The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-27
Officer Of Tho PdWtucket Police Department Denies Information
to Newspaper Men Who Do Not Represent the Organ fram
Which He Takes His Political PdbuIum. Petty Spirit Of
FaVoiIism Ought To Be Promptly and Effectively Dealt
Wiih.-Scettish Games on Sabin Street Ball Grounds
Attracted Big Gathering Of Spectators -OHara and
Hsenan Went Hunting Trouble and Got In Big BunCheS

pretty good quality IL was at the saloon
kept by Patrick Hearn on North Main
street that ne found what he was looking
for and after II was all over there waS
a demand for the services OF Dr. Rich
ards. which were given at the police sta
tion. A total of nine stitches at regular
intervals about the mans scalp made n
fine piece Of fancy sewing. which he will
carry around with him for quite a little
while.
During the evening the doctor had an
other job OF about the same character.
The object OF his attentions this time was
William Heffernan, who makes his home
with his brother-in-law on Lawn avenue.
Heffernan wanted 10 liven things UP bit
about the house Saturday night and
Burns objected. The former was ejecteo
.once but IL didn't last. He came pacN
again on the first visit he got a bad
wound over tho eye and later he wanted
10 help along the business OF the glass
trust so he started I'm 10 break windows.
officer Gookin happened along about this
time and Heffernan was given a ride 20
the station and there he received the at
tention OF DR. Richards.
A SLIGHT FIRE.
A fire in an outbuilding in the Woodlawn
section at 4:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon
resulted I'm an alarm from box IS, but the
loss was very slight
MAY BE SPECIAL MEETING.
II is possible that there will be a speciai
meeting OF the school committee called
for the latter part OF the present week
or the first Of next The regular meeting
Will not be held till after the beginning
OF the schools and apparently there Is
considerable business which must be act
ed on before the schools start mp again.
There are several vacancies I'm the teach
ing force and IL Is possible that the gen
eral committee may want to Know In
wnHt CONDITION. the various buildings are
before the beginning OF the term. If this
is 10 be asked for IL is TO he hoped that
the committee ON property will have "A
report ready which viii give the other
members some information
LIVES WE'RE ENDANGERED.
DR.. Alfred Grove and DIR. Birtwistle
had narrow escape from serious injury
shortly before midnight Saturday night.
The two physicians had been making n
trip down the Pawtucket river i'm gaso-
lene launch and returning had anchored
their craft near the Division street
bridge. when suddenly there was an ex-
plosion of the gasolene tank and with
out waiting very long To learn the de-
tails the two men jumped into the water
boat and the men succeeded I'm ex-
tinguishng this before any great damage
had been done by the fire.
Wher the men finally made their way
20 the shore IL was discovered that Dr
Blrtwistle had been quite badly burned
by the explosion and he was taken 10 his
home I'm carriage,
DIPHTHERIA CASES.
Several cases Of diphtheria have recent
ly been reported 10 City Physician Rich
ards I'm families on Vale. Waldo and
Pleasant streets. and one Of these has
proven fatal DR.. Richards has no pres
ent fear Of an epidemic. but II will be
his purpose TO see that the greatest care
is shown to prevent this.
SCHOOLS TO BEGIN
Announcement was made in the sew
eral Catholic churches OF the city yester-
day regarding the opening Of the paro-
chial schools. Some OF these schools
Will open on labor day and others Will
start on Monday following. which is the
date FOR the beginning Of the fall term OF
the public schools
At the church OF our Lady Of Conso-
lation Rev. FIR. Bessette. the pastor. an
that the parochial school would
open on Tuesday morning. Sept. T. the
day following Labor day.
ST. Joseph's parochial school will open
on Monday W0TutuF. Sept IN, fUr-tfrr
fall term, the announcement 10 that
effect having been made yesterday by the
pastor. Rev. Fr. Lowney.
The Sacred Heart parochal school will
also open on Monday morning. Sept ia,
and Fr Deady, the pastor expects 90
have the largest enrolment I'm the his
tory Of the school
At St Johns school woodlawn. the
fall term will begin on Tuesday Sept
I. and here arrangements have been made
FOR a large addition 10 the school en-
-ollment.
ADDRESSED MEMS MEETING.
General Secretary Stratton addressed
the mems meeting in Y. NJ. c. A. hall
yesterday afternoon, his subject being,
Cumulative Influence" There was quite
a large attendance at the meeting which
was opened with congregational singing
and little Miss Stratton, the daughter OF
The general secretary entertained with
pleasing solo
II was the purpose OF the speaker TO !
show how the Influence which came from
the acts OF one person extended TO others
continually growing SO that I'm the end
they produced much greater results than
anyone could possibly estimate As an
Instance of this he said: I'm considering [,
the influence We exert on others, ltt US /
take the changing of Main street IN our |
city for an Illustration Ono hundred |
years from now We will all be- gone. but
that street Will bc there in the same way
That we have made Il. % exert It's innu- |
ence over the lives OF those who follow |
us. our memory may bc dead. but the |
influences that We oXerted are not dead. |
our influences are accumulatlnR. and so /
Is every individual influence. ConsciousIy /
and unconsciously We are excrtluE some |
influence every day
The question Is not how good n man |
is, but what good does ne do No man |
be hc ever 40 humble. can say that he OK |
crts no influence. because every individual |
UI VIV VHTIH uUVCts TUC ITTC OF nTs n0TEh-
nor. In short, the question that should
always be before us Is what good do we |
accomplish, ana NJ We cannot answer n
We should strive earnestly until the aues- |
ton answers itself"