The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-03
N EW SLETS.


duty for a few days. owing 10 an attack
OF pleurisy, but is said to be in a COM
Portable condition today.
In the Police Court this morning Will
liam Green was. upon trial, found guilty
OF reveling on North Main street
Thursday evening and was fined 50 and
costs.
The joint standing committee on har-
bors OF the city council met for the
consideration OF general business in the
Office OF Clerk Hayden at city hall at 9
O'Clock this afternoon.
Three hundred persons listened TO a
very enjoyable concert i'm odd Fellows
hall. Mount Pleasant, last evening. 1t
was given under the auspices of st. An
drew's church and ne ted a goodly sum.
John McCaughan admitted. i'm the
District Court this morning, that ne
had stolen pair of gloves. valued at
81. from James Ahern, Jr.. and was
given 20 days in the Providence county
jail.
Albert Robinson was arraigned in the
District Court this morning on "A charge
of stealing one set OF harness from
Maurice A. Evans. Robinson waived
examination and was held for the grand
jury in $500 bonds.
The Appellate court has overruled the
exceptions i'm the case OF Dominica di
lorio. ct uX. vs. Nicholas di Bruzir, and
sent the case back to the Sixth district
court with instructions to that court to
enter Judgment on its decision.
About / o'clock this morning officer
j. NJ. Cannon found a man named Ed
ward Strong. about 40 -Yclrs- of f-age,
drunk in snow bank on Broad, near
Weybosset. street. He had been lying
there some time and was nearly GOV,
cred up with snow.
Nathaniel Bushee, a man IS years OF
age. last evening fell on a slippery
sidewalk, near he home, III Williams
street. and somewhat injured his back
He was taken home by citizens and as
sisted upstairs TO his tenement by OFF,
Ger Grau of the Third station.
A Portuguese carpenter, Joseph
Stratus by name. fell Is feet from the
roof of a building on Benefit street
near the corner OF Pike street yesterday
AFTERNOON. He was removed TO the
Rhode Island Hospital, where il was
said his injuries are not serious.
The Rhode Island Press Club met to-
day at the Hon. Thomas W. Bicknelrs
residence 254 Pleasant street, corner of
East avenue, where Mr.. Bicknell en-
tertained them with lunch and frater-
nal good cheer. A visit to the Ladd OBJ
servatory was made during the after
noon.
Col. Isaac L. Goff is entertaining a
party OF his press friends out on Reser-
voir avenue this afternoon. The genial
colonel makes IL an annual feature TO
take the boys out on the snow path
and with ideal sleighing conditions they
are getting an excellent idea of whom
the fleet ones are.
Last evening Jessie Miller reported
clothing valued at 80 had been stolen
from her room at 81 Washington street.
She said she suspected a man named
Thomas Deavitt. Later Lieut.. Horton
arrested Deavitt and locked him up at
the station. where he spent the night.
Shortly after IL o'clock last night an
alarm OF fire was sent out from box
rs by Charles Bense for what he
thought was a fire i'm building on
westfield street. When the firemen and
Bense had mistaken steam for smoke
so there was nothing for them to do
but return.
Shortly before midnight last night a |
policeman found David s. Briggs, SO |
years of age. wandering aimlessly along |
Portland street. He was taken 20 the |
fourth police station. where he was |
called for later by relatives. Last Thurs |
day morning Briggs was found by Of
ficer Duffy of Station ] at the Aborn
street railroad crossing i'm the snow, |
having been out all night.
Monday evening next. the What |
Cheer Wheelmen will hold an important /
business meeting. including election OF |
officers. at No. 6s7 Cranston street. An 1
members are requested TO be present |
and come early. The fair committee |
is hard at work preparing for "our |
Fair" which will be held I'm h. of T.. |
hall. Eimwood avenue, on the evenings
Of January IA. IL, 10. 2i and % next.
Last evening the Young Mems Ath-
Ietic Club gave a complimentary ball
in Germania all TO those who assisted
the club at its recent fair. seventy-five
couples were In attendance and the
grand march was led by T. J. McCar-
thy and Miss Susie Moon. The af-
fair which was a most enjoyable one
was in charge Of the following commit
tee: J. III. Mccoy. T. II. Egan. O. w.
sesrles. w. +. Talbot. NJ. J. Egan. r. J. |
Mccarthy. w. -. Warren. J.C. Higgins.
}. J. Madden.