The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-03
OLNEYvILLE.
Sympathy for EVIctsd Won an.
Mrs. Roper Being Cared For.
Search for Lost Child Youthful
Hen Thieves. General Mention.

There are many. and this includes some
Of tho members Of the Chaffee street
police station. who have no small amount
OF sympathy for Mrs. John Dowd. who
with her children are now at the home
of a relative on Helmo street. while her
furniture remains on the sidewalk in
front Of the last place che called home
on Huntington avenue.
She has OF late years had a hard seige
Of Il. but all are willing 10 admit that
her home was as neat and clean as a
woman could keep It with what she had
10 do with and under the circumstances
In which she lived.
The incident has brought out another
question. and that In that when household
goods are taken from house they should
be stored I'm some suitable place instead Of
being left on tho sidewalk exposed to all
sorts OF weather, 10 the discomfort of
those who use the sidewalk and last but
not least ~ does not make a pleasant
picture for those who live as families
should.
Yesterday there was taken from the pile
the kitchen range by a we'll known fur
niture dealer from the center Of tho city.
MRS. ROPER CARED FOR
Capt. Rowe OF the Chaffee street police
station has Investigated the conditions on
Sophia street and has decided that the
proper thing to do was TO have Mrs
Roper sent 10 the Rhode Island hospital
where her eyes can be treated and her
three children cared for at one OF the
homes In the city while she is at the
hospital
Mrs. Roper was informed of the plans
made. which appeared to please her. but
she wanted the authorities TO allow her
husband 10 walk out OF Jail whore he
Is confined for driving off team The
police, however, believe that Roper is
worth more to the community at Cranston
than any place he can be. so Mrs. Roper
said that she would do as requested.
1t is possible that she will he taken TO
the hospital today. Capt Rowe has had
the hearty support OF the city officials
in this work.
A LITTLE ONE MISSING.
Leander Christopher, a young man from
Nayatt, called at the Chafree stret police
station and asked tho police to locate his
eignt-year-old sister. Aleane, who has
been missing from home since Sunday.
The young man came from Nayatt
thinking that the little one might be at
the home Of a relative at Gray street.
and n found would request that she be
sent there. When the little one loft home
size ndu On q DlQH a snort DldCk x
coat, a red dress over a black one, and a
pair of boys shoes
GENERAL MENTION.
Emma Haight OF 95 Atwells avenue saw
| two boys run away from her hen coop
yoStel day and she then counted up her
niddies and found that she was one shy.
She reported the fact TO the police and
thc indications are that couple of
youthful hen thieves will soon be taken
into custody.
The young man who was killed at New
York a few days ago is supposed to be
John Keelv, whose relatives live at 100
Westminster street. He was we'll known
mere and went under the name OF king
Kelly.
The funeral OF Catherine j., daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curley, will be held
at her late home, 81 Webster avenue to-
morrow morning ut $50 The interment
will be at St Anne cemetery.
This being the first Friday In the month
srCial services were held in all of the
Catholic churches this morning.
st. Paul s branch OF the Irish Catholic
Benevolent union is arranging for a Fe-
male Minstrel show