The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-10


granted "A pension.
Russell III. Cornell OF Chicago will de-
liver n lecture ut the new Calvary Baptist
Church on Broad street tonight.
.rhe fourth entertainment in the Boston
star course. consisting of a concert by the
Apollo Male Quartet, will take place at
Infantry hall tonight.
At the Bell Street Chapel tonight II. l..
Koopman, the librarian OF Brown Uni
yersity, will lecture on American Liter
ary Development Of the Last Hundred
Years"
The detective department is on the look
out for a man who Is missing from
Williinansic with large amount oil
stolen cash, and who is said to have come
this way.
W. W. Bud.ong 6f Hills Grove has pre-
sented the park commissioners with
case of sixty rare moths and butterflies
from Inuia. They will be on exhibition
in the Art Museum.
A horse attached to wagon belonging
90 Charles Huling of Valley Falls ran
away on Pine street yesterday. The
animal dashed through Peck to Wey bos-
set street. where he was captured. The
vehicle was partially wrecked.
Edgar Carpenter, a man about 40 years
of bQe. fell In fit on Westminster street
near the corner of Cranston street ysster-
day at IL O'Clock. lie was sent to the
Rhode Island hospital in the ambulance
by Officer Duffy.
A good many dog fsnclers from this
oity who visited the bench show at Paw
tucket this week were much intereste'. in
the Boston prize terrier Peter, owned by
a. Hollander of the Hub. and valued nt
Sl(0l. lh6 dog was taken from the show
yesterday and disd on "a train while be-
ing removed TO Boston for treatment
The employees of the Providence Ath-
ietfc Association hold their third annual
concert and ball in-Sterling hall last n ight
nnn II was a most successful occasion.
The grand march was started at 8 O'Clock.
aud following an order OF 10 dances a
pleasing concert was rendered. Dancing
was then resumed and continued to1 a
late -FOUR.
The regular meeting of the Rhode
Island Veteran Citizens Historical
society was held yesterday afternoon in
the Mathewson Street NJ. T.. Church. Fol-
lowing the regular business, Secretary
DaniL A. Cook delivered lecture on
ssTen Weeks in the West detailing an
interesting account of trip he took last
summer.
A colored man named Joseph Floyd
was seized with dizzy spell on Dexter
street last evening and fell to the ground.
He was found by Officers Kearps and
Hains and taken TO station :. Later he
was removed TO his home, il Jessamine
street. Floyd was struck on the head by
shovel at Little's coal yard some time
ago, and has had occasional dizzy spells
since.
A japanese tea and sale will be held
this afternoon ana evening at the Greene
Street Church at which toys and curios
imported especially for this sale will b.
shown. A reception will be rendered to
Rev. Ii. Yoahimurs, the first ordaiuei
Japanese minister OF the Universalist
Church. The affair IL given under the
auspices of the Literary and Social Union
of the church.
Richard b. Comstock, assignee of the
Conanicut Land COMPANY, has Just re-
corded the sale Of nine lots at Conanicut
Park, TO the Providence, Fall River &,
Newport Steam boat company. AT the
Office OF the latter company 1t was stated
that these lots, which are n part Of the
Mullen plot, came into the possession Of
the company as part Of the assets OF the
old Continental Steamboat company. hsv-
ing been purchased by che latter some
years ago II is stated that no action is
contemplated with them Mt present
Attorney Thomas #. Vance OF Paw.
tucket, who defended James A. Brown,
the ESCAPED burglar, last June when nc
was on trial charged with burglary at the
St1rges and Young residences. received a
letter from him ABOUT two weeks ago, in
which he stated Vance was the only
friend be had in the state and said II ht
had done any burglary IL must have been
done when he was stupid with opium.
lie stated that as ne was a Massachusetts,
man he had been told he would he sent Z,
Boston aud he desired Vance 20 come ou
TO see him. Vance visited Brown at tn,
asylum and the latter asked him o. writ,
70 his mother and inform her that hei
oldost son was I'm trouble. and he cav,
him On address. Vance wrote the letter
ss requested, but ~ yei has not heard
from H.