The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-27
NORTH ENDNEWS
Dastardly Attempt to Burn an Ital-
ian's Home Frustrated.
A Good-Sized Blaze on Bates Street Yes
terday Afternoon.
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Some miscreants, who. IL caught, will
probably be severely dealt With, under
took to set fire to the home Of John
Realey, an Italian resident of Ledge street,
on Wednesday night. The outside steps
of the house and the side OF the building
were saturated with kerosene oil and then
set fire TO, but the blaze was fortunately
discovered in time to prevent much harm
being done. There Is no clue TO the per-
petrators of the crime and, so far as is
known Realey, the intended victim, has
no enemies who might think they had a
reason for injuring him and his property.
The attempt to set fire TO the building
was made early in the evening. or other
wise the result would probably have been
more serious.
Officer Peter III. Gallagher has the SYM
pathy of many friends in the loss OF
young son who died last night after
brief illness.
Though there were hut four voters pres
eDt at the Prohibitory party caucus in
Ward last evening. a full delegation OF
three delegates to the state convention
and five TO the city convention OF the
party were chosen.
On Monday evening March Q, the Ran
dali Square Gospel mission Will celebrate
its anniversary.
An a.arm Of fire was rung in at 4:2O
y. M, yesterday for fire in house
owned by j. B. Hawkins, at 65 Bates
street. The blaze started in a cl set In tn :
tenement occupied by Peter Harvey and
was caused BY an overheated stove. The
fire spread rapidly through the partitions
and up TO the roof, where after great
deal OF trou bic Ii was extinguished. The
damage TO the building is placed by the
owner at $1,000 and the furniture of Har-
vey was damaged by water and smoke to
a considerable extent.
The local police authorities are paying
considerable attention to illegal liquor
sellers at present.
An old iolks' concert will be given at
the Asbury M. Il. Church on March IL
for the benefit of the Ladies Aid Society
under the direction of the choir of the
church. chorus Of 40 ices will sing
the songs of their grandfathers and
grandmothers and capable elocutionist
has also been engaged.
George A. Littlefield, ESQ.,, delivered
the last of course OF lectures on Ameri-
can statesmen at the Asbury Memorial
NJ Il. Church last evening and yer
large and appreciative audience was pres
ent. The subject Of the lecture was. Pat
rick Henry" and the description of the
important and inspiring work and words
Va tntt BItdt lItfuODI WAS
most eloquent one. he great oratori-
cal efforts o Patrick Henry were describ-
ed in hat sympathetic and fervid man
ner so appropriate to the subject, and
with the grace anc richness of thought of
which Mr.. Littlefeld is so happy posse :
sor.
. The officers of the Second Station that
are orchestrially inc ined have been en-
gagged in some hard practice lately and
while they don't thinK they will have
reached high enough standard by st.
Patrick's Day hey ere thinking OF put
ting in bid to he Fourth of July cele-
bration committee.
Two girls named Mcdonald and Lake,
aged about years, were found astray on
Pratt street last evening. They were ta-
ken 10 officer Edwards home until their
parents. who reside on Bowen street, were
notified and cdlled for them.
Rev. DIR. Bixby, pastor of the Gram
ston Street Baptist Church, spoke before
the Young Peoples Society of the Rug
giles Street Primitive Methodist Church
last evening on missionary work in Bur-
nah. he was introduced in very appro-
pirate manner by Rev. Mr.. Mason, pastor
of the church.
The Rev. Doctor, who, during num-
Der OF years, was a faithful worker for
Christianity in the far East, desert ed in
a simple but decidedly interesting way
in Burmah, told of the customs of the
people, the earnest work OF the men and
women laboring for the religion Christ,
their hardships aud their discourage
ments. He gave very interesting ac-
count OF Care Town In Africa and of the
places that Cecil Rhodes and others have
recently made famous. A contrast was
also drawn between the ways OF reaching
the missionary fields in the East SO years
or so ago, and those of II he present time.
There was change Of night patrolmen
on some of the beats n the Second pol zee
district last evening. The changes made
wera rendered nee ssary ~ tn going on
duty here OF a number Of new zen and
none OF the transfers was made because
the men transferred were not giving the
best of satisfaction where they were.
The transfers were as follows: Officer
McElroy from Toolevile 20 North Main
street; officer Hennessy from Eagle park
TO lower Gladstone avenue; officer
Hall from Eagle park TO North Maine,
park; officer McGrsth to Toolville; officer
Koch TO Randall square; officer Edwards
from East Side horse beat to Wanskuck
horse beat.
A good-sized audience gathered in the
assembly rooms of the North CoDgrega-
tionl Church last evening to hear a very
earnest discourse by Rev. Frederick Is.
pullan. pastor OF the Pilgrim Uongrega-
tionsl Church, on .'Christ the Revealer of
Hearts, The reverend Speakers words
showed an earnestness and study that
mace a direct appeal TO all who heard
them. he called TO the minds OF his
hearers the many instances in which
Christ had sur rised men b. keen insight
into their hearts and innermost thought,
and the revelat on of Christ to our
hearts must either lead us to reverence
n i'm and des Use all that is not worthy
of Him or to turn from Him to our own
selfish Nays.