The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-22
OLNEYvILLE
Wouldn't Boil Hen-FOund Just i'm
Time-The Eagles Flew-Higfway
RObbery-Funeral of Fred Heath.
Other Minor Locals.

A man living on Laban street was
aroused from his slumbers yesterday
morning by the crowingSof a rooster. This
man. who is something of a. scrapper.
called upon his landlord who lives near
by, and asked IL he was going TO allow
, tenant 10 keep hens, and wake him and
his family up half a dozen times during
the night and the landlord replied that
ne thought that he would We'll, said
the disturbed tenant. "is there any way
10 stop rooster from growing at night?'
and the landlord said that there was.
s the tenant ,bs snsora ssssa how
again" said the disturbed tenant Boil
lhem," said the landlord. you be -.
replied the tenant, "and you can have
your old tenement as soon as l can nnd
another, and IL you want 10 boil the
rooster. boil him. for l won't!'
MAY BE ELECTRIFIED.
A man we'll posted in railroad matters
pays that the railroad from PROVIDENCE 70
southbridge will be electrified within ~
months. and IL Is a well-known fact that
ballast is now being placed along the road
In the vicinity of Pascoag. and II Is only
a short time ago that new ana neavy
steel rails were laid the entire length OF
the road At the present time there are
but six passenger trains each way over
the road and IL is believed that there
Will at least he half-hour time after the
change Is made With more trains orsy INA,
populated and by families who now re-
side i'm the city. as II Is one OF the pretti-
est sections of the state. One real estate
large tracts OF land along the line; and
feels sure that he will reap handsome
profit.
FOUND JUST IN TIME.
According to the blotter at the Chanee
street police station, Thomas Murphy, OF
Isl Amherst street. made an unsuccessLuIi ,Il
attempt to end his earthly career at MS
home at II O'Clock last night by the popu-
lar Illuminating gas route. His Mte de-
tected the smell OF gas, and going INTO
pne Of the sleeping rooms, founa ner aned husi
DR.. NJ. b. Milan. who lost no time IN ~
reaching the house. and succeeded ~
saving Murphy's life. Mrs. Murphy ana
the doctor at the police station were uh-
able 10 learn why Mr. Murphy had COM
mitted the rash act.
EAGLES FLEW.
A flock OF Eagles consisting of Mlchaei
r. Braney, Michael F. Conley. Frank
Kiernan and Thomas II. Gushing, accom-
panied by Mr. Braney's daughter Sadls'
who is to be the goddess of liberty In the
feet of the Providence aerie, ana nttie
Miss Alice Kiernan. who Is also 10 take
part: Misses Ella McDonough, Isabella
Ahearn and Nellie Walsh few from here
10 New Haven, Conn, yesterday TO take
art In the annual field day OF the order
which takes place today. much larger
dock followed this morning on the 7iSo
train.
A HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Oscar Inman. farm hand called at the
chaffee street police station at O'Clock
this morning and reported the fact that
he had been held UP and robbed or - oy
two young men on Sunset avenue not iar
from Hartford avenue. His story was
that he left Olneyville square at O'Clock
and Just as he reached Sunset avenue two
men called upon him to halt. which ne
did and one of the men held his arms
while the second went through his pock-
cts, after which they disappeared.
A MIDNIGHT BREAK.
The cafe OF Thomas Millett. 40 Oiney-