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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
Old BULL DOG Tavern.
Historic Landmark in RAN
dali Square to Be Sold.
OLDEST BUILDING IN PROVIDENCE
IL Was Erected In 1000 and Was Oc-
cupicd by Washington and Lafay-
cite During the RevoIution-IIow it
Obtained Its Name.
THE News BUREAU.


The old Bull Dog Tavern on Randall
square will be sold at auction next Mon
day TO the highest bidder. The building
Is now the property of Peter Doyle, who
bought IL five or six years ago, but 1t has
been occupied by the Doyle family for the
past 81 years. The building was erected
by the New York Stage Coach Company
In 1890, and is now 204 years old, and is
considered to be the oldest house in Prov
idence. Washington and Lafayette occu-
pied the building for one week during
the Revolution. The great father Of his
country occupied the southwest corner
room.
Many people OF the North End asked why
1t was called the Bull Dog Tavern. There
are various answers to the question, one
of which seems to be the most generally
accepted. 1t is said that long time pre-
vious to the revolutionary war, the place
was occupied by a couple named Myers
and their two small children. One day
Myers and his wife had occasion to 60 out
shopping, so they left the children in the
house alone with large bulldog. On
their return they found that the
dog had killed the children and had
eaten the leg from one OF the
little ones. The father Immediately
procured an axe and cut off the head OF
tnC Jug anu piuScd on cAniOitiOh AL
the window and kept 1t there for three
months. People from all parts OF the
country came to look at IL and to sympa-
thize with the couple. At the expiration
OF the three months the father threw the
head into the river. There may be no
truth in this story but there are a great
many people who believe it. There are
other CHASTITY stories connected with the
tavern and Il is said IL the building was
torn down and the cellar dug up the
bodies of more than one man and
woman who had been murdered for their
money would be found there. A short
time ago venerable looking old man, fee
BILE with old age who said he was a canal
boat captain, stood i'm front Of the tavern
and looking up at the building said to
bysiander, 81 was .s-that tavern 20 years
ago. ] went in to get a drink, as IL was
very cold, and stayed quite late. Short
~ after left woman was murdered and
her body thrown into the canal, which ran
in front of the house. 1t was never found
out who committed the deed, but il was
supposed that she had considerable money
about her, and was first ypbbed and then
murdered
The house is propped up with "a rough
hewn pillars of wood, about 20 inches in
circumference. The parties who built 1t
certainly made IL strong enough. They
build houses different now -a-days. People
passing the little low front ON Charles
street would never imagine that there are
40 rooms in the building. THE NEWS
representative was shown all over the
building yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08

schedley, william, 1s3 and ls5 Union street.
Scheminger. John, 10 Snow street
Shine, William H.. 236 and 238 south Main street
skinington, James, <es Valley street.
simmons Michael. 327 Atweli's avenue.
Simonini. Petra 163 Dean street.
souza, Manuel j., ae0 South Main street
.ysplan, Joh2 l2s Ives street.
sperry Henry O., 6f1 Westminster street
sperry Henry O.. Fulton street
Smith, Samuel NJ, - Pine street
ktratton, Thomas H.. z6i Eddy street
stearns samuel H., 70, At, aud SO Cleraence street
sullivan Bros, 90 Ives street
sullivan, Cornelius, 1856 Branch avenue.
sullivan, James p. 81 Orange street.
sullivan. Michael j., 73 Brook street.
sullivan A Jennings Chapel street.
sullivan. Patrick j.. 90 Wlckenden street
Taft George H.. a. Exchange place.
Thoeno Fritz $40 Broad street
Trainof, Francis, 1ss Atwell's avenue.
Trainor, james, 50 Tell street
Waterman, Nicholas. $50 Broad street
Ward, John p, l40 20 la Richmond street.
Wade. Henry, 20 Daring street
Maga, Maka, Ifi south Main street.
Welnmann A Peters, e3i No. Main street
Walsh Patrick. AZ Brook street.
With Jacob & Co. 1856 Weybosset street.
Williams, o. b., 100 South Main street.
Wiseman, William, 35J aud 365 Canal street
Woods. Conrad c.. Isl South Main street.
Wensch o.. sol Westminster street.
The Board OF Licens, Commi sloners will be in
session in their ONCE, City Hall, Tuesday March
Is 1884, at 10 O'Clock m, at which time and lace
all persons so desiring may he heard on the matter
OF granting such applications.
BY order OF the Board THoS. NIXON,
feb 26- i3t Clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
TO WIDEN MORE STREETS.
Board OF Trade Thinks the City
Should Bear the Expense.
Commissioner Smith, However, Can
See No Reason Why This should BE
Done.

