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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The voters Of the fhenix FIRE district held
their annual meeting in the hall OF tho fire
station last evening. When the meeting WIS
called to order at o'clock there were about
i5O persons prescott. The meeting was called
10 order by William v. slvcum, the clerk of
tho district and John Pearce was chosen
temporary chairman. The reports of the
severnl officers were then read and received,
and John Pearco was Unanimously elected
chairman, william v. Slocum clerk and
Gcorge K. sheldon treasurer for tho ensuing
year.
When John H.. Campbell wns nominated for
collector the ball opened and Isaac whiiford
and Patrick II. Carroll were also Nominated
In quick succession. This recossitatei a
par. ballot. When the result OF the ballot
was declared Mr.. Campbell was shown tn bo
elected, he receiving A Votes while Mr.. Whit
ford, who was at one time collector OF the
disti let. received 28, and Mr.. Carroll three
votes Aram W. Colvin, James Ward and
Albert Il. Hill were elected assessors. and
Frank i. Chase, A. W. Colvin and William v.
Slocun, bydrant committee. The office of hro
wal ,iens was left vacant, and the ssmc hoard
of engineers as last car, consisting Of Frank
r. Chase. chief; Thomas p. Bradford, first as
sisiant and Allan A.CampbclI, second assistant
enein, er, were elected. Tho report Of the
committee on electric lights was tho next
business in order. and John j. Arnold, who
was the most bitter opponent of the electric
light company Inst year, at once made u
motion to adjourn. without waiting 10 hear
the report, and was only induced 10 withdraw
his motion when the clerk stated that there
was no committee to report and there was
still other important business TO DO trans.
acted. Frank Il. Chase was appointed cleo
trician, and ~ was voted q at the componsa-
tion and bonds Of the treasurer and colls sctor
be the same as last year.
After voting 10 assess tax OF 25 cents on
each and every sioc OF taxable property in the
district, and makirz provision or adding in
tercst TO unpaid taxes after October, the
question cf making revision OF the charter
was brought mp and John n. Campbell made
a motion that committee OF three be ap-
pointed for that furposc.
Mr. Arnold immediately objected. While
the discussion was in progress Isaac II. Whit
ford quietly handed tho ciork a paper. which
hc opened and read. 10 was nothing less than
a claim for $ii25.ts, which he claimed was duo
him for services as &C Hector Of taxes duri ~
his term OF service. After The FIRST surprise
Mr.. whitford's little bill was treated with
contempt and lcfs in The hands OF the clerk
without any action being taken.
Mr.. Arnold then suddenly made q motion
20 adjorrn which was carried.
workren engaged In tearing down the old
whpple house at Centrevillo yesterday found
bag Of old silver coins hidden I'm the chin
ney. The coins are all over century old.
ond IL Is rot known by whom they were
hidden away.
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THE NEWS FROM
NEAR BY TOWNS.
OLNEYvILLE.
Work OF Rats ana vermla-Notes From
tn: Busy Square.

