The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-15
STATE NEWS.

United States Senator Dixon was home
at Westerly Saturday and Sunday, and
will probably remain during the week.
l.. II. Greene g. Son Of River Poi mt,
have ordered n large boiler from Howard
Kendall g. Sons Of Cambridgeport
Mass.
The drought has stopped the growth Of
potatoe in many fields in Exeter. tnns
causin e the farmers 10 fear a short aDd
all crop OF tuoers, but corn fields are
looking finely.
The place of John w. Keenan,, at No
1876 Pleasant rect, Pawtucket, was raid
I'd by the police again last evening and n
half bottle of lager wa secured. Sergeant
Nickersou and officers Kothtord and
Porritt were tho raiding officers.
Alanson O. Tsber. Foster Sherman and
Joan Peacock, three more OF the liver
ton mea against whom warrants wers
issued recently for ALLEGED illegal keep
ing OF liquor, have been arrested and ar
raigned, and, pleading not guilty, bound
over in 500 eac b for trial.
A small fire in garment hanging over
q chair in house OH Sunshine court,
Newport, which cH used u slight damage
to e. . wood work and a carpet rs well as
the cl thing, called oat part OF the fro
department. yesterday afternoon soon
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The relatives Of Mrs. Isaac Durfee were
souiewhnt surprised wnei sue appear ell
IN Porl smouth a few days ago Sue,
tow 81 years ago aud took up their
auode in The West. and this Il her first
visit TO her lorner home. Her home II
now in Wor, hington. MINI. She will
probably remain here aboua a month.
Two meu. greatly under the influence
OF liquor. created disturbance In the
Sunuay school Of the Methodist church
In Cumberland and were arrested. Yes
Ie day they lave their names rs james
Finnigan and Peter Duffy. They were
taken To Central h lis anu arraigued for
drunkness, quarreling and revealing, aud
were each fned 50 and costs.
Portsmo oith camp meeting closed yes
terday morning, having been continued
since Friday afternoon, August 4. The
weather cynditions had been mostly favor
able aud the attendance AS large as could
be expected. A number OF preac hers
from abroad we're in attendapce. among
them Rev. Messrs. &. ID. Watts n of Wind
sor, Fla, Stephen Merritt aud Il II. Post
Of New York, Charles Rider OF provi.
dence, n. ii. brown Of Norwich, Conn,
j. A. CLARK of Middleboro. Mass, Mr..
Luscomb and Miss. Deli Rsts.
James Oldham pleaded guilty In the
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the Charge OF criminal assault upon Cath
crime RobesDaw. Ii Is claimed that he
att tempted TO throw the woman off Mai
street bridge Sunday night. Odham ..e.
led this. bu said TIA they were jawiup
when she struck him a he struck her
twice. He was ilned $40 and costs. lie
was n able ~ paw and was committed TO
jail. IL In statei that these to were re-
leased from Jail in Cambridge. Mass, last
thurs ,ay.
Fred Gobeile. who stole bicycle in
Woonsocket aud was sent to the Socka-
nosset school TO await the action of the
giaui jury, escaped Saturday aud turned
up at mis- nome SUNDAY. lie trrrurized
sister. she being tie oJly y rsoa he
found in tue house. He TOOK seve el pies
and other ar,ic.es OF food and left. lie
siaied he as gong To ''doup" Alphonss
Gaulin, father Of the boy from " hom the
bicycle was ssolep, aud also said a. was
us intention TO q mmt few other
crimes. lie Is still at large.