The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-14


Hartford avenue Telephone +0-west
I John Casey thought that burglars had
taken his house on Clsremont avenue by
storm at o'clock this morning and ac-
cordns 10 the police few men were ever
more frightened. JIe mansged to get out
1 of the house and send word to the Chanee
street station. lieut. Tyler sent UP a pa
} troll wagon fun of his best men armed 20
/ the teeth. for they just delight In cap
turing burglars. The house was sur
rounded by them and the search began
but all that could be found was MIR.
! Casey's big newfoundland dog.
II In the custom OF MIR. Casey 10 tie the
/ dog up at night but this little "chorc"
was overlooked last evening and at
/ O'Clock the dog became lonesome and be-
/ gan 10 scratch and bang up against the
! door. The dog also tipped over a small
/ pile OF lumber that was in the yard. and
/ this completely undid Casey This was
! all that the police could find. 40 they went
home, but had no real kind words for
/ Casey or his dog
Mr.. Casey felt thankful TO the police
/ for their prompt response for just before
roll call. there stopped in front OF the sta
/ tion wagon. and from Il was taken a lot
| OF crackers and can OF coffee. but this
! was not tempting enough at this time OF
day TO attract the appetites OF the men.
A HUGE SUCCESS
The st. Patrick's concert given under
! the auspices Of the Children of Mary con-
nected with ST. Anthony's church last
evening was by far the most successful
/ event of its character ever held bv the
/ church, both In relation TO the program
and the attendance.
Among those who took part were Miss
Sadie I. Brauey. who made her first sp-
pearance rs a public speaker, and she
demonstrated to her many friends. that
she will soon stand among the best In
the city, a reader.
! Thomas ". Bride. Martin Speelman, Jo-
seph Fairly. well known young men i'm the
vicinity also made good impressions i'm
their respective lines Among the other
who took part were the Misses Isabella
Ahearn, Eleanor Isabel Cannon, Margaret
Hanley. Ennie Devin. Gertrude Sullivan,
| Annie Fury. Isabella G.. Giles, Henry
/ Carroll, Frank Gesry and Master Howard
Linn all OF whom were obliged to re-
spond TO encore- All OF these talented
persons kindly rendered their services
| for the occasion.
The committee in charge were: Tho
Misses Mary r. Cummings. Mary NJ
Nangle, katherine ". Madden, Stella
Johnson and Katherine T. McGlinn.
Fish's orchestra furnished the music.
on THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
There Is something doing at the At
lsntic mills. for Mr. Albert n. Taylor
who has been in the employ Of the com
pany for quarter of a century and for
many years has had charge OF the cloth
department was rendered notice Satur-
day by the management TO sever his con-
nections with the mill
Mr.. Taylor came TO the conclusion that
few days more pay would not cut much
figure In his bank account. so he did not
wait for the order Of going. but went at
once. Mr.. Taylor has been looked upon
as one of the standbys OF the concern
1t IS also rumored that William Ker-
win, who appears TO have been especial
/ ly favored by the various owners. has
also been asked to resign. Mr. Kerwin
has been acting as sort of a superintend-
ent Of the yarn and combing depa rtments
These changes have caused quite a COM
motion among the operatives OF the mill
ard they believe others are soon 10 fol-
low.
Some OF the overSeers. at least. have
been ordered 20 keep a more detailed
account of their department. even II they
have TO do so at considerably more cost
LUCKY FOR HIM.
Hugh Brennan was locked up at the
Chaffee street station last evening on the
charge OF drunkenness. and he Is glad
that he was for had he not been
found by the police he would probably
have bled TO death. Brennan was found
by a couple OF his chums. who tucked
him away IN AN old sleigh that was stand
ing under shed in Library court. Tie
fell out OF this and when found by the
police was covered with blood He was
taken TO the station where his wounds or
the head were dressed. lie was then taken
/ to cell and made comfortable, but a
few moments later one OF the attendants
y
/ off the bandages.
! lie was then put into straight Jacket,
and later II was found that he had succeed
I ed IN getting one OF his hands free, but by
this time ne had sobered up sufficiently
TO all the officers that he was all right.
SO ths Jacket Was taken off and from
that time until he got into the black
Maria he was as gentle az lamb
MISSION OPENED.
mission by the Jesuit fathers in
casrge o. the Rev. Fathers Gleason.
s-o~n and Collins was opened AZ the
10 o'clock services OF ST. Msrys church
YESTERDAY. the Rev. Father Powers being
tho celebrant. and the sermon wss hy
/ Father Brown.
The evening services were for women
Z and long before the hour TO commence
the church was hiled. and by 1:3o hun
/ dreds were unable 30 got into the church.
]
cessful In the history OF the church The
! evening services during the week will be
exclusively for women. and sermons will
be held at 3. and O'Clock In the morn
| ing for the general public with short ser
vices at 5 and o'clock
WAS REMEMBERED.
Just before Mr.. Isaac l.. Blackmar,
4 who went on the retired list OF the fire
| department at u o'clock. Saturday night
| he was allured into the loungng room
/ OF the las engine house where lac spent
| the past nine years "a assistant engineer
when Capt Hall. on behalf OF the mem
bers. presented him with a handsome silk
umbrella and n box OF cigars that can
/ De smoked In the most critical company
| Mr.. Blackmar found that this alarm was
| not one that ne could respond to prompt
| ~. but when he wiped a stray tear from
his eyc and found that he was still with
I his old friends managed 20 find br'ith
enough TO ssy. Thank you. the rest he
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