The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-03

o CLOCK last nlgnt, ana TX was cduSeu py
the finding OF woman standing In the
water not far from the shore crying for
help.
Her cries were heard by Frank Hulmer
and Albert Bensley. members OF the Paw
tucket Boot club, who were sitting on the
veranda OF the club house. They at once
started In 10 investigate the cause of
the trouble. They discovered the woman
standing in water about up 20 her waist
and IL was evident she was so frightened
that she was powerless 10 help herself.
although II did not appear that she was
In any immediate danger.
After she had been assisted TO the
shore she told OF how she had been push
ed into the water by "a male companion,
who she declared had been trying 10
drown her. She said her name was Rose
Brown and that she lived I'm Boston Ac-
cording To her story. she left Boston
yesterday afternoon with a man. whose
name she says is Carpenter. They came
10 Pawtucket. where he told her he had
friends Instead OF going TO these friends
the two wandered down on the shore OF
the river and she declared that after
time the man pushed her of OF what is
known as the Dunnell wharf and then
made his escape.
After this story had been told IL was
patrol wagon was sent down after the
woman and she was taken TO the station.
Here she told her story over again with
few variations but the police were in
clined 20 doubt the accuracy OF IL. They
declare that IL the woman had been
thrown into the river from the wharf she
would have gone I'm over her head. as
the water at that point is very deep. but
the clothing above her waist was not
wet.
They believe that she probably went to
sleep on the river bank and when she |
woke UP she In some way stumbled into I
the water and then I'm "A confused way |
kept going in the wrong direction until
when she found the water getting deeper
she began 10 cry for help.
The woman is about 30 years OF age and
she says that she lives at 50 Nightingale
street. Boston. and that some years ago
she worked for family on Meadow
street, In this city.
SPRAYING THE TREES.
At the meeting OF the city council We'd |
nesday night there was passed a resolu- |
tion making an appropriation OF $500 To he /
used in spraying and otherwise preserv-
ing the shade trees on the highways or |
the city. The purpose OF this money rs
10 start a crusade against the elm tree |
beetle and before Acting Mayor Wood
left the city hall he had placed his sig
nature 10 the resolution. Yesterday morn
ing Commissioner Barclay started the |
work, having engaged the services OF
man named Smyth, vino II is said has
had considerable experience In this kind \
OF work.
The beetle has practically destroyed the |
first crop OF leaves but IL is believed that |
with systematic work considerable can be |
done toward killing the pest before IL has
got In It's work on the second crop. The |
attention OF Mr. Smyth will first be given
TO the trees I'm the vicinity OF Garden |
street and East avenue and then he viii
20 TO Broadway and Cottage street.
LAYING TELEPHONE CONDUITs.
A large gang OF men started In yes
terday TO dig the trench for the telephone
conduits on Broadway and before night |
a long stretch OF highway was torn up. |
The condults are being laid between |
Providence and Boston and IL Is stated |
that there are several gangs OF men at |
work To the north OF the city big |
machine has been used In digging the !
trench, but this has not been brought |
into the city limits as yet. The conduits |
will come down Broadway to the junction |
OF Main. thence through River to Division |
and over the Division street bridge TO
Pleasant street. then through Taft street |
20 East avenue. by which thoroughfare |
Il will continue into Providence.
STEALING METAL.
Thieves have recently paid their respects |
10 the works OF Linton Bros, on Com |
merce street. and II is said they got away |
with about 150 pounds OF metal mostly /
zinc Considerable OF this is used at this |
factory. a fact that was probably well
known to the thieves The matter has |
been reported 10 the police.
LAMP WAS OVERTURNED.
An alarm OF fire from box 81 about . |
o'clock last night called the department |
10 a house owned by Bernard Burns on |
Branch street. When the iremen arrived |
there was little for them TO do as the !
flames which had been started by an over |
turned lamp had been extinguished
CITY HALL RECORDS.
The following transactions have been /
placed on record at the office OF the city |
clerk during the past "a hours:
Thursday. Aug 2. 1906.
Real Estate Conveyances-Oswald II. |
and Pauline T.. Wunsch 10 Edwin c. |
Webb. three lots OF land OF the westerly |
side OF Concord street: also right OF way. |
20 feet wide. from said land 10 tracks OF |
the New York, New Haven and Hartford |
Railroad company; consideration 500 Jo- |
seph Cooper ct ux.. TO Patrick ]. McCaf- |
frey. land buildings and improvements on
the northerly side OF Morris avenue, and
On the easterly side OF Mable stree; con-
sideration $40
Mortgages Deed OF Real Estate-Wil- !
liam J. Rockford et ux 20 Robert II. Lee
land buildings and Improvements on the
northerly side OF Chandler avenue ;amount
s152O
Mortgage Deeds OF Real Estate-Robert
T. Lee 10 the Pawtucket Institution for
Savings land. buildings and improve
ments on the northeriy side OF Chandler
avenue: amount sisc0
Discharge OF Mortgage Deed OF Real Es- |
tste-George III. Thompson by Vashii w.
ANGEL. land. buildings and improvements |
on the northerly side OF woodbine street: |
amount 5000.
Transfer OF Mortgage Deed OF Real Es- I
tate-Earl s. Binford 10 Mary NJ. Thomas.
mortgage made by Charles II. Barber;
amount 800
Marriage rntentlons-Thomas Francis
Kennedy and Rose champney. both OF
Worcester. Mass.
LIVES WE'RE ENDANGERED.
Two children seated In a wagon belong