The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-03
0LNEYvltLE.
Knockout Drops Story Dis
proved by Alleged Victim.
Search|ight Saved Clothes odd
Fellows to Publicly install.
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Someone for some unknown reason, is
taking a great deal OF interest in man
named Harrington. who. some claim was
given knock out" drops in saloon on
Westminster hill Saturday evening Far
rington had been put in the saloon as
keeper and the proprietor Of the place
willingly admits that he sold Harrington
ali of the beer that he called for and
also says that Harrington left the saloon
and when he returned was so muCh uhuti
the influence Of liquor thar ne was
troublesome and was put out or the sa-
loon. and what happened to him stter
that is not known by the saloon Keeper
Last night Mr.. Harrington ana The on,
clals of the Chaffee street station had
s talk over the matter. and Mr.. Earring
ton told them I'm words that could not be
misunderstood that he had no complaint
70 make nor had ne given en-. anyone bsbaI, rlsn'
The officials OF the Chanee street sta-
tiOn looked 'nto the matter aS soon AS
81 came 60 their notice Saturday evening,
and had Mr. harrington been ill-treated
he would not have been sent 10 the police
court on a charge OF being drunk. Thef2
j. no one at the station that is "inyestiga-
ting" the matter. for the officials say
that there Is nothing 10 investigate
A LUCKY WOMAN.
A women on Plainfield street. near Odd
Fellows square, when she arose yester-
day morning looked into her back yard
and found that nearly all OF her Monday
wash was missing from the line. she
called one OF her sons 10 hasten 10 the
Chafree street station 10 report her loss,
and when the boy stepped into the yard
espied a bundle I'm the corner. Upon in
Sestigat.on he found that the articles had
been done up In table-cloth ana the
woman was happy
She then happened 10 think that
Christmas present OF an electric search
light was Undoubtedly the cause OF the
clothes line tblef not getting away with
the bundle, for about 2 o'clock she used
the light 10 g. to another ROOM ana "a, az
that time she heard n noise IN the yard
and is now OF the opinion that the noise
was made by the man climbing the fence
ALL WERE HAPPY.
Manufacturers lodge OF odd Fellows
held a particularly Interesting meeting In
their hall on Plainfisld street last evening.
The report OF the auditing committee
showed that the lodge had made sub
stantial gain In finances during the year,
and that the general health OF the mem
berB was excellent.
So interesting was the report OF the
committee that the lodge decided 10 cele-
brate the same by holding public in
etallation OF officers Tuesday evening,
Jan. g. and the following past grands were
made committee 20 make arrangements
for the same: Joseph Cough, JONES n.
Smith and Albert Wood
THE FOWLER wHEET.NfEN
At the regular meeting OF tho Fowler
Wheelmen last night the following offi-
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:N
President, NJ. Pratt; vice president.
George Shea; secretary. A. NJ. Davidson
assistant secretary. J. Mellor. financial
secretary. r Sherman treasurer j. Nc
Gorty; captain. A. Dawson: press corre-
epondent, w. Pratt; sergeant-at-arms J..
OReiley; auditing committee, G.. Borden
F. Sherman, J. O'Reilly; house commit
tee. ]. Arnott, ]. oReily, w Pilkington,
o. Steiner.
After the election collation. was served
by the retiring officers and very enjoy
able time was followed
HELD FOR sAFEKEEPING.
A night or two ago. while Edward Muir
ply was making bis way home. and was,
sot II is reported, under the influence
OF liquor ne was annoyed by some boys.
lie turned on them and caught James
Costigan, who. according 10 reports. no
kicked and struck, and Costigan claim
that he was not one OF the party ana was
on his way home.
Murphy was arrested on n warrant this
morning charging him with assaultlng
the boy
BBNNEY WAS HIGH MAN
At the Annex bowling alleys last night
the Sterlings Bowling team defeated the
Annex bowling team two out of three
strings The SterlingS got total OF 1906
rins, while the Annex got only 952 pins.
Edward Salisbury was high man for the
Sterlings with 81. Singleton was next
with 81. Chadwick was high man for the
Annex with So and Pagin followed with
30 a
Benny simone made the highest three
Etring total OF 275 pins,
A PEEPING TOM
A family named Johnson on DeSoto
etret for night or two have been an
noyed by peeping Tom" but the men
folks OF the household. despite their ef-
forts. have been unable 10 catch him
They say. however. that II they do Law
ha pd.z nv, hin, that ~ ,,.tIt