The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-18

Olneyville brancn OF the tIoN'"eto
News at Heffernans News store, 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone D-Nest.
The days when the Olneyville baseball
club put up what is called bum" work
Is evidently a thing OF the past, for THIS
season at least for Manager Feeney Is,
AZ hard work counts for anything, bound
10 put the team up among the best IN
the state. Clubs from out of town In the
past have found them an easy mark, ana
among such teams was the famous Woon-
socket Gyms, who for a number OF years
trimmed nearly every team they met.
They stacked up against the olneyvines
Saturday on the Merino Flats. but went
home defeated and In fact at no stage
of the game did they show that they
were any match for the home team. The
score was lO-i About the only thing that
Is troubling Manager Feeney now Is TO
find teams that can put game strong
enough TO make u int interesting ,ps rooms oor .n in
OIneyville hotel this evening.
DID GOOD WORK.
Those in this vicinity who use tele-
phones are somewhat indebted 10 James
II. Morgan. the chief night operator VINO
saved the expensive switchboard from
being put out OF commission last evening.
AT 7:s5 Charles I. Pearce, starter for
the Rhode Island company In tie square,
discovered fire under the caves OF the
and he sent I'm an alarm from box 4s4
The firemen found that the fre had
started In the rooms OF w. n. Draper,
an artist, who is located on the top moor
and as near as they could learn spon-
tansous combustion was the cause.
In the meantime Mr.. Morgan made
hAsty preparations 10 save the vaiuapie
switchboard from being put out OF COM
mission by water and succeeded In doing
%. for IL was located directly under Mr..
Draper's rooms. Mr.. Morgan had every
rived, having the machine covered with
heavy cloths kept for that purpose, ana
thesesheld In place by sand. II TOOK ABOUT
20 minutes of hard work and lots or water
IN extfnguish the fre. The loss TO the
building and the occupants is compara-
lively light.
FOUND WITH A BROKEN LEG.
Charles Glbheardt OF 5s4 Atwel's ave-
nue. was informed Saturday morning by
one OF his neighbors that man was
making an effort TO break into his dove
cote
The men gave chase and they found
John Denehy, Is years old who lives on
Dover street suffering with a broken leg.
II ie presumed that he was one OF the
men who were tryins, to get into the
cote.
He was ser.t to the Rhode Island hospi'
tai
GENERAL MENTION.
Frank Tillinghast and David Bigney Of
Engine IA wern fishing Saturday and
came home with quite mess. Eacf
claims that he caught them all. and the
other was a Jonah. but one who knows
says that Mr.. Bigney Is the fisherman foi
II is many a day since Mr. Tillinghast IL
known TO have any luck at fishing
II is whispered about the square TINS
sk.$ Re- n
chased the store Of one OF the oldest and
best known druggists In this vicinity ano
if such is the case the oldest sign In the
square will undoubtedly soon be taker
from above the door"
Mr.. and Mrs. David n. Mott anc
daughter. Stella, OF N2 Flainheld street
returned today from their vacation spen
In New York and New Jersey.
Clarence Mains, Forrest Swain, Harry
Marchant Fred Hall and Edward Doyle
all well known In the annex. members o.
the state militia are home well tanned VI
but jolly.
Charles Arlington employed as cook II
= down town restaurant was found In al
apparently demented condition on Hart
ford avenue last night by Patrolmar
Jones.
He was taken to the station and calle,
for later by his aunt OF Is Arnol'
street
Wnffam keefe. two years old wa
found astray on Atwell's avenue by
citizen last evening and taken TO the sta
tion where he was called for by hi
mother cf is4 Hendriek street
Grace Becker. colored, IL years old
who has o mania for running away from
home, was found on th1 square yesterda.
and sent TO her home. 1h A street.
Tabernacle NJ. r. church holds its an
nual excursion TO Mount Hope Park
wednesday evening.
The Regents and the Dewey Boys pu
mn q great game at Palace Gardens yes
terday and the former won by score o
10
Samuel Holmes. who 10 connected wit
the Pennsylvania Institution at Gle
mills Is visiting friends here.
Clyde Mclaughlin and Eugene Hall O
Laurel Ifill avenue spent yesterday wit
friends at Oakland Beach.
George Brown OF engine IL with hi
wife and daughter. are spending their va
cation at Luna Park. n. Y.
Patrolman Dyer OF the Chsffee stree
station returned 10 duty this morning al
ter p short vacation
Thomas walsh OF SIS Plainheld stree
has reported 90 the police that Ave saw
were stolen from his workshop last nigh
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