The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-22
IN 0LNEYv|LLE.
New Sewer Caved In and En-.
quilted Mr.. MeineI's Steed.
Obnoxious Young Man Arrested.
Barber Twice Robbed He SAYS

Charles r. Meinel. tho well known
grocer at 4sS Plainhcld street. his assist
ant. Thomas sheehan. Captain Rowe
with a detail from the Cnafree street sta :
tion and delegations from Fire Companies
Nos. 10 and 8. had tough Job In get
ting Mr.. Meinel's horse out OF a hole on
Laurel Hill avenue yesterday afternoon.
AZ s:l5 Mr.. Sheehan was driving along
the avenue. and In crossing a newly made
sewer the dirt gave way beneath the
horse. Mr.. Sheehan sent for help and at
first IL looked as II II would be neces-
safy 10 shoot the animal for the heavy
rain had flooded tho roadbed and as soon
as the horse sank the water began 10
pour into the opening
When the police and hremen arrived
they damned up the stream of water
and then began 10 hail the water out OF
the opening BY considerable hard dig
ging and with use OF a heavy tackle the
small army OF workers. who were unmind
ful or the pelting rain. succeeded I'm free
Ing the animal II was not much trouble
10 get the wagon out or the sewer.
RADIGAN NABBED.
Since Tuesday evening the member.
OF the Chsfree street police station have
peen on the lookout for Michael Radi-
gan, q years old. whose home is on
Covell street
For week or more Radigan has. 40 the
police claim, been making hirnself OBJ
noxious To number OF young ladies who
are employed evenings In the Riverside
MUS a complaint was entered at the
station. ~
Last evening" Sergeant Bennett and
Patrolman Koch went 10 Aleppo street
ana In secluded spot awaited the ar
IVsi or their man. They had not bean
mere but few moments when he nut
IN MS appearance and was taken into
custody "'o
he was then taken into the Office of thu
NIL NIL where he was identified by some 10
the overseers and young ladies' a, tho
man wanted. He was then taken 20 ths
station and locked up on thu obarga .,
exposure Of person
AMONG THE CHECKER pLAyrps
Ernest Williams, who ia the Rbod. r.,-
ana representative of tho Intarnat,on.,
game or checkers, that In to be p,aved |
at the American House at Boston sonoa
une IN March. was at a meeting of the |
executive committee. held at Boston vas |
terdsy and he reported that ten players |
,ron england, Scotland. Ireland and |
wales have been chosen and have ac- |
cepted tho challenge to play an eousI |
NUMBER OF players I'm this country. The
American team will pay all OF the er |
penses or the visiting players from the
time they leave England until they reach /
their homes again.
The executive committee will meet
again In short time and select the home
team, and IL Is probable that Mr.. Free-
man OF this city will be one Of the tan
players selected.
ROBBED AGAIN.
Some time ago a young italian barbsr
whose shop is located at the lower ard
or Plainfeld street, spent a day down
town, and ne fell In with n young woman.
When he reached the shop fater, he re-
ported To Patrolman Dyer that he had
been robbed OF ST
The patrolman supposed that the bar
ber had been robbed in his own shop.
and he began an investigation, but a day
or so later the barber told the whole
story. so the patrolman dropped the mat
ter. Yesterday this same barber went
down street, and history repeated Itself.
only he lost SIS instead OF s27. He told
his sad story to the police. and they told
him 10 ind the woman. and they would
see what could be done about the mat
ter
GENERAL MENTION.
The wind did considerable damage in
this vicinity yesterday. The huge Re-
publican banner on Plainfield street for
time appeared to have done fits last day | !
OF duty. for IL broke away from It's fas- ,
Jennings. and became entangled with a ,
pole and wires. After the wind died out ,
the handsome banner was Strengthened ,
out, and was as good as ever. About ! ,
70 feet Of the huge billboard on Academy ,
avenue, was blown down.
Thomas Havens. who resides at the =
corner OF Valley street and River ave. |,
nue.. reported 10 the police last evening.
that his sister lost a SO diamond ring
Sergeant Potter and Patrolman Su,li-
van Of the Chaffee Street station have re-
turned from their vacation. Sergeant
Bennett began his holidays this morning.
The Robert Emmett Literary association
will hold Its regular monthly meeting in
Its parlors on Broadway tomorrow after I
noon.
There Will be a meeting OF the Eighth
Ward Independent club In Sprineer's
hall. WestWinster street. tomorrow at 3
r. NJ.
The funeral ot David Faora was held {
~ his late residence, 5s Yale avenue at {
20 THIS afternoon ,