The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

Small solace comes from brooding;
The smiling face will find a place
Where frowns would be intruding.
So. crowd your troubles under,
And il you make a blunder
Get up and dust and swear you must
Retrieve yourself, by thunder!
Chicago Record.
Early last evening while walking
along Livingston street, James Roman,
slipped and fell. He received a severe
cut on the head and was assisted 10
his home by patrolman Kirby.
Russell Mosley was arraigned in the
district court today on charge of de-
stroying tree belonging 10 Patrick
Reynolds. He pleaded not guilty and
was held for trial Tuesday In 500
bonds.
The trial of Ernest II. Myer. charged
with embezzlement from a Massachu-
setts firm, which was set down for trial
In the district court this morning was
continued to January 9Th at the request
OF the plaintiffs attorney.
In the district court this morning, the
trial of George Shaughnessey on
charge OF stealing $50 from John G. La
mont. took place. The defendant was
adjudged probably guilty and bound
over to the grand jury in $500 bonds.
Joseph Manning. for an assault on
Frederick w. Brand, was called for
trial in the district court this morning.
He retracted his former plea OF not
guilty and was fined so and costs. He
took an appeal and furnished bail
There were nine arraignments for
drunkenness in the police court this
morning. Eight of the accused entered
pleas of guilty and were fined 81 and
costs, each, while the other pleaded not
guilty and will be given a trial tomor-
row.
The breaking of a king bolt of a wag-
on belonging TO the American Picking
Company of Olneyville. was the cause
of large quantity OF rasbury jam
spreading over the surface OF Broad
way at the corner of Pallas street yes-
terday.
The Roman Stock Company will
open a weeks engagement at the Star
Theatre on Westminster street next
Monday afternoon and will present the
charming three act farce comedy "Our
regiment which has made very ia
Vorable impression in many of the larg-
er theatres of the country.
AT o'clock this morning officer c. ].
Dunn found an 11-year-old boy named
John Donahoe asleep in the doorway of
Hall & Lyons drug store on weybosset
street. The officer sent him to the Cen
tral police station, where IL was learned
that he was the lad reported missing
from his home at 1877 Crary street. His
relatives were communicated with.
About o'clock last evening Mary |
Newman. employed as a servant at |
No. % Adelaide avenue, waited at the |
corner of that thoroughfare and Broad |
street for a trolley car. She held her |
pocket-book in her hand and this was
snatched from her by thief. who ran |
and disappeared in the fog. The pocket |
book contained 81.
Maggie Breen, who was dc <ected 4,
stealing ring and breastpin from the |
Boston store yesterday. was today ar |
raigned before Judge Sweetland In the
district court. She pleaded guilty and |
was fined 80 and costs. Annie Palmer |
arrested at the same time and place for |
the alleged larceny of bracelet. plead-
ed not guilty and was held i'm sl0O
bonds for trial Tuesday.
Harold Franz and his wife paid n
visit TO Jacob Dassbach, at his home
go Potters avenue last evening. The
two men il is alleged, got into n row
during which Franz claims. he was as
saulted by Dassbach, who used a pit
cher as a weapon. The pitcher broke
and Franzs face was severely cut. He
made a complaint to the police who
took Dassbach into custody on the
charge of assault.
man, who gave his name as Charles
Bissomnctte was arrested on South
Main street at i:90 o'clock this morning
by Sergeant Stone and Officer Flynn,
while endeavoring. il is said, 10 dispose
of yellow horse blanket with red
stripes, TO a number of passing milk
men. lie was locked up on charge of
drunkenness. and the blanket which IL
was suspected was stolen was taken
possession Of
At yesterdays meeting OF the COM
mittee on manufacturers wastes. WAL
ter III. Barney representing Mr.. Nc
Dowell. gave assurances that IL was
the intention Of Mr.. McDowell's comp
any g. 90 ahead ana make q demon-
stration of what they proposed to DO
at the Valley street works Tor the bene-
ht Of the representatives Of the city.
Mr. Barney has 40 doubt that the
method adopted FOR the treatment of
the wool scourings would be satisfact-