The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-19
0LNEYvILLE.
Chicken Thieves Busy Around
ODediah Browns COops.
Found Door Open. .ChiId'S Sud-
den Death Other Items.
Olneyviile branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's New Store. ID
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40-West

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According TO a report which Obediah
Brown OF 1898 Gladstone avenue entered
al the Sixth station this morning. chicken
thieves have been very busy with hts
choice breeds digging the past week. No
less than II OF the feathered specimens
have gone from the coop by force, AMI rs
various attempts on the part OF me own
er 10 locate ris property have failed he
asked the police TO assist him.
Last fall an epidemic Of hen thieVing
existed In the district for several weeks,
but finally Precinct Detective John Ma
guire ascertained that a regularly organ
lied gang was AT the bottom OF tho troI-
bile. and several Of its members are SIN
sojourning at Howard. The pc Zee are de
termined TO stamp out anything like a re-
production OF last years trouble. and the
first person caught lifting" iLs neigh
bors' chickens will receive heavy punish
ment, they say.
AN ATTEMPTED BREAK.
When Arthur Belheimer # ~ Man
ton avenue stopped work IN his black
smith shop Monday night at 6 o'ciocI he
padlocked the door and went home. Later
he had occasion 10 again visit the place,
and much TO his surprise found the door
sjar. A hasty Investigation disclosed the
fact that nothing OF value was missing.
and the police are Of the opinion that the
party who opened the door was frighten-
ed away before any Sooty could be Sc
cured.
CHILD's SUDDEN DEATH.
Shortly before s o'clock this morning
lillian. the siN-year-old daughter OF
Thomas Garvey. OF 24l Grove street, was
taken suddenly ill. ard although a physi-
clan was called the little girl died before
his arrival.
The police we're notified and Medical
ExaVnEpar DarLKDg Yfay-.a -, ve,,aEru
and gave a verdict OF death from natural
causes, and permission for burial
CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY.
Felix Gallagher. 80 years OF age. and a
timber legged man, was arrested on n
warrant this morning, charging him with
v%agrancy.
Gallagher, the police say, is OF a cranky
deposition. and being a cripple he has
never done much work. and for three or
more years he has lived with his sister
on Atwell's avenue. The woman was will
ing TO provide him with a living. but when
Felix began 10 boss her around and beat
his sister. the latter complained 10 the
police and Felix was gathered in.
BREAD WAGON STRUCK.
AS the result OF a collision between a
bread wagon and an electric car on the
square this morning some residents Of the
annexed ~ristrict did not receive their
va FHElAN " AANt NANN AlAk IAfhA
A big Plainfeld street electric caught
one Of the Ward-Corby company wagons
amidships and damaged II so badly that
II had to be sent to tho shop for repairs.
LARCENY ALLEGED.
A pair OF shoes valued AZ * cents
caused the Sixth station police lots OF
bother during the last two days and this
morning Benjamin La DouX. a s7-year-old
Frenchman was locked I'D at the Sixth
station rhnrqn1 With tho I,rIr,.. - ,h.
footgear. The police say that la Doux
stole the shoes and sold them 70 a friend
FOR a quarter. The friend was not long
IN possession Of the goods. however. for
as he was taking a drink at the bar OF a
local saloon somebody lifted the shoes
from the counter and the report OF the
loss got the police upon La Doux's tracks.
ending In his arrest this morning.
AUXILIARY MEETING.
A special meeting Of the Ladies AuxiI-
larry Of the Regent Literary and Social
club was held AT the club quarters on
Valley street Monday evening for the pur-
pose Of perfecting arrangements for the
club fair which is TO he held I'm October.
Inc ladies' have arranged for several
unique features and their part IN the com
Ing afair will be a most important one.
GENERAL MENTION.
The first step towards the erection ~
the new dye house on the Hartford ave-
nue. side OF the Atlantic Mills plant was
begun Monday, when the tight board
fence was. moved out on the sidewalk
20 enable the preliminary work OF exca-
waiting for the foundations OF the new
building to be pushed forward with randi
fly.
The task OF filling IN the trench over
which the new structure will be erected e.
not yet finished. but Il is the wish OF tho
management TO have all OF the ground
work completed before tho frost sets in
The funeral services over the remains
or the late Patrolman John y. Dyer were
held this afternoon at his late residence
24 Wallace street. In the annexad AZ
tict. Rev. John NJ. Lowden oficiatod
and a detail Of officers from tho Chareo
street station was In attendance. Burial
Will occur tomorrow at East GreenNicb