The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-27
NEW SLE S,

It'll craxed fer the sake OF a drink;
1--WE drilled It'll me back was q breakin,
An haven't had gumption TO think;
An I've done my whole share or policin
An guard; an I'm tired of me lay,
Fer me girls all alone an want to go
home.
An, want to go home today.
DO they need us. a dyin' in camp life?
They say it's the water and such:
we think it's more likely we're home
But the life of a privit amt much.
An' they know we can fight IL we
have to.
An they won't have to show US the
But me girls all alone an ] want to go
An want to go home today,
4 Philadelphia Times.
peter Mcclure and Nelson Green
iwere fined 81 and costs each In the po-
lice court today for reveling on North
Main street.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
m alarm from box 2s6 was sent. The
blaze wEs in the Presbrey Company's
planning mill. on Summer street, anc
was quickly extinguished.
A milk wagon belonging to N. p.
Card was picked up astrey on Broad
street yesterday morning by citizen
who turned 1t over to the police. Later
Il was called for by the owner.
Early last evening William Haggerty.
5 years OF age. while at play on Atwells
Avenue, was run into by bicycle rid
den by Dennis Conway. The lad was
much frightened. but only slightly hurt
Unknown thieves have within a day
or two stolen the cups from the drink
ing fountain at the corner Of Elmwood
and Potter's avenues. and the police
ARE exerting themselves to locate the
culprits.
A. b. Rowley OF 5ss Public street re-
ports to the police that light-colored
hammock, with q red and green border
and trimmings. was stolen from his
piazza Thursday afternoon between the
hours Of and 5 o'clock.
In the Sixth District Court today.
Mary A. Fay and Annie Burgess. both
charged with being common night
walkers, pleaded guilty and the former
was given six months at the State
workbouse, while the latter got nine
months at the same institution.
John HanIey while riding bicycle
on Broad street, near Roger Williams
Park. last evening about 1850 o'clock
was thrown to the ground. but was not
seriously injured. A wagon driven by
Patrick Manning was following close
behind, and the bicycle was run over,
but was not much damaged.
At sos o'clock this morning William
Fenner sent out an alarm from box
for a slight fire In a house owned by
Elisa Welch and occupied by Mary
White at 230 Wickenden street. 1t was
quickly extinguished by Hose Is be-
fore the arrival of other apparatus.
The damage was inconsiderable.
At 7:15 o'clock last night Pasqualle
Moraso, an italian boy about IL years
Of are, was knocked down at the COR
ner OF Westminster and Aborn streets
by e%hicycle ridden by Carl Nellstran.
I and sustained some slight bruises,
(. which were treated by clerk in Col
lirs drug store. after which the boy
was able to proceed to his home at lao
Atwelrs avenue.
The superintendent Of the Providence
Gospel Mission on North Main street
having been away on an evangelistic
hour for the past three months. hold
1ng revival meetings in Norwich and
New London, Conn.,. and in Newport,
has now returned. and will labor In the
mission as heretofore 1t is earnestly
desired that the friends Of the mission
will cooperate by their prayers and
with their presence in the work.
In the Juvenile section OF the sixth
district court to-day. John Cash. boy
about 10 years of age. and whom 1t is
claimed about o'clock last night en-
tered the saloon of John II. LAWN at
s11 Atweils avenue and tapped a till
while the proprietor was busy In anoth-
or part of the establishment. pleaded
guilty to the charge and his case was
continued for sentence until November
25th. He was turned over to the care
pf Agent Wallace in the meantime.
The program OF the concert to be
kiven at Roger Williams Park this
evening, by Reeves American band, is
as follows: March. Gov. Dyer"
Reeves; overture. "Orpheus." Ofen-
bach; (a) Rolling Drums" Asch: OBJ
kansas Two-step." Pryor: solo for
piccolo. Mr.. Padley; medley OF popular
songs: march. STARS and Stripes.
Gousa: march, Second Regiment
Re<sSs: solo Cor trombone. Mr.. sparyi
"Southern songs" Conterno; "Ameri.
gan Patrol" star spangled Banner"
There was a rather peculiar accident
10 the early train from Buttonwood this
morning. just this side OF Lakewood
station. and fortunately nobody was in.
5ured. While going around the sharp
curve at that point the shoe-brake OF
the locomotive broke and one of the