The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-22
The News Of the State.

system as the Atlantic and Earnscline
mills who have their money brought To
them from the bank by an express COM
pany, and they also wou.~ .4Ae to know
I why the American Wooen company can
have the services OF man from the city
! for nearly a half day without cost, any
more than any other person
The men are finding a great deal of
fault. hut they all suppose that they
must make the best of a bad job.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A well known resident OF Oak street.
near Messer. had a narrow escape from
being drowned in Mashapaug pond yes
terday. He is a crank on fishing through
the ice. and has more luck than all the
other fishermen I'm the vicinity put to-
gether
Yesterday morning he started bright
and early for the pond and had his usual
good luck. He started for home and In
making his way of the pond stepped
upon 4 cake OF ice that had been cut by
men who were ming an ice house. This
sank and the fisherman with fish and all.
He shouted for help and was quickly
pulled out lie was then placed In
wagon, and two men accompanied him to
his home.
Now this fisherman, like most others,
Is fond OF his toddy, but his wife most
strongly objects 20 this habit. but on TINS
occasion she made UP a good strong hot
punch that tasted so good that the man
said he thought that no would fall into
the pond every day II he could get such
a "swig" This man is somewhat noted
as a life saver and owing 10 his good ma
ture and prominence. his many friends
have requested that his name be left out.
especially Lou"
COURT OLNEYVILLE.
Court olneyville, No. 5. Foresters of
America, held its 25th annual ball in Guild
hall last evening and owing TO the condi-
ton OF the weather and the fact that
there had been misunderstanding In
relation TO this ball on the previous even
ing, the attendance was not quite so
large was expected, for many OF those
who purchased tickets did not put In
an appearance.
IL was not lonesome party by any
means for there were sufficient number
present to make IL lively, and the affair
was very pleasant one. The committees
were made up as follows:
Committee OF arrangements--Wllia s.
Gibbons, chairman; Frederick II. Bur
roughs. secretary: James p. Gibbons.
treasurer; Frederick Allen. John Heffer-
nan. Patrick Markey. Joseph Normand.
William O'Connor: general floor director,
Joseph Normand: assistant. Patrick
Markey; aids, James +. Mclaughlin. VII
liam Gearey. William Harrington; recep-
ton committee. Charles Meegan. John II.
Walsh, James McDeed, Sander j. VIII
son.
A BAD FALL
Joseph Shields, who r. employed by
Louis MCGOWAN. the produce dealer on
Hartford avenue. had a narrow escape
from serious injuries on South Main
NaQtarHax a ho
that he was driving slipped and fell and
I'm doing so pulled Mr.. Shields from his
seat II was thought at first that ne had
sustained fracture Of his collar bone. He
was, however. badly shaken up and
bruised
ENJOYED THEMSELVES.
The mid-winter dance held by the Young
Mems Literary and Social club in Irons
hall last evening was a huge success and
most enjoyable affair The committees
were as follows: Floor director. William
Troy. assistant. James j. Cofrey; aids.
William f. Ryan, William j. Mclaughlin.
John .: Feeney. Arthur carmody,
Kelley, Thomas smith: reception commit
tee. WILLIAM II. Ryan, William j. Nc
Laughlin. Hugh Rowley.
GENERAL MENTION.
Little George Bowes OF II Capron street
mourns the loss OF his Christmas present.
which was in the form of a dainty sled.
George went into the Library building
yesterday afternon and left the sled at
the foot OF the stairs, and when he re-
! turned IL was gone.
A horse attached to a sled and owned
| by +. l.. Windsor and driven by Charles
Adams fell down on the square yesterday
afternoon. A broken shaft was the re-
suit.
The McKenna brothers veteran fisher
men of this place, have on exhibition in
the display window OF Col. Harding. 103
| Plainfield street 73 handsome specimens
OF pickerel that they caught yesterday.
Mr.. Edward a. King OF 323 Plainheld
street. who was elected as president OF
the Building Trades union. was presented
with a handsome gavel at the meeting of
that organization last evening.
Mrs George w. Rathbun, her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Mclaughlin, and grandson
James Mclaughlin, OF ~ Whittier ave
nue.. are visiting relatives in Norwich,
Jewett city and Versailles. Conn.
The annual banquet and ball of the
! Regent Literary and Social club. Will he
held I'm odd Fellows hall on Academy
avenue. This is one OF the leading
| annual events OF Mount Pleasant.
Patrolman Luby found a pair OF horses
| attached q a pung I'm the rear of Plain
field street, yesterday afternoon. which
he put up at McDermott's stable.
But little hopes are entertained for
the recovery OF Joseph Phillips, at his
! home on Sunset avenue Mr. Phlllliss
| IL a brother-in-law OF the late William
Harber.
Patrolman Bierne found 10 pairs OF
rubbers hanging In front OF No. .. Olney'
! VILE square, last evening. and took them
| 10 the Chaffee street station for safe
| keeping.
| William Mathewson, foreman at tho
car station, has taken up his residenc,
I'm the new house OF Charles H. Pohle on
! Whittier avenue.
The funeral OF Mrs. Ann Dolan
mother-in-law OF Andrew Mcnamara, OF
the firm OF Fox and Mcnamara. was helC
at St Mary's church. this morning.
Miss Catherine Burns OF Danielson
Conn. Is the guest OF Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Fogarty at their residence OF
Laban street.