The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-24


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WESTMINSTER TnEArER--City Sports Big Show.
John Case aged 49, is missing from
Ia
According to the city hall records, Casey
Brothers have attached George w. Nor
gan.
John O'Leayr Of 40 Jones street, was
bitten by dog near his home last even
ing.
Lilly Finley, II years old, has been miss
ing from her home on Fairmont street
since Sunday.
A tree at the corner OF Elm and Par
sonage streets, was set afire by an electric
wire last evening.
Comm issioner Smith and City Engineer
Shedd are out of town today, but where
Is not given out.
Four potted plants were stolen from
the yard of Mrs ). f. Haskell, 337 Wey-
bosset street last night.
The new William Fletcher building,
corner of Webosset and Union streets, Is
rapidly nearing completion. 1t is a very
attractive structure.
Leonard Donohue of 220 Atwells ave.
nue. was taken sick on James street yes
terday afternoon, and was taken TO his
home in the ambulance.
Was somewhat cooler this noon than yes
terday. AT IL 80 p. IN. yesterday the city
hall thermometer Registered 9O6; today
at 2 O'Clock IL was only II.
Officers w. r. PIONEER and Francis K.
Dunard of the Oakland street station,
were suspended by Chief OF Police Child
last evening for neglect of duty.
The Cottage City street railroad COM
pany was given permission to increase
the stock from $25, 900 to $40, 900 by the
BOARD of railroad commissioners today.
James B. Shaw OF Cambridge, Mass. re-
ported to the police that he was robbed
of small amount OF money in q house
of i'll fame, on Clemence street last night
There Is to be a mass meeting OF the
colored citizens or the Seventh Ward
rows voting on the constitutional amend
ment
Edward Holden was knocked from the
seat of his carriage late yesterday after
noon, at the corner of Westminster and
Dexter streets, by colliding with a car.
He was somewhat injured. One of the
wheels Of his wagon was demolished.
There is more bother at the foot OF Col
lege Hill and passengers have to change
cars because the new counterweight be-
ing introduced makes il necessary to
lower the big water main. So the street
in dug up and before 4S hours are passed
the water on the hill will be shut off.
This Is good building weather, for
which persons who are altering or erect
ing blocks and houses ought to be CRATE
full remarks Inspector Hopkins, for the
loss and inconvenience which would
have been caused by inclement weather
can be better imagined than estimated.
A slot machine was removed from the
front of Clara T. Angell's drug store, last
evening, and taken into the cellar of the
attempt was made TO open it, The ma
chine was afterward found by a citizen
who notified the officers at the knight
street station.
A horse attached TO an express wagon
owned by NJ. Il. Demlng, ran away on
Eddy street, at S:45 this morning, and
the driver. John Fisher, was thrown out
and injured about the head. Mr.. Fisher
was taken into the Office OF w. q. Heath
Il Co., at the corner of Eddy and Clifford
streets and cared for until the arrival OF
the ambulance. He lives on Transit
street.
William Blackman, OF 100 Union street,
was I'm great stew yesterday about the
loss OF his goat, and hearing that snakes
had taste for such animals, came to the
conclusion that the monster that was
killed on Mathewson street, Sunday,
mig nj have bad one good meal out OF
his nanny" but he was pleasantly sur
prised for one OF his friends saw the miss
Ing goat in Olneyvills square last evening
eating "any old thing il could find.
Mr.. Blackman went for his goat and all
is we'll
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