The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-17

fire was extinguished i'm vacant house
at Ia North Main street. belonging to
the Thomas Furlong estate.
At SD. m. yesterday SvenPerson OF SO
Preston street was thrown out OF his
buggy, near his home. and sustained a
scalp wound, which was treated by DR..
I,emick.
Quite a batch of foreign born citi-
zens took out their naturalization pa
pers IN the United States District
Court this morning. and quite a large
number will come in during the coming
week.
Officer William Gellan found brok-
en- water pipe at "A Delhi street, in
a house owned by Frank Kenney
about 1910 O'Clock last night. He no
titled the water department who atten-
ded TO the matter at once and no dam
age was sustained.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows:-original, John Calvin, Provi-
dence, Sc; Samuel G. Gardiner, Olney-
VILE. s.; supplemental. George II. Full
Ter. Mapleville, $S. Increase, Thomas
Rice. Providence, Sc to $40. original
widow etc, Marget McShane, River
Point IS.
Yesterday afternoon the first through
trip over the Providence and River
point trolley route was made, the car
running to the square i'm the village of
Clyde. Today the road was formally
opened to the public and the handsome
vestibule cars attracted a great deal OF
attention.
At 7:45 O'Clock this morning. horse
attached to a meat wagon, owned and
driven by Clarence G. Rhodes. ran away
from the corner of Point and Richmond
streets where the wagon collided with
a coal wagon. but no serious damage
resulted and the runaway was stopped
by witnesses OF the collision.
One carload or 25 tons OF wrapping
paper is used up by the Providence
Public Market every three weeks dur
ing this season OF the year. During the
summer season the quantity used is
much larger. as all packages contain
ing meat are wrapped up i'm two sheets
instead OF one. as is the rule in cold
weather
III is expected that Lieut.. Eswald.
commander OF the Providence Naval
Reserve division. will detail the four
men who are TO act as caretakers on
board the converted yacht Kanawah.
on Monday next These men will be
sent directly to Newport TO be enlisted
in the United States navy and will
then return and assume their duties
at once on the yacht.
Henry Durigan pleaded guilty TO a
charge OF common drunkenness in the
district court today. and was sentenced
20 six months at the state workhouse.
Timothy Conroy. was charged i'm the
district court this morning with hav-
ing cruelty killed a number OF rats at
his house on Fountain street by drown
ing them i'm hot water Timothy said
he did not cruelty put to death the
rodents and was held for trial Decem-
Der 81. in 800 bonds.
Curator Southwick OF the Roger Will
Iiams Park Museum delivered very
interesting lecture before the pupils of
the Hope street high school yesterday.
under the auspices OF the Audubon So-
cicty. The subject OF his discourse was
Birds" and he gave particular atten-
tion 20 Rhode Island birds. The lecture
proved very entertaining and instruc.
tive. and the efforts Of the Audubon SO.
ciety TO bring the subject Of ornithol.
oRy before the young people OF the cit,
will undoubtedly have good results.
Miss Esther Stone talked about "Ca
thedral. Architecture" Miss Charlotte
Tfllinghast spoke OF THE Cathedra
Towns OF England" and Miss Lilliar
Vaughn gave her impressions Of scot
land" at the Bell street chapel las
evening. To a large audience. The ad
dresses were illustrated with series oi
Photographic views Of the cathedrals
and places described. while the archi-
tecturaI descriptions by Miss stone OF
the cathedrals were made more plain
b. drawings Of the features spoken OF.