The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-06
IN 0LNEYvILLE
That Awful Dog Again-Tht
Weather Lost Her Purse.
Missing From Roms-Osath
Of Mr.. Fred KarWin.

olneyvire Branch OF the Providence
News IS at Heffernans News Store, 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone i0-West.
The Judith street canine, which by the
way answers the name of "Blutz," which
held rug peddler a prisoner an after
noon not long ago. cut up another mean
caper yesterday. and If there was such
a thing as a dog using crutches, "Blutz"
need a pair
Shortly after dinner yesterday the
peddler who furnishes the family who
owns the dog with oil called. and was
told 10 hll up the large can that was in
the cellar, which was done When the
man started to leave the cellar, "Blutz"
stood at the head of the stairs. which
are on the outside of the house
"Blutz" pus on an awful wicked look
and no coaxing would make his desert
his post, and as the oil man advanced
up a step "Blutz' would go down one
TO meet him.
This was the condition of affairs for
nearly an hour. and perhaps would have
been for hours had IL not been that
man across the, street took pity on the
horse that was attached TO the oil wagon
and was about to so to the police station
and make a complaint against the man.
He called at the house where he sup
posed the man was serving OIL and the
lady Of the house answered the bell. and
was somewhat surprised, for she said
that the oil man had left the house long
ago.
Then she happened 10 think of "Butz"
and upon investigation found the oil man
at the foot OF the cellar stairs nearly
frozen. The only way that the woman
could get the dog to move was TO take
a clothes pole and drive him off. and In
so doing the woman hit poor "Blutz" on
one OF the front legs, and since then he
has been hopping about on three legs
The oil man says he will never go there
any more"
THE WEATHER.
The cold weather is the all absorbing
theme OF the day and the subject has
been we'll thrashed out. All sorts of re-
ports came into the square.
At Manton 20 below was the figure and
in the square the lowest heard from
was Is.
John O'Connell, at is45 Westminster
street has thermometer that lis said to
be reliable. and that registered 13 below
which Is looked upon as about the proper
figure.
There are a number OF Thermometers
that bursted last night. but is supposed
to be due 10 persons lighting a match
holding IL up TO the tube and an explosion
following. One merchant In the square
had one destroyed in this way last night.
At Byron A. Smiths drug store this
morning a middle aged man walked up to
the thermometer and when he saw the
condition Of the instrument. began to but
ton up his coat. pull his cap down over
his ears and made the remark that ne
had no idea that II was anywhere near SC
cold
Plumbers are busy thawing out water
pipes, for not a few families woke up this
morning 20 find their water pipes frozen
as tight as a drum
INSTALLED OFFICERS.
Perseverance lodge. knights of Pythias
held a very pleasing event in their lodge
room In Springer's hall last evening. the
leading attraction being the public install
lation OF officers. the ceremony being per-
formed by District Deputy Grand Chan
cellor James Ward. assisted by Deputy
Grand Prelate Robert A. Waterman. The
officers installed were as follows: Chan
cellor Commander Harry +. Parker. Vice
Chancellor Stillman A. Foster Prelate
Fred A. Boyes, Master Of Work James
j. Delaney, Master of EXchequer John "
Williams, Master of Finance John n.
Springer, Keeper of Records and Seal
George III. Hanny Master-at-Arms An
drew Gray. Inner Guard James w. Grai-
chan, outer Guard William II. Palmer,
Trustees T.. G. Carr James Cuthbertson,
Robert A. Waterman.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony a
collation. was served and this was fol
lowed by dancing The committee who had
charge OF the affair which was de-
cided success were Harry T.. Parker
George II. Hanning and James Tuthbert-
son. Sngleton's orchestra furnished
music for the occasion
MADE BOTHER.
BENJAMIN Humes. n driver for down
town coal company. made no end OF trou'
BILE for motormen on the Westminster
street line yesterday. At the corner oi
Westminster and Courtland streets his
team got I'm front OF a car and every ef-
fort was made by the motorman TO get
him 10 pull out The driver was even
snoyyballed. but this had no effect upon
him. The team come through the square
and went up Plainfeld street. and wher
near the junction OF Plainheld street and
Pocasset avenue Patrolman White found
that Humes had been for some time
fast asleep.
tumes was taken into custody for be-
ing intoxicated and his team was cared
for and the firm notified.
LOST HER PURSE
Mrs Joseph A. san souci OF p Steere
avenue called AZ the police station and re.
norted that early In the forenoon she LOST
her nurse containing about SIS and
rheck on 2 New Bedford Bank. while on
her way from her home TO the office oi
Or Gervais.
Mrs san Souci Is sadly I'm need OF the
money but will give the finder liberal
reward n they will return the same to
her Many friends are In hopes that the
nurse was found by an honest person.
GENERAL MENTION.
A report was circulated yesterday that
n well known man In the square, who has
had some difficulty with the police
"I'lew the Coop" leaving the brtint OF th'
AFFAIR upon the shoulders of his
bondsman. There is no truth I'm the story
for the man Is still among his former as
sociates and Is ready 10 take his ''medi'
cine"
Harry parent. q years old. has beer
,,,tsstpy from his home 1871 Westminster