The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-13

A man with a voice that somewhat re-
0embled noiSe made by a large FISH
horn. made himself very prominent In an
Olncyvile car yesterday afternoon. The
car w1s bound up Westminster street and
marked Broadway. and instead OF turn
ing into Jackson street from Westminster.
wont over the switch and stopped. Quite
number of uhe passengers asked the oon-
duotor IL the car was not going by way OF
Broadway. and before he had time 10
answer the man with the loud voice arose
and ordered the conductor to go as the
car was marked or he would know the
reason why. and then began TRADE on
the conductor. who. about this time. sig
Jailed the motorman to back the car,
which was done. and then proceeded on
its way through Broadway. BY this time
tho passenger knew that the car had gone
up Westminster street just far enough TO
allow Thornton car TO precede II up
Broadway, but the man with the loud
voice and the conductor were by no
means friendly during the remainder of
the trip.
LOOKING FOR TOM MAHON.
Mr.. Percy Peterson. paymaster at the
Valley bleachery, and the officials Of the
Chaffee street police station would like TO
have q short interview with one Thomas
Mahon. who called upon Mr.. Peterson yes
terday and called for 8. Green's pay, he,
Mahon. saying that was his name. and
tained S626 Later In the day Mr.. Green
called for his pay. and It was then that
Mr.. Peterson learned that he had paid the
wrong man The police were notified of
the fact, and that there Is an envelope
for Mahon at the mill office containing
g S. which he can have IL he will kindly
call for It.
BOYS INJURED.
Raymond Boulds, 10 years old. and who
lives at s2s Plainfeld street, and Thomas
Ney. II, and homo Il Bancroft street.
while on their way home from school last
evening were run ovcr by team owned
by John Cauley Of III Acorn street. the
knocked out and his right shoulder In
jured. while the Boulds boy sustained
painful injuries TO his loft hand.
A PRETTY PIECE OF WORK.
Mr.. Patrick McCann has on exhibition
In a Westminster street display window,
what he calls The Gamblers Cross"
which is made up Of four packs Of cards.
the cards In view being the aces and face
cards and II Is attracting considerable at
tention. 1t is a handsome piece Of work.
PICKING UP SUSPICIOUS CHARAC-
TIERS.
The police OF the Chaffes street station
rounded UP three young mon late Lass
evening and held them for safe keeping
until roll call this morneing. II In the In
tention Of Capt. whippie and his men to
rid Olneyville OF ali suspicious characters.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Mike Smith ana Albert woollcy, who
claim to be Polanders. but do not say
whore they came In contact with the
names they boar. wore held prisoners on
what ID known as the Waterman farm
near Pla!nneld street. yesterday by the
Waterman brothers and one OF two OF
their employees until Chief Of Police KIM
ball Of Johnston took charge OF them.
This farm has been called upon q number
OF times Of late by persons who had no
right thereon. and have plucked some OF
the choicest fruit and as the owners want
ed a small supply for their own use. set
q watch and yesterday these two men
were found under an apple tree with big
bags, their handkerchiefs and pockets
filled They with the fruit. were
taken to the station where they spent the
night and this morning were fined 81 and
costs each, but they were not allowed to
take the fruit.
WILL SOON BE READY.
The finishing touches are being put on
Woods hall on Plainheld street, which
has been leased and is being fitted up for
the Oineyville Boys club. At the pres
ent time bowling alleys are being In
ina tss " %s s and Rs
is to be done, and II Is expected that tho
rooms will be ready for use by Oct. 1.
WILL ENTERTAIN THE LADIES.
The Grover Fishing club met last even
ing. and made final arrangeme nts for La
dies day at their clubhouse at Rocky
Point on Sunday, which will be the last
Ladies' day of the season. The commit
tee will endeavor to have automobiles or
other conveyapces at the Grant station
to take the ladies to the clubhouse. The
bake will be a hummer"
wELL~KNowN WOMAN DEAD.
Maria, widow of Benjamin A. Harris.
died at the residence OF her son-in-law,
Hon. Thomas Walch on Morgan avenue,
Johnston. yesterday afternoon. at the
age Of 50. ehe being one OF the oldest and and
two weeks ago Mrs. Harris fell and broke
one of her hips and this was the imme-
diate cause OF her death. Her funeral
Will DO held Sunday afternoon at =
daughter. Mrs. Walch.
LOOM FIxERs MEET.
The Loom Fixers' association of this
place held a well-attended meeting In
Stokes hall last evening. when COM
mittee was appointed to arrange for the
annual concert and ball, which is usually
one OF the leading affairs OF this char
acter held In this section.
Is SMILING TODAY.
The man with the brightest smile on
his face today is ''Zeke" NORM, who Is
foreman of ]. w. Donnelly's barber shop
home on Amherst street is the cause of
said smile.
GENERAL MENTION
II was reported about the square at
noontime today that a small boy had been
badly injured by the cars, but the police