Rats and vermin are playing sad havoc
with a lot of tables with green covering at
the brideweil. the same having been taken
from n room on "a warrant issued by mem
ber OF the Johnston Enforcement of the Law
League. There is question of how long
they are to remain in the bridewell, and IL
the rats destroy them the question Is, who'll
pay the bill and these tables are said To be
worth something like sl5O0-no stnall item
these hard times.
A few months AGO the town sergeant had
a bach OF just such furniture in his Office
and IL took him some time 10 find way TO
have the state take charge OF them. but the
state does not appear 10 bo In any great hurry
TO take possession OF the load that IL going TO
rack and rum in the bridewell, and the old
saw that ''thoro Is many a slip betwixt the
cup and the lip may bo true in this case.
The outcome of the affair Is awaited with
much interest by all concerned.
Court Sheridan, A. O. H.. met In Stokes
hall last evening and four applications for
mem bership were received. IL was tie
unanimous vote OF the court that should any
OF the members enter the sorvise Of the
United States in any capacity they
should ba kept in good standing until honor
ably discharges.
Should bicycle riders continue to ride on
the sidewalks OF Hartford avenue, pedes-
trians viii bo obliged To take 10 the middle
OF the road, for II is much easier To dodge a
team than IL is bike. Yesterday three young
men rode abreast sr nj the railroad crossn! !!
10 Laurel Hill avenue and tho many women
and children who happened 10 he on the side
walk at the time were obliged TO make room
for them. One arrest and n fine OF $40 AMI
costs in tho Eighth district Court would
likely reduce the nuisance quite little.
POCKET HELD FOR TRIAL
Frank Pocket was arraiened before Judge
Phillips in the Eighth District Court last
evening on the serious charge of making an
inherent assault uron Viola Madden, who is
but years CID Pocket pleaded not guilty
and was held until Wednesday for trial
The story is that Pocket enticed the child
into an old barn at the foot OF the 40 steps on
plainfeld street. and had not the mother
missed the little one from the yard the result
might have been quito different. As soon as
Mrs. Madden missed her child she called "a
her, and this caused her assailnnt To free her.
The Rough and Ready Auxiliary Whist
Club met at the residence of E. T.. Durdick, ~
Dyer avenue. lost evening. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Il. Chamberlain captured the prizes.
Past Master W. ID. Harris is spending his
spare moments learning the mysteries Of n
new typewriter.
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BRISTOL.

The Town Council held regular monthly
meeting yesterday afte noon at which routine
business was transacted.
The special town meeting held last evening
was we'll attended. IL was called 10 order at
7:3) O'Clock. Tho first business was the
matter OF the building of nn electric road
from the Now York. New Haven a. Hartford
railroad to the land of the Mount Hope In
'vestment Company. The subject was very
ably discussed by N. N. Cole, Philip H. Coyle.
X. A. Turner, Ezra Dixon and FL. II. Tilley.
Mr.. Cole gave ths taxpayers to understand
that tho proposition mado tho town by the
company was the most liberal offer the town
had ever received, and tnnt the revenue the
town would receive from IL would be larger
than that from all the industries in town.
Moderator Bradford gave the meeting notice
10 prepare to vote on tho question, til ose
favora. 10 TO the resolution of granting the
permit to the comprny to vote yes, and those
opposed TO vote no. After the vote was
counted the result was declared as follows:
100 votes were rolled. OF which 122 We're yes
and AZ 10 and the permit to baiid the road
was declared granted.
The next business was tho matter OF an
engine house for the Hydraulion Engine Com
rany. The meeting appropriated slOOO for
tie purchase of u site and the erection of a
building. The following committee was APP
pointed to purchase n lot am erect build
ing: Ezra Dixon, S. b. Munro. Spencer
Rounds, Daniel @. Coegeshall and Eben Hill.
A resolution was offered by g. b. Rockwell
asking that $500 be appropriated TO sprinkle
Hope street to Franklin street. and TO the
derot upon Franklin street 1t was voted
down.
The funeral Of Comrade Michael Macovoy
was held this morning a. the Soldiers Home.
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ATTHENORTH END.
Touro Cadets, Fair : Rum and Jealousy
Capitol Hill Notes.

