The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30

And like al inspiration came
Thought. and cried she IN delight:
,.pll sing that song to him tonight
The hint may strike his heart n bat
And make of him pop-ocrat!
Denver Post.
T,xs,ve drunkards were each fined 81
and costs in the police court this morn
Ing.
Patents have been granted to citizens
of Rhode Island as follows: c. smith.
Cantral Falls. guard for shutter fasteners:
III. q. Good, Newport, typewriting
machine pattern.
Pensions have been granted citizens OF
Rhode Island as follows: Peter hnowe,
Newport, 81; Charles A. Dexter, Provi-
dence, So; Jacob b. Handy, Soldiers
Home, Bristol S..
Henry Donley, living at l25 Clifford
street. was taken TO the Rhode Island
Hospital in the am bulance last night with
n fractured Jaw. lie fell on the ice while
skating at Roger Williams Park.
John Burton, % years Of age and who
chills on Weybosset street at l0:3O O'Clock
last evening He was taken TO the Rhode
Island Hospital in the ambulance.
A fire in chimney on Valley street
about o'clock last night caused an
alarm from box 1926 corner of Atwell's
avenue and Eagle street. The fire was
put out before the department arrived at
the scene, and no damage was done.
The partition suit of Mary Conners VS..
Alire Burns ct al, was heard Tuesday
by the appellate division of the Supreme
Court on bill and answer. The property
OF which partition Is sought was left by
Owen Cadden of Central Falls.
.iames McGrann, one Of a group of boys
who thought IL would be fun TO take a
crockery crate from Shimbo Alley into
Walker street, came To grief last evening.
he was nabbed by Policeman T.J. Duffy,
and this morning he was fined 50 anu
costs. The other boys made their escape.
John McGill, l2 years old, whose home
IS at 3l5 Atwell's avenue. su taineu n
severe SCALP wound besides injuries to
his back yesterday afternoon, while'coast-
-,s.g en- Dale street. He siia- ever the rail-
road EN- bankment and struck head first
on the tracks below. DIR. O'Keeie at
tended him at his home.
The debate at the Y. Nj. c. A. Lyceum
last night was on the question: Re
solved, That character inf uences the
world more than intellect" On the
affirmative were Messrs. IS. q. Davis and
l.. Il. Remington. and the negative was
supported by Messrs. G.. T.. Ball and q.
ID. Liddell. 1t was decided that tho
merits of the question lay ia the negative
and the debate was decided In the mega
tive.
Little Frank Maddern wns before the
Sixth District Court this morning on a
complaint sworn out by Truant Officer
whittemore He was charged with being
vagrans, truant and growing VI in
ignorance. The little fellow, who was
not more than eight years old, said that
the reason he cid not 40 TO school was
because he bad no shoes. Judge Sweet
land allowed plea of not guilty and
Frank will be tried next Tuesday. lie
is now IN custody OF the police as no one
appeared to furnish surety. His mother
was In court, but she did not seem 10
manifest much interest in the boy. His
present plight Is said to be due to "a step
faSber and mother whose habits of
sobriety are not feckoned to be OF the
best by the police.
A special session of the United States
Court was held in the court room In the
postoffice building last night for the nat
uralization of aliens During the evening
q large number OF aliens took the oath OF
allegiance before Judge Brown. This
special session is held once year and Is
made necessary by the large amount of
business on hand during the last part OF
December Registration closes Friday
and the foreigners who desire 10 vote
next year must get nsturalized at once
Naturalization may be done at any time
during the year when the court Is I'm
session. but many nut IL of till the last
moment, and many cannot get away from
work during the day conveniently. and
so wait for the chance 10 do 10 in the even
ing. The court will be open again to-
night for the same purpose.
Holiday shopping 20 a great extent
ceased last week and this week all hands
have turned assiduously 10 collecting
calendars. Men, women and children,
everybody, right down the line is teg.
ging calendars on ell sides good deal
Of personal opinion i'm the matter OF taste
Is own and every body goes for what he
considers the bandsomest ones first and
when no has made sure Of these ne lon >
himself down with anything that can te
ciassed under thu term calendar. 4"
Stores OF all kinds are invaded with no
idea OF buying anything but simply 10
ask for calendars Some offices had the
foresight 10 place a sign In a prominent
place where 10 may b. seen from the
street. "No Calonders Here" The com.
petition seems 10 be- very sharp 30 see who
can get the most. The idea Of use play
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