The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-01
.NEWSLETS.


company IN Vaudeville
wrs,rxlNsrER THEATRE Rush's Bon'ion
Bnrlesquers In Vaudeville
.narrow took refuge In the hnignt
street police station this morning anu
upder no inducsment would IL leave the
building.
Parties are already peing made up In
th,s oity 10 attend the performance ci tne
Damrcch Opera Company, which are 10
Ia given In Boston next month.
II there Ia any cor rsolation to be derived
from ths severity OF the storm 1t Is In the
fact that a large number OF the unem~
plo, ed found occupation today In shovel
Ing sidew alks
Thomas McCanny, 85 years OF age. Is
missing from mis- home, 40 Crary street,
and he siso was seen on SATURDAY. his
comrIsxion is dark and he wore haht
trousers " ith dark coat and vest.
The black horse reported stolen SUNDAY
night from Sunnyside street and WHICH
was owned by James Howard of Lymens-
xil,e was found the same night astray on
smith street ana put up at the stable Oh
George T.. Essex, 1893 the same street.
Alderman Ira winsor, president of the
Board, was warmly complimented upon
ths fact that for % hours he was the act
ing Mayor Of the city. But the popular
alderman from the Ninth Ward says he
does not tanker for tho honor.
James Adams and James Mclaughlin
extibguished fire in the barn Nf Mad.ros
s. Markham, 50 Douglas avenue last
night without giving an alarm. The
fra was caused by horse blanket ac-
cording 70 the report OF the volunteer
firemen.
Now is afforded An excellent opportun-
ity for the prospective klondiker 10 get
some very slight idea of what crossing the
Chilkoot pass means. Let him experiment
by crossing the Dexter training field say
thrse tins In It's length and three times
In it's breadth, and he will lind it excel
lent exercise.
the usually roisy and more or less
saucy sparrows are having moro or less
Of a hard time CT it this weather, and the
"nustie' for food is rredoioinant
quantity of sweepings of hay and grain
were thrown out OF store on Wcybosset
street. near the Cathedral. and at least
200 of the woebeg oae and hunErg little
birds gathered around ami made one good
meal.
A horse attached 10 n sleigh owned by
William Greene ran away at the corner
OF Charles and Nichols street ye terday
afternoon Ibe horse tipped the sleigh
over In front Of McCarvi les saloon on
Charles street and breaking shaft
clented himself and continued on run
dow TO North Main street When X WIS
captured by officer Andrew =. Martin.
william II. Cowep,a a tobscconist Of tails
city, hss fled bis petition in the Appel-
late Division of the Suprems Court ask
ing tnat he be adjud2el an insolvent
His assets. according to statements filsd.
amount to st&5 4o and bis liabilities to
si573 50. Frederick j. Muller was APP
pointcd custodian OF Mr.. Cowen 'sNprop.
erty ~ the court.
The man who builds stable which is
thoroughly fIreprocf. thar is with not one
foot Of rombrstible material about 1t. may
have to snsnI quite lily sum Of money,
but he will get all back again and will
have to increase the capacity of his stalls
faI 4,~
markslie th 1t there are rot more serious
coE1aqrations.
william Barfletr, an inmate Of the Bris-
col Soldiers iIome are 55 yclrs, IS mI'sIng
He was rran;ef furlouGh Of 30 days
and ing - this citv. stoppped at 305
Eddy street. Since saturday last he has
not been seen. lie Was dressed in n dark
suit ana IA Grand Army nlsuse. nnd is
described as being b feet 10 inches in
height, l5) pounds weight nnd OF light
complexion.
A well known local, musician willis
cor ryef sing with some friends last eve
ning, unmarked that there was quite for
iune n adv for The man who could invent
n bass instrumen; cf sncn depth Of tone
that II oopld ieks the place of two or
three Instruments in usc at preesnt. This
Is "pointSr" which musicians can
study upon and there Is chance for
ingenuity To get In some line work.
An Individual with a Cockpcy ac~ont.
who is not Well up in Anerican lido
rlatics, was telling a friend about certain
horse transaction. In which one HAIRY
hid bought horse from shrcwd Yan.
kee and inoing the animal not sstisfac-
tory had brought II back, making de-.
maud on the YanEee that his money bs
returned. Then the Cockney went on to
say that the Yankee replied "weil, don't
sce H. I" ''And yet, " said The Londoner.
'thsre was AIRY and there was the
'orse, right sfore his eyes
A few days ago there appeared In Tho
News on item TO the effect that Samuel
Ashton. the well.known cigar mannfao.
tursr az 9l0 wsstminstsr street had little
difficulty with his wife This was m