The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-29

Hope. SS
While driving In sleigh on Washing
ton street late yesterday afternoon NJ. g.
Benefits outfit collided with another
vehicle and Bennett was thrown out and
slightly injured.
Last night William q. Breton gave n
still alarm for fire in one OF the rooms
OF the Carpenter refinery at 80 Page
street. Hose responded promptly ana
the blaze was extinguished with little
damage
Rev. Edward o. Bartlett was chaplain
of one Of the New York regiments that
marched with Sherman TO and from the
sea and his experiences and observations
during that period were graphically end
interestingly told in paper read by him
last evening before the Rhode Island HIS
torical society.
There was much excitement In the
vicinity OF the corner of Atwel's avenu ne
and Piedmont street about o'clock this
morning caused by the sounding OF an
alarm from box 3o9 When the flremen
arrived they found taat the blaze was con-
fined TO a lounge in the tenement OF Mrs.
Annie Hughes and quickly extinguished.
At the club house OH Big Rock. Paw
tuxet. the mem bers of the Rhode Island
Yacht Club will meet Friday night to
carry out the annual function of watch
ing the old year out and the new year In.
A turkey supper will be served at a. IN.
Saturday. A special car will leave Paw
tuxet bridge to bring members to this
city.
A black horse attached TO a sleigh, ssthe
property OF Eugene Pickering the Broad
street stable keeper, wandered away or
was stolen from in front of the Nara
gansett Hotel last evening The police
are now looking for the property. The
sleigh contninei 4 n blanket robe and
other articles. The harness was silver
mounted and altogether the property was
valuable.
AT the Savoy yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Mira Russell Garrett and Mrs. Charlotte
James Willis lectured on candy making
and prepared n variety of candies, eX-
planning thoroughly each step in the
lIOCcrc as tHtg lAUltcaoAs <1AAFA AAt At'-
ture the Inrge class was treated 10 lurk-
ish sweets chocolate nougats. butteroups
and peppermints and other delectabie
dalpties which had been prepared during
she afternoon.
Prof. Edward f. Miller of the Ma.sa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology gave
an interesting and valuable Illustrated
lecture before the Providence Association
of Mechanical Engineers on the three
large testing machines in use at the on
gineering laboratory of the Institute.
Preceding the lecture the association
neld business session at which amend
ments TO the constitution were proposed
and Scott A. Smith and G. George Schielc
Were admitted as members The follow
ing named board of officers was pomin-
ated President W. &. Woodward;
treasurer. &. Il. Gabriel; recording Sec
ra.ary, John #. Taylor; councillors.
George II. Smith, Il. 4. Mingle and
George Leach.
Henry Donovan, hack driver was
thrown from his seat about half past
eight last night ana received badly
sprained wrist and u severe scalp wound.
he was taken into Anthohy's drug store
and attended by DR.. Collins The hack
was owned by Benson Bros, stable
keepers on Owen street The wheels
caught in the car tracks on Waterman
street near Prospect and tho Slowing of
the carriage threw Donovan. Tae fright
ened horses ran away and in front OF 81
Waterman street collidc1 with Broad
way car Inc hack was considerably
wrecked and the horses broke away from
IL and continued their course to Thayer
street One OF them fell ard broke leg
and the other stopped officer Lenhan
Of the Second station shot the animal
Gottlieb Starck, brewer at the wha:
Cheer Brewery. was at home Sunday
night. He lives at $50 Fenner avenue.
If be had teen absent perhaps some Of his
household valuables would have been
missing next day. 1t was about
o'clock in the evening when two men
pushed their way I'm through the door
They were strangers TO the brewer and
they could not q 70 good excuse for
their presence. starck canno> sreak Eng
lish or und rstand 10 very we'll and the exc
planation for the presence Of his visitors
not coming with this promptness that the
brewer thought IL ought. and he having
his suspicious aroused that they were bont
ON robbery, proceeded 60 clear tho house
of their presence. Tnsy showed disposi-
tion 10 stay, but after vigorous protest ~
the brewer they decided that the place
was too hot for them. In the struggle
which ensned the unbidden guests got "A
sound thrnshing from the sturdy Ger
man and they left the place AZ fast n
their legs could carry them The cnse
was reported TO the police Of the Seventh
station