The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-24
0LNEYVILLE.
Found Child Of II Years
Sleeping on Mat in Clubhouse.
Aged Storskesper Is Dead Sud
den Deaths. Club Lacks Support


oIneyvile branch OF the Providence
News AZ Henernau's New store 10
Hartford avenue Telephone io-West.
Late last evening Patroman Toner
found IN an Clubhouse In tho rear of a
house on Bowdoin street, Maggie Eady. II
years old She was taken 10 the station
md her story was that her father, VIII
.inn Eady. isad whipped her so che stole
an old mat and went into the outhouse'
where che remained until found By the
tptrolman.
The officials AT the police station say
that the child Is somewhat wayward, ana
for some time has caused her father no
ed OF trouble The childs mother being
read and there being other children To
care for the effort Of the rather To keep
III em together has been no easy task
The police say that Maggie has been In
the habit of calling upon one OF the
heishbors and has poured tale of woe
in'D their ears TO such an extent that the
family has fed her.
The condition OF the child last evening
vas such as 10 cause the men at the sta
tion 10 pity her for she was very dirty
mud cold. After giving her something 20
ear. she was sent home and was told by
the police to stay there.
AN OLD RESIDENT DEAD
William n. Downey who has been
resident OF Chafree street for more than a
tslf n century. and for more than ~
years OF that time has conducted n varie-
" store opposite the police station. died
at 6 o'clock last evening from pneumonia.
Mr.. Downey In his younger days was In
the employ OF the Providence Steam and
an6 Gas Pipe company and was foreman
OF the gang OF men that piped the first
1,elaine mill for gas.
He has lived alone for many years. and
a far as can be learned he leaves but orc.
relative, a niece. During his short sick
ress he was cared for by Mrs. Gallagher
and her daughter. who reside over his
store.
- He was an eccentric character. but was
s;rickly honest, in all OF his dealings and
was much beloved by many children In
the vicinity who VI re his best customers.
He was about S years of age. Doctors
Milan and Longfelow and Mrs. Gala
gter were with him when he passed
away
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Il Ber1ibe OF 594
rls lnfeld street have the sympathy OF
large circle OF relatives and friends In the
less o. their little son. Henry. who. until
TUESDAY attends I'd the Ralph street
SCHOOL When ne came home from school
that evening he was taken sick. and died
Yesterday W.
He was a particularly bright little fell
low and was a general favorite with his
school and playmates
Arnie A.. daugh'er OF Michael F'lsherty.
w: taken sick az Taft & Weeden's mill,
ytst. rday whore she was employed. She
WIS taken TO her home, 3l2 Waverly
street where she died a few hours later
Her funeral will be on Mondayat $50
c clock.
MAY DIsBAND.
The Young Mems Literary and Social
club will meet this evening and there
are those OF the members who say that
n movement will be made 10 disband. This
club has not the support OF late that II
is worthy OF. for upon Its roster can he
found the names OF nearly every promi-
nent man OF the vicinity. Bowling and
kindred attractions have been the cause
OF the falling OF In attendance.
DEMENTED MAN ASTRAY.
Ernest Heron. q years old and some
what demented. arrived at the home OF
relative on Providencs street yesterday.
and II was the intention Of the relative
to take the young man to an institution
IN Connecticut While AZ the depot wait
away He had not been found up TO
O'Clock this morning
GENERAL. MENTION
During the absence OF the patrolman
there was lively scrap In front Of the
Atlantic mills this morning II is but
short time ago that three Young men
were fined for revellIng At this place.
Yesterday afternoon NJ. ~ Corrigan the
well-known druggist. broke ground for
q new and up-to-date block at the corner
Of Westminster and Messer streets. The
lower floor will be devoted to n drug
store
Nr Eugene e. Hall OF ia Laurel Hin
avenue reported 20 the police Yesterday
that he lost a fob chain and charm.
A wheel came on wagon in the square
late yesterday afternoon and caused CON
siderable trouble. The team was owned
BY a man named Ferranu
The drug store Of A. O Smith az Thorn
ton was quite badly damaged by lre this
morning The fire is supposed 10 have
started In the kitchen of the hall over
the store
The police Of the Chaffee Street sta
tion have learned that the blacksmith
shop Of Eugene Pacr on Valley street
was not broken into. az reported but n
defective lock was the cause OF the
door being urfastened
Or. and Mrs. Frederick Edwards and
Miss Susan Msher of this place. who have
been spending season 80 Palm Reach
Fla. returned yesterday
The funeral ~ Cora. wife ~ Edmund
~ Lowell. was held a ST Peters Episco-
pal church NJ Manton AT io.9o this morn
ing The interment was AZ Greenville.
Joseph -. Pratt 81 as Union avenue
found = bshel % potatoes on the steps
% his home last evening. which the
owner can have by calling FOR them
PAWTUxET
Tho committee on Firemen's nay cola
hration FOR Old Home Week on behalf of
g Ia N~rft