The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-29
IN 0LNEYvILLE.
Mt. Pleasant Improvement Club
Held Annual Meeting.
Was Assaulted. Ready to Fight.
Horse Ran Away.

The Mount Pleasant Improvement club
held a regular meeting and installation
of officers last evening. at the club
rooms, B Huron street.
Mr.. Peter Cannon acted as installing
officer, and after a few very appropriate
remarks tho following gentlemen were
| duly installed:
President, Lawrence J. Coffey; vice
president, Thomas Armstrong; recording
secretary. Michael Kane: treasurer, An
I thony Beham; sergeant-et- arms. THOMAS
| Callahan. The executive COMMITTEES is
composed OF James ORourke. James
! Quinn. Daniel Costigan, Walter Howard
and Martin Feeney.
The following gentlemen Thomas Arm
strong. John Tracy and James o'Rourke
we're appointed TO report and keep on hle
| the records and actions OF the ward rep
| resentatives.
IL is we'll understood by aH thinking
citizens of this ward. that all their rep
| resentatives have not the best interest
| OF the ward at heart
A number OF instances were cited, by
the numerous speakers Of the evening.
where certain members OF the council
and our alderman were said TO nave
failed 10 do their duty.
Two sites for proposed and needed
schoolhouse in this district was under
discussion by tho city committee. One In
on Regent avenue near River avenue.
This Is a favorable one and meets with
the approval OF Superintendent OF
Schools Small. But for some reason,
best known 10 himself, the chairman OF
the city committee. ward representa-
tive, ignored this locality and excepted
a site unfit for a school against the wish
| OF every honest citizen in the ward.
when important questions come up be-
fore the council. sr~h as the police COM
mission bill, Il IL the wish OF all citizens
to send man 10 represent them. that Is
smart enough to know what he is voting
for.
It was for such reasons these the
committee was formed, and IL Is certain
that they will be able 10 show every
citizen OF the ward the folly OF send
ing men as representatives that are
looking TO everything but the bestinterest
OF the ward
During the meeting refreshments were
served and the members mixed business
with pleasure
Mr. Michael Degnan made few
humorous. but timely remarks and at a
| late hour the meeting adjourned.
STORY ABOUT DOGS.
| since "Blutz, the uOg on JUDITH sG~et-
came into prominence nearly every fam
lily In the vicinity has purchased one, but
J from the collection. a dog fancier would
, not find more than three that were
, worthy OF the name Of dog for most OF
them are full-blooded criers, and some are
so poor-blooded, that the cats in the
neighborhood are not afraid OF them. Yes-
terday war was declared on the dogs foI
: Herbert Wildwood OF 10 Whitehall street
1 mourns the loss OF ten hens and six roos-
I ters, which, he says. were killed by 2
| Magnolia street canine. A day or so ago 2
little child was bitten by dog, but M
mention OF this was made TO the police
but when II came TO losing hens, then
Q something was doing"
Y One of the oldest residents OF the vi
[ | cinity and who does not own dog say!
: that should man, woman or child sneez'
:, after they went 10 bed the cur dogs Will
g ct up howl, and keep II up until morn
~ WAS ASSAULTED.
: Robert Piclxins, who lives at 30 Ry'
o street walked into the Chaffee Street po
Y lice station last evening with his face an'
o clothing covered with blood and toll
r Lieut.. Tyler and Sergeant Potter that h
[ had been assaulted on Manton avenue b!
n an unknown man. Mr.. Potter dressed tn
5 wound. which was on the mans forehead
and before this was completed Patrolmai
Mowry came into the station with a mai
who he caught running along the avenue
and Mr. Perkins identified the manas tn
one who struck him.
The fellow, whose name is Atchinsoi
Taylor was locked up on the charge o
being drunk and while the police official
knew Taylor TO be a duarrelsome sort o
a fellow, and felt sure that he assalilte'
Perkins cannot bring a charge agains
him for the lack OF witnesses.
READY TO FIGHT.
Some one shouted. Umbrellas 10 mend
Boilers TO mendl Washtubs TO mend" o
n the square this morning and az near a
: can be learned the fellows name wa
Sweeney.
This came near being the cause OF
row for there was no mender I'm sight, bu
N a fellow named Schmidt walkin
1, through the square and had strapped owe
q his shoulder handle OF Tits for he wa
e on his way to pond 20 tsh through IN
" ice Mr. Schmidts running mate woul
hot stop nor would he allow his fello'
/ fisherman 10 stop. and this saved Swee
J. ney from losing a days pay for Schmid
,; would fight and may yet. II he has goo
Is luck. he may forget the little incident.
, GENERAL MENTION.
The ladies OF the Candies Ameriecaine
" held n very successful whist party 4
Kennedy & Coughs hall 81 Manton ave
=, nue.. last evening The winners were n
follows: Miss May Dupre, Miss Mar
= Hadfeld Miss Anna Nado, MIR. Gldeo
a Bouchard, George Tesean and Frank I,e
- blance. During intermission a musics
program was rendered, in which Nj
:. Frank Cinamars. Miss Desyones. Mis-
- :, Deslandeo. Mr. Riopello Miss Fredett'
- Miss Doyle and Mr.. Pelletier took par
. Late yesterday afternoon horse al
~ tached to n sleigh. and owned by Clark
:. Potter OF Johnston, was frightened b
- the explosion OF n railroad torpedo. a
the corner Of Westminster and Stoke
street and ran away. The animal wa
caught on Manton avenue. before an
damage was done.
The Empire CLUB held a social !