The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-07
Luca| Societies Preparing for Ce|ebfa-
ton Of Irish Day.
Grocer Poh|e Seriously Injured by Fall
Down Flight Of Steps --0Ihsr News.
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News Store IS Hartford Avenue Telephone 4o-West

Thursday will be known as Irish day
and the place viii do its share in max
Ing the day success. for the Emmet
Rifles. the Robert Emmet Literary as
sooiation. together with the Henry Grat-
ton Literary association OF Nanten will
meet at the armory Of the nrst namel or
glnizaton and headed by a band Will
make a parade about the square They
will then board special cars for the centre
OF the city and take part I'm the nam
parade and then 60 % Rocky Point.
where there will he plenty OF amusement
The leading attraction. however. will
be the prize drill for 500 set OF colors.
which was put up four years ago 10 be
contested for. the conditions being that
II must be won three times by oi
pany. SO TAR the "Emmets" have won
IL twice and the "Mtchelrs" twice and
the colors are now In possession Of the
latter organization.
As these two companies have spent
much time IN drilling for the past six
months IL is safe 10 say that the drill
Will be one OF the best ever seen in this
state.
IL " possible that some other company
has concluded 20 go into the race and
IL Is also pess BILE that should this be the
case the Dark Horse' may beat out
both the 'Mitchells and the 'Emme Is.
but the. percentage must be nearly Ieo
10 do 90. Should there only be these
two companies 10 compete the one win
ming will be presented with the colors FOR
keeps"
MR.. PoHLE INJURED.
Charles II. Pohle. the well-knovh
grocer. met with a serious accident Al his
home. on Hartford avenue last evening
The door leading to the house is reached
a AtSrht Af tat& ...1 L..
door which was new one, had been
somewhat affected by the rain. and did
not open as easily as usual. So Mr..
on the door and fell backwards from the
Landing. striking on his head
Michael Heney Of I2 Pocssset avenue
old sentlemans rescue and a assisted lee in in
getting him into the house and called Dr.
e c Murphy. The doctor found that
In fact IL looked at first as IL the result
would terminate fatally. for Mr. Pohe did
not return TO consciousness until nearly
doctor believe thai he will recover. but
consider II very close margin.
A POOR TRADE
William Wolf Of 81 Delaine street has
his $50 bulldog back, the police hnding II
Tor him. John Carlin, who saws that his
home is on Pope street, was arrested on
the charge Of stealing the same
The police claim that this lad and one
named Ed Murphy. who is now out cf |
the city. took the dog, and the first thing |
they did was 10 cut of the collar and |
throw IL into the river. They then made
an attempt 10 sell the dog 20 a well
knowr resident for the sum Of IS but IN.
man had an Idea that the dog had Been
stolen and they could not make a deal
A fttle later they met a man driving
horse attached 10 an old gig and they
he AA0 a.
'atd he would give but s. and at last the
ooys agreed 10 take the old gig that the
nan was riding in and . cents The old
zig IL now In lot al the corner OF Valley
ina Delaine streets and the BOYS are in
iroube
A GOOD TINE IN SIGHT.
The clerks In the stores are snx.ously
Waiting Tor Thursday, when thew will en-
oy their frst half holiday
The San Souc department store arc 10
ntertain all of their force that afternoon
y giving them Dray' party and din
ler at Hauterieve. They even go far
her. for the married men have been in
'ited TO take their entire families along.
hey TO be entertained to all that is go
ng.
There was some talk OF the single fell
ows taking their best girls along, but :
his was cut out"
. e"'"' VI pdH between the married and
ingle men will be one of the attractions =
Z the day and the single men sav tha, ,
hey will show the married men no mercy
n this occaSion 4
THE DOGS KNEW THEM z
Elizerd Tetrault. who runs rroee-v
tore a. p Julian street. and the police !
re a. loss 10 know how this store could
broken into last night and robbed Of
" The store is guarded al night hv two
mastins The only solution thev
an give for tho fact IL that whoever
the deed. were known 10 the
css So no stranger could enter the store ..
night and come out unscs thed, fer the /,
'gs oesider being savage are ss large ,
J lions !
A NEW DELIVERY. :
The Postal delivery services on West. ,
fnster street from the local Post off &c
wards the center of the city has made
much needed change. Heretofore mcr.
lants have not received their rrst mail
itil about 10 o'clock. but this morn,ne
mail was delivered before O'Clock. for
hich the merchants feel very grateful
GENERAL MENTION.
Court Sheridan. Foresters % America. d,
81 last night In stokss' hall and INSTALL !,
its officers for the ensuing term after p
snsacting the regular routine business !.
the court BRO. John r. Harlow. grane -
sasurer. on behalf of the courf present. ;,
the retiring CHIEF ranger. Thos r. =
ou with = very handsome poet chief n
Dgers jewel and certificate 10 which >,
. Scott replied IN q very feeling man -.
: social hsUr was spent by the mem. X
~ after the meeting With cigars and g
re-hments snd short nnusicsl pro r
IN N
william Goodrcau v,s arrested On odd 81