The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-22
NEWSLETS

Women's scarce in Cactus Centre, and
there Amt no bargain stores
Fer TO start them Monday rushes that
break down the stoutest doors;
But we had some Christmas shoppin' that
the town amt over yet.
Jest because OF one small woman and a
drug store toilet set.
She was Cactus Centres teacher. and she
hadn't left the stage
Fore she had the boys plum locoed-and
] don't bar youth nor age
She was cute and smart and pretty and
she might a been here yet
II IL hadn't been for Dawson and his
drug store toilet set.
II was. old and scratched and speckled.
for twas in his case for years,
But ol Dawson, sharp and clever, put a,
whisper I'm our ears
Lowed he'd sell that Get at auction. and
he says. Now, boys. YOU bet
Thisll make a hit with Teacher-this here
swell new toilet set"
Well, the biddin' started lively. and II got
TO gittin hot.
Fer every mind in Cactus on that single
thing was sot;
Purity soon I'd staked nv stddle worth
two hundred dollars net.
Just 10 own. fer one short second. that
blamed drug-store-toilet set.
II was then began the shootin'-no one
seems TO know Just how
And twas lack of ammernition that at
last broke up the row;
And thirteen of us was hurted. but the
worst blow that we met
was In fndin that some bullets had gone
through that toilet set
But we plugged the punctures IN r. and
we plugged the wounded. too.
And agreed we'd arbitrate It. and the
bunchd see II through:
So we sent n gift committee, but they
came back sorer yet
Fer the teacher d futtered eastward en-
we have that toilet set.
Denver Republican.
Lzette NJ. Parrille was placed on nro
hation by Judge Rueckert today on the
charge OF shopliftng.
dress suit case valued M ss was
stolen from in front Of Adolph Klamer's
store. 1873 Weybosset street, at O'Clock
last night.
Bagley & Williams saloon. 2s Chanel
street. was entered early this morning
ana small amount OF money taken from
the cash register.
Louis I1eaey Of 10 Briggs street reports
that his bakers wagon in WAITS harm
corner Plain and Briggs streets. was
broken into and pastry valued at 81 taken.
A horse and buggy belonging to Charles
a. Grant was stolen from i'm front Of lO1
Weybosset street at $50 y. m. vester-
day The rig, which is valued at $500
was recovered by the Woonsocket police
Michael Harrington and Daniel O'Neil
were fined s15 and costs each in the Sixth
district court today for the larceny OF a
lot Of ralsins from the New England Nayi-
cation company.
The alarm from box 3si at 7:2O n. m.
last evening was needless A fire which
had been started I'm stove for the pur-
pose of drying newly spread plaster got
busy and smoked 10 beat the band
Mary and Millie Marso and Anna Ianon-
cite. who were to have been tried i'm the
Sixth district court today on the charge
of being lewd and wanton persons. failed
to appear. Their bonds were declared
defaulted.
Mary F.. stanton, who is on the barge
Excelsior lying at the Wilkesbarre pier
reports that when she was at Tockwotton
near Gano street. at 1870 p. m yesterday.
a small boy snatched her handbag and
ran away with II. The bag contained two
S. bills.
John Dyer. a. years old residing with
his enphew, Thomas Dyer. at i16 Dudley
street. died suddenly at 3:15 a. m today
Of hemorrhage. following violent at
tack OF coughing. He had been III for
quite while. When he began coughing
he arose and partly dressed himself: then
came the hemorrhage. Medical Exam
liner Pegram viewed the body.