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There was another added to the many
recent fires in the second police district
last evening, and like most OF them 1t
had slight consequences, and 1t re-
suited nom some ones carelessness. As
officer McGuirl was patrolling his beat on
Livingstone street at 10:45 o'clock
isst night he saw what appeared
10 DO good sized blaze in the tene-
ment at l59 Livingstone street, oc-
cupied py Charles Phillips. All the men,
bers of the Iatter's family as well as those
oil three other families ia the block, were
asleep and the officer had a hard time
arousing them. An investigation showed
that some SCOT with which the chimney
was hlled had taken fire and the sparks
kinoled the nre board and then spread
TO some k1ndliDs wood. An alarm was
rung in from box 15l and the blaze was
soon extinguisned. The house was owned
by Mary Campbell.
horse belonging TO Thomas Caponio
OF 500 Atwelis avenue became badly fright
enea on Star street late yesterday after
noon ana ran down the hill ut n lively
pace and at the foot Of ne hill fell. broke
one of bis forelegs, and was otherwise in
lureu. agent Nickerson OF the Society
ap apr tne r-evention OF Cruelty to Animals
,, so. ne wounded animal The wagon to
.iich the horse was attached was but
, slightly damaged.
limb OF a tree that was struck by
nghtning tuesday hangs in q dangerous
position over the highway on Walling
| street,
The Knights Of Columbus visited the
May festival OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church last evening, and the attend
ance was large. Master Frank Hughes
| gave some pleasant recitations and the
M piah
Kentucky Philosophy" Local COM
| panies of the Second Regiment, X. j. NJ,
and the Catholic Knights will attend the
bazaar this evening.
That there is many a slip between the
| purchase OF Ice cream and the eating of 1t
Is now conceded to be true by the family
OF William Carpenter of 151 Camp street.
Early Tuesday evening two men called at
the home OF Mr.. Carpenter and asked the
servant II MIR. Brown lived there. The
servant replied in the negative, and the
men went away, taking two quarts of ice
cream that was in can in the arbor
| where II had been placed TO keep cool.
As the man did not return Mr.. Carpen-
| ter and his family are very anxious to
| know III the men liked the flavor OF the
cream and also II they found r. Brown.
| officer IL. j. Munroe would also be glad
| to receive information on these two ques-
| tions and II the parties who could answer
would answer in person he would be bet
| ter pleased than ii the inform alton was
| impaired by long distance telephone.
Officer Coyle has returned from his
vacation and today officer Hunt begins
| Lis ten days furlough.
There will be an old folks concert given
! at the RuggIes Street Primitive Metho-
dist Church tnis evening. An excellent
| program OF choice old time songs and
| rounds has been arranged and will be
| given by good choir
An excellent committee has in charge
| the arrangements for the ball of the
Young Mems Montifero Association,
which will be held at What Cheer hall the
evening of May 8.
Miss Nellie HanIey was thee winner OF
| the ladies' prize waltz and officer Hen
messy won the gentlemen's prize for re-
e the most graceful dancer at the fair
of Court Hope, A. o. +. Of A. last even
| ing.