The members of the Board of Trade who
are naturally interested In everything
that would tend to improve the condition
of affairs in Providence discussed matter
at the last meeting of the society that
will probably be brought to the attention
OF the Council before many days have
passed. For many years the business
men of the city have realized
that the streets of Providence were
too narrow for the use that was made
of them. This was particularly notice
able in the older parts OF the city where
many Of the thoroughfares are more like
private lanes than public highways.
1t Is In just these sections of the city,
however, that much OF the business Is done
and the manufacturers and business men
who have been compelled to use the
streets for SO long will gladly join their
protests with that of the Board Of Trade.
This matter was discussed in a thorough
manner by the members OF the Board on
Tuesday morning and after the argu-
ments had been presented resolution
was adopted as follows:
"whereas. Certain narrow and crooked streets
near the centre OF the city unable 10 accommo-
date the traffic, and,
Whereas. The benefit 10 be derived from widen
ing them 10 not confined to owners Of property
thereon,
"Resoived, That 10 secure the needed improve
ments, that the costs Of such improvements be
equiabiy distributed, and to avoid the hardship Of
obiiging property owners TO pay large assess
ments, the Board Of Traie recommends that the
Improvement, when deemed necessary, be carried
out under the highway act"
Practically the only objection to this
scheme Of general street widening came
from those who felt that the people could
not afford to pay the high tax as
sessments that would be made
II the work should be
done under the betterment act.- This
provision will also be made In the resolu-
tion that will be presented to the Council,
but the plan that is suggested will not 60
through without considerable opposition.
Commissioner Smith of the Board Of
Public Works, for instance, is opposed to
such a scheme. As he said yesterday,
there are streets and streets in Providence
that ought to be widened, but he should
never favor the plan to do this work under
the highway act. In his opinion the men
who received the benefit OF these improve
ments ought to pay Tor them and the city
certainly did it, duty II it consented to
allow the work TO be done under an act
that provided for the payment OF not less
than one e-quarter of the total expense Of
the Improvement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
harrington.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Rural Improvement Association will be
held at the Town Building on Friday evc-
ming at 5 o'clock. several matters of im-
portant local interest, including sugges-
tions on the "Road Question:" Will bc dis
cussed.
The Republican eau cus for the nomina-
tion OF Senator and Representative, elec-
ton Of towns committee and nomination
OF delegates TO the coming state Conven-
tion, will take pa ace on Saturday evening.
II IL rumofci t"on the quict'), that
Democratic caucus will be held on Friday
evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
THE NEWS MAIL BAG.
The News Moody Book Wanted i'm
South Dakota.
IPSWICH, South Dakota, Fe

IFsWfCd, SUutH DIKOtH, FtD. ., Ibv9.
To THE EDlToR or TIE NEWS:
SIR-I am home missionary in this
new country where we have but little OPP
portuniiy to ses or hear much of
fnythng outside OF ourselves
have been much interested in
the Moody meetings in your city, and as
/ understand You gave iull and admirable
reports in your paper, will esteem Il as a
very great favor Il you viii kindly mail TO
my address ell the i1 yes in which reports
o. the above meetings were published.
Please send bi of the papers sent me and
will at once very gladly remit the
, mount. Very truly yours,
REV. EDWIN +. WEBER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.

