The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-09


ROCKY PoINr-t Forest Casino and Biios rhssssr
-Georgia Minstrcls and Vaudeville
CRESCENT PARK-wnd west show
Miss X. Evelyn Banding d visiting
Mgs. Harry Vale in Napbuc, Conn.
Mr. Walter J. Towps, the tenor Of the
First Congregational Church, h abroad.
There was an alarm from box s72 last
night for go fire In Charles A. Browne
kitchen on veazie street. fs
The propelling wheels OF the steamer
Connections, makes on IN average Of II, ,175
revolutions from the dock In this city to
the dock in New York.
An Eddy street electric left the track in
front OF the Narraganfett Hotel today
about 12:45 p. m. Electric trafic was
suspended for about 10 minutes.
The grade OF the railroad on that side of
the outward WORCESTER freight house
which In next to Canal street, Is to be
raised within few days. This will great
ly facilitate the unloading Of merchan-
disc.
Colonel Francis p. O'Reil,ey, the new coll
Icctor for the port of Providence, in q
conference with Collector Pomroy stated
he would begin his new duties upon Sept.
]. Until that time he will be compelled
TO devote his attention to his legal duties.
At $3.50 this morning the night clerk
ut O. @. Corbett's lodging house, PSI Canal
street, discovered fire under the stairs
near the water closets. Hose was called
and extinguished the blaze. The house
is owned by Mrs. John p. Cooney.
Damage slight.
Fireman Buffum OF the "Three Ones"
met with painful accident this morning.
While at work about the station one of
the horses stepped upon his foot, tearing
the nail from the middle toe. Mr.. Buffum
will probably be unable to attend to his
duties for few days to come.
A. r. Mccoy, the FIRST mate of schooner
James Baird of Philadelphia, fell over
board while unloading a cargo OF lumber
at the Conant Thread Company of Paw
tucket, and was drowned. The man was
subject to epileptic fits, and 1t was proba-
bly, during one Of these attacks that he
met his death.
A white watermelon, sweet as honey, is
one OF the novelties of the market today.
There isn'ta suspicion, nor tinge of red
In the whole melon, although the outside
OF IL resembles the ordinary melon.
These melons are very common in other
parts OF the country especially in Ohio,
but it Is a novelty to find them SO far
East as Rhode Island.
Yesterday afternoon Anthony Roach,
who lives on Tockwotton street, met with
q serious accident while Mt work on the
new armory In Pawtucket. The boom OF
a derrick fell upon him, breaking his
right arm and bruising his left ankle. His
injuries were attended to by DIR. jerks,
and he was afterward removed to the
Rhode Island Hoipital in the ambulance.
The steamer Mineola arrived in this port
from New Bedford last evening In charge
of Captain Paris. Tie Mineola has been
running as an excursion boat from New
Bedford to Fair Haven and Palmer's
Island, during the season, but business
ioes not warrant any longer stay ct that
port. She is beached at Fields Point
where her hull will be scraped and other
wise repaired after which she will be used
rs spare boat by the Continental Steam
boat Company.
Mrs. Amy l.. Waterman, a resident OF
the village OF Phenix, died yesterday
morning in the 9sth year of her age. She
has been in Ill health for the past six
months, and her death was the result of a
complication of diseases incident to old
age. Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of
Asaph Bowen and Roby Bowen. She was
one of family OF ten children, all of |
whom she has survived. Her husband |
died over 80 years ago, but she leaves two |
sons who are residents of this city. Mrs. |
Bowen was an acquaintance of Mrs. Han
nah Gorton, who died In Central Village,
Conn, last year,at the advanced age OF l01 |
years.