The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-28
EAST PROVIDENCE
Cleaver Was Sent TO Cranst0n TO
Work Out a Fine.
Pole, Have Not Yet Cap ured Staff-Mr.
Ray Meets With au Accident.

Saturday evening officer West arrested
Arthur Cleaver on Maursn avenue for be-
ing drunk, and yesterday morning la the
Seventh District Court he pleaded guilty
and ives tined s2 aud costs, which he was
unabls to pay. He was sent to Crsnston
to work it out.
List night officer West was callsd into
q house at East Providence Center to ar
r,st Calvin Williams, who Was drunk and
noisy. He was taken to the police sta
tion and this morning In the Seventh
District Court he Headed guilty to baing
q common drunkard, ana was sentenced
to the Satle workhouse for six months.
The police have not as yet been able to
find William stlff, the man accused of
stabbiDg Joseph Cloutier Christmas eve.
1t is generally supposed his friends are
hidiug him somewhere in town, but 1t
IL thought he will eitter soon give him
self up or be found by the police.
Cloutier IL suffering consi derable pain
from bis wound, but is able to be
about and is getting along remarkably
well.
Tn question of removing the postofilce
has bean settled; the Office Is to be moved
hut will not 60 to the top of the bill. A
lease has been taken OF the large store In
Ingra ham Block which was recently oc-
cupied by 4. Fowler & Co. 1t is re-
moved to the new location on account OF
lack of room In the present place. The
new office will have frontage of 20 or 80
feet and extends from Warren avenue 70
Taunton avenue, o distance OF so feet.
Work will at once be commenced on the
new Office and it will lie occupied as soon
as the boxes and other furnishings are in
place. 1t is expected the delivery system
will beain Feb. ] and will start with
three carriers for this section, and II this
shouts not meet the requirements Of the
business, more carriers will be added.
Mail boxes will be placed at convenient
locations throughout the thickly settled
rart OF the Wttcheuoket district, and
will facilitate the mailing of lstters very
much as they will be col e,ted several
times daily, and 1t Is understood that
matter will hereafter be mailed from this
town as late as in the city. The present
postmsster will In tae future drop his
title of p M.and will be known as super
intendent Of Station ID.
LAST evening Mr.. Edgar $ Ray was
driving In the vicinity of Broadway Six
Corners, when the runner of mis- sleigh
caught in q car track and upset the sleigh,
throwing Mr.. Ray out, but fortunately
without jnjuring him. The horse started
and ran up Broad way with the sleigh and
wss soon out Of sight. The blankets.
robes, and cusnions were scattered along
the street and were secured by friends
and tasen toa neighboring store. Mr..
Ray started in pursuit OF his team snd in
a bout an hour and half found it out at
Rrmford, " here tho horse had run into
yard and lay on mis- side in on exnsus;ei
condition. The horse received a severe
cut on ore of his hind legs but this is
all the damage sustained by the team.
This morning the public school, began
their winter tern, after vacation Of
two weeks. the schools are In charge Of
I he teachsrs of last term, except the A.
p. Hoyt grammar school, at which the
new principal. MIR. Alvin Shorard. will
assume I'll, position.
The East Provitsnce Ice Company will
beien to cut ice at the wansukcE ponds
I, mo row. Yesterday the ice wGs report
cd TO be eight inche, thick. lite Broad
way POND CT this town was frozen six
incsos thick Friday, but no arrange
ments have bsen made as yes TO do any
cutting at any of the ponds ia this town.
At various places in town the mercury in
the thermomt ter registered two degrees
below zero this morning.
Sheriff o. q. Goodell has been suffering
several weeks with a number of boils on
his neck ana shoulders, hut we are
pleased to know he is much tetter Of
lale.
MIR. nnd Mrs. job, y. Davis OF Tenth
street have returned from Boston, " here
they have bee srcndipg Christmas week
Mr.. Charles IS. FreeboIn ~ New York
II the gu st of bis orothsr, OTlani Free
terra OF Prospect street.
MIR. William Brown II builcing another
fn g house on burgess avenue.
Mr.. Jo0n Elicit of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
is pissing the holiday season vita ir ends
ON Iebth ftreot.
Notvit hstsnding yesterday was Sun
nav. the various ronds IN our town wee
literally visited by skaters sBd as VT
W ns,e not heard that cry wC!o drowned