The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-24

at the branch OF The News Democrat at
3 Hartford avenue. room No. /. Telephone
40 West
Mr.. Frederick L. Burdick and family
were aroused from their slumber at their
home. 40 Priscilla avenue. at 1905 this
morning by smoke and upon investiga-
ton found the cellar Of the house on fire.
Mr.. Burdick sent in an alarm from box
SS2 and the IRE department were on hand
in short order and in few seconds ex-
tinguished the blaze. which had eaten its
way through PARTITION and through the
floors OF two rooms above
II is supposed that the fire caught from
hot ashes that had been thrown into a
barrel The damage was about $500.
ANOTHER BOSS GONE.
William a. Sutclife. who for a num-
Der OF years has been I'm charge OF the
packing department of the Atlantic mills
has severed his connection with the con-
Germ and is succeeded by a man named
| Manock. 1t is reported that at least 10
of the men employed In this department
will send i'm their notices TO leave at noon
today. as they do not take kindly to the
manner in which Mr.. Sutcliffe withdrew
Mr. Sutclffe will be called upon at his
| home this evening by those who worked
| in his department and no doubt will be
presented with a substantial token of
their esteem and good will
THEY WANT MORE PAY.
The Paramount Worsted mills have a
| small-sized strike on their hands, as the
perchers have asked that their wages be
| raised from 81 to Sl050 a week, which
1 they claim is the ruling rate for that class
/ of workers. The management OF the mill
| have not seen tit to pay this sum and
most of the men have come out. 1t is re-
! ported that others have been engaged and
| at the rate the strikers asked for.
JOHN MULLINEAUX BURIED.
The funeral of John T. Mulllneaux. who
was found dead near his home on Killing
ly avenue Tuesday morning, was held at
| the undertaking room of j. VIII Carpenter
! on Plainfeld street this afternoon at .
! O'clock for, as was stated i'm this column
yesterday, his friends contributed a suff-
c.ent amount Of money to give him a SER
| vice. The Rev. j. V Osterhout of the
| Broadway Baptist church officiated.
WANT COMMUTE TIME.
The citizens OF the thriving village OF
| Lymansvillc have come to the conclusion
that i0-minute time which is now what
! tho Rhode Island company gives them. is
not sufficient for their needs. and have
started "A vigorous petition for 0-minute
time. The petitions are i'm the hands of
the leading men of tho place.
FELL DOWN STAIRS.
Joseph Makeny, % years old. fell down
! a flight of stairs at the Stokes street
! skating rink last evening. He was assist
ed To his home. IS McDonough street, and
Dr. Gervias was called and found that the
young mans right arm had been broken
and was severely injured about his head.
|. GENERAL MENTION.
Owen O'Garra, who has been I'm the
wilds OF Maine in search OF moose, deer.
etc, telegraphed from Bangor. Me. yes
terday that he would he home some time
today.
4 large class of children will receive
| communion IN the chapel Of 81. Mary IS
church on Barton street tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock
A large delegation from this place went
TO Springfield this morning to see the
| Brown Dartmouth game.
| William Perry, IL years old. was arrest
| cd at his home on Putnam street by Pa
troman Cunningham on a warrant charg
ing him with being a vagrant
The what Cheer Social club will hold
| their annual reunion and banquet in
Springer's hall tomorrow afternoon.
The Hon. John J. Fitzgerald and Luke
| Kavanaugh, Esq, will be among the
speakers at a meeting Of tho Robert En-
met Literary association tomorrow after
| noon
Thomas J. sullivan tells the police that
| ~ feet OF rope had been stolen from his
barn in the rear Of i02S Atwell's avenue.
| An alarm from box 491 was sent In late
! Yesterday afternoon for q chimney fire
| I'm tho house of Boui FuskL SO Union ave-
nue.
! The degree team ~ -. Theress's Bcncv-
olent Aid society held q successful social
in Irons Ia. last evening.