The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-02
BRIEF LOCALS.

Miss May G. Worcester is at Newcastle,
New Hampshire.
Mrs. M. Mckenzie has gone to Peak's
Island, Maine, for the season.
Johu Smith, charged with indecent
exposure, was held for trial Tuesday.
The wife of Police Officer John f. Nc
Govern died at 2 o'clock this morning.
In the Sixth District Court this MORN
ing, William X. Marks was held in 200
surety for trial Tuesday, charged with
being a vagrant.
Hon. Joshua Wlbour, chairman of the
Bristol Armory commission, has called a
meeting for this afternoon at the sdju-
tant generals Office for the purpose of de-
Gliding upon some location for the pro-
posed armory.
Ned McGowen, otherwise known as
"Harry Hill" was escorted to the Central
Station last evening ON the charge Of
being intoxicated His friends came to
his rescue at an early hour this morning
and he Is again among the free.
The report Of Mr.. Henry Clark, the fl
tration sand expert of Lawrence, relative
to the sand at Pettaconsett, was received
touhys u NoyOi ~ coitCu q ihCCtluS
of the Joint special committee on filtration
for tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock.
The inspector OF buildings today issued
a permit to the Primitive Methodist
Church corporation to erect its new
building at the corner of Smith and Rug
giles streets. The architect Is George w.
Cady and the contractor John T. Machon.
Alexander McDermott, 25 years old,
| living at 424 Atwells avenue, died sud-
denly at IL 40 o'clock last night at his
home. DIR. Carroll was summoned and
| notified Medical Examiner Palmer, who
decided that death resulted from heart
failure.
Captain Coffin of the Belle of Worcester
secured bail yesterday for his appearance
at the September term of the United States
Court as complainant against the alleged
mutinous seamen, Wilson aud Peterson.
His bondsmen is Mrs. Henry q. Clark.
The Massachusetts, Catholic Order OF
Foresters from Taunton, to the number
of 800, arrived at Pleasant Bluff this morn
ing, on the King Philip, of the Fall River
line. They were received with salutes OF
cannon at Cranston's, where they took
dinner. The afternoon was spent IN
games, and the party returned late this
evening.
The following passengers arrived this
morning from Baltimore per steamship
Berkshire, Captain Kirwan; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Williams,
Captain Weber, Mr.. T. Denton
Miller, Mr.. j.. 9. Williams,
Mr.. &. l.. Banks, Miss G. s. Mejanet, Miss
M. r. Ward, Mr.. r. A. Williams, Miss
Emma Mann, Mr.. j. III. Kidder, Mr.. John
Kemp, Mr.. w. ii. Hill, Mr.. John Lotus.
The tug Aries arrived in this port last
evening, and Captain Snow reports nav
ing picked up the schooner II. p. Chace
that was struck by the steamer Puritan
The collision took place Tuesday evening
about midnight and at 8 O'Clock the
last mast that was left standing
the next morning about z o'clock by the
Aries of Cornfield light and towed to New
London. She is completely dismantled
and otherwise disabled.
The good ship Connecticut OF the
Providence line bids fair to be called the
greyhound of Long Island Sound, fol
during the week she has beaten the New
Hampshire, the Puritan and held her own
with the Priscilla, md now q broad smil,
IL on the face of every man from the cap.
tain to the cabin boy, but the broadcast il
that Of Second Engineer Dunn, who haC
charge of the throttle when the Connec
ticut beat the New Hampshire.