The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-06
TERRIBLY BURNED.
Mrs. ConnolIy's Clothes Set on Fire
by Overturning OF a Lamp.
A Birthday Celebration-Laiest Notes
From the North End.

Mrs. Ann Connolly who resides with
her husband, John Connolly, at 10
Powder Mill street. was fcarfully burned
by the upsetting Of a kerosene lamp about
| o'clock this morning. She had gone to
her room to retire for the night when In
some unknown way she struck the lamp
she had just put down. The oil poured
over her clothing and tho flames soon
burst through To the woman's body Tho
burns on her hands and chest were very
severe and her husband, who rushed TO
her assistance when he heard her screams.
with an oyercoat oxtinguished the flames.
His hands were badly burned but no at
once summoned DR. &. +. Marston, who
found that while Mrs. Connolly's burns
were OF very severe nature, they were
not apt TO prove fatal. The upsetting Of
the lamp was an accident and neighbor-
hood gossip as to its being case OF at
tempted suicide was proven untrue on
investigation. The injured woman was
as comfortable as possible today.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
There was large gathering Of friends
OF George Burnside Crookes at the new
home of Mr.. and Mrs William B. Fairman,
100 North Main street. last evening at
3 p. m, the occasion being the 3lst
birthday of Mr.. George Burnside Crookes.
During the evening "a musical and liter
airy program was carried out. Among
those present were Superintendent viii
liam q. Lawton and wife of the Randall
Square Gospel Mission, Superintendent
Henry Il. Kelly of the Union Gospel Mis-
sion, and Mr.. II. Il. Avery of the Volun-
teers of America. The musical program
commenced with piano solo. by Miss
Annie Emerson; harmonica solo, by MIR.
II. B. Avery; reading, by Miss Edith
Emerson; piano duet, Mrs. John Crookes
and Miss Mabel Crookes; hymn, John
Crookes; piano solo, Mrs. George Holt
and others. Refreshments were served
during the evening for the 90 guests who
were in attendance. The evening was
most pleasantly passed and many pleasant
wishes were expressed for the future
happiness and prosperity of the one whose
birthday was 50 auspiciously celebrated.
ELM CLUB SMOKER.
The Elm Culture Club had an enter
tainment at its rooms on Franklin avenue
last night that was well attended by
friends of the club. There was mock
trial and jig and buck dancing and also
some musical numbers The program
was IA long one and furnished sport for
the young men present until pretty late
hour. The evenings pleasure was slightly
marrcd, however, by the failure Of some
Of the singers and other kind of artists
who had promised To take part to SO do
but for this the committee of arrange
ments was in no way to blame.
NORTH END NOTES.
The "Black Maria" which has brought
many persons to grief, had the tables
turned on il this morning. The vehicle
of unsavory notoriety broke an axle on
Gladstone avenue while going to the
Central station. There were II men i'm the
wagon and they were jumbled together
in an unpleasant way.
There was meeting in the interest of
tho Socialistic Labor party in Capitol
Hall last evening that was fairly well
attended.
A diversion of some youths during the
past week has been the starting of brush
fires. One young fellow had a difficult
job Of clearing himself Of suspicion yes
terday.
Patrick McKenna was taken with an
attack of heart disease on Hewes street
last evening He fell TO tho ground and
Officer Koch prom pity came to his assist
ance. The Rhode Island Hospital ambu-
lance was sent for and Mr.. McKenna,
who is n young man, was taken To that
There will be dramatic entertainment
given at the Ballou Universalist Church
tlis evening
Some young lads have "A habit Of push
ing freight cars that are on sIdings in
the Charles street freight yard as muscle
developer. The police look upon this
athletic performance as malicious mis-
chief as one lad named Jeremiah Driscoll
was last night surprised and d smayed TO
ascertain.