The owners Of estates assessed for the construc-
tion OF sewers In the streets hereinafter named,
are hereby notified that the assessments for said
lodged at the ofice OF the City Treasurer
In Candace str, Il from Douglas avenue TO Orms
street. also in Wrdsor street from smith street TO
Carroll street 10 Valley street; also In
Valley street from orms street 20 point about
three hundI ed feet east of Hemlock street. and also
In Smith street from the summit west OF Esten
street 10 end OF sewer near Holden street.
In Bernon street from Douglas avenue to Nolan
In Chsikst stone avenue from hfty feet west o,
Pekin street TO Candaee street.
In Jessaminc street from cranston street TO SAL
EN- street. in Brattle street from Jessamine street
10 Potters avenue snd in Waldo street from Gram
ston street TO Dexter street.
In Burnside street from Public street TO colfax
street and in Briggs street from Ocean street 10
Eddy street
In Potter street from point one hundred feet
south of Weybosset street 10 Pine street
In Fountain street from Jackson street TO Aborn
In winslow street from Broad street 10 wey-
In .Adeiphi avenue from EImgrOve avenue to
Wayland avenue.
made before the 9th day OF March, 1895, deduction
will be made on the same at the rate OF SIX per
centum per annum from the date OF the payment 70
said last mentioned date
One-third OF the assessment may be paid at any
is lodged with the City Treasurer without interest
The second instaliment OF one-third may be paid
within two years from the day OF said lodgmen'
with the City Treasurer by paying in addition thcrc-
to he interest the whole amount due en- said
assessment az the rate Of six (6) per cent per an-
mum from the first day OF the second year after
afler SAID lodgment 1, the time of payment
The last and third insta lment OF the assessment
may be paid within three years after said lodg-
ment b. paying in addition thereto the interest
thereon at the rate OF six 90 per cent per annum
from the date OF the last payment.
II the first installment Is not paid at the end Of
one year from the day of the lodgmcnt OF the as
Mt with the City Treasurer, the whole
ment can then be collected with interest therefrom
at the rate OF six ts) per cent. per annum and cx-
penses OF collection.
ID. l.. ID. GRANGER, City Treasurer
march6-im
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
LINCOLN COUNCIL.
Anniversary Celebration Largely At
tended I'm Elks Hall.

Lincoln Council OF American Mechanics
celebrated its second anniversary ia Elks
Hall last evening with an entertainment
and supper. The hall and all Of the ante
rooms were crowded. A delegation of
about fifty from Lady Lincoln Council,
Daughters OF Liberty, was present. The
program was as follows: Address, Deputy
State Councillor Ira ID. Goff; reading, Mrs.
Arthur Story; selection, Mayos orches-
ira; piano solo, Lulu Martin; address,
Rev. Il. Wesley; reading, Master Wilcox;
dancing by the sisters Bidet; reading, Miss
Edith Robbins. Brother j. n. Eldridge
ofiicisted as master OF ceremonies. The
celebration was entertaining and enjoy
able.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
&c standing this afternoon Isl:

II is not 10 be wondered at that Ayers Pills
are in such universal demand For the euro
of constipation. bllliouNess, or any otter
complaint needing a laxative, these pills aru
unsurpassed, They are sugar-coatcl, easy TO
take, and every dOse is effective.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
ANOTHER DROP.
Lynn Defeated Providence 3 10 .
Boston q, New Bedford 4.

Boston q, New Bedford 4.
Providence fell before Lynn in the polo
game last evening. The atmosphere away
from home isn't bracing enough for The
home team, and it succumbed to supefior
work by the shoomakers. The Lynns
won easily by score OF 5 to-.
Boston and New Bedford visited Ply
mouth last evening. Boston defeated the
Whalers, q to 4.
Providence will como home and play
Boston in Infantry Hall Friday evening.
Saturday the struggle will be with New
Bedford.
The standing this afternoon is:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Manual Training High School,

This School will be open Tor pablo inspection
March 20 .. inclusive. from NJ 60 p m dali y.
The regular exercises OF the school will be In pro-
rress and attendants in readiness "a wait upon
msIs-sd IA. .. rARBELL, Superintendent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
Progressive Flip is more fun than mos,
things on earth.
.,iiii Saining.

WASHINGTON. March S-The net gold
in the treasury at the close of business
yesterday was sl07, 44o. sol, gaiu OF s29,-
PSI over the previous day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
Potter Palmer Is Very Sick.

CHICAGO, March s.-Potter Palmer. the
millionaire hotel keeper r. seriously sick
with the grip. Fears are felt that he may
not recover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Departmental Inspector Of Milk

As required by Public Statutes notice Is hereby
given that John Phillips, OF Johnston, has been
this day convicted OF selling adu tcrnted milk.
GEORGE n. PERKINS, Inspector.
Providence, March 8. 1894 mar6-3t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
FIRST CLASS.

FIRST CLASS
American Brewing Co., Corner Harris avenue
and Eagle street
Burke Bros, is, II, 10, 2s Eddy street
Chambers, Calder A. CO., III to IL Exchange Place
Corcoran, james j., 30l aud 303 Canal street.
Dodge a. camheld, "a 10 IS Exchange Place.
Eddy, Jesse Co., i2s TO 1856 Dyer street, corner
Hay.
Gorman a Co., IA tolls wickenden street,
Good, John e., % TO 81 Peck street.
Lavell, James, 20 to A Fountain street
Mcguire, John J. a Co., 1888 TO isl wickenden
street.
McKenna Bros, 81 and Sc Eagle street.
Maroney, p, - and 20 South Water street.
Molter, II. r. j. N, IL 10 20 Potter street.
O'Connor Bros, 661 TO sos Broadway.
Palmer Madigan, Friendship street. corner
Hay.
Sullivan Bros, 500 wickenden street
wirth, Jacob Co., az to zs3 West Exchange
street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.


