The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-29

! left at Heffernan's News stand, 10 Hart
/ ford avenue.
James Hackett. who is known among
his fellow men as one OF the best-natured
and sympathetic persons I'm the city,
/ man who assists person I'm need nIst
| and investigates Afterwards got nttle
I bump" yesterday morning that may DC
/ the cause OF some other needy person get
/ ting the cold SHOULDER.
/ Mr. Hackett. when on his way 10 MS
home, 70 Oak street. Saturday night, was
| accosted by well dressed man, VINO
/ asked Mr.. Hackett TO help him out.
The man seid he he was was hungry an snd no05a COLO
/ gao him "A hot supper, and as ne was
1 we'll dressed and looked neat and clean
| Mr. Hackett invited him 20 share his bed,
and IL was Mr. Hacketts intention 10
| procure a position for his newly found
! fellow laborer this morning.
Mr. Hackett, feeling that he had acted
as any real Christian would, went to
sleep. and when he awoke yesterday
morning found that the man that he had
50 kindly befriended had arisen: 49,,
'rhe first thing that Mr.. Hackett missed
was the ticking OF his handsome marble
clock. and upon Investigation he found
that his razor and 50 In cash was miss
Re reported the case to the police. and
il caught the mean thief will find that
Mr. Hackett has shut off his flow OF good
nature and will give the stranger the
benefit OF what he thinks OF him.
BASEBALL NEWS.
The annual meeting OF the Amateur
Baseball league is billed for Monday even
Ing Of next week. and until that time
nothing definite will be known In baseball
| circles here. but IL Is intimated that the
few men who have borne the brunt or
the cost Of maintaining what has for
years been known as the Olneyvllle club
will hardly enter the field again but Will
| make an effort to lease their grounds to
the league or a team that may he the
outcome of the Amateur league. but II
seems quite improbable that the Olney-
Vile club will be successful In this direc-
tion. as the Regent club. which will un-
doubtedly figure i'm baseball this season
have a well equipped grounds on Valley
street
WILL BE A LITERARY TREAT.
The committee arranging for the enter
tainment 10 be given by the Regent Lit
erary association I'm Irons hall, Sunday,
March 4. in honor OF the birthday OF Rob
ert Emmett met yesterday afternoon and
reported that all plans had been compile
ter I'm engaging Miss Halliwell OF New
London as the principal speaker Of the
evening. and Senator McKenna of Cum
berland 20 preside.
Miss Haliwell. who was formerly edi-
, tor OF the New London Telegraph and
, is now with tho Globe OF that city. was
one OF four chosen from among 5000 appli-
cants TO read before the literary congress
at the Chicago Fair and she was award
cd the medal for being the best reader Of
tho four selected.
, GENERAL MENTION.
Catherine McDeed. whose husband for
. ! many years was connected with the high
way department of this city died at her
residence 10 Ellery street Saturday She
leaves number Of adult children. The
family is one Of the best known IN this
! | vicinity and the greater portion OF the
= children hold positions OF trust and re-
\ | spnrsibility
e Her funeral will be from St Mary's
church tomorrow at o'clock.
, ]. H. better known as Patsy" Morris.
7, who was arrested on Providence avenue.
. | Saturday morning for making an assault
% on his father. was arraigned I'm the Sixth
r district court this morning. According 10
police records the young man has had
business in this court before.
= John Rogers has entered the employ Il
4 William Rogers at sol Broadway and
!, ! John Conley, formerly of the Lawton
! House is with John Scott at 12i Valley
and succeeds James Murphy who has
. been connected with the firm for many
g years. Tho latter has entered the en-
1 ploy Of the Thomas F. Donahue Co.
= Mrs. Mary McMaugh died at her resi-.
: dence AZ Messer street. yesterday She
leaves one daughter who for many years
has held n responsible position with the
d firm OF r T. Allen e Co Mrs. McNaugh
!. was well and most favorably known
d The new building erected by the Sunset
u club on PocasSet avenue VIII be dedicated
this evening In an appropriate manner
q The committee in charge OF the affair
Il have arranged an elaborate program
n II is today that the Rhode Island IL
l. brary association is meeting I'm the rooms
v OF the Olneyville Free Library for an al
+ day session.
q The s25 beagle dog reported stolen bS
d Elmer Briggs OF 96 Hartford avenue re
l. turned home yesterday.
There was one arrest In this district tittr-
ing the past "a hours that for suspicion o,
q larceny.