The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-06
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Folly Company
| CRESCENT PARK-wnd weat show.
ADELAIDE PARK Providence and Scranton s;i5
John Young of Newport has been
granted an original pension.
There arc 5000 900 people in the United
States who own their own homes.
Nearlya million and half dollars re-
main unclaimed in the New York savings
banks.
r. King reports TO the police that horse
was either stolen or stayed from pasture
on Pomona avenue last night.
The grading OF the new Roger Williams
Park boulevard is 10 be readjusted so as
TO conform to the grade OF Norwood ave-
nue..
Rhode Island wants rain because the
wells arc running low and the chances for
second crop OF hay have dropped to the
minimum.
There was an alarm early last evening
from box 81, Clifford aud Dyer streets, for
q fire in pile OF waste on steamer William
Marvel No damage.
Harry Dixon was watching the takers
on the bridge "a day or two ago, and some
light fingered individual relieved him OF
his watch and chain.
One of Comstock's heavy wagons loaded
with pork broke down on Orms street
late yesterday afternoon and delayed
travel on the electric line.
a house on Butler avenue was broken
into Tuesday evening, ana Sl5, some jew
lstr fft1 frtft lrgfu ffl~ hp
arc looking for the thieves.
Edgar X. Ray was yesterday elected
president Of the Woonsocket Street Rail-
way Company to ill the vacancy caused
by the death OF his father, James II. Ray.
The police department have been noti-
fed by The police OF Newton Center, Mass,
TO look for chestnut horse attached to a
sidebar buggy and a brass-trimmed har-
ness.
M. Dewing's steam oyster dredger, M.
Dewing, sailed for New Milford this
morning in charge of Captain Atkins,
where Mr.. Dewing and force OF men will
work on the oyster beds.
A workman at the Boston store acci-
dentaily cut one of the wires of the aux
iliary fire alarm system last night, arA
caused an alarm from private box 4l3. IL
fooled lot of people and there was big
crowd out for nothing,
The body of the man killed on tho
track OF the New York q New England
Railroad was identified at the Woon-
socke. morgue yesterday as that of Mat
thew McCabe OF Taunton. The body was
sent to his relatives today.
Box 10 was pulled for what was sup
posed to be fire in a cottage in the rear
~ aef m
which was occupied by the janitor
Upon investigation it was found that the
cement bottom of The chimney had fallen
out. Damage about 80.
Officer william S. Kent found Eugene
Mckenzie asleep on doorstep on Prairie
avenue last night. Mckenzie objected to
being so rudely awakened from his peace
ful slumbers, and caught officer kent by
the leg, and was about 60 do him bodily
injury, but a smart rap from the oticer's
club had the desired effect and Mckenzie
changed bis mind.
Abraham Lincoln was undoubtedly the
tallest President; he was 6 feet inches in
hight. The shortest was probably Benja-
min Harrison, although Vun Buren, and
John Adams were very short men. The
oldest President was William Henry Har-
rison, who was GS years and one month old
when inaugurated the youngest was
Grant, who was not quite AZ years old.
On and after Sept. 10, James M. Free
man will be the United States Shipping
Commissioner. lie has appointed Leonard
Nichols as his deputy. just where Mr..
Freeman will establish his Office has not
as yet been decided upon, other than il
will DC somewhere on South Main street.
The present incumbent, r. j. Macnair, Is
ready at a moments notice TO deliver 10 !
Mr.. freeman all of the stock in trade.
There was a special meeting les. night |
OF the Rhode Island State Association fcr |
tho Protection OF Fish and Game at 10 /
Westminster street. President Thomas |
Penny was in the chair and gave an !
interesting account OF his recent trip |
and very snccessful outCome OF his search \
after thc Chestnut Hnl violaLors of tho /
game laws. There thon followed q gen |
oral discussion on the question of entorc-
ing ihe laws and bringing the offenders
to justice.
The five mastod schooner Gov. Ames re-
ccived Il hearty welcome along the bay as /
she came up last evening and one OK the I
crew was kept busy dipping the hand \
some colors which were iilying from the 1
spenker mast and another one TO ring the 4
large bell that was located in the bow OF /
the schooner. ON board could be seen /
the two Captains, Joseph and Cornelius |
Davis, the latter being surrounded by his /
family who from appearances enjoyed the
reception.
The hungry man without funds went |
into a restaurant this noon just at a ven-
ture and an idea suggested itself rs he en-
tered the door. There We're five gentle
men st one table, ali eating fried seollops |
and he called their attention Go the fact /
that each one might give him just one
from his platter and where he would get |
quite q mouthful they wouldn't miss IL.
The novelty was O winner and the Ave /
diners gave up. One Of them relinqu shed
his sweet potato.
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