The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-24

Eight drunkards were each fined "
and costs in the police court this morn
ing.
the anniversary Of Robert Burns. the
Scotch poet, will occur tomorrow and
will ba observed by the Scottish organi-
zaticns.
Kate Brady denied that she had beon
convicted OF drunkenness three times
within the rast six months, and she will
be tried tomorrow.
Joseph Dearborn escaped from the
state home and school yesterday and he
was captured on Manton avenue by
citizen. He was returned TO the school
The ice dealer who has been waiting TO
All his houses was probably. .she nc lost down
cast man in these plantations yesterday,
when the storm of sleet and snow de-
ssroyed what little fee there was on the
ponds.
The claims of the employees Of the In
solvent Kent q Stanley Company were
paid this forenoon at the factory by the
assignee, Stephen o. Edwards. and Reg
isfrar in Insolvency Lorin M. Cook.
Pensions have been granted citizens of
Rhode Island as follows: Byron ID. Nye,
Arcadia, Sc; Willie A. Richardson, Prov
idence, s6; increase. John q. Gilman.
woonsocket, s. to IS.
Some of the idle ones about the streets
will have som ething to take up their at
tsntion for few hours each day from
this ON. They are the ones who make
habit of filling the seats at the state
house when the Senate and House are In
session
The new rule of the appellate division
of the Supreme Court which practically
does away with contempt proceedings
against husband who fails to pay the
allowance ordered by the court in divorce
cases does not meet with the approval of
some nom bers of tho bar or OF women
interested In divorce cases.
n William McAIutrie who was arrested
last Saturday for stealing bicycle from
his brother-in law. Richard Ryan, at l91
Lockwood street, was in the Sixth Dis
trict Court this morning and pleaded not
guilty. he was held in the sum OF $500
and will be tried next Friday.
The funeral of Benjamin b. Adams
was held at his late residence. 81 Pros
rect street. yesterday at 2:3o o'clock. The
service was q simple reading OF the ser
vice for the burial Of the dead by Dr.
Fiske Of sc. Stephens church. There
were many prominent business men of
the city present There were, by request
no floral tributes and no bearers. Iho
interment was at Swan Point cemetery.
Peter Doonan was arraiRneG in the
Sixth District Court this morning on
warrant charging him with stealing
horse from Fishal David, the property of
David Jacobs. lie said he was drunk at
the time and admitted his.guilt Ho was
bound over TO the Common Pleas Divis-
ION of the Supreme Court in the sum of
$500. .He was also arraiened for stealing
wagon and harness from Fishal David
and was tcund over in the sum OF $500.
Catherine Haniyer has begun salt.
through Attorney Franklin Il. Owen,
against the Reading Fire Insurance
Company to receive $1,000 OH fire insrr-
ance issued on her house on veazie
street which, with the furniture therein.
was destroyed by fire last August. The
fire had got good start when the fire.
men arrived, and the owner Of tho prop
erty was away at the time. A demand
was made on the company agent shortly
after the blaze. but as there was entire
neglect to settle suit has been brought
The three petitions of RAYMOND q.
Hodges Louis A. Gladdin9 and Edmond
a. Moulton for writs OF mandamus
against Judge William II. Sweetland Of
the Sixth District Court, which were 10
have been feard today, were, py agree.
nent OF counsel, set down for hearing on
Friday next. Inc attorney general repre-.
sents Judge Swectland in the proceed
ings The petitioners are suretios for the
three men arrested for illegally practicins
medicine, but who are Christian Scisn-
lists. and seek to have the Judge com
PEELED TO accept the surrender OF their
principals.
Before Judge wilbur and jury wn'
begun this morning tho trial of the sui
OF Jamss and Joseph Healey VS.. Alice
Kelly to recover damages for the obstruc
tion Of right OF way on Federal street
Ths plaintiffs claim TO be- the owners o.
lot OF land with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon bounded by Knight
Gesler and Federal street. and also thai
they had right 20 PASS over Federa
street from Gesler TO knight street whicf
right on the 9th day OF July. 1891. and or
divers ether times. the defendant inter
fered with 10y putting np many posts or
Federal street In frcnt Of plaintiffs land.
dumpin1 large quantities of gravel aud
placing steps 50 they helped to block ths
way. The jnry, after tie opening state.
ments Of tie cass went for vie~ OF the
premises The case IL an old one. having
been on the court docket since 1892.