The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-12

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where he will be the guest OF the Lincoln
Club this evening.
A door knob was stolen from the front
door of Charles ). Sisson's house, 27I
Washington street, last night.
Elsie Lewis and Katie Tines left the
reform school yesterday without leave
and the police are looking for them.
Morning, noon aud night today were
the bells ringing in honor of Abe Lin
coin. 1t seemed like the Fourth of July.
In the police court this morning John
Fox and stephen Conley were each fined
So and costs for reveling on Fountain
street.
The room of Walter Davis at 1872 Friend
ship street was entered yesterday after
noon and an overcoat valued at SIS and a
coat and vest valued at $40 were stolen.
The Anawan Social Club held its first
ball in Il. Il. Hall last evening. The
grand march was led by John }. Finnerty
and Miss Mamie Rodigan. 1t was a very
pleasing social.
A brown horse attached to a democrat
wagon, owned by Charles Levalle, of
Central Falls. was stolen from the corner
OF Orange an Pipe streets yesterday after
On the wagon were two robes and
a large satchel.
Just before noon today officer j. b.
Alfreds arrested John A. Casterson of %
Winslow street, as he was in the act of
taking a number of towels from In front
of j. L. Higney's dry goods store on
Richmond street.
The only case on the calendar OF the
common pleas division marked for trial
tomorrow Is that of Thomas Cavill ct
ux. vs.. James Gaskill. Lee u I~iliinghast
are attorneys for the plaintiff and I. F.
Iosgroye represents the defendant.
Mrs. Maria Rounds OF 116 Power street
fell on the sidewalk at the corner of Hope
and Power streets at . O'Clock last evening
and sustained a bad cut over her left eye.
She was assisted TO her home by Officer
Ward.
The bids for the new roof on the old
custom house are all in and will be for
warded TO WASHINGTON. They are as fol-
lows: William l.. Whipple, SOB; {. q.
B~runckow, 1895; Phillip 4 Phillips, s67s;
s555.
The steamer known to the many resi-
dents OF this State as the Pomham IL
now In the port OF Norfolk, where she
IS known as he Elaine. This boat may
be added TO the fleet OF the Providence,
Fall River and Newport Steamboat Com
any this coming season.
Captain John s. Adamson, the well
nkown stevedore, has purchased the fam
Gus 5-year.oid horse, "L. 4. w." from
l.. L. Wyman OF Somerville. This horse
Is said to be the test "snown horse in
and around Boston, and all that Captain
Adamson wants to prove this Is the snow.
The tug Honey brook, one OF the finest
craft of its KIND aflolt, was in port this
morning for a few moments, ana was i'm
command OF Captain Durkee, who was so
popular n few years ago with the patrons
OF the Old C%ontinentl Steamboat Com
nany, when he was captain of the
Squsntum.
The committee on milk has called n
meeting q la Wey bosset street for 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. IL Is under
stod hist at the hearing at the State
House on the petition for a collector of
samples for the inspector Il was tacitly
agreed That a collector shall be forthcom-
ing when Legislature meets again.
The little shoe store q Mike Kiplin.
4sI Eddy streei, was broken into last
night. and goods TO the value Of s23 were
stolen. They were afterward found i'm a
sTall wcod-hed nearby. Later 10 the
night a man giving his name as William
Rogers, End claim ing baltimore as his
home. was arrested by officer Edwards
and locked up at The Plain street s~ts,iou.