The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-26
IN OLNEYv|LLE.
Lady'S Bracelet Caused Young
Man Much Annoyance.
FIetchers Take Charge Of Their
Valley Street Plant.

Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffenans News Store. 70
Hartford avenue. Telephone s0-West.
we'll known young man. who spends
some OF his spare moments IN drug
and two evenings week in the company
OF oDe OF the sweetest and prettiest OF
girls. got himself into Just a little trou-
BILE one evening or so ago. lie called
upon his lady love. who during the day,
had been presented with a handsome
gold chain bracelet. The young man
thought that 1t was very pretty and
asked her II she would take IT from her
well moulded wrist which, OF course. she
did. He took it and looked n over care
fully and at last placed IL about his own
wrist Then he began to toy with
the small golden lock when. 10 and be-
hold the lock was snapped.
This did not startle the young man or
young lady in the least, FOR she knew
where the key was. or at least she
thought she did. but when IL came time
to make the bracelet of the key could
pulled off over the young mans hand,
nor could ne pull IL asunder. lie wore
Il home and all OF the next day and I'm
the evening called upon what jewelry
shops and stores that he found open
and made an effort to get a key that
would open the lock.
One of the funny features OF the In
cident was that the bracelet was
tied with stout cords, and about the
upper part OF his elbow 10 keep
the blame thing out OF sight. and prob
ably his friends on the square would
never have known that his arm was
decorated in this manner had not the
jeweler told tho story IL IL reported
that Stokes street black smith filed the
bracelet and a down town jeweler made
Il while again. but the job cast 3 cents
besides the nervousness that IL had
caused him while II was made fast 20 hts
elbow
Jimmy says that he'll never put on
another OF the pesky things, for while
they are very becoming 20 a young
woman. he does not think that he would
like to have one as n steady diet.
DID NOT SEE THEM
Between II and 12 o'clock yesterday n
man somewhat under the influence OF
liquor called upon Mrs. Hannah Tour
telotte at her home 1886 Westminster
street and showed her a rent in his
trousers and then told her that her hus-
band had sent him 10 her and she was TO
give him a pair OF trousers
Mrs Tourtellotte could not figure II out
when her husband had such an overload
OF trousers, nor could not call 10 mind
any to give away unless her husband re-
NAMED home from church SO she told
the man that while he might be telling
the truth that~he he'd made a mistake I'm
the number OF the house. and. whether no
did or not he would have TO be contented
with the ''duds' that he had on for she
would not give him. no. not even but
ton.
JUST A sCRAPE.
Yesterday afternoon word reached the
ChafYee street police station that there
had been highway robbery and an as
sault The police went 10 work and
were not long in learning that there had
been no robbery. but perhaps someone
had been assaulted
IL appears that n couple OF milkmen
who, for some time have not entertained
the best OF feelings for each other. met
on Duxbury street and they INDUCED In
a little scrape. This morning Capt.
Rowe had not figured the little affair out
TO his satisfaction. for he made no ar
rest One OF the miIkmen was at tho
station this morning telling his side OF
the battle
LOOKING FOR BETTER DAYS
The outlook now is that the FTetchers
will again take charge OF their big plant
on Valley street that has been leased 20
ths American woolen company for some
years. The lease will expire in July and
reports come from good authority that
the min cannot be leased again by the
American company.
Should this be the case there will be
much rejoicing, for the Fletchers haveNal-
ways been looked upon as the best men
TO their help that ever did business in
this section.
FORTY wHIPPErs WILL RUN.
Careful compilation has been made by
Harry Abbott OF the many entries placed
with him for tho whippet races on Sat-
urday afternoon and also on Memorial
day.
The owners come not only from this
vicinity, including Thornton. but also
from Providence. Pawtucket Central
Falls. Lonsdale. Woonsocket, Fall River
New Bedford. Taunton Brockton and
Boston. In fact some of the best dogs
In the country will compete for tho
valuable prizes offered.
The names OF the runners their weights.
starts and handicaps will he given In the
sporting columns OF The News tomorrow
evening.
LOCAL TEAM WON.
A number OF local bricklayers Sourneyed
TO North Easton. Mass. yesterday 10
play the bricklayers OF that section. The
North Eastons have proven 20 be a hard
proposition for baseball teams. John
Carey OF the annexed district did the
honors at the slab. He has pitched for
local high school teams and needs but
little Introduction 10 the baseball fol-
lowers. He is one Of the very few. and
with Mowry behind the stick they can
meet all comers They trotmsed the
North Eastons 10 the tuno OF - 20 :.
Carey holding them down 90 two hits.
The locals are going 10 try 20 arrange
a game with the strong Olneyville team
and a few other mines
GENERAL MENTION.
A horse attached 60 an express wagon
and owned By Oscar Blsclman Of Rock
land was left standing on Cutter street
yesterday afternoon. The horse became
frightened and ran away as far as Tuxedo
avenue. when n collided with n pole.
The harness was wrecked and the wagon