The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-13

Oineyvilia branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernans New Store. Is
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West-
There was considerable "rubber-neck-
ing on Eastwood avenue yesterday
morning and the removal OF piano was
the cause Of the same. and undoubtedly
the result OF the incident will be the
dissolution OF family.
The head OF the family. who is employed
b. the city. has snug bank account
and owns a nice house and six lots on
Eastwood avenue. There arc a number
OF children. VINO, with their mother. have.
since they were old enough. worked In
the local mills and turned over 10 their
father. who has taken good care TO get
the property and cash in bank credited
20 his own namc. To make the children
contribute generously he had for many
years promised them n piano. but none
OF the children some OF whom are well
grown. could get him 20 make good his
promise. A few days ago tao mother
told the children that she would take
the matter in hand and get them one,
which she did. and when the man OF the
house came home AT night he few into
q rage.
Thursday morning he called upon Capt.
Rowe and told him his story and asked
what course he should pursue 20 get the
piano back 10 the Arm from which Il
was purchased. Capt Rowe told him
that the man he wanted 10 see was a
lawyer. SO he hied himself 10 the office
OF a lawyer who sent Deputy Sheriff Car
roll 10 the home OF the family TO invesu-
gate.
After Mr. Carroll had done so ne gave
the man a lecture that would indicate
that he would get but little sympathy
from the law.
Yesterday forenoon the man called at
the Chafyee street station "a second time
and asked Capt. Rowe for police pro-
lection and the p'aptain assigned Patrol
man Henry 90 the Job.
Al the house Mr. Henry found a moving
team backed up 10 the door and the only
occupant OF the house was the man, but
later the men frnm- the moving team
entered the house and came out with the
piano. which they loaded into IL and car
ried back TO the store OF the firm from
which IL was purchased.
The plano was placed I'm the entrance
OF the store before anyone had an oppor-
tunity TO learn what was going on and
the man informed the firm that the piano
was in their care.
The head Of the firm then told the man
that no had stolen the piano. for he the
man. was In no way known In the deal.
for the woman. with the assistance OF ono
of her sons. had furnished the money TO
pay the first installment on the instru-
ment and the Arm was willing To take the
woman's word for the balance
The firm intimated that they would per-
secute for taking the plano out OF the
house. and one OF the members of the
family Informed a representative OF The
News this morning that the mother and
children had come 10 the conclusion that
they would live happier apart from the
head OF the house and would as soon as
n suitable tenement could be secured.
leave him and then the piano would be
returned 10 them.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS.
II has come TO light that IL was more
good luck than good management that |
Olreyville did not have a couple OF good /
sized fires late "wednesday afternoon. At
SO Hose Company ~ was ordered from !
headquarters TO go 10 2S5 oak street on !
still alarm and Hose 10 20 the ciump OF /
cottages owned By the Atlantic mills on (
Hartford avenue near the railroad cross |
ing. Soon after the 1873 and las left their \
stations some one sent In an alarm from
box $50 and the first round sent out from
heaSquarters was 3s1 and this sent a por-
tion OF the companies 20 Huntington ard !
Union avenues. and while the 1873 were
on their way 10 the Oak street still they
heard the bells ringing and they got the
last round. which was sSl and they in
stead OF going where they were ordered .
went To Hartford avenue and during all OF
this time q number OF citizens had formed
q bucket brigade and extlnguished what
might have caused a disastrous FIRE
The companies that responded Go ISL !
found no fire and they teephoned 20
headquarters and were Informed that
their services were not needed any where
for the ire officials had kept the tels-
phones busy and learned that the two
fires had been eStingushed. but the res
idents Of oak street are not satisfied with
the way they were treated I'm the matter.
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
The second annual concert and ball held
hv the 10th Ward Independent Taxpayers
club In odd Fellows hall on Academy
avenue last evening was a huge sYccess
the large hall being filled 10 overlooking
with the best element OF the vicinity Tho
reception committee, which was headed
by the Hon. Daniel =. Grady saw 10 u
that the patrons OF the evening were made
20 feel az home
The following program was rendered:
Overture by the Orchestra w J Suli-
van, leader; tenor solo Before You
come. Mr.. Fred Calvin: violin solo se-
lected. Mr.. W. J. Sullivan: song. selected
by the Hil~on Trio. Messrs Arthur Ber-
rier. Albert Abbott VIM. Gsffuey: read
Ing. How We Hunted a Mouse" Miss
Iilda Lord: baritone solo selected. Mr..
John Collins jig dance. Mr.. Haddlcan.
the old time favoritc. soprano solo. "Be-
cause Love You, Mise Anna Grady.
buck and wing dance. William GoodSir
John Wallace; song selected. Mr. Iohn
Conboy: mandolin duet. selected. Pascce
ana Sullivan: duct. selected Burns and
mooney: dance. highland fling I'm cos
tune. Misses Hilda Lord and Esther An.
oerson: accompanies. miss Julia Kearns.
Frank Morris.
The committee was az foliows, John ] .
Anderson. chairman: Peter Curran. treas
urer' Patrick McGinn. secretary; Timothy
Kelly. secretary. John LSney, Patrick
Doian. Aichnei Kelly. James NcHugh. :
Patrick Connolly. Michael Tracy. George /
Leonard. John COnnor. Patrick Hawkins.
Patrick Dolsn. Thomas Egon
LOST or sTOLsN-sB.
Francis vashelsky. who lives az i7s .
Hartford avenue rOurrs the loss Of So /
IN bills. Some time sgo she wrs ppcd the 1