenue by shooting stones at pc
destrians with sling shot. but at the
time the police did not know who he was.
Yesterday capt. Rove located him and
had him arrested. and upon the promises
OF his parents. that they would have him
I'm the Juvenile court this morning allaw-
ed him to remain az home.
Considerable OF this dangerous sport
has been INDUCED I'm By boys Of this vi
cinity and the captain proposes 70 Put a
stcp 20 II.
MISS MILLS DEAD.
Mrs. Mills. wife % John Mills. died at
her home. II Alverson avenue last even
ing
Mrs Mills was an old time resident of
this place. her husband for many years
having been IN the Office of q. r. A.
Peane. but Of late years has been con-
ducting a Parcel Delivery system.
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