The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-23

Nine drunkards were fined in the
oolice court this morning The police say
chat It is remarkably quiet in crime cir
cIes this week.
The registry list was increased 2O3
names yesterday making the voting
streuatr.of these kind OF voters at the
nresent time 742a At a corresponding
period last year the record was 1884.
Patents have been granted to citizens
NJ Rhode Island as follows: A. Akeson.
Proyidence, pipe; A. II. Baker, Paw
,ueket stop motion for looms; A. w.
Harris, Providence, spinning machine;
a II. Straight, Attention. burner; A. L.
Vaughan Providence, neoktie fastener.
The question. "Resolvei, That the
United States should assist Cuba out Of
her difficulties with Spain, was debated
hefore the Y. nj. &. A. Lyceum last even
ing. The disputants were; j. B. Walker
and Beniamin.G. Davis in the affirmative,
and g. ID. Siddell and James X. Fox in
the negative. The decision OF the house
and Of the judges was in favor of the
Affirmative.
Last eveningIthe Asbury NJ. L. Sunday
School held it's annual meeting, the pastor
Rev, j. A. i. Rich presiding. The officers
chosen were: Superintendent, George E.
Baker; first assistant superintendent
Fred A. Horton; second assistant superin-
tendent, Jarvis 5. Horton; secretary. Fred
q. Phillips: treasure, Fred "A. Horton,
Jr.; librarian, Charles II. Northcotte;
first assistant librarian, Mrs. George f.
Baker: second assistant librarian. Thomas
Palmer.
There was a wedding last evening In
the Church of the Epiphany. Potters
avenue, in which ths contracting parties
were Robert w. Thornton and Miss Ellen
nj. Bower, daughter of Frederick Bower
of this city. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bas-
sett offlciated. The ushers were Messrs.
Thornton. Taylor Gardner ana Hadfleld,
and among the guests assem- bled were
relatives from Massachusetts. New York
and New Jersey. A reception at the resi-
denco of the BRIDES parents on Mckinley
street followed the ceremony, at the con-
clusion OF which collation. was served.
Policeman George +. Nye saw thres
boys on North Main street at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon with "A wash boiler in
their possession. The gamins saw the
policeman about the same time and they
dropped the copper vessel and scampered
away. 1t was taken Co the Central Po-
lice station. A short time after Ruth
Kay, who lives at 63 Angel street, re-
1oa tha 1,ofl nd 10
identified by the statement that 1t was
cribbed from the premises by three boys.
She recovered her property and now the
family wash is not endangered
The mobiles of the Mystic Shrine attach
ed to Palestine Temple will have an elab-
orate ceremony in memory OF Abool
Feda, the most famous Arabian prince,
warrior and writer, in Music hall next
Tuesday evening at O'Clock. The oasis
in the desert will be occupied by the
princes and the traditional banquet will
DO previous to the starting of the cara
van with a few victims who are even now
aware that something is coming to them.
This il the annual session and the cleo
tion Of Divap for the ensuing year will
take place. Action will also be taken on
all members who are more than two years
IN arrears for dues.
Lebricht Lehman, who keeps a tailor
shop at 34l Point street, is somewhat dis
turbed by an expected visit from thieves
and he has invoked the assistance of the
police 10 prevent anything from disap-
pearing from his premises. A 10 O'Clock
k.. m NJ bar
tered his store and asked for something
TO eat. Considering the placs this re.
quest was considered suspicious. The
stranger pushed the tailor into the store
and than made an examination of the
surroundings. This done he went outside
and had a conference with another man
and after an apparent earnest oonversa-
ton the two strangers went up the street
Tnat Is the reason the tailor expects to be
robbed.
In the present condition OF affairs and
repairs at Market Square one cannot toll
today what part of the street will be in
accessible TO him tomorrow now the
south side of the square is shut of from
sll travel, and the process OF tearing up
goes merfily on. The cars shat come
down College Hill cannot GO their usual
way a. getting over onto Westminster
street and have 20 switch Off and go
around the east end OF the Board of Trade
building and then along the north side Of
Il and over the new part Of the bridge
just opened and so on to the street
Der street. commencing at the square.
ant going as far down as tho south end
OF the Banigan building, Is being toru up
and all but a narrow WY Is fenced Off
from travel The work OF taking out the
old bridge work, widening the channel
and putting IA new foundations aud
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