The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-05
0LNEYvILLE.
Made Early Morning Arrests Of
Alleged Reve|leTS.
PatToIman Lost Balance While
Landing Big Fish--Other Notes

olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's New store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West.
Captain Rowe has begun war on
young men who spend most OF their time
on the street corner, for this morning
the hurry up" wagon with sergeant
Potter and Patrolman Shea called at the
home OF William Smith on Troy street,
William Loeklaw- Westminster street
and Charles Conavey on Dixie street and
took them into custody on warrants
charging them with revelling on Plain
field street few evenings ago,
Not many evenings ago Smith created
no little excitement among his crowd by
getting into "holts" with Patrolman
Mowry and according 20 the story told
by Smiths chums. ne. Smith was ready
20 battle with any patrolman In the dis
trict. but this morning he was as meek
as lamb and the only request that he
made to the police was a cigerette and
would take a portion OF one II he could
not get a whole one.
CLOSE CALL FOR SHINE"
The members OF the Chaffee street
police station came near losing their old
associate "Shine" yesterday. He, with
another patrolman from the station, went
fishing for flat fish yesterday and
"Shine" hooked one that weighed about
four pounds and in landing it lost his
balance and fell overheard.
His associate. however. succeeded in
getting hold on him and assisted him
back into the boat and as shines line
was tied 20 the boat, he after shaking
himself bit and partaking OF a little
"bait" from a box. pulled in the "whop-
per" and then started for shore.
IL was Shines" urgent request that
not a whisper be lisped OF the affair. but
his associate told Il 10 one friend and
then II was "all Off shine is doing
police duty as usual and ready TO go
fishing again.
ANOTHER OLD SIGN TO GO.
The indications are that another old
time business sign will soon be taken
from above the tuUr and that is the
sign OF Sheridan & Burns at the foot OF
broadway. About two months ago Mr..
Burns retired from the firm and early this
week Mr.. Sheridan disposed OF his in
terest to a man named Rogers OF Holy
oke. Mass. 1t being Mr.. Sheridan's inten-
fion 10 devote all OF his time 10 his new
restaurant
Yesterday he disposed OF the restaurant
TO Mr.. John Conlon. Mr. Sheridan start
ed In business about % years ago. the
firm being Sheridan & Stevens, which
was conducted under this title for many
years.
After Mr.. Stevens retired Mr.. Burns
was taken into the firm. From the day
this firm entered into the trade II has
enjoyed an excellent reputation and their
many friends are sorry TO learn that Il is
thing OF the past.
YOUNG BANNAN IMPROVING
George Bannan. who was taken from
his home on tfufdat- street Wednesday
evening 10 the Rhode Island hospital.
where he underwent an operation. spent
comfortable night and this morning
was reported as getting along nicely.
While playing ball Monday afternoon
he was hit by ball over the right temple.
but at the time he or his parents paid
but little attention to the incident but
later 1t was found that IL would be
necessary for the young man TO be
operated upon.
GENERAL MENTION
man who gave his name as Patrick
Tanning, about 20 years old. was picked
up on Amherst street yesterday by the
police and sent TO the Chaffee street sta
tion where he made the statement that
he was an inmate OF the old mems home
at Pawtucket Captain Rowe teephoned
10 Pawtucket and learned that the old
gentleman had run away from the poor
farm. He was placed on board OF car
and sent TO that city
The Amherst Grays met and defeated
the Joslin Grays by score Of 81 yester-
day afternoon. The winning team is
ready to meet any team in the state
made UP Of players from 10 TO l2 years
old. and IL there are any such teams who
care TO stack UP against them they can
get on a game In a jffy by addressing
Daniel OConnor, % Handy street
The eemmitte in charge of-tAe-seeial
being given by Division No. 20 Ancient
order OF Hibernians. in Cadets Armory
this evening met last evening and com
pleted all arrangements. Prominent local
talent will contribute to the concert part.
on the dance program old-tim Irish
dances will have a prominent place.
An alarm was sent in from box 20 at
1915 yesterday for a hre on the roof of
a house owned and occupied by Charles
Wisher at 5T7 Harris avenue, which is sup
posed TO have caught from a spark from
passing locomotive. The damage was
slight
Mrs. John Ferguson. wife Of Mr.. Fergu-
son, the Westminster stret grocer, who
has been at Lynn. Mass. for some time.
for medical treatment. has returned to her
home on Dorchester avenue, much i'm
proved. and the indications are that she
will continue to improve
Andrew Healey OF r. Sterling avenue re-
ported TO the police yesterday that a dog
owned by Peter Dening OF 1721 Westmin-
ster street. klld three of his hens. two
Monday and another yesterday.
Mary Lesensko, the young Polish wom-
so Who ed, her smR9ray home 10 at
tend services at the Ridge Street Polish
church. returned last evening.
James Fallon: one Of the clerks at at
his home on Newark street
Patrolman Jones OF the Chaffee Street
station Is enjoying his annual vacation.
The local branch OF the Dresser Tend
ers Beneficial associa ton will hold "A CON
cert and hall In Irons hall this evening
Simeon Pollard reported TO the police
yesterday that a number Of tools had been
stolen from n new house on Wood street
SUMMON LOEB