The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-26
NEWSLETS,

Yet when the air grows warm and moist.
Esrth's mild malarial manner
We spurn and beg the man TO hoist
once more the cold wave banner.
Washington Star.
Commander ard Mrs. Booth-Tucker
svill pe In this city on Sundey, November
H.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new building corner OF Hay and Pine
streets.
Mrs. Frank G. Hall has just been ap-
pointed teacher OF the Auburn high
school.
Pensions have been granted to Michael
Logan, Providence. and John W. Folett,
Pawtucket
The most noticeable thing on Westmin-
ster street at present Is the odor OF boil
:nr tar used in street repairs pear the
new Alice building.
Dennison p. Lee found stray horse
Mis- morning and stabbed 1t in his barn
on Myrtle street. The animal was at
tached to side-spring buggy.
In the District Court this morning,
before Judge Sweetland. Joseph Brady
pleaded not guilty to an assault on Pstcr
Silva He was held in $500 for trial next
Tuesday.
Oficer Tanning OF Station found bay
horse, with halter attached, on Wash
inRton street at about 0 o'clock last
evening, and stabbed the equine at the
Hone stable.
Oflicer Irving Of the second district.
extinguished fire in some rubbish un-
der tho Orms street railroad bridge at
about 5:55 O'Clock this morning. There
was no damage
Grace Belle White, the 15-year-old miss
who was reported as missing from her
home, % Norwich avenue, yesterday.
has returned to the bosom of her family.
She was visiting friends.
An alarm of fire was rung from box 437
at S:55 this morning for blaze in the
Snow Flake Laundry at 1856 Prairie
avenue. The fire was confined to the rcof
mostly and there was much moro smoke
than fire. The damage was slight.
Every now aud thena citizen in this
city makes ND his mind that he will 90
to the Klondike The latest to decide TO
70 gold hunting Is Thomas II. Day, xthe
tailor, and he and his family are now
making arrangements for their departure.
At recent meeting of the board of
editors, it was decided to continue tho
Register, official organ of the Providence
High School. The required number
of subscriptions have been secured and
the paper will DO issued every month as
In preceding years
Rev. Wallace Nutting. pastor Of the
Union Congregational Church, has
recently mailed to every student in
Brown University an invitation to at
tend his Sunday evening lectures upon
the subject, Constituents Of Greatness. "
Mr.. Nutting has been officiating It
chapel exercises at the college for the
past month.
James Quirk of l46 Patton street.
b greatly exercised over the fact
that his horse and wagon have mysteri-
ously disappeared He left them at the
corner Of Planet and Benefit streets yes
terday afternoon, ana few minutes later
they were gone. A summary OF the lost
property includes bay mare, Weighing
about $50 pounds, q black trimmed har-
ness and an express wagon, containing
tar kettles aud tools.
There was a small boy on Broad street
early last evening who evidently had de-
cided opinions of his own regarding per-
sonal liberty. He was apparently walking
along oontentsdly with his father but it
soon became apparent that his way and
his fathers lay in different directions,
for as they were passing dark lane the
boy darted into tho same and disappeared
from view as effectually as IL the earth
had swallowed him. His fathers shouts
calling him back were in vain.
The sailboat, by the capsizing OF which.
on Sunday morning. James sullivan lost
his lifs went ashore of Lion Head, Mar.
rsgausett Pier yesterday. at a spot near
where the accident occurred. The boat.
which was l6-foot open centreboard
catbost, was very much battered, and
there was nothing about her by which
she could be identified. Nagle, the sur
vivor of the accident, left for Boston yes
terdny morning, but previous to his de-
parture he made u deposition to the effect
that the crew Of the Life Saving Station
were In no wise to blame for the loss of
his friends life.
Lisutenant-Colone Cozzens, chief
divisional officer Of the Salvation Army
In New England, in an address before
large assembly OF army workers and their
friends last evening unfolded plans for
the accomplishment Of work In the slums.
He stated that the idea of the founding OF
q shelter In this city has been long upon
his mind. and that all he lacked was the
funds to start building -isrse and
properly equipped as the structure In
Boston. Considerable has already beeD