The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17

A girl giving her name as Clara Rose
about 20 years old. was taken into Gus
&ody In Davis park yesterday afternoon
nv cant. Rowe and Detective Mcguire or
the Chaffee street station for prooaDie
attempt to abandon baby.
AT the station the girl said that she
arrived I'm this country from France the
nrst OF May, and for time was cared TOT
M the Telech Cuni home. at 2o6 Brooklihe
street Boston, where she remained about
three weeks She then went to another
home where her baby was born. As soon
Afterwards as possible she was Drousnt
IN this city by a woman from mat ihs'i-
tuition and given employment as wet
nurse. but who the woman was or where
che lived the girl was unable IL say
She found that she could not care Tor
hoth infants. so she called at the asylin
on Regent avenue and wanted 10 leave
b.r mild there but the necessary ar
rangements could not be made
yesterday she walked into Davis AK
carving a heavy valise and was seen by
a number OF young men to stop uhoer
tree and take out a large package anu
Law II carefully under the tree ana walk
of CARRYING the empty valise with hci.
Az soon as she was out or sight inc
Young men went 10 the spot and found
q bright eyed little baby. They notnsi
the police. and Capt. Rowe and the de-
tective ICde 10 the park.
In less than a half hour the woman re-
turned and was weeping. saying she had
lost her baby, but the baby at the time
was comfortably sleeping on the seat OF
the patrol wagon.
As the woman could speak Dut nttie
English an interpreter was called ana as
near as could be learned the woman lett
the child 10 call at house where she
thought she could find employment.
The woman and child was sent TO TIE
Central police station where her case VIII
be settled.
AN OLD LAND MARK GONE.
Tho "old Fenner stand on the Plain
field nike is now a thing of the past for IL
was burned TO the ground this morning.
and no doubt an incendiary was respon-
sible.
For some time Thornton has had more
than its share OF fires and this has LED
the officials to believe that IL had
"fre hug" for some time ago this build
ing was set on fire. or at least so IL Is
thought. II was also found that plug
had been driven into q water pipe, tnat
feeds a watering trough just across the
road from the building. young man IL
suspected and this morning Cniet OF 70.
lice Kimball has learned that he was not
et home last night and no doubt Will De
taken into custody today, II he can be
found
The upper portion OF the building was
formerly used as the horse pool room
but has been empty for several months
The lower portion Is controlled by Mrs
o'DonnelI. widow OF David O'Donnen. II
is n LIQUOR store and is managed by VIII
liam Murphy. a relative OF Mrs O'Don-
nell
The building which is one Of the Oldest
and best known in the state Is owned by
New Hampshire family. The contents
OF the building were total loss.
A BOLD THIEF.
At a little past / o'clock this mornins
Mrs william Royle. who lives at s.
Unit street. was awakened from heI
sumbers by hearing some one unlock and
open the front door OF her home, just ir
time to see man walk out.
She called her husband and he found
that 50 had been taken from pocket
book that was I'm a coat which hung IL
empty book to the pocket Another sun
was taken from his trousers that lay OF
a chair in his sleeping room.
Mr. Royle at once notified the police
who found that an entrance had been eff
fected by removing screen from real
window Later Thomas Mulcahey OF Man
ton avenue was taken into custody an(
held on suspicion as Mrs Royle is OF th'
firm belief that he is the man that sh'
saw leave the house.
A SILVER WEDDING.
The silver wedding anniversary Of IN,
Rev. and Mrs J. " Osterhout was oh
served i'm a most elaborate manner at th'
broadway Baptist church last evening
where Mr.. Osterhout has been the pas
tor for nearly all OF his happily welded
Efc
The leading feature of the peasap
event was the procession Of 25 youn.
ladies' arrayed in white. who were fol
lowed by the deacoHs OF the church. wh'
had arranged and had charge OF tn
event The program was as given II
these columns Wednesday evening Dur
ing the exercises l.. r. Magoon. one o
the deacons OF the church. presented
Mr. osterhout with n we'll filled purse
The church was filled TO its utmost ca
pacity and was elaboratey decorated.
NEW TO HIM.
Among those who alighted from
Providence and Danielsonville car at tn
foot Of Westminster hill yesterday morn
ing was n typical farmer. and with hin
were two ladies. one no doubt being hi
wife and the other his daughter. Afte
the car had started citywards the tri
stood for a moment evidently "gettin
the lay OF the land"
When the old gentleman looked tow
ards the watering trough In the squar
he saw there q large automobile. Tn
operator OF the auto had connected n Ion
rubber tube from the basin OF the troug
10 the cooling apparatus Of the auto
and when the old gentleman saw thi
turned 10 his wife and said In ton
loud enough 20 be heard by those on IN
sidewalk well. Annie. by gosh; Iv
seen them air machines go by our hous,
but never supposed that they had {
stop along the road 10 be watered lik
o horse"
GENERAL MENTION.
Division No. 2. Ancient order of III
bernians will be represented az IN
county convention ~ the order To b
held at Ashton tomorrow. by delegate
NJohn T.. Cannon. John r Harlow. Thoms
J. Mathews. Luke Garraghan, Pa'ric
Dempsey r. =. Cooney. John ". Feel
and Andrew McNsmara.
The winter program " service az -
Mary's church will go into effect tomor