The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-12

The ,ast ruu Of the season OF the Rhode
-s,and Whcelmen Will be to Hauteriye
>ext sunday.
secretary OF State Charles l.. Bennett
srd General Treasurer Samuel Clark at
tepdcu the funeral of ex-senator Nathan
Dixon at Westerly yesterday.
horse and buggy that had evidently
bcen standing for several hours on Elm
street. was taken to Gladding's stable by
officer William ii. Place.
A debate on the question, Should I'M
migration to the United states be Fur
ther Restricted, will be held at the Bell
Street Chapel tonight.
Frank Johnson OF SO Comstock avenue.
reports that some person has stolen from
his yard two white bull pups. hen ana
a rooster all valued az SO.
Nlounted officer Joseph B. Edwards Of
Station Two Is under suspension for
violation OF Rule 50 and the casa will be
heard by the committee shortly.
Some boys raided M. Maksoodian's
bakers cart mt the corner of Potters
avenue and Broad street LATE yesterday
afternoon, and looted it OF several loayes
OF cake.
AT o'clock this morning the firemon
were called on still alarm to the market
OF {. ii. Jeffcrds & Co.. on North Main
street a slight blaze caused by an elec-
trio wire, was speedily extinguished.
At the meeting OF the Sarah L. Doyle
Club, to be held at the hall of the new
Classical high school, Summer aud Pond
streets, tomorrow afternoon, Saturday.
at 4.30 O'Clock, tn subject for consdera-
tion will b. Daniel Webster, and Mr..
George A. Iittlefield will be the speaker.
All friends Of the club are cordially in
vited to attend.
Thomas Hsdley who was found uncon-
scious OH Lddy strectWednesday afternoon
in what was supposed to be n drunken
.eenaitieH,- and when d. palmer -ardered-
taken to the hospital yesterday morning,
died ut the latter institution shortly after
. O'Clock this morning. Death was due to
cerebral disease. Hadley was about 10
years OF aga and none of his relatives or
friends arc known.
About 80 this morning Riverside car
6l5 In charge OF Conductor Andrew Chip
man and Harry Hutobins, collided with a
milk wagon belonging to Sterry j.
Miner OF Kettle Point. The wagon was
Jrivon by Robert Mullen. The only dam
>pc was the loss of several cans OF milk,
which were thrown from the wagon by
.hc force OF the collision and spilled.
j. Harvey Randall, member of the
class OF % mt Brown University. has
received an appointment from the Bap
list Missionary Union, as teacher at the
Baptist College, Rangoon, burmah. Mr..
Randall is TO teach English and have
charge Of the Christian work of the col
legp. lie expects to sail on Dec 20
There are upward OF $50 students at this
college. and DR.. j. n. Gushing, Brown
B2 is Its president.
The stockholders of the Merchantile
Irsst company. an institution doing
business at 10 and 2l Exchange street.
have voted to go into liquidation and tho
statement is made that dollar for dollar
will be paid on deposits. Tie company
was Incorporated i'm 1883 with "a capital
stock of $780, 0co, but during the p ,st few
years bad Investments have swallowed up
the profits and considerable of the capital.
whstcver loss there is will fall upon the
stockholders.
Shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
noon Frank T.. Nero AMI Henry Mott, en-
ploycs Of james Riley, were engaged in
lowering bale oil hay from the second
story of Riley's stable on Pond street
Just "a the bale dropped Cassie Ficbick
ran out from a nearby alleyway and tho
bale bounded up and struck her knock
ing her TO tho sidewalk Mott was On
the sidewalk, and Fastening To the lit
ones side. found that she was uncor-
sciouA He Immediately carried her to the
office of DR.. Charles O'Leary wherc 1t c
found that she was suffering from hem
orrhaae OF the brain. After medical
treatment. Mott took the little girl to her
home at Al Pond street.
On either side Of the concrete walk
extending from North Main street to the
main entrance OF the old State House is
a row Of trees One Of these, the second
from ths street ON the south side Of the
walk has q history, II AN old gentleman
who stood near IL this morning is right
in his statement. According TO his story
that particular tree was used Tor whip
ping post for some time, and, indeed. up
10 ttr date when that method nf punish
ing offenders was abolished. Originally
thc whipping post stood In Market
square, but from long use and the batter
ing Of the elements IL became unscrsice-
sble Instead OF substituting n new one,
ilis thrifty suthor~-ics ~ earlier 1'rovl-
,encr made use VI a troc on tho state