The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-03

one OF the surviving members OF 'ne
auncheon- Flood gang. that In old das
had their stamping grounds on At"ehs
avenue. near the corner OF Valley street
wandered into the square last evening
and got ..mussey" and wanted to nsh''
hut wa. landed by Patrolman Feeney.
Stewart bears the trade mark OF the
Providence police department. for aoou'
* wears ago he was caught taking lot
NJ ,,auor that had been stolen from a
.a,oon from a hollow tree. near the foot
of Turner street
Capt Leavitt was in charge OF the s'a-
t,on at that time. and after the saloon
WAS broken into heard that the uquor
stolen had been hid In the tree, so 80
trolmnn Walker was detalleu 10 wai,aa
One evening a week Iater Sew, ahout him
and thinking that the coast was ciss.
stuck about half OF his BODY lnto .ne
tree. and before he got out walker was
gStevart wa. ready to fight. but Walk
er knowing that he was up against
tough character blazed away az Stfwnu, :.
and the ball passed between dhs s,ewart
WAS so frightened that he could not, mo.s.
THE bullet made ridge along tne sioe
OF his neck. and can be seen TO-DAY
HoNoRED AGAIN.
Az one time Willis w. Fiske held more
town offices than any other man ~ a VI. y.
state and that was in the good olo uas =
OF Johnston. and his name n,rs.,ory touk When
. portion of Johnston was annexed VI.
Ftske's titles went into the city also ano
he for time became plain MT rlsn,
aud all that he had TO remind MIN %
those happy and official days was n nre.
mans badge presented 10 him py ,.s ,ns
committee on fire department Tor me nar ens
of Providence. and q double eusa se. y, nnor
him again for he bought handsome COT
tave and farm in South Scituate. ana y
now a member of the school commute commute
and holds one or two other posiu"ns'
hmt war surprised yesterday by re-
ce,v,n9 letter from a well-known news
paper In the city. addressing him as KEY.
Mr.. F'iske; and inform'hs, Al, nm hut Mr..
Fiske does not remember OF ever peins
ordained as a minister of the gospel OF
having ever had the paper ieft at MS
home. ,oon
Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
game az ball on the Merino flats that VIII
be worth the loss 6: a half days wahcs
to see for the css-nen ana the cisrns
are to come together once more. n ana as
each has now a game, the score being
TO 8 in each game, the game tomorrow
should be an even thing. There are none
who care to wager more than cigar
on the outcome Inc ""oP
pcsrmen-Eddy. C.; Feltham. p; Gorton.
ID: Phillips. 2b.. Tennant. ss. kce, ,,, 90
Austin. H.; Flynn: cf;; Benasni rr,.,m,t'. hs,il
CIerks-Bennett c.. Bannister. p; 70.
Tarty. h.: Heernan. 2b:: Mulligan, so.
ssysse; ss. .,bs,itn,es sIt,rr Gordon pS connors
Lovett.
r.xIrrEER NOTES
Al the rooms OF the Olneyville Checker
club. % Piainfield street last evening, Mr..
James McEntee. ex-champion checker
player of New York, gave simultaneous
exhibition OF checkers contesting against
sixteen players.
Mr. McEntee won ten lost two with
sixteen drawn. one OF those was
strange oversight mistaking a king for a
single man. Mr. McEntee made a move
rfying away three pieces as IL were Tor
nothing 20 Mr.. Greenalgh he thus win
ming the game which was decided win
else for Mr.. McEntee. the other game
was a well played game and was won
by Mr.. c. l.. EDDY.
Mr. McEntee's time In playing the
match was remarkable, IL will be recall
ed Clarence Freeman gave such en- ex'
hib.tion here little while ago and com
peted against & players which was
thought very good. he finishing in some.
thing IKE four hours. Mr.. NcEntee
completed his sixteen games in one hour
and Ave minutes
The New York expert will he at tho
club rooms all OF this week and will N
pleased 70 entertain all comers at any
time In matches Of series Of four game,
each, Il 10 expected that he will re-
neat last nights exhibition on Friday
might next June bth all welcome
Last nights exhibition wac the opening
OF the clubs two new large tables they
are sixteen feet long with eight diagram:
ret on each. they are handsomely finish.
81 and are the admiration Of all who
have seen them. The club members
the world. come and see them and give
us your opinion. visitors always welcome
The following II a list OF last nights
contestants.
winners. G. l.. Eddy, Thomas Green.
algh Those who drew were H. I,
Eddy. Charles Elicit. ii. O. Brown
George Corbett
Loses. Me~srs. Scott. Williams. Barnes
Mcclure. Miller. Watkins. White. Suli.-
van. Duxbury and Piaisted.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
man known ~ rtaiian Nick. wa,
seriously n not fatally injured on IN.
Atwood road. Tuesday morning. II,
and hs~ iittfc daughter was riding on 9
stone team and In passing over a stone
IN tho road fell between the front of h'
wagon and hts horses. He was pickes
up unconscious and taken IN his ho,r'
not far from the scene of the acddent
Hs had not UP 20 iast evening reTsinet
consciousness and n r. feared that ne :,
Internally injured.
re 10 one Of the most popular an,
h,sniy respected Italian residents Of tns