The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-09

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Michael Burke, aged 16, is missing
from his home, 657 Manton avenue.
Officer Mclaughlin shot dog last
evening that bit Catherine Delahunt.
The United States light house tender Cac-
tus came into the harbor this morning for
stores.
Six hens, valued at 81, were stolen from
Waldo Barnes hen coop at Fields Point
last night.
John Nelson reported to the police that
100 feet of lead pipe was stolen from his
house, Back street, last night.
Committee meetings at the city hall are
scheduled for today as follows: Ordin-
ances, 3 p. IN. I; finance, p. m.; lamps
and printing, 1880 F. m.
The old safe in the public buildings
department at the city hall is being
"hXed," so the prospects for a new safe
Is precluded for the present.
While driving OH Elmwood avenue last
evening Thomas Cripps was run into by
n matt wagon. One Of the rear wheels of
MIR. Cripps' carriage was demolished.
The new Typographical atlas OF surveys
of Providence county, ordered by the city
from Evarts IL Richards, Philadelphia, are
completed and were distributed today.
f.. Rollins Morse, of Il. Rollins Morse 81
Brother, one of the parties in the Grosve-
nor Block deal, will sail from New York
tomorrow for a. two months sojourn
abroad.
William Brown, a painter, had his right
shoulder dislocated by falling from
building on Belmont avenue yesterday
afternoon. He was cared for at the Rhode
Island Hospital.
Rev. John Malvern, who paid S905 for
the house 103 Pond street, yesterday, with
the intention of removing 1t TO Gilmore
street, Is pow afraid it cannot be done,
on account OF trees.
They tell how George Hunt, an East
Providence piscator, went to Reeds Pond,
Swansea Center, recently, and landed 25
perch weighing pound or more apiece,
beside lot OF large pickerel, oil in one
day.
The big sewer tunnel under the river is
finished to within $50 feet OF India
Point, and has been bulkheaded. The
shaft at India Point will be sunk at once,
and the tunneling from that end will then
begin.
Mr.. James Barker, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Togus, Me-, is spend
ing his furlough in this city. He was for
many years an inspector for the Provi-
dence Gas Company. His furlough ex-
Pires tomorrow much to the regret OF
many friends.
Ray Spencer says that she went from
her home, 20 Anthony avenue, for few
moments last evening and left Annie Fox
and Della Dimond To care for the prem
ises until she returned. When she did
the women had gone with a satin dress
and some other articles of value
The inmates OF the State institutions
had their Fourth of July last evening"
The band from the Sockanossett School
furnished the music for the occasion, and
500 worth of fireworks were touched off,
The festivities were held on the lawn of
MIR. Eastman.
Last Tuesday forenoon carrier pigeon
fell in the car yard OF the Consolidated
road at Auburn, in an exhausted con-
dition. The bird bore the following
marks: n Z. ID. "a. Mr.. g. II. Martin
took the bird to his home, "a Magnolia
street, and has cared for 1t.
w. II. Durkee, captain OF the Horney
Brook, one OF the largest steam tugs on
the Eastern coast, was In town a few
hours yesterday afternoon. Captain
Durkee was formerly connected with the
Continental Steamboat Company of this
city and had charge OF the Squantum.
Mark Lunbasktz of IL Mill street gave
man II for lottery ticket on the even
ing of July l.. Yesterday the man called
upon him and said that his ticket had
drawn $500 and that IL he would give
him sI1 he would send him the cash
Lun basktz consented, but he is waiting
for the slS9.
Officer Wyman of the Fourth Station
arrested German, who gave his name as
Marcus Kline, at the corner of Parade and
Cranston streets last evening. Kline had
on his feet pair Of new shoes and had,
just before he was arrested, disposed OF
another new pair to shoemaker In that
lie was arrested on suspicion
and 1t is thought that he is one OF the
three who broke into freight car a day
or two ago at Reedville and stole five |
pairs of shoes.
The old Wehoskey building on Public |
street that has been the cause Of much |
anxiety ON the part of families in that |
vicinity is no more. From time To time |
boys have taken away piece of the un- |
but some one took away oil |
that the building would stand yesterday |
and this morning the rickety old struc- |
ture laid fiat upon the ground. II was
a busy place this morning, as men,
women and children, armed with ham, |
mers, hatchets and axes, surrounded the |
wreck and carried OF pieces of the btRld- |
ing for relics and firewood.