The fair OF the Touro Cad,ts which was
held on April 10. "a and 20 was 10 pronounced
success both in financial and social way.
The net proceeds amount to s365.22 For
selling the most tickets Miss Lena Lewando
received the first ladies' Prize. a valuable
diamond ring. Miss Lewando sold 572 tickets
while her nearest competitor. Miss Lillian
Beeman, sold $50 tickets. MIR. y. Jutsky sold
1908 tickets and received n solid gold watva
Mr.. ID. Taborosky was second in the ticket
selling contest and sold zs4 tickets. Much OF
the success Of the fair was due to the earnest
work of NJ. G. Brown, chairman OF the COM
m.ttee of arrangements and Messrs. Mason,
j. Robinson, A. Conen and all other members
Of the organization. Uniforms have already
been ordered ana the members of tho orgnn-
alton announce that IL they are needed to
defend their country they will go first as
patriotic citizens and second as Hebrews.
A little child who wandered from his home
in Tooleville was taken in charge by the police
last evening. Other police work consisted OF
tho arrest Of two drunks and one suspicious
person.
There was n lively time in the rear OF l3'
Charles street yesterday that was caused by
rum and the Rreen-eyed monster, jealousy.
Felix Marshall boards in the house in the r ar
OF tho mum ber named and n woman who lives
across the corridor from his boarding p'is-
iress induced him TO 20 into her tenement
TO fix up stove pipe that had fallen down.
This made the boarding mistress jealous.
and she, after great demonstration. Induced
Felix TO leave the ether woman's tenement
and then she hit him with poker ON the left
cheek, cutting deep wound. Felix hit back
| and the boarding mistress shouted murder.
| and about $50 persons collected on the side
walk. officer Gilfoil made AN investigation
and found tho boarding mistress crying, with
| her face covered with blood. He arrested
| Felix for drunkenness, but no one made any
| complaint against him for assault.
TIE dancing party Of the No Name Club
| in Dimond hall tomorrow night promises TO
| be the ,cial event OF the season.
| The third degree was conferred on large
| number OF members in La Sale Council,
| knight Of Columbus. last night.
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WARREN.

The Marine Machine a Convcyor Comrsny
Is working overtime on orders for six wind.
lssses for the American Fisherics Company.
Tho employees Of the company have recently
been increased.
Mr.. Daaicl Bray IL visiting his son, vii.
liam. at Lonsdnlo for few days.
Tho Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. r.
church will hola a sobial and supper at the
church parlors Wednesday evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
LAKEWOOD.

Chester Maxheld. George Randall and
Frank Williams. thrcc wen known young
men In Lak.no' d.rcsrondcAto the president
cell for volunteers yesterday They enlisted
at the recruiting Office In Providence aud left
for Qaonssi camp With The rest of the boys
M o'cleck.
The regular scmi-monfhly husincss meeting
u Cataract flie Company No. was held in
Flremsn's hall last nlght.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
NEW SWIMMING RECORD.

Walter Blum OF Chicago Makes Quarter
Mile 10 6:33 2-5.
In the recent championship swimming
races In the tank of the Chicago Athletic
association Walter Blum swan a quarter
milo In the remarkably fast time of 6:32
2-6, breaking the American record by ex-
aotly one second. The record was previ
ously held by A. 4. Kinney, one of the
best swimmers this country has ever pro-
duced.
Wednesday, April 13. 1898, in 220
yard race, in competition, no reduced the
G. A. A, tank record of 2:5S, made by ID.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

M. Reedcr O! the New York Athletic club
Feb. %, 1907 Blum swan the distance
in e;53s{.
Ho Is ls years old and has been swim
ming since Feb. %, 1897. At that time be
finished second I'm tho 100 yard handi
cap. His mottle was shown then, as
no made game race OF It, beating
good men. At the swimming meeting OF
the Chicago Athletic association in Lincoln
park lagoon July Q no finished a splendid
second TO Brewer, tho speedy California
swimmer, In tho open quarter mile event.
Brewer was forced TO DO bis best to beat
the little Chfcagoan. After that he did
nothing that could attract attention until
the indoor championship race at the c. "A.
A. lie Is feet inches tall and ordina-
rily Weighs l32 pounds. He does not have
70 train down, as he Carries little super
nupus flesh
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

