The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-29
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuCKET.
City Hall Specifications Accepted.

PAWTuCKET.
City Hall Specifications Accepted.
The city hall commission held a meet
ing last evening, and accepted the amend
ed specifications OF the architects, Will
liam X. Walker q Son, submitted by
them to the commission at n previous
meeting. The commission also voted to
advertise for bids for doing the work OF
enlargement Of the city hall Immediately.
The Veteran Firemen.
The Veteran Firemen met last evening
and talked over the proposed trip to Cot
tage City on August 3, and perfected the
details. A meeting will be held on Satur-
day evening, when the Hay Cart will be
Damage by Lightning.
During the shower last evening the
lightning struck In a number OF places in
the city. A bolt entered the residence of
Mrs. Annie Rogers on the corner Of
Woodbine and Park streets, tearing the
plastering from the ceiling OF the
chambers, and covering the sleeping oc-
cupants with the debris, afterwards
knocking over stove. The house was
badly wrenched.
nThe barn of Walter Crowninshield on
Hillside avenue was struck while tho lat
ter was in there closing window. He
escaped without injury, but the end OF
the roof was demolished.
The Senate" on Main street was
entered by the electric light wires by two
yond charring the wooden disks from
which the lights are suspended.
A tree In the yard of George ID. Will
liams, In the Fifth Ward, was splintered
by bolt. No one was hurt.
Points of Interest.
Mrs. Catherine Grant, residing on Park
street, was taken violently Ill with
spasms at the Union railroad depot in
PROVIDENCE last night. She was con-
veyed to her home in this city in the
police ambulance.
Miss Carrie 4. French and Mrs. Della
9. Briggs have gone to Sunape Lake,
n. H., for few weeks.
AT the residence OF Gilbert
Salisbury on Broadway nine night bloom
ing cereuses opened last evening.
1t Is understood that the proceedings
against the chief of police by Mayor
Carroll have been dropped, although
tion.
The welcome shower of yesterday after
noon and evening worked very accepta-
BILE change in the atmosphere
Last evening John Walsh, who was in
jured In the runaway accident on Central
avenue, was quite low, and very slight
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Last evening Sheriff Cutting Of Lee,
Mass. appeared at the police station ac-
companied by q Mrs. Schoolmaker of
Danbury, Conn.,, In search of girl
named Alice Hawber, who belonged in
the former place, and a neice OF the
woman.
The girl was located by the local Off
GERS at the Slater House in company with
Lewis Schoonmaker, the husband of the
Danbury woman, with whom she was
living there as man and wife, The couple
were brought to the station. where they
agreed to return to their respective
homes, the girl with Sheriff Cutting to
Lee, and the husband with his wife to
Danbury.
The First RHODE ISLAND Light Artil-
lery Veteran Association, of which
George w. Cole of this city is president,
will hold it's annual excursion to Rocky
Point tomorrow.
The wine clerks have challenged the
reporters to n game of baseball.
The members of the Pawtucket Boat
Club who attended the National Regatta
at Saratoga have returned, and feel per-
fectly satisfied with their efforts in the
races.