The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-18

Town Topics.
Susan M. Brown Of this city has been
granted a widows pension Of IS
month.
Chief of Police Rueben r. Baker has
returned from Philadelphia where he
spent a few days last week visiting a
son who is Ill.
Three hens, valued at SO. were stolen
from the yard OF Mary White at 225
willard avenue Saturday night. The
police think that they have a clue as to
the Identity of the thieves.
steamer What Cheer OF the fleet OF
the Providence, Fall River and New
port Steamboat Company, after hav-
ing undergone extensive repairs has
been equipped with an electric light
plant.
Pasauale Calderone. an Italian shoe
dealer at 1s9 Dean street, says that un-
known parties gained an eptrance
through a rear door to his placefof bus
iness some time Saturday night and
stole several pairs of shoes and other
things valued at 50.
Captain McGill OF the Third police
station is confined to his home on
Mount Pleasant with an attack OF ner-
vous prostration, which he sustained
in consequence of his sons illness who
he recently accompanied to Europe.
His physician says, however. that the
captain is slowly recovering and that
he will shortly be out of doors again
attending to his duties.
Patrick Cramer. an employe of A.
Carpenter & Sons foundry on Exchange
street. injured his foot this morning
while engaged in lifting a heavy piece
OF Dig iron. The iron slipped and fall
tnr upon the foot badly crushed It..
The ambulance from the Rhode Island
Hospital was summoned and the man
taken to that institution where his in
juries received attention.
Sidney STAFF, conductor on the
Riverside electric cars. reports to the
police Of this city that he was made
the victim of "fim fam game yes
terday to the tune OF $4 by a man who
boarded his car In this city at Market
Square. The conductor describes the
man an being about 25 years Of age,
light complexioned,, with a smooth
shaven face and wearing dark clothes.
He was about feet inches in height.
During the vacation the justices OF
the Supreme Court will be at the court
house to hear matters that may re-
quire attention as follows: Chief Jus
tice Matteson, July Is to "a; Judge
Stiness from July to August 4; Judge
Tillinghast from August 5 to .13; Judge
Douglas from August Is to August %;
Judge Bosworth from August 2S to
August 81; Judge Wilbur from Septem-
ber 1 to September 8, Judge Rogers
from September 10 to September IL.
An Italian boy, vincenzo Crefreno,
years OF age. is at the Rhode Island
Hospital suffering from fractured
skull. with several companions he was
playing about new building in the
rear OF Is Murphy street last evening.
They were on the first floor at the time.
In running about vipcenzo tripped and
fell through the opening in the half
completed floor to the cellar below, a
distance of eight feet. He struck full
upon his head and was rendered un-
conscious-
Patrolman Waterman sent out an
alarm from box 2s2 shortly before 0
o'clock last night for blaze at Keith's
Opera House. william welch, one OF
the men employed in the remodellins
OF the theatre. attempted to fill Ian
tern when the oil took fire. While watt
ing for the arrival of the fire depart
ment. the workmen In the building used
every means in their power TO extin-
guish the fire. one of them showing
presehce Of mind by kicking the Ian
tern which caused the blaze out into
the street.
There is one thing about local re.
tail trade that have noticed lately
oaid salesman yesterday. and tho
n the dificuity in keeping customers
] am not alone in noticing this fact.
ne said. but an incident that occurred
last week brought IL with great fore
10 my mind. I had customer VIII
wanted pair of shoes and he was will
Ing 10 pay good price for what h
bought Though a shrewd buyer. h
did not seem TO have anything crank.
about him and yet ne told me he ha'
toueht the pair Of boots he had on
they were light and elegant ones, sucl
as would make one of the few VIII
otilI like boots happy. four years age
] knew the firm ne bought Of were &C
commodating people and ! could no
0nd out why ne did not continue hi
1roGing with them A short time az
there was not this desire for chang