OFFIcE or THE LICENSE CoMsussroSERs.
CRY HALL, PRovIDRNcE, Feb. 26, 1894.
Applications Tor license to sell pure spirituous,
and malt liquors, have been made by
he following named persons and hrmss
The herald., 1894-01-27

This table shows that in spite of our
large crop last season in California and
Florida, we still imported more than
100000 boxes OF oranges. Mr.. Day
gives interesting figures in connection
with the cost of placing oranges
ia the New York markets from Eu-
rope, from Florida and from California.
He gives the cost of placing for
eign oranges in New York as follows
Duty, 80 cents per box freight, 80 cents
commission and auction charges, 10
cents; package, packing and shipping,
40 cents; total, SLIP. Estimating the
cost of the fruit in Sicily at 30 cents per
box, it makes total cost in New York
of $1.62 per box; and this is the
price which American growers must
meet when the foreign fruit is in market.
As compared with the cost of placing
foreign oranges in that market he finds
that the charges on Florida fruit are as
follows: For box, paper, nails, packing
and carriage to shipping point, SO cents
per box; average local freight to Jack
sonville. 10 cents; freight from Jackson
vile to New York, So cents; commits
sion, auction charges, etc., 10 cents !;
making total of 95 cents per box
charges on Florida fruit, to say nothing
of the value of the fruit itself at the
orchard. California oranges going to
the New York market, bear freight
charge OF 871a cents per box; and if we
add S5 cents for the box, packing and
loading, ETC., and 10 cents for commits
sion and auction charges, it brings the
total average charge of $1.321a per box,
leaving out the value of the fruit itself.
In this connection Mr.. Day makes the
following observations in regard to Cal
ifornia fruit: ''This freight rate is GER
tain to be reduced, however. because the
fruit cannot possibly stand it,"
he also makes q comparison which
many OF our fruit growers will be in
clined to take exception TO, as follows
"At present the Florida orange stands
at the head, and with equal quality and
condition it will bring more money than
any orange grown. Will it continue tc
do SO? Will it improve, or will it de-
generate? Will California come to the
front, or will some other point produce
finer fruit in 10 or 10 years from now ?'i
With regard to the conundrums asked
by Mr.. Day, we assure him that Califor
mia, if not already at the front in New
York markets, will certainly be there
at very early day. Neither Florids
nor Sicily can excel the navel orange Of
California by anything they can pro-
duce, and the large acreage devoted to
that variety which will soon be in bear.
ing condition will pour such food OF
golden globes of sweetness into the New
York markets as will make Mr.. Day
and other dealers admit they had never
seen real oranges before. -[Caliiornia
Eruit Gr0mnr
The herald., 1894-01-27

James for violation OF town ordinance
was called in Justice TwichelPs court,
whereupon the city attorney objected,
and on Monday next will apply at
superior court for q writ OF prohibition,
to prohibit Justice Twichell from trying
the case, and the whole question OF who
is recorder will probably be tried then.
PERSONALS AND LOCALS.
John @. Brown. Chicago !; s. @. Balch,
Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Williamr, Minneapolis; Mrs. E. B.
WAkeman, Villa Serene; H. G. Gates,
Thos. F. Botello, j. M. @. Moore, Dem
yer. Colo.; Mrs. E. F. Barker. New
York, registered yesterday at the
Jackson.
Miller & Webb have dissolved part
nership, Mr.. Webb continuing as pro-
prietor of the new market.
The A. o. F, of A. at their last meet
ing elected A. Montgomery to the office
of financial secretary H. Oppenheimer,
r. s., and W. A. Peshalt, ]. B.
s. P. Lowrey, the tonsorial artist un-
der Hotel jackson, is confined to his
room'Hom the result of an operation.
His many friends hope to see him aoon
at work again.
The herald., 1894-01-27
EVANS AND MOREL.

