The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-14

Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o--West.
Mr.. Albert Thornley,. proprietor OF the
Broadway house, had n very narrow os-
cape from serious injury yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Thornley, was. according "a
his statement. about to board 81 Plainfield
street car. which started before he was
on. He lost his footing and fell TO the
ground. and his right leg was quite badly
cut by the rear wheels OF the car. lie
WAS assisted aboard the car by the CON
ductor and motor1nen and left at the
corner OF Plainheld and Ralph streets.
Then Mr.. Thornley, made his way TO his
home on the latter street.
DIR. Watt wnw called. and after an ex-
animation ne found that Mr.. Thornley's 8
left ankle had been badly sprained and
hts right leg had no less than a half a
dozen cuts. Mr.. Thornley, does not seem
to blame any one for the accident. he
knowing that the cars were all behind
time and were over-anxious to make up
lost time.
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
AZ the meeting OF the olneyville Base
ball association, held in the office OF the
Olneyvflle hotel. last evening. II was de-
cided to build an addition 10 tho grand
stand and bleachers also 10 make all
clubs playing on the grounds pay for
the same. This club will meet the strong
Milford team on Merfno flats Saturday.
The hilfords are the strongest team in
their class I'm New England. and have
been beaten but twice this season, and
Is composed OF such players as Eddie
Laughton, w. Iaughton. Charley Gan
zall. Grant OF Harvard. Cy Hickey, Rich
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nors, thu crackerjack second baseman,
and Donovan, who pitched great ball for
Tuft&
The oineyvilles will have Williams in
the box. who pitched the last five in
nings in the WEXFORD game. Saturday,
allowing them one scratch hit.
SUNSET CLUB ELECTION.
The seventh annual election OF the Sun
set club last evening resulted as follows:
President. George f. A. Beane; vice.
president. w. ID. Harris; treasurer. John
II. Kenyon. secretary. rN~~W. III. Wind
sor: s6cfal committee, II. ". Cook, j. r.
Burdick. John h Bowen. Daniel l.. Math-
ewson. Harold G. Jacobs; house commit
tee. Thomas J. Critchley. Robert j. Scow-
croft John Il. Coupe: committee on by
laws. B. Frank Hopkins. Clinton II. John
son. John i, COLLISION; executive com
A. Clanss; auditing committee. Perry |
Bainton, Elmer Colwell. j. Howland Jr.
The social committee met after the ses- |
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decorate the club rooms and keep open
house on July 4. At the conclusion OF |
the session tempting luncheon was |
served.
RAILWAY MEN MAD.
There were a whole lot OF street rail- |
way men In this place as mad as hatters. |
for the reason that the Olneyvile club !
has decided TO make them pay for the |
grounds These men do not like the idea I
of the club making the change at this |
late day. and as the Olneyville club !
members feel that they can i'll afford to
20 30 any more expense will pull out OF |
the league. but with not the best OF feel |
ings toward the olneyville club.
GENERAL MENTION.
Albert loyal, a young man. was arrest
ed a< his home on Whitehall street, this |
morning. for making an assault upon Otto /
Webster. The young men were playing
Saturday and they fen out, and Webster
refused TO play any longer. so. accord |
Ing TO reports. loyal pitched into him and |
b,ackened both OF his eyes and smashed
his nose.
Albert b. West, who delivered the ora !
tion at the morning exercises at Brown !
university, yesterday. is son OF the late !
Ceocge j. West, while William Hon
man. who delivered the address 10 the
undergraduates In the afternoon. Is also
a resident OF this place Mr.. Hofrmans
father is prominently connected with the |
Weybosset mills.
The Merino and Roakland bail teams /
played ball at Gene" Cages hotel at 1
Thornton Sunday. and the former won by
q score of "A to II. Mr.. Gage has one OF
the best bail fields In the state and they
are open TO amateur clubs every day in |
tho week
Messrs. M. r. Braney, John III walsh
and James Riley went fishing today. but
no one knows where They Will nm
doubtedly, take all the FISH that Is in the
water. even II II be Narragansett hay.
The hatchet. reported stolen from one
81 the wagons OF the Pocasset Ice com
pany. WAS found in the highway by a
man nving on Putnam street and turned
over TO the police
Swain @. NOLAN OF es Bergen street re-
ported to the police that his barn had
been entered and pound OF coffee. a
whip and about three and n hair feet OF
lead pipe stolen.
TIE hen coop OF Patrick IAppan IN the
rear of his home. 6s Lawn street. was
broken into last night when three Ply
mouth Rock hens. one rooster and an or.
1fnary "yallar' hen were stolen
The bicycle found on Valley street by
the police yesterday hns been returned 10 \
-
rue
Thomas NcGrath. one of tho men on.
raged I'm setting curb stones on Troy
street. reported 20 the police yesterday.
hat someone stole his dinner pail
Charles Cole OF n Webster avenue has
asked the police to locate valuable FOX
,errier dog that has been missing since
The Monitors have organized for the
'cason and would like 10 challeneg any
On 70 l2-year-old team In the state Ad-
fress all challenges Go George Chamber
AIN. Ds Amsterdam street. Providence.
Court Thomas A. Doyle. Foresters of
lmerica, met IN springer's haI. last
'vening, and admitted two candidates.
Samuel Hornsteen, popular clerk for
David Miller Co, started on his annual
'acofion this morning.
Quite a delegation from this place went
o cranston today 10 take part In tho ex-
rciscs there
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