The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-27

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Howard Hoppin Is out one overcoat and
the police are looking for a thiei.
Floyd Mute and A. ]. Porter started yes
terday for a trip a-wheel through Maine.
Oficers Tucker, Fuller, Kent, McElroy
and Nickerson Of the police force are on
tho sick list.
BY the kindness OF the well~wishers OF
1he Bethel Mission q new furnace Is being
placed In the building.
Mrs. Hattie Graham had a pocketbook
containing IS taken from the Young
Woman's Tea Room yesterday.
Onicer Peter +. Duffy OF Station 5, ac-
f<companied by his family, will spend the
next IL days at Block Island.
Joseph Sweet of Kettle Point who has
been spending a few weeks at the White
Mountains returned last evening.
The ambulance was called TO south
Main street last evening To take mary
fConnelly TO her home in East Providence.
Mary had had a fit.
The employees OF the wholesale hsh
markets are out OF sorts TINS summer as
ON OF the dealers has decided TO keep MS
establishment open Thursday ~aiternoons
Some one broke into Frank Boutelle's
stable, rear of Westminster street, last
f, night, and stole a considerable sum OF
money from q vest belonging 10 Mr.. Bou-
Iclle.
All parties interested in the land dam
ages FOR property condemned on the site
OF the new State House are notified to nle
their claims ON or before Aug. 81, Win
Gardiner G. Sims of the commission.
The train leaving his city at 4:49 p. m.
Tor Pascoag on the Providence q spring
field road, and that leaving. Pascoag at
sos ID. M. for Providence will be discon-
xinued Aug. 1, for lack of patronage.
A. counterfeit silver dollar was passed by
= small boy on the driver of Swans ice
cream wagon on Amherst street yesterday.
The bogus coin is a fairly good make out
lacks in weight and clearness OF outline.
Some one, for whom the police are on a
atiIl hunt. went into William Reardon's
yard at 10 Mohawk street Tuesday night
and destroyed about S12 worth OF clothing
on the line by pouring fish oil on the gar
ments.
The city has today recorded With the
inspector of buildings its intention 10
build a History brick addition 10 the
popd street station at a cost OF 5000. The
,contractors are Hartwel, Williams ana
Kingston.
The alarm from box 1863 at 9:35 o'clock
This morning was for a fire on the roof OF
Carpenters blacksmith shop on Burning
ton street. The fire caught from sparks
from the chimney and was quickly ex-
tinguished. Damage slight.
The secretary of the State Board OF
Health. DIR. Swarts, will make an official
Walt to- Block Island next week and in
spect the hotels. The Gardner House and
The Bay View House AT Jamestown are
the only two hotels that have been in
spected so far.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company OF
Baltimore has furnished the bonds Tor the
\ Narragansett Improvement Association In
the work OF paving Hine street with as
phalt. The contract has yet to signed by
Eycrson 4 Liddle, the managers OF the
Improvement Society.
aAs il the mosquitoes and hot weather
were not enough 10 keep q man awake,
they've started up the all night cars
"Well, they don't go by your place."
"Ikncw it, but they will eventually, and
can't help staying awake thinking how
those gongs will jangle."
After Is hours of liberty, Johnny Burns,
the fugitive from the Reform School, was
captured u sent back to confinement.
He escaped at 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and at 4 in the afternoon was arrested
on Plain street by Officers Wilbur and
O'Brien of Station 3. He was ut the time
within a block OF his fathers house.
There IN to be q meeting OF the Summer
Debating Society at Y. M. 9. A. Hall this
evening at 8 O'Clock. The question Is
ssResolved, That women should have poll
tical rights equal to those OF men," w.
n. s. Pittenger and A. j. Williams are
Tor the affirmative and {. III. Scholefield
and II. b. Ellis for negative. The ques-
fion will be open for discussion after the
formal debate.
The following patents have been re-
gently granted to Rhode Islanders: David
A. Arnold, saw set; John III. German,
East Greenwich, stone workers gauge
square; Louis X. Horton, assignor to j. b.
as. M. Knowles Company, Providence,
design for spoon or similar article. Pat
ents granted, 1888; designs, Is;
trade marks, "a. Total number issued TO
citizens of the United States, 344; total
number issued to citizens of foreign
countries, A.
The Hamlet avenue bridge commission
OF Woonsocket met yesterday afternoon
and voted to allow the contractors, Dean
4 Westbrook, TO substitute iron for nine
feet of stone on the east pier in order &c
make all the piers of even weight. There
Is some dissatisfaction with the dilatory
manner in which the masonary work II
being done and City Engineer Sweet has
lodged a complaint with the principal
contractors, j. b. Reilly a. Co.
The Americas Club picnic and lawr
party yesterday was all that had beer
anticipated by fortunate ticket holders
The old farm house and surrounding
groves at Baker Station were throngec
with people, the clans were without grit
and Hedly's music without cessation
The committee of arrangements was
Chairman, L. Fred Perry; Robert Orms'
bee, Edward Campbell, August Fenhak'
and Henry Read. Mr.. Charles Man
chester served as floor director. .
Mrs. Margaret McQuillan. OF as Brood
street, has a story to tell. From June i
until yesterday her whereabouts were
mystery to her friends and family. Thel
she came home and explained things. A
few days after her disappearance Mrs
McQuillan wandered into Boston wher
she lost her way and her memory at tn
same time and was taken care OF by Tn
police who placed in her in an asylum 10
the demented. Her senses returned Mon
day and Mrs. McQuillsn, after establish
1ng her identity, was discharged as cured
Most Worthy Templar ID. b. Bailey o
Appleton, Wisconsin, and Most Worth.
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