The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-29


his counterfeited clay.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the police court this morning Z
persons were fined 81 and costs each for
indecent intoxication.
William Kelly for assaulting Andrew
Lax was sentenced by Judge Sweetland
10 days in the county jail.
An old Goddard buggy lined with
green was left in Burrows q Kenyons
lumber yard. Dean and Washington
streets on December q and awaits an
owner.
Fire in brush wood near the corner of
North Grove and Sheffield avenues last
evening caused the sounding of an
alarm from box l52. 1t was put out
without damage.
A horse attached TO "A wagon owned
by NJ. w. Aldrich q co. ran away from
the store yesterday afternoon and fall
ing sustained a broken leg. The animal
was shot by officer Treray.
Hose responded to a still alarm at
1890 o'clock y. m., yesterday at the
house l16 Gladstone avenue. owned by
Robert Moore and occupied by George
Dover but could find no blaze.
The 2Sth annual New Years concert
and ball OF the Providence Caledonian
Society will be held in Caledonian Hall
.f no - Ds,I,
bosset streets tomorrow evening.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Additional John ~. Smith,
Wakefield. "a 10 $S Restoration and in
crease, William Fay. dead, Westerly.
Si2 TO $50. Original widows, Johanna
Fay, Westerly. 81.
At 1:55 o'clock this morning Officer
Mccarthy found the door of Louis l..
Northup's pattern shop, 50 Page street
forced open. He searched the premises,
but found nothing missing and with
Officers Dunn and Norton secured the
door.
AT 2:20 O'Clock this morning Sara j.
Olney left her home at Is Burnett street
and went TO station z She has been in
for some time and was yet weak. She
was taken To her home by her son-in-
law Leon Tourletatt and an officer from
the station.
The Italian military society of this
city. which is known as the Bersaglieri
t..
have a banquet early i'm January. and
several distinguished gentlemen of the
city and state will be invited TO par
ticipate i'm the festivities.
An overhcatcd stove I'm n freight car
i'm the yard of the Consolidated road set
the wood work of the car on fire about
] o'clock this morning. and AN alarm
was sounded from box IA. The blaze
was extinguished before any material
damage had been done.
Patrick Wipdle, who in the district
court yesterday pleaded not guilty TO
the charge OF scattering broken glass
ON Excf~,ge street so as 90 injurc
persons aud animals. vehicles and the
like. feappesred this morning pleaded
guilty and was fined IS and costs
In the district court this morning
Margaret Aldrich was arraigned for
stealing from the Boston store a bot
tie. the contents OF which were valued
at 30 cents. She pleaded not guilty
claiming that It was all mistake and
was held in 500 surety for appearance
on Friday. January 6.
The wonderful change in the tenn
perature from last evening. when tho
mercury Indicated 10 above zero. to the
rather mild weather of this morning.
was trifie disappointing 60 icemen
and those who are devoted to skating.
but 10 the large body Of the people the
change was very welcome one.
IL At $50 o'clock this morning Pn alarm
was sent In from box 5e. Atwelrs ave-
nue.. corner of Dean street for a slight
fire In the four tenement house Spruce
street, corner Of Barnes. owned by Mi
chael ". Collins The fire was caused
by hot ashes being thrown into bin
I'm the cellar and the blaze was extin.
cnfehad before doing any damaca