tain articles or clothing were placed on
MS person by the officers. made neces-
sary by the fact that he was 10 be ex-
ecuted
The gallows was In place last night
and the finishing touches were given il
by George Code. who has constructed
and arranged nosstnly this gailows. but
also one for Hampshire county on which
Adams was executed. and one for Plv-
mouth county on which Besse was
hanged. THE gallows on which tho
execution took place was constructed
by Mr.. Code for Charles l.. Shaw Of
Springfield for Hampden county many
years ago. Joseph X. Loomis OF wes..
field paid the Is~.ialty on II for the muir
der OF Leavitt, the old candy man In
the old jail at Springfield, and Homes.
the wife murderer was also exscutaT
on II in the new Jail ia Springfield. II
~ ouiit or the best southern pine. Is
hrm and substantial and was erected in
the local jail In the southwest corner
or the guard room. The stairs leading
10 IL were sufficiently wide 20 allow three
men 10 walk abreast easily. On the
piatform OF the scaffold and in the center
was another platform raised about four
inches' This was the trap II had
massive hinges, was held in place by
four wooden pins and an iron bar, which
was connected with a lever with the
step In the rear. which was touched
with the foot of the sheriff at the mo-
ment OF the execution. The door 10
the trap was about five feet square. and
when the spring was touched il dropped
downward. On its under portion were
a heavy cushion and a spring. on
brace on one OF the main supports OF
the gallows were another cushion and
catch. The two cushions struck against
one another and deadened the noise. and
the sDring and c2tch la ~. dor 4,
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who lived close by. Ii was thought that
she had spent the night with a married
sister in the village. The next morning
a arch was made for her and the body
was found at tho fo't OF the EN- bank.
ment about seventy feet from the ROAD,
frozen. AL first il was thought that she
had wandered thsre and died, but the
autopsy disclosed tho fact that murder
and outrage tad been committed.
Suspicion pointed strongly to O'Neil,
recause, on the afternoon of tie murder
be was without money, and that night
after the murder, he was flush. He was
arrested three days after the murder. The
inquest developed n good deal OF circum-
stantial evidence against h!m and he
was indicted by the grand jury, which
reported on March L.
Ihe trial was commenced July 10,
Chief Justice Mason and Associate JUS
tices Fessenden and Sheldon presiding.
Attorney General kuuwlton and District
Attorney j. Z. Hammond, with the as
sistance OF Frederick J.. Green, conduct
the prosecution. ana Beer and Dowlin Of
North Adams. assisted by &. j. Park
hurst OF North Adams, as advising COT IL
sci, defended O'Neil. The defense was
every way weak and almost frcm the
start it was cleur that the jury would
convict the defendant. The trial lasted
nine days, when the jury, after teinr out
nn hour and fifteen minutes, reported n
verdict Of guilty
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iion so long AZ the ola story Is given
twist that is sufficiently clever. Miss
Ryley usually Is clever in "hr. Bugle"
and she produces her fun wtnout ven
turing the sort of stuff that IN supposed
TO lie unwholesome 10 the young per
son, " but has really become pretty tire
some to the old persons-a Tar more ser
ious matter. '1he Mysterious Mr.
Bure" is refreshipgv clean in line and
situation. II it's humor is sometimes
artificial 10 is never coarse or anything
like IL. The audience never feels n hit
ashamed TO laugh or anticipates an ap-
preaching point with dread. Ii is a
hearty, bright, clean little piece that
leaves n pleasant taste.
Mr.. Holland IL vigorous and spontan.
eous Bs a particularly fond lover embar
rassed by parental requirements as tn his
remaining bachelor and lively sense
Of losing the woman Of his choice be-
cause OF this and other potent reasons.
Miss Gretchen Lyons is as accountable an
Interpreter OF. light comedy as one could
wish for--viyaciOrs pretty and self re-
straining. The 20 many throughout IL a
reiuaf kably flnii he'd group OF players
Preceding the comu,y is curtain raiser
entitled "Olu CbuIns," which Meesrs.
Charles Collins and Edgar Norton do
happily.
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THE SPORTING WORLD


