The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-29
OLNEYvILLE
Capt. Whipple's Entertainment
Costly for Four Guests-Young
Friends Surprise Miss Mary
Murphy-Old Homestead Club
Hold Annual Gathering.

Captain whipple entertained four guests
at The Chaffee street police station last
| night The bill OF fare was not very
| elaborate, but the price was 81 CO. The
| captains guests had been the guests OF
| someone else during the early hours OF
the day, and the guests did not guess
| their capacity for the occasion and the
result was that the captain sent the 500
chariot that is part of his establishment
for his guests Opposite their names ON
the register OF this high priced "hoter'
the word drunk" followed the name of
| the guest. Among them was Mecheal
| McCabc. who is about 20 years old, and
| at one time owned considerable property
in this section, but yesterday had no
f., home, no cash. and apparently no friends
| that would give him shelter.
AN ABSENT MINDED MAN.
one OF the best known liquor dealers in
| the square was i'm a very excited con-
| dtion of mind yesterday morning. So
| much so that he accused one of his hest
| friends OF picking his pocket on we'd
nesday afternoon a messenger was sent
to the office of the police commissioner
To procure two second class liquor licenses
| that had been granted, which the mes
sengcr left at store on Broadway. The
| excited man was 10 leave the second
one al tho store of his friend. but, being
little absent minded. left his own on the
desk of the friend. where the messenger
had left the two licenses. and both that
OF his friends with him. and delivered t.
but when he reached his own shop, could
not find his own. He turned all of his
pockets inside out, but no 500 piece of
paper could be found. lie hurried back
to the store Of his friend, and openly
accused him OF being a pclSpocket. and
the result was that the "friend" and the
excited man went TO the store. where
the messenger had left the licenses. and
after the manager OF the store where the
licenses had been left had asked the Eek
cited" man If he had made trip
through lanyard line. etc2 they pointed
10 the much wanted piece of paper on tho
desk, which the excited" man took and
carefully read, and a supper is now due
the friend" and the manager Of the
store where the documents were left.
NlCHOLS-MACkLIN NUPTIALS.
Mr.. Frank Nichols, who for many years.
has been at the head of one of the i'm
portant branches of the business conduct
ed by the Banspach Bros. stole a march
on his associates Wednesday morning and
become married man. the bride being
Miss Elizabeth Macklin. the ceremony,
being performed at No DeFoe place.
Andrew Bell. who is at the head OF the
culinary department OF this firm. got wind
OF the quiet wedding and dispatched a
feed TO the scene OF the wedding. that
was feed" Mr. Nichols is a quiet sort
of man and he wanted the same kind
OF wedding and according TO the state
ment of Mr.. Bell, was nearly successful.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Miss Mary Murphy was taken very
much by surprise by about so of her
young friends at her home, l69 Amherst
FaI
her birthday About 9 o'clock the young
lady was escorted into the parlor of her
home where Peter r. McCaffery on be-
half OF her friends. presented her with a
| beautiful military set. The parents of this
popular young lady had been notified thnt
there would be something doing" so they
had turkey supper I'm readiness Among
those who assisted in making the event
a success were Misses Ella Bolster. VIII
liam and Thomas Hanley. Edward Brown
and the quartet from the Forlorn Bunch.
CONFESSED AT LAST.
Late yesterday afternoon Mary Car
mack IL years old. was taken from her
home on Eiswald street on suspicion of
having taken from the closk of Miss Sa
die E Barrett "A teacher at the Harris
! avenue school. last Tuesday purse con-
tanning $3.50 Mary went the limit in deny
nying that she took the purse going 50
/ far as 10 get on ncr Knees De1oTe Lieut..
| Tyler at the Chaffee street station. Her
father and mother were with her and
| they took a hand i'm making Mary con-
| fess. which she did. and then told where
| the purse and about g. OF the money was
hidden at her home. She was then al
lowed TO go to her home until wanted
by the authorities.
STOLE A UAIR OF SHOES.
young man giving his name as Joe
Clarke walked into the shoe shop of Jo-
seph Sanborn. Plainfiold street. about
$50 this morning and asked to be direct
\ ed to house on the street and when
Clarke thought that Mr.. Sanborn was not
looking" helped himself to a pair of
shoes and walked out with Mr.. Sanborn
after him and few seconds later Clarke
walked to the Chaffee street station with
Patroman Beirne as escort, where he
was locked up on the charge OF larceny.
HELD THEIR ANNUAL GATHERING.
The Old Homestead club held it's an
nual gathering In their parlors on Plain
field street yesterday, when the events
of the year were talked over. The "main
gabbcr" presided and did the honors and
WAS ahlX-axxiSted- by. II -eHstitp .,,-tfhe
quartet under the leadership OF Thy
Willie" Dunn. with Mr.. sport Con-
way at the piano fumbled plenty of good
music. The club spent the evening at
enc OF the down town theatres
GENERAL MENTION.
! All depa rtments at tho Riverside mills,
which is ono of those i'm the combination
/ Of the American Woolen company. with
! tho exception OF the weaving and sew
/ ing departments. closed Wednesday
evening, and will not be opened until
/ Monday morning. and II is possible that
all departments will not he open then.
Mr.. Louis McCiowan. the well-known
/ fish and produce dealer. who has been
/ confined TO his home on Hartford ave-
nue. by illness for some time. was out for
/ a portion of the day yesterday.
! Patrolman John McCramm OF tho Cha T.
! fee street station. who was reported Ill
some time ago reported for duty last
| evening. Inspectors Wilkinson and Pa
| trolman John Holland OF this station are
! enjoying the balance Of their annual va
| cations.
Mrs. Emily Bailey Of 81 Priscilla ave-
nue. reported to the police this morning
the loss OF a valuable spaniel dog
| Among those who entertained their
friends with "A roast pig dinner yesterday
! were John Mcfiann and owen O'Garra.
| Those who conducted raffles for tur-
keys I'm this section Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings say that they never
done better business, nor were the raf-
fies more orderly.
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