The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-08

Officer Clifford OF the Fourth station
last night found "A Nonatuck bicycle,
which now awaits an owner at the sta
tion named.
AT o'clock this afternoon the cor
poration Of the ffome for Aged Men
held it's annual meeting at the home on
Broad street.
Mary Dunn a common night walker.
was sent to the state workhouse today
by Judge Sweetland for one year, upon
her plea of guilty.
Dominic Mullen today i'm the District
Court retracted his former plea of not
guilty. and was fined 81 and costs for
having received stolen hens.
A 22-inch frame Keating bicycle was
found on Eddy street last evening by
Officer j. J. Sullivan, who carried it
TO the Central station for Identification.
The State Board OF Pharmacy held a
meeting yesterday at which number
OF young men were examined to deter
mine their fitness to become pharma-
cists.
Last night the Phenix club. a new
organisation composed of many OF the
city's solid" nep, enjoyed social
gathering, the features Of which were
whist and refreshments.
Mix dealer Gustave Knoeppel ad-
mjtted the error of his ways this morn
ide In the District Court when charged
with selling adulterated milk and was
fined $50 and costs, which he paid.
To the larceny Of harness from
Charles A. Robipson, John Meade
pleaded not guilty when arraigned i'm
the District Court today, and his trial
was set down feg Friday next, he being
held In the meantime in $500 bonds.
a horse attached to delivery wagon
of soda manufactures T. E. Hickey was
found astray on Reservoir avenue.
about $50 o'clock last evening. by Of
ficer ]. II. Smith, who took it to the
Seventh station. Later IL was called
for.
August Larsen pleaded not guilty Of
maintaining p LIQUOR nuisance before
Judge Sweetland today, and was held
in $1,000 bonds for trial Friday. Two
cases of Sunday selling were also
preferred against HIM, to which he en-
tered the same plea. He was held In
500 bonds in each case for trial.
A still alarm was sent in shortly after
6 o'clock last evening. for a fire in the
tenement house No, 9 Tefft street, occu-
pied by James Cafferty and owned
by JobR o'Donnell. The blaze started in
some unlnown way in store room in
the attic but was extinguished by Hook
and Ladder Company No. 6, and the
damage will not exceed $50.
Last Sunday blanket was stolen
from Frank Mosby's hack. while II was
standing at the corner of Washington
and Union streets. Last night Mosby
saw a man attempting TO sell the blan-
ket on Westminster street and notified
Qnicer Costigan. who arrested the fell
low. At the station he gave the name
of John westcott. According 20 the po-
lice. Westcott had been drinking and Is
supposed TO have stolen the blanket
while under the influence OF liquor.
The second assembly OF the pupils OF
Mrs. zaidee Sisson was given at the sa-
voy last evening. and about 200 couples
were present. II was a most pleasing
AFFAIR and fully up to the standard OF
former assemblies given by Mrs. sisson.
Lansstafr's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic for dancing,the program being quite
an extended one. The hall was prettily
decorated with potted plants and tropi-
cal shrubs the entire effect being very
pleasing. Mrs. Sisson was assisted by
Thomas Fenner and Gilbert r. Hay
ward. who acted as aids.
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