with q big team string OF S67, Anthony
connecting four strikes for single OF
2O2 while Leavens doubled for tally or
1855 The second string saw the fast gait
kept up by the Eimwoods Law doubled
and tripled for a single OF 2i9, the second
mark uf the game, while Lestrade came
in with n double for single of l9.. The
third string was also in the 800 region, as
the tally was S36, which made the total
263 Not only did the Elmwoocs break
tho team record, but they also made the
record for strikes. getting Al. The spare
work was also OF the gilt edge order, as
the team made 72 and only missed 10.
Every roller passed the 800 mark. except
Leavens, who was unfortunate in getting
breaks on good balls
The Brown boys first ball work waJ
not up to their usual standard and the
team made many misses. which accounts
for their low total, but they were unfor-
tunate 10 run into the record total of the
league. wellman did the best work for
Brown. making total Of 49S. Law was
high roller, with total Of 535 and a sin
gis string Of 2l9. This is the fifth straight
game that the Eimwoods have won. Ihe
team totals were: ElmwooJ, 1868; Brown
University, 2ll1.
WEST SIDE NO. WINS.
On the p. A. A. ALLEYS last night the
West side No. defeated Il. A. A. No. 2
by o. pins. The first string was won by
tire home team by AZ pins, the feature of
which was the string rolled by Payton,
who made the only double on strikes FOR
mis- team during the entire game. for a
single string of lgl. Johnson for the
West Sides with a double mace a single
of $50. The second string the West sides
won out by 70 pins. Bennett in this string
rolling a 200 mark bv doubling In his last
box. His string was clean one.
1he final string the Vest Sides increas-
ed their lead by 81 pins, johnson trip
ling strikes for a single Of 1856. johnson
was the high roller Of the game with
total of 523 and was the only bowler on
either team TO make the 5C0 mark. Pay
ton was high for his team with total Of
476 The team totals were: West Side
No. !. 2252; T. a. A. No. 2, 22S5.
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1.-THE MYSTERIOUS Mr.. BUGLE"
Preserved by Mr.. Seph Holland and
Company Last Evening.

For three nights and Saturday matinee,
MIR. Joseph Holland and talented COM
pany opened at the Providence Opera
House. presenting Madeleine Luoette
Ryley's newest comedy, THE Myster.
ious Mr. Bugle." from the Lyceum
Theatre, New York.
1t was thoroughly entertaining per-
formance. The comedy. while adopting
the familiar French idea OF a quite i'm
possit 10 M misunderstanding as Nucleus
for it's plot, proceeds in way that ap-
peals TO the reason, once the misundcr'
standing is accepted, and develop, sur
prises tnat tickle the risiDles immensely.
Few individual bits of light comedy. for
instance are better than tho final net
in a desperate attempt of Betty Fondacre
to conceal from her jealous lover the last
evidence OF the visit Of another, to-wit, o
warm cigar slut, which she claims as her
own and demonstrates the assertion TO
her lovers mingled amaZement and
amusement by accepting the protfer of a
fresh weed from his pocket case which
she undertakes to puff noDohalantly and
with disastrous result-or the outcome or
the attempt of Tom Bollinger TO visit
condign punishment upon his meek and
humble n an servant.
tt is not required that absolute origin
ality should be displayed in such situa
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"The Belle OF New York."

'The Belle OF New YORK that merry con
ceit OF the New York Casino, which has, in
the psrlance Of theatrical journalism, "caught
the town, IL the sensation OF the hour, and
with its multitude of leautiful women, vari-
colored tights, sparkling melodies and intri
cate dances, its rcign Is undsputed in the
realms Of extravaganza. The east includes
many of the most noted farcours in the
country, among whom may be mentioned
Dan DAILY, Harry Davenport, George X. For
tescuc, George A. Schiller, William Cameron,
william Sloan, william Gould. Misses Edra
May, Phyllis Rankin, Marie George, Paula
Fdward,s and Crissic Carlyle. MIR. Daily :
songs exceed in comicslity anything hereto
fore sung by this comedian, and Miss Edna
May, whose captivating imper sonRtion of tho
salvation Army lassie has been dies laroi the
daintiest piece OF stage work seen in de.
oadc, is revelation 10 even the most blase.
THE Belle cf New York will ue the attrac-
week. commencing Monday, January 10