The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-26

Hartford avenue. Telephone 4O-west
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An alarm of IRE was sent in from box
50 Al s:os this morning by stephen Row
lev fer a FIRE in a ek-story house on Am
herst street. near steere avenue. AZ soon
as Mr.. Rowley had sent In the alarm ne
and Lis brother. Eugene secured a LADDER
with which he rescued a family named
Berry that had recently come from
woonsocket.
,'he family consisted OF mother and
seven children, and they had succeeded IN
getting them all out OF the burning
huIldang except Lody. the Oldest daugh-
Ter. who was rescued by the iremen.
When the fireuen reached the scene
they found the building a mass of flames
and Il was with much difficulty that the
fire was confined there The ftre wflicn ~
supposed 10 have started behind tho
M chen stove I'm the Berry familys tene-
nent had found its way 10 the only out
let of the tentment and had IL not been
for the heroic work OF the Rowley boys
the family would hive been Obliged 10
have Jumped from the windows and pos
sibly some world have been overcome
with smoke.
The cause OF the fire is being investi-
gated by Fire Marshal Dennis as IL was
found that il had started in three distinct
rarts OF the kitchen but no reason can
be found why any member OF the family
should set fire 10 their home for the con
tents OF the house. which were completely
destroyed were not insured.
Mr. Berry was not at home last night.
The lower floor OF the building is occu-
pied by the Burke Brothers as saloon
and this and its contents were destroyed
WANT A FIRE ALARM BOX.
Those who do business in the vicinity
OF Stokes street are up in arms because
the fire commission have removed fire
alarm box AL from the corner Of Literary
court and Dixie street 10 the corner OF
Atwood and McDohough streets.
These gentlemen claim that their Is no
place in Olneyvil'a where box is needed
more than where this one was taken
from for here are located number OF
paint. blacksmith shops an automobile
factory. livery stables and no end OF
wooden tenements They believe that the
new location or the box is perfectly
proper or at least, one was needed In the
location. but the one at Dixie street
should not have been taken any. They
viii use every effort to have one put in
Its place
f'ire funeral OF Mrs. Catherine. wife OF
Francis Trainor will be at the resi-
dence OF her son. Frank p. Conley. 1897
Westminster street, tomorrow morning
at 3 o'clock which will be followed by
a solemn requiem high mass at st. Johns
on Atwells avenue. where the
deceased had been communicate for
more than a quarter of century.
Mrs Trainor had been in III health for
some time. but not TO that extent that
her end was looked FOR On Sunday she |
left her home, 81 Vinton street TO spend |
the day with her sister at the family |
residence. where she died, and where she
will be buried from. Besides her hus-
band ane one son she leaves many rela-
tives I nthis vicinity TO mourn her loss.
Her son. ]. Joseph. who is a student
NJ st Charles college. Ellecott City, Md,
was called home. but did not arrive un-
III after his mother had passed away.
AN UNwARRANTED ASSAULT.
Thomas Bannigan was taken into Gus
tody yesterday for making an unwar-
ranted assault upon Herain Smith The +
police say that Banntyan was on his
way to his home on Atwells avenue. near
Harriet street, Saturday evening, and be-
Ing somewhat under the influence OF
liouor, brushed up against Mr.. Sweet.
He accused Mr.. Sweet OF running into
him and the police say. without any more
ceremony. struck Sweet. who landed in
the middle OF the street. Yesterday
Patrolmen Brown and Henry
Of the Chafee street station. we-,+-to
Bannigsn's home for the purpose OF
placing him under arrest but Bannigan
saw them first and made his escape.
He was picked up on Congress avenue
yesterday by Detective Mcguire and
locked up on charge OF assaultlng Mr..
Sweet.
A BRUTE. IF TRUE.
The police arrested Michael Kelley OF
Arlington avenue. at the home OF his
mother. on la Vaughn street. last even
inx, and II one-haH that the police tell
about him ls true he will fair badly when
nis case Is heard in the courts II is
claimed that on Saturday evening he
was about to beat his one-year- old child
when Mrs. Kelley took the child away
from him He then turned on his wiNn
knocked her down, and according 10 the
police. kicked her on the head and body
hnd while she was prostrated on the floor
poured a kettle OF hot water over her
scalding her quite badly about the neck
arms and shoulders. Kelly then left the
house and the police were unable TO To-
cate him until last evening
ST. ANTHoNY's SOCIETY.
The 81. Anthony society connec,es
with St Anthonys church last eveniny
~hsn Mrs. John McGlinchy Miss Cstbe-
Ait'F -ototAAt AAArs Y hfhertne O.DOnnp1l |
Mrs. T.. ]. San souci Miss Alice Davis
Miss Mary Dockery. Miss Wlnnefred
sohnson. Mr.. James Farley and Charles
Mccarthy who have charge OF the ,-,-
rious depar,ments reported tina, ever,,-
think was ready for the bazaar thar viii
open Monday evening. n was decided ,o
tdd an extra booth and Miss Christine
Duffy was elected 10 take charge of IN.
fame. ~
u was also voted 10 put on the uirstr.I
show on the openinc night The commit
tee will meet again SATURDAY evening 20
the purpose or eyctlng and decorating
the booths.
BASEBALL. NOTES
The Olneyyille Baseball association -.u
tpen It's regular season SATURDAY oftor-
noon with the famous Cuban Giants 81
New Jersey. champion colored team ~
the world. Manager Murray OF the "a.
bans has sent WOrd 10 Manager DELANEY
o. the home teafl that his men must 10
rcady 20 play bah every minute durlny
this game. The visiting team carry no isss
Ihan four pitchers and 10 r. said that thev
have the funniest coacher IN the world