The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-20

A lap robe valued at,s2 was stolen from
Thomas Manning's barn at Z Stokes
street, last night.
Mr.. Thomas Davitt returned today from
Clinton, Mass, where he has been enjoy
ing brief vacation.
The bids for the new Harrison street
ward room will be opened by the commit
tee on city property next Monday.
The schooner General T.. S. Merwin,
Captain Smead, arrived in port this after
noon from Norfolk, Va, with cargo of
coal.
The examination OF candidates for ad-
mission to the Rhode Island bar will be-
gin next Tuesday morning and last three
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Moran will spend
the summer at Camp White. They went
down the river last evening TO open their
cottage.
The repairs on the shaft at Point street
bridge have been completed, and the
bridge was in working order late last
evening.
John Gaffney wasfound on Hope street
last night suffering from the effects of
liquor. He was taken to his home, 20
Bates street
Sunday services at the Union Baptist
Church will be as follows Preaching at
10:45 a. IN. and 80 p. M, by Rev. James
n. Ever; S. 5. at 12:15; Y. p. 5. {. T..
6:15.
A light Of glass was broken in the rear
of James O'Sullivan's grocery store on
Cole avenue, last night. Sullivan has an
idea that an attempt was made to enter
the store.
Yesterday afternoon the health officers,
accompanied by Medical Examiner Pal
mer, fumigated the rooms recently occu-
pied by the late William b. Smith on
Park street.
An anchor and a lot of rope were stolen
from the boat of Albert Davis at the foot
of Oxford street last night Davis lives
at ~ Oxford street and has reported his
loss to the police.
Ex-policeman John II. O'Rourke was
fined $40 and costs in the Sixth District
Court this morning for stealing a suit of
clothes from William Glashen, on South
Main street, Wednesday.
While Eddie Hamphel was enjoying
himself at the bath house near the Red
Bridge some other urchin stole his news
full United States currency.
The Daily Mirror and American, OF
Manchester, III. H., one of the oldest and
strongest papers in New England, has
Joined the Associated Press, abandoning
the service of the United Press.
Onorato Tognetti fell q distance OF 80
feet from staging at 80 Spruce street,
yesterday afternoon, and sustained
broken rib and was otherwise injured.
He was taken to the Rhode Island Hos
pital.
Francis Timing was arraigned before
Judge Sweetland this morning to answer
to the charge OF bastardy, Miss Isabella
Cheney being the complainant. He
pleaded not guilty and was held antil
July % for trial.
A pretty young lady bicyclist came near
losing her life in front OF Perry Davis 81
Sons Office, on Westminster street, early
this afternoon. Her wheel became un-
manageable, and she fell almost under
the electric car wheels.
One OF the names under consideration
for the pastorship OF the historic All Souls
church of Washington, ID. c.. is that of
who was formerly pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church OF this city.
While coupling cars at the freight yard
at India Point this moring George Chisty
had his left hand caught and badly
crushed He was taken to the Rhode
Island Hospital, and IL is probable that
two OF the fingers will be mputated.
The remains OF James Vaughan. who
was killed at the corner OF Meeting and
Thayer streets, yesterday morning, were
taken to Prince EdwaTds Island this af-
ternoon for burial a sister OF the de-
ceased came to the city this afternoon
and took charge OF the remains.
Everson Il Liddle, the contractors who
have been engaged in excavating at Roger
Williams Park. have found IL necessary To
use a locomotive and cars i'm their work.
The first day they used the locomotive IL
seemed as IL every boy within miles OF
the park had heard Of its advent, for a
very large number gathered at the place
and a was with difficulty that the engi-
neer induced them to- let him run his EN-
CINE without their assistance.
Sale Restrained.