The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-15
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A private fire alarm box,. No. 1ns, has
been put in at the Rhode Island State In
stitute for the Deaf on East avenue.
Samuel +. Shattucx's restaurant, 81 Dyer
street, was broken into last night, and
quantity of cigars and money were'stoien.
Mrs. M. A. Potter hold her annual sale
of pictures at her residence on Elmwood
avenue, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
A large plate glass in tho window
of Belcher * Loomis' store, 80 Wcybossct
street was broken by some missile at 1880
p. m. yesterday.
The Volunteer Firemen No. held their
annual ball in Odd Fellows hall last even
ing, the proceeds OF which were to GO to-
ward buying new hose.
Officer O'Conner found girl named
Jennie M. Forson, z years OF age, astay on
South Main street last night. She was
sent to her home, 42lA John street.
sT.a Grippe" has made its appearance
again. Over dozen of the students on
the hill have the disease and in several in
stances it has developed into typhoid
fever.
At ~.
man fell in a flt i'm Daniel O'Neill's saloon
at the corner of Friendship and Dyer
streets. He was sent TO the Rhode Island
hospital.
A resident OF Wick ford, last Wednesday,
received token of esteem from the Louis
lana state lottery. 1t came In an envelope
marked "value s20." and consisted OF cir
culars OF the big gambling concern and
II kfalrr
contents were promptly crematcd.
Mr. Charles Fl. Freeman of this city Wis
ited Woonsoclet yesterday.
The Misses Hunter of Newport are en-
tertaining Miss Taft OF this city.
Lieutenant Smith of Fort Adams visited
this city recently.
Mrs. Thomas V. Stillman has returned
to Westerly after an absence OF several
weeks in this city,
Mr.. Mason w. Tillipghast has been on
a hunting excursion in the vicinity OF
West Greenwich Centre.
Mr.. Frank Kill of this city is visiting
relatives in Arctic.
Mr.. William McGrath OF this city has
lately removed TO Lakewood.
One of tho quietest of our citizens was
walking brisl1ly down to business this
morning, when a horse car passed him
(going in an opposite direction, OF course.) }
"That's the storage systcm," he said. "The
horses are stored with hay and oats. This
develops energy and the cars move. A few
more oats would improve the service"
This may be little rough and un-
called for, but think that everybody will
be glad whom horses are retired for good
and all. The hours of torture that many
of us have passed being dragged through
the streets in an overcrowded Car by
horses exposed 20 the storm and ovcrtaxed
by their burden are almost at Us end. 1t
was impossible to avoid this extra tax up
on the horses, even by tho most humane
management, but it was very disageeeabie
all the same, and Pm glad it is aboat
over.
A pathetic tale that bears n significant
moral was rehearscd TO the officers in
Station last evening by mite Of child
who gave her name as Jennie May Torsey.
She Is but years old, and cold, fearful
and terribly frightened at the prospect ola
sound beating that her inhuman parents
had promised TO give her in case she came
home from her begging tour without a
bagful OF the delicacios of the table.
She had in her hand pile of crusts and
odds and ends of food that she had
collected during the day. She
lives at az IL John street.
Her parents are addicted to drink, and
when intoxicated the child becomes the
butt of their insane orgies. The little one
asked to sleep in tho police station. She
dared not go home for fear of her parents.
The police, after listening TO her story, es-
corted her homo and assured her that no
harm should como to her. Her name was
taken for future reference.
The world do move, and every day we
are getting fresh pointers on matters con-
nected with our daily existence. We
learn OF some new microbe that threatens
orr existence or well being, some deadly
parasite lurking in ambush ready to de-
stroy US. And now we find out that the
habit that school children have Of swap
bing slate and lead pencils is the cause OF
the dissemination of disease. DIR. Mereau
Morris of the board of health of New
York city, who was instructed a week
ago by DR.. Cyrus Edison to visit the pub
lie schools in the diphtheria dis
trict on the cast side for the pur-
pose OF observing the habits OF the
children and advising measures to
prevent the spread OF the disease, is al
ready satisfied that the spread of dip
iberia is due to the habit the school
children have OF putting the slate and
lead pencils in their mouths during the
day. When school is over the poncils arc
collected, and the following day they
are redistributed, and perfectly
healthy child receives pencil
that the day before was used by some one
who had sore throat. Notice has been
sent to school principals to send home
children having sore throats and to report
the cases. In some schools the habit ol
redistributing states and pencils has been
given up, for sanitary reasons. This IL a
wise measure and the above strikes me as
sensible precaution.
Listen to this omen OF good from the
Providence Charitable Fuel society: 'It