The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-10
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Yin AND ABOUT THESE 5
5 PLANTATIONS 5
BY AN UNKNOWN.
Joseph R0tchstein Brutally As
saulted on Bark Street.
Wedding Gifts Presented = Oiher News
From the North End.

The police Of the SECOND station last
night, or rather early this morning, were
kept busy by Lieutenant Murray trying
to discover and capture the perpetrator OF
a brutal assault on Joseph Rotchstein at .
Bark street. The assault was the result of
trouble between Rotchstein and an un-
known In front OF Shines saloon. The
assaulted party was badly kicked about
the body and for time after the officers
found him there was some doubts as to
his recovery, but this morning he was
reported at the Rhode Island Hospital, to
which institution he was taken, as quite
comforta BILE. Rotchstein did not report
the assault, nor could any one give a
description OF his fssailant. Men who
saw the kicks administered suddenly
forgot sll about the man who did the
kicking ana did not know whether he
wore goif suit or a straw hat. 1t was
couple of hours after the assault that IL
became known, and Rotchstein had
walked from Bark street 10 Davis street.
The party injured and the party who
committed the assault are Russian He
brews and 30 were the witnesses of it. This
was the reason the police found 1t SO
hard TO get at the facts in the case.
WEDDING GIFTS PREsEN TED.
The Randall Square Gospel Mission
last evening was crowded with friends OF
the superintendent, William q. Lswton.
rb..a IrsA lo, Ia.
have la bored zealously with him since
the organization of the mission, decided
when he was recently married to give
him and his wife some tokens of their
esteem and good wishes. There was much
planning and the result was the gather
ing of last evening and the presentation
to Mr. and Mrs. Lawton of a very hand
some combination rocking and reclining
chair, set OF cake plates, a mum Der Of
silver spoons and q loaf of cake. The
presentation speech was made by Rev.
Mrs. l.. Fe1ner, who told Mr.. Lawton in
choice and deeply earnest words how sim
cere spd heartfelt were the wishes OF
those with whom he had been engaged in
religious work for his future happiness
and that OF his wife. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Lswton in brief terms that showed how
highly tbe gifts we're appreciated,
thanked the donors.
Previous to the presentation there
was q song and prayer service, the former
led by Deacon George y. Crooks and the
latter by Kew. Mrs. Fenner. During
the evening Mrs. +. ii. Hadley, a native
OF South Africa, sang. There was fine
collation. of coffee, cake ana fruits served
and the evening was one long to be re-
membered by every single lindividual
present.
The work OF the mission is well
known. There are services nearly all
day Sunday, and in addition Sunday
School and the visiting of the poor and
needy of the neighDorhood.
MR.. sBEAHAN WAS NOMINATED.
There was q caucus OF Democratic vot-
ers qualified to vote for members of the
City Council, held in wanskuck last eve
ming. JOIN McAvoy was chairman OF
the meeting, and a paliot was taken to
decide tho should be selected rs the
wanskuck candidate for Common Coun-
Gil. The vote stood: Dennis Ii. Shea
han, 72; Matthew O'Rsilley, 81. Mr.
Sheahan, some years ago was ioem Der
of the City Council, and his selection at
this time was an agreea BILE surprise to his
friends Ia other sections of the ward.
NORTH END NOTES.
A socialistic labor party rally was held
on Randall square last evening. The at
tendance was not very large, but James
Read of Olneyville delivered a forcible
statement of the issues of the campaign
from his party's standpoint.
There will be cake walk at the fair of
Court Star next Thursday evening.
The prcrosed Democratic flag raising
this evening has mace the Republicans Of
Waro 3 more anxious than ever that Nc
Kinley and Hobart banner should be fly
ing to the breeze.
Clarence Rsmeo. PA Hawkins street, re-
ports that his son, aged years. is miss
ing from his home since 8 o'clock yester-
day morning. He wore a light jacket
and dark pants.
Yesterday afternoon horse ov ned by
George Ward teccame frightened on
Young avenue, ana ran to and down
Gladstone avenue to Osborn street,
w here william ~. Knowles stopped 1t.
There was no damage done.