The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-08
IN OLNEyv|LLE.
Pursuing Officers Fall to Find
Reform School Youth.
One Horse Used Up and Wagon
Damaged General Mention.
Oneyvflle branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's News store. Id
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o--West

An officer from the Reform school and
one or two officers from the Chaffee
street police station spent some time look
ing for John Dorothy. yesterday after
noon Johnny. whose home is In Par
adiss Alley" and had been mixed up In
n number of minor crimes was for the
good of the community sent to Cranston
and as Johnny did not like the surround
ings there took french leave.
It In quite probably that II will be some
time hence before the officers see Johnny
again for he is now at the home OF his
aunt In Lowell Mass.
WAGON BADLY DAMAGED.
A heavily laden wagon drawn by two
horses. the property OF e. O. Matherson'
proved to be moro than the horses were
able to hold back coming down Atweirs
avenue Hill. late yesterday afternoon"
The horses were pushed at a rapid rate
down the hill and. when opposite 4SS Har-
ris avenue the outfit collided with tree
The driver was hurled from his scat.
but was not injured to any great extent.
Ono of the horses was pretty well used
ND and the wagon badly damaged.
WE'LL KNOWN HERE.
Mrs. Bridget McMann whose life was
ended at PhiIlipsdale. yesterday. was wei
and favorably known here. for she ana
her husha nd lived for many years at the
corner OF Dixie and Troy streets. About
one year ago her husband died suddenly.
One morning as he was leaving homo
for his work apparently in the best OF
health and with his dinner pail In hand
he was stricken in his doorway and died
a few moments later.
Since then Mrs. McMann has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles F.
ONeai at Philiipsdale.
HAD A CLOSE CALL.
young man who was very much under
tho in pfiuenoe Of liquor. had very mar
row esoapo today from being @ aamn MiIe1 w.st. ne
minister hill when the horse an~Sway
and the young man fell between the heeis
OF his horse and the wagon. NO ooupt,
he would have been killed had not two
oitizens stopped tho horse. The citizens
made the remark that had the young
man been sober no might nave ooeh
killed. -
GENERAL MENTION.
Harry Morris, Joe Davenport. Joe Dsr-
ling. John German and Henry Davenport
OF the annexed district who wer1 camp
ing out at Shawomet beach Tor tWo
weeks have returned home.
Peter Chase a carpenter. while at WORK
on a new building on Dora street. tel'
from a staging yesterday. and was taken
to ais home, l0s Huntington avenue. Dr.
] T. Farrell was called and after an ex-
animation found that Mr. Chase mao
luckily escaped with a sprainsd ankle.
Tools 10 the value OF ss,5. the property
OF Levi Wilson OF S67tt OrIns street. were
stolen from the new school house on
Bainbridge avenue yesterday.
Fred Hall. Clarence Mains. Harry Mar
chant and Forrest Swain. popular young
men of the annexed district. will be
among those who go 10 camp with the
militia.
Arthur Hall OF ia Laurel Hill avenue,
who for some time has been employed al
the postoffice nights, has been promoted
10 a day position.
Mr.. NJ r. Braney, and son, Frank. of
100 Piainfieid street. are spending rev
weeks with rels 1ves at Putnam Conn
Miss Bertha Vallette OF East Providence
Ia the guest Of her schoolmate, Miss Eila
Collins, at the latter's home, 11s Laben
street.
Miss Josie Belknap OF the Belknap dis
triot is visiting friends in this section.