The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-10
IN AND NEAR RIVERSIDE.
An Attempt To Rob the House Of q
Policeman.
Mr.. Starkweather Entertained Friends
at the Squantum this Afternoon.

Last night an attempt was made to
burglarize the residence of Police Officer
Henry Bickford ON Pomham avenue.
About 10 o'clock Mrs. Bickford heard
noise at the back door she rushed down
starts and found the door open. She
fired two shots, which reused the neigh
borhood. Her husband came and he
began TO search for the burglar or bur
glars, but could find no trace. About a
year ago an attempt to rob the same
house was made
Mowry, the l3-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank White, died at 10 o'clock
yesterday forenoon. The cause OF its
death was cholera infantum. The funeral
was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
prize waltz was held at the Pleasant
Bluff Dance Hall last evening. The prize,
an elegant silk umbrella, was won by
Miss Isabelle Leonard OF this place.
Mr.. j. L.. Starkweather OF the frm OF
Starkweather q Shepley, Providence, en-
tertained party of friends at Squantum
Club this afternoon, Chef Gibney serv-
ing one of his famous dinners
The waterpipe which led into tho house
of Mrs. Hunt, one OF the houses burnt
during the Comstock fire, has broke of,
ings.
A sailboat owned by John Minchin is
sunk at the foot of Lincoln avenue.
Harry Pierce OF Marlboro, Mass, an
accomplished combination guitar and
har%onica player entertained tr,dI .sa large
Hotel last evening.
William Hunter, who drives fruit team
for Penniman Il Crumb, was bitten by q
dog at Silver Spring yesterday.
The following persons have registered AT
the hotels the past week: Pleasant Bluff
Hotel-R. A. Reynolds and wife, Chelsea;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tyler, Boston; Mrs.
Cross, Medway; Thomson Peterson and
wife, Boston; Fred Miller and wife,
Hartford; Frank Andrews, Attleboro;
Bert Cosgrove, Providence; Charles T..
Dow, New York city; James johnson
and Wife North Attleb0rS; %;ts Frank RinGn
Howard Smith, Providence; Alfred
White, Pawtucket; G. Il. Blake, Boston;
William III. Jones, Providence, Fred Har-
rison, Hartford; Hazel Kendall, Somer-
VILE; James Williams and wife, River
point; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Blanchard, Bos-
ton; Louis Doe, New London; George
Shaw and wife, Hartford.
Smiths Palace Hotel-George II. Snow,
New Bedford; Mrs. and Mrs. George A.
Brig ham, Boston; Andrew Gould, Woon-
socket; George M. Graves, East Walpole;
Allen W Kenyon, Miss NJ T. Kenyon
and Miss n; Spencer, all of Woodstock
Hilton and family, Fall River; Lat
Adams. oonsocket; Richard Bagbutt,
Dover; Samuel Carpenter, Jewett City;
William Schult, Woonsocket; John w.
Clark, Fall River; Allen Bullock and
wife, New Haven; q. w. Ford, Provi-
dence; Mr.. Goldsmith, Lexington.
Riverside Hotel--Harry B. Mather,
Boston; Mrs. waterman and son, Sand
wich; Mr.. and Mrs. Bixon, Worcester;
John Bulger and wife, Fall River.
Washington Square House---Miss Lena
Youlden, Brockton; Mr. W. j. Pincos,
La Vezas, New Mexico.
Cedar Hotel---J. Bowes, Mr.: and Mrs.
Riley, Mr. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Prout,
Mr.. Wild, all of Lonsdale.
Miss Rosella Salisbury OF Pawtucket
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Keegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rowan OF Shawmut
Cottage entertained a musical party from
Providence last evening. Allen Baxter
rendered accordion solos; Elmer Fuller,
guitar solos, and Harry Baxter, piano
solos. After the entertainment a COLA
tion was served.
Miss Tessie Mode Of Boston is q guest
at Crescent Cottage.
Fred A. Brigham of Kansas City 10
visiting friends here.
Miss Bessie Arlington has returned
from trip to New Hampshire.
Miss Emma Jacobs of Boston is visit
ing Mrs. s. Krone.
Mrs. Joseph Lewis entertained q mum.
Der of friends the past week.
Miss Annie Trace OF Olneyville Is the
guest of friends on Bullock's Point ave.
nue..
A. Eugene Remington and wife are
visiting friends at Taunton.