The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-18

The Council committee on accounts met
at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Edward Johnson ran away from the
Sockanossett School yesterday afternoon.
The Pawtuxet Boat Club will enjoy its
annual hop at the boat house this evening.
Detective Swan arrested Michael Calvin
on Westminster street today at 3
o'clock, on suspicion.
Someone stole a white dress and waist
from Sarah Leonard's clothesline on
Jenkins street last night.
Nellie Proffette was sent to the State
Farm by Judge Sweetland this morning,
for six months, for being common night
walker
Mr.. John Il. Dayton, president OF the
Y. NJ G. A. Of Williamsport, Pa, was in
town last evening and visited the Y. M.
G. A. rooms.
III. ID. Drummond was fined $40 and
costs in the Sixth District Court this
morning, for harboring a dog that had
not been licensed.
Colonel Isaac l.. Goff left the city last
evening for a business trip to Jackson,
N. H., where he is about to open up a
large tract OF land.
Sandro Giagano of 81 Spruce street re-
ported TO the police this morning that
two boys stole a cigar box containing 80
from his store last night.
The committee on city property have
awarded the contract for supplying the
school house furniture this year TO the
Household Sewing Machine Company. =
{. The draw at the Point street bridge is
now "workedn by hand, owing TO the
breaking of the main shaft. The damage
is being repaired as rapidly as possible. :
William Gasthen, a second hand cloth
ing dealer on South Main street, reported
to the police that John o. 'Rourke stole
pair OF shoes from the front of his store
yesterday afternoon.
This evening the members OF the Provi-
dence Scottish Society are to dine to-
gether at Mckenzie Brothers on Dor
rance street, and literary entertainment
will follow the feast.
Mathew Butler of 1S4 Park Row, eSew
York, has requested Chief of Police Child
to locate Rose and Harry Evans, as their
brother Frank, a steamboat fireman, died
at that city July 10.
Mary Murray, who has been suffering
with dropsy for some time, died suddenly
at her home, 553 Eddy street, late yester-
day afternoon. Dr. Palmer was called,
and said that death was due to dropsy.
James Smith OF pa Thurper's avenue
fell from his bicycle at the corner OF
Buckley street and Prairie avenue last
evening. and dislocated his knee He
was taken to the Rhode Island Hospital
Medical Examiner Palmer has decided
that William b. Smith. who was found
dead at rs Park street, died from natural
causes. The remains were inferred at the
North End cemetery late yesterday after
noon.
The passengers on electric car $50 OF the
Elmwood avenue line had to get out for
a few minutes TO allow the members of
Hose IL TO extinguish a blaze in the
floor OF the car which caught from an
electric spark beneath.
s. J. Maloney's residence on Bernon
street was damaged TO the extent of 500
by fire late yesterday afternoon. The fire
is supposed TO have caught from a lighted
match that was thrown through an open
window by some reckless person.
A horse and carriage, owned by l.. b.
Talbot, and in charge of +. +. Dorrance,
of 80 Camp street, collided with an cleo
trio car on Roger Williams avenue about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dor
renee was injured, the horse killed, and
the buggy was wrecked.
The latest inventions on the Providence
market are the paper pencil ana the new
aid to telephoning. The former looks
like a wood pencil, but no knife is re-