The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-20
OLNEYVILLE,
Local Poet Has Handsome Dope
Outfit as Souvenir.
Tried TO Hold Boy Up..Queer
Fire in Tenement.
Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's New Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40-West

Hartford avenue. Telephone 4O-West
Ernest Williams. the local checker eX-
pert and poet, is taking great pride In
exhibiting 10 his many friends al his place
OF business most interesting souvenir
OF Chinatown. San Francisco. II con
sists of complete opium outfit the bowl
and holder OF the pipe Is a handsomely
hand-carvcd. silver mounted piece Of
ebony and is. despite its very attractive
and innocent appearance, a most for
nidable weapon for attack or defense.
for on the slightest touch IL dlscloses,
sheathed In it's structure, keen-edged
dagger several inches long II gives a
fair idea OF the desperate risks gallant
officers OF the law are often called Upon
10 face and how unsuspectingly their lives
may pay the penalty OF an unguarded
move. Many Of the visitors 10 The local
BARRIERS place OF business have examined
and admired the souvenir and never sus-
pected the extraordinary features OF II
until having had II shown 20 them after
they had returned IT,
AN ATTEMPT AT hoLD-UF
Yesterday afternoon a boy about l6
years old called AT trading stamp store
at lTlS Westminster street and offered for
sale q quantity OF new stamps. The
young man told the proprietor how he
came into possession of the stamps. but
as a further precaution the dealer sent
his son with the young man 10 the place
where he said ne had secured them.
He also gave his son a sufficient amount
OF money 70 pay for the stamps, provid-
ing tho young man was telling the truth
When on Dexter street the young man
whistled and was at once Joined by an
10
tempt 70 rob the stamp dealers son OF
the money.
The lad was able not only 10 protect
himself. but 10 save his money and the
stamps The police are looking for the
young men.
A MYSTERIOUS FIRE
An alarm of fire was sent in from box
22s for a fire I'm tho house at T22 Atwelfs
avenue at little past o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The house IL three-tene-
ment one and Is occupied. The hre,
which was between the walls, EXTENDED
from the cellar 20 the roof and did con
siderable damage.
There are none who can give any idea
of how the fire started
The house is owned by Garrett Trant,
who with his family occupies the upper
tenement
JUST A PAIR OF SHOES.
About o'clock this morning a patrol
man was sent 10 the Church OF the
Rlessed Sacrament on Academy avenue 20
take charge OF a drunken man. who was
asleep on the steps. When the patrolman
reached the church all that he could ana
was a pair Of shoes which the owner can
have by calling at the station
GENERAL MENTION.
The citizens OF the annexed district will
be pleased To learn that tho vetc:a pa
trolman James Moan. fas been assigned
10 Plainheld street beat. watch mas been
mnde vacant by the death " Pn'rolmhu
Over. Patrolman Holland. who ms beer
covering the beat during Mr.. ryer's IL
ness, has been returned TO nigh. duty
Horace KimSall. who at one time held
n position az overscer In one OF the local
mills. was locked up at the Chaffee Street
station last evening on charge or being
a vagrant His father died about is
months ago and since that time Horace
has been changed man
Mrs Brown wife OF William Brown.
superintendent OF the dyeing department
OF the Clyde mills AT Riverpoint, who has
been at the Parade street hospital for
some time. and for a number OF days
In a very critical condition Is now on the
road To recovery. Mrs. Brown was for
merly a resident OF this place, whore she
had many friends.
John r. McElroy. one of the hremen
at the Atlantic Mills, and his wife. are
spending a few weeks I'm the South. They
are with party OF members OF veteran
dremen's association OF Charlestown,
Mass. Mr.. McElroy being member
Patrolmen Cahill. Jones, Feeney ard
Sherman were assigned as bearers for the
funeral OF their late associate. John w.
Dyer at l24 Wallace street today.
Sergeant Potter OF the Chaffee Street
Police station has returned from a few
days rest.
There was nothing out Of the routine at
the meeting OF Manufacturers and Per-
severance lodges last evening.
George w Dean was taken into GUS
tody last evening on "A charge OF recelv-
Ing stolen property, 10 wit. pair of
shoes.
The first fall meeting Of the Olneyville
Business Mems association will be held
In Library hall this evening