The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-08

At the Olneyville Checker rooms -
Palnheld street. the members assembled
for special meeting last evening to hear
reports fgem several committees that have
been instructed to arrange for species
OF tournaments to occupy the attention
OF its members in the near future.
The first to report was a committee
with plans for a knockout tournament TO
provide a winner and challenger for Mr..
c. L. Eddy, the present holder OF the
Hanes gold medal, who has earned the
coveted trophy by defeating Mr.. Charles
Tupper who made such a gallant stand
against four of the topnotchers OF the
club.
This does not. however. make him the
absolute owner OF H. He has now ac-
cording 10 Mr. Hanes' rules. to defend II
three times succes sfully TO become the
absolute owner OF II. so TO provide a
player I'm an impartial manner who VIII
also be one Of the best. the committee on
motion of Ernest Williams. have ar
ranged knockout tournament amongst
the remaining contestants. the winner OF
this to be the one with right to challenge
and in this manner TO provide all snbse-
Quent challenges.
There were eight entries for the knock
out. some declining the honor These
were paired by lot and will play as fol-
lows: c. w Tupper vs.. Sidney Morgan,
Ernest Williams VS.. r. Watkins. IL o.
Brown vs.. George Nj. u. Barnes, George
Corbett vs.. Charles Elliott
They will play four games each under
the two-move restrictions. play will COM
mence next Wednesday evening.
The committee on the Mlnto prizes
asked for an extension or time 10 com
The meeting then adjourned and mum
ber OF the members went down town 10
cooperate with the new checker quarters
practically a branch OF this club. I'm the
Union House on Chestnut street, which
is under the management OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henshall OF the Union for Christian
Work, and where the management had
provided a smoker and entertainment
consisting OF musical selections, reclta-
tions and other forms OF amusements not
forgetting a simultaneous game OF check
ers
A sl137 SUIRREL.
Meesrs +. r. Tracy. Duke Andrews,
Fank Boss and William Jennson are
among the most popular and light-heart-
ed OF the employee OF the Rhode Island
company. The quartet who are generally
known as the Big Four" were just a
little down-hearted yesterday afternoon
slowed away I'm the Hartford avenue barn
and in seat in front OF them lay meas
~ grey squirrel The four were figuring
out how much the squirrel cost them.
They compared their daily wages, car
fare, interest on money invested I'm shot
game, etc. and found that said squirrel
cost about S11.37: SlO.4S OF which was rep
-eeented In lost salary. Then there was 2
question OF who shot the squirrel, for no
less than three OF the four saw 1t FIRST"
and all fired. and as the poor little squir-
rel had a whole skin. they decided that Il
had been frightened to death, instead of
being shot.
Something was said about drawing lots
for the game. but Il was finally decided to
give II 10 the boy who does errands at
the barn. IL was also voted 20 cut out
hunting until the law Is off on deer.
A SAD CASE.
Capt. Rowe OF the Chaftee street police
station had anything but pleasant duty
10 perform late yesterday afternoon when
word was sent To the station that
woman named German. living at % At
wood street, was raising ructions with
her neghbors.
Patrolmen Luby and Bates were sent
10 the scene and were not long I'm taking
her in charge, and she was sent 10 the
central station on the charge OF being
drunk
The house was found 90 be I'm \ mos,
filthy condition and I'm one Of the beds
lay the woman's husband at the point of
death. The captain then detailed Serg:
Bennett TO superintend the removal of
the unfortunate man to the Rhode Islard
Hospital, which was done on the order
OF the overseer of the poor.
Mr.. German was quite recently dis
charged from the state hospital He Is
now In the last stages OF consumption
THOUGHT HIS MOTHER WAS BEING
KILLED.
A woman living at 81 Daniel avenue had
a seance with a drunken man yesterday
afternoon which caused considerable *
element The man walked into her Kit
chen and made himself az home. and
when she requested him 10 leave ne
simply laughed al her.
Just about this time her little son came
in from school and finding a strange man
In the house. and his mother on the verge
OF nervous prostration. ran out and said
that his mother was being murdered hv
a strange man. Word was sent 10 he
Chaffee street station. and an a iffy the
patrol wagon filled with patrolmeu was
sent TO the house at rapid rate, and
when they arrived AZ the house. found
that the man took q sneak Immediately
after the boy went ont.
WAS CRUTCH DAY.
Yesterday was what might be called
'crutch" day IN Oneyvillc square. FOR
there was no less than ten ladies went
through the square that were obliged 90
use them and one boy and three men.
To add 20 this there were four one
armed men. and about o'clock there was
a man of such huge proportions stood
leaning up against q post AZ the juno
tion of Plainneld street and Hartford
avenue that he caused those who saw
him 10 say. that must be- 'Shaug
Baileys dad. -
GENERAL MENTION.
One of the attractions az the entertain
ment given by the Union Aid society In
their rooms on Dewey street Wednesday
evening was the contest for n handsome
bed quit. which WIS made by the mem
bers of the club.
The contestants were Gilbert r. Par
ker. J. Will Carpenter and James Nc
Cahrey. and when the votes were counted
Mr.. McCanrey was found 20 h. the win
ner.
An auto bearing the number 1897. was
reported as having been left standing I'm
front % - MantOn avenue since I O'Clock
this morning and was there ~ O'Clock
this morning A. the Chaffee street sta