The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-21

A woman, aged and infirm. called at TN
Chaffee street police station this mornin
and told the sad story that she had JUS
been told by an old friend, who ha
cared for her for a number of months
that she would be obliged TO md a neS
home. Not that she was not welcome
but for the reason that her old friend ha'
lost her position. and IL was now abou
all that she could do TO keep body an'
soul together.
The aged woman who had been be
friended knew Of no one else 10 cali up0i
but the police and To them related lh'
fact that she had three sons in the city
but she did not know where but one o'
them resided. and that was In the vicinity
of St Theresa's church on Manton ave
nue., and here the old lady, according &c
her statement. was not wanted, ano
would prefer the poorhouse TO nome
there. The case was sad one, Tor tnt
woman must have been 10 years or age
and her condition showed that she was
anything but a rugged person.
Capt. Rowe took the matter In mana,
and will see 10 II that the unfortunai
old lady has at least something TO eat
and place 10 sleep.
LAID AT REST.
The funeral OF Herbert and Harold
Goodwin. who were drowned in Saver
lake Monday afternoon. was neld at the
residence of their parents, y Rye street
at III q clock today. The little white cas-
kets containing the remains were nearly
hidden from view with flowers. and each
held In bis cold. white hand prayer
book, for both were constant attendants
at the Planfield Street Baptist church
Sunday school.
To each OF the unfortunate boys were
send handsome floral tokens from their
schoolmates. Herberts coming from the
killingly avenue and Harold's from the
Daniel avenue schools. Perhaps the
Offering
William Mclaughlin. a companion OF
Herbert's. Among the other offerings
were those from Volunteer lodge Of the
Order of Protection. of which Mr.. Good
win is a member. one each from r.. IL.
Spencer. where Mr.. Goodwin is employed,
two from Henry T. Thomas. two from
the Plainheld Street Baptist church sun
day school. one from the Pettis avenue
sunday school one from Mrs. j. Angel
and one from Mrs. n. l.. Saunders.
Quoted by the Rev. j. NJ. Louden and the
remains were taken to Plainfield Mass.
for interment.
DID SOME GOOD.
The blowing out of the cylinder head
OF the engine on the steamboat train Sun
day morning was a case of an III wind
blowing somebody good and the good
by far the most important. and the second
part Is that IL has caused new fence to
be erected from Atwels avenue TO Broad
way
fence blew down on Eden street and
nothing has been done here other than
TO take the fence boards from the tracks
When the cylinder head blew out and
demolished part OF the fence and a
gang OF men were sent to repair IL. they
found IL so rotten that II could not be re-
paired. and from the lumber. etc. along
he 1ts@A ae - r.
built the entire stretch. This fence has
been an eye sore for the last five years.
A MAN WITH A GATE.
There are strange sights in the square
at times. but, perhaps, one OF the strang-
est was the sight OF an aged man bearing
huge gate on his back at 1905 this
morning.
Patrolman Beirne saw the man and
halted him and he gave his name as
Michaele Balestriere, an italian, who
said that the gate was his property and
he was taking II to his home on Putnam
street. Balestriere. at one time was tho
proprietor OF n little cobbling shop on
Westminster street and IN was from this
place that he took the gate. but no one
here knew anything about IL. The old
gentleman was released hut the gate was
held at the station for further considera-
ton.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
Work that many believe should have
been done 10 years ago was began on
Msnton avenue. near Delaine street this
morning. When the sewer was installed
at this locality the street OH the east side
settled and ever since then the gutter has
been filled with slush and slime and has
been OF much annoyance to the store
keepers I'm the vicinity This morning a
large gang Of men went 60 work here and
they are 20 repair the street 50 that. this
slime and slush will find It's way into the
basin instead OF lying In pools close 10 the
curbstone.
GENERAL MENTION
a, one o'clock YESTERDAY. a small bov
was taken form the Atlantic mills In a
carriage. and then 20 the office of q To-
cal physician but a the physician was not
In, the carriage drove away who tho hoy
was. how badly he was injured or What
physician attended him. mo felIah can
fnd out" for the officials ~ the mills
vo'ild not give even the police any imfor-
nation.
The day before yesterday Grace White
who has been mentioned so often I'm tho
papers Of late, went into an attic room az
her homo on Aspinwall court and some
,ne started the report that she had left
,oue again. Grace cannot leave homo for
! while at least for her mother has taken
NJ her clothes away from her.
St Mary's church was filled this morn
ng with the relatives and friends of the
ste Michael Lannon. OF 81 Oak street.
here were many floral offerings. the
carers being James Lannon and James
avigsn. nephews OF the deceased The
terment was at 81. Francis cemetery
young man whose name could not be
armed was obliged TO get surgical treat
ent this morning. for while Al work 'n
. Earnsclire mills. and was operating I
heavy sewing machine. he accidentally 4
Z one OF his fingers under the needle. !