Supposed to Have Been Seen Near
Reyes Canyon.
Escondido Times: Last Saturday it
was rumored on the streets OF Escon-
dido that Evans and Morel, the noted
desperadoes and Fresno Jail fugitives,
had been seen in Bear valley. After
some inquiry to get at the truth of the
matter, Times representative learned
that the report came from MIR. Silas
Bernard of this place, who returned
Saturday from visit to his hrother-in-
law residing near the Reyes canon
school houae. The reporter then sought
Mr.. Bernard and gained the following
facts:
Nat Ross, who is teacher of the Keyes
Canon school, resides on his ranch near
the school house. The school was hay-
ing vacation, and he was putting in
his time on the ranch. On Thuraday.
January 18th, about 10 O'Clock, he was
out in the field watching a man who was
sbIeaking some new ground for him
when suddenly two men drove up the
road IN cart. The road makes eharp
turn here coming up from the canon,
and he did not notice them until thew
were near and accosted him. They told
him that they had come from the north
ern part of the state and were going to
San Diego, where, they said, they had
friends. They then began inouiring
about the shortest and best road. They
wanted to know how large place Valley
Center was, and wanted to know if they
could pass by the place. They also in
quired about the distance to Escondido,
and seemed particularly anxious to avoid
this place. The fact of their wishing to
avoid the towns and postofficeH at once
aroused Mr.. Ross suspicious, and it
then struck him that they were none
other than Evans and Morel. The
descriptions he had seen of the outlaws
and fugitives from Justice tailed ex-
actly with the men in the cart. One,
supposed to be Evans, had only one arm
and wore glasses, while the other an
swered the description of Morel. Both
were we'll armed with Winchester rifles
and six-shooters. Besides the horse
hitched to the cart, they were leading
two other horses-two large, fine grays.
This team they offered to sell for 500,
saying they were running short OF
money, having been on the road some
time. Mr.. Ross told them he did not
have 500 or he would buy the team
from them. Since, he has thought it
lucky that he did not show them any
money, for they would probably have
held him up for it and kept their
horses. In reply to their inquiries
about the road, Roas directed them as
best he could, telling them where to
turn off to avoid going to Escondido.
The man supposed to be Morel did all
the talking. After some further ques-
tioning regarding game, ETC.. the men
drove off.
The herald., 1894-01-27

fame. He came in fourth in the 100
mile race to Riverside.
The man with the photograph has
been with US all the week, doing good
business, no doubt.
Friday evening the Good Templars
held open lodge in the town hall. The
feature of the programme was an ad-
dress by Theo. d. Kanouse, G. G. T. OF
the state.
The protrscted meetings at the Bap-
tist church closed last night. Rev. w.
W. Tinker conducted the services this
week, and besides being good talker he
is a solo singer of considerable ability.
The Holiness meetings still continue.
The herald., 1894-01-27
SANTA MONICA.

Local News Notes and Personals OF
Interest.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 26.-The con-
tract for the masonry work on the
North Beach bath house has been let to
Mr.. G. Leonard OF Los Angeles, who
built the Redondo plunge and the car
pentering, painting, etc., has been let
to 81. x. Goetz of Santa Monica. Both
of the gentlemen named are A No. l
contractors. and their past work is a
guarantee of the kind of work the pres.
emit contract will receive. The plumb
ing, steam heating and illuminating con-
tracts are to be let in the immediate
future. Work will commence in few
days on the structure, and pushed
through to a rapid conclusion. In the
meantime the work of demolition of the
last monuments of the old bath goes
bravely on.
THE RECORDER QUESTION.
For several weeks the question OF who
ia town recorder has agitated the town,
it having originated by the town trustees
declaring the Office vacant and at sub
sequent meeting passing an ordinance
regulating the fees, etc., of the office
and appointing Justice 1. A. Miller to
the Office, vice @. @. Twichell, who was
bounced by the act declaring the Office
vacant. Willis filed his bonds, took the
oath of Office and took all the necessary
preliminary steps toward securing title
to the Office, when, 10, Justice Twichell
would not give up the records, claiming
he was still recorder, that the board OF
trustees had no power to remove him
save for cause. They claiming his
official existence was at the pleas
ure of the board. The trustees
then passed q resolution directing the
club to notify Justice Twichell to turn
over to his successor the records of the
Office, which. upon his still refusing to
do, they instructed City Attorney R. R.
Tanner to commence action to secure
them. He has written to the attorney
general for the proper authority to bring
an action quo warranto. The quest
ion took a new phase yesterday, when
the case of the town against Joseph