The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-30

Yesterday a man with one leg and two
crutches walked into the store OF we'll
known business man and asked for
nickel. The business man is a rigid tenn
perance advocate and can detect liquor
upon a person quicker than any other
man in Olneyville.
SO when the cripple came in the store
and told his story, the business man In
formed him that II he was not strong in
body he certainly was In breath The
cripple answered that he had just eaten
q cheese sandwich. but before he had
finished his sentence the business man
retorted that II must have been made UP
Of limberger. The cripple then admitted
that he had drunk a glass OF beer with
the sandwich. Tho business man told
him he need not say any more so handed
him an ickel. and as he did the cripple
broke in and said: well. now. I'll tell
you. str. the bunch Ia here from FAN
River. and they are getting there's. but
we are not getting anything"
POLICE WE'RE BUSY.
There was a slate full OF names At the
Chaffee street station this morning and
among them was the name OF Alvie NAL
lett who with John Cash and Leonard
Allard was taken into custody for max
ing an assault upon Joseph OConnor OF
Is Handy street last evening.
After the three men were looked up IL
Is asserted that the two last named told
the police that II was Mallett who
stabbed O'Connor and that the trouble
arose over a pail OF beer. The names OF
John Baker and Robert Concannon were
also on the slate. and they are the men
who undertook TO build barn on AM
herst street few days ago without
permit from the proper officials.
Frank Clary and Robert Killconnell.
Juveniles were also among the aggrega-
ton They having been been 1S arrested tdt0g on
growing fruit: Besides these there were
the names OF five men who had been
picked up during the past "a hours for
being intoxicated and two suspicious per-
sons.
THERE'LL BE MUSIC IN THE AIR.
The committee that is arranging for the
the moonlight EXCURSION OF the West Side
Trolley club has made an agreement with
the band OF the repair shop at South
Providence to give flying band concert
In this vicinity Thursday evening. The
band will 20 through the district In a car.
and discourse the best OF music There
are 30 members In the band, and they
WILL providing the weather is suitable.
appear In their new uniforms for the first
time. II was the intention OF the COM
mlttcc 10 nave lnls D6uu give n IH
the square. but no proper location could
ne found This band is made up OF work
ers in the repair shop and bids fair 20
cut quite a figure In musical circles.
AN EARLY MoRTNa BLAZE.
Az $50 This morning Pattolman. Flynn
sent In an alarm from box 47s, for fire In
the FISH market OF Daniel J. Hurley. SOS
Plainneid street Fire was found upon
the first and second floors OF the building
which caused the nremen to think that
the building had been sst upon fire and
the fire marshal was called and he gave
his opinion that spontaneous combustion
or rats and matches was the cause. The
stock In the building was badly dam
aged.
GENERAL MENTION.
John Dempsey os this place who is now
on the cruiser Baltimore. at Gibraltar.
has been transferred 70 the new cruiser
Des Moines. and has been ordered 10
China
Mr.. Patrick Gallagher OF old Town.
Me-. who has been the guest OF his sister.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick on Willow street, for
week or more. returned TO his home
last evening.
Mrs. Eunice Paley and sister. Miss Alice
Yates who have been so-journeying I'm
Europe since last May. returned to their
home on Elmdale avenue last evening
The police found a horse In Valley street
late last evening and put II UP at the
station, and this morning II was called
for by Frank slavin OF Atwells avenue.
Mr.. Herbert Osborn. one OF the very
popular young men In the annexed dis
trict 10 spending his vacation with rela-
tives In Connecticut.
Detective Mcguire OF the Chaffee street
station has returned from his vacation
James Thurber. who has been employed
at r. A. Heffernan's. Is Hartford avenue,
has severed his connection with that firm
20 accept a position with the Providence
Creamery company.
James II. Hogan and wife OF Sterling
avenue are spending few days at Sara
toga, N. z.