The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

lie lfNeu on a competence anu let
The years go drifting by.
They took him up, one day.
And laid his form away.
And no one shed a tear;
Go seek his trail, go search around.
You will find but little yellow
mound
TO show that he was here.
cleveland Leader.
John Kanoli, n common drunkard,
was sent to the state workhouse this
morning for six months by Judge
Sweetland.
Arthur Handy pleaded guilty, in the
District Court today, 10 a charge of
having assaulted Abraham Bocaro, and
was fined $50 and costs.
"The Labor Question will be the
subject of Hon. T.. C. Pierce's address
before the Henry George Club in the
Bell street chapel this evening.
Andrew Byron. colored, charged with
assaulting Martha r. Dwyer, pleaded
ine, and was fined 500 and costs.
A bazarr and cafe will be held by the
woman's Alliance in the First Congre-
rational church. Benefit and Benevo-
lent streets. from to 10 o'clock to-
night.
Tan Fan, a Chinese laundryman. of
ctr IN
that two boys. whose names he could
not learn, broke two panes of glass in
his establishment yes(Gday afternoon.
AT the Providence w. C. T. u. meet
ing at 81 ssbin street, Elisha Dyer Vim
ton Home at 3 o'clock, Friday after
noon. Miss Z. p. Nichols will speak on
Miss Jessie Ackerman's work in Aus
tralia and Iceland.
To a charge of committing violent
assault on his wife. Mary, Frederick =.
Wood, in the District Court this morn
ing, pleaded not guilty, and was held in
$500 bonds for trial Friday, Decem-
her Is.
Edward Boylan, who runs a grocery
store at 1873 Westminster street re-
ports TO the police that a l0-pound tub
OF butterine was stolen from his door
way yesterday. There is no clue to
the identity of the thief.
Thomas Grove, charged with assault
on laundryman Sam Moy on Monday
evening last, was arraigned before
Judge sweetland in the District Court
today. He pleaded not guilty and will
IN given trial December 10.
Mrs. S. c. DeMunn presented the fire.
men at the Three Ones yesterday with
large collection of magazines. novels
and weeklies. The firemen are greatly
delighted with the gift and contemplate
spending some months in the perusal
OF the publications so kindly given.
vincenzo Antonelli was arraigned i'm
the District Court today on charge
OF not sending his children, Dominica
and Amena, To school after "a proper
notification. He pleaded guilty, but Of
fsred 10 see to il that they attended I'm
fnture IL allowed his liberty. whereupon
sentence two months.
Frank Fretus, 30 years OF age, was
arrested by Detectives Nickerson and
Merrill last night as a fugitive from
justice. The charge on which he was
taken into custody was that he had
looted the money drawer in the drug
store Of George Greene at New Bed
ford. Fretus told the officers that he
secured sl1 from the till. but Druggist
Greene says his loss was $50.
Jonathan Parsons. Esq. agent of the
marine and fisheries department of the
Canadian government, in Nova Scotia,
Parsons practiced law in Halifax for
a great many years. He is "A strong
temperance advocate and Is very prom
inent in Sabbath school work. and his
addresses are always listened 10 with
keen interest He is now the guest of
his niece, Mrs. John A. Medbury of
summit street. East Providence.
Yesterday afternoon Frank w.
Havens was arrested on Broad street
while In an intoxicated condition and
locked up at the Central station. This
morning he pleaded guilty in the Police
Court to a charge OF drunkenness and
was fined 81 and costs During the
night more serious charge was lodged
against him by the parents Of two boys
named Thomas Roy Gordon and James
Kennedy. upon whom. IL was chained
Havens made an Indecent assault
After being fined In the Police Court
ne was arraigned in the District Court
upon the charges named. He waived
examination and was held In $500 bonds
in each case for the action Of the grand
>uy.