The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-25

Joseph Nj. Hart of Bristol has been
granted pension OF ~ month
II this sort of weather prevails stories
OF blue birds and trailing arbutus VIII
soon be ready for general distribution.
Hon. n. W. Littlenold viii deliver an
illustrated lecture at the Art Club tonight
on '.Historic Themes and Places in Eng
land"
Papers were read at the meeting of the
Providence W. C. Il. U. AT the Elisha
Dyer vintop Home at O'Clock this after
noon on the subject of Temperance In
the Sunday School
Patents have been granted TO citizens
of Rhode Island as follows: F.A. Baliou,
Providence, stud: L. Il. Bosworth, Paw
tucket metal points; W. Il. Taft, Proyi-
dence, billiard cushion.
The long sessions of the Legislature
are making great inroads into General
Hunter &. Whites cigar box, but il an
pears to possess the qualities of the
widows cruss, for II is generally at high
water mark.
That Providence possesses one of the
best central fire alarm stations In the
country receives confirmation almost
daily not only from residents OF this city,
but from public and private citizens
from other states.
Judge Boswortn yesterday directed the
Fl a1,nf INF fra-
TOR on the estate of Girard trori against
George X. Newman & Co., to find ver-
dict for the defendant. A. A. Baker was
counsel for the defendant.
A lecture on Mechanical Refrigera-
tion" by thomas III. Boyer OF Cambridge,
Mass, will be given before Rhode Island
No. National Association of Stationary
Engineers in their hail in the Wayland
building at s O'Clock this evening.
1t is a mootsd questionIat the State
House as to who is the more popular with
the Legislators and others who are daily
called TO attend the sessions o. the Gen.
eral Assembly, Gov. Dyer or his son. and
executive secretary. Col. IL. Anthony
Dyer.
During the recess to be taken by the
General Assembly the several committees
OF the Senate and House will il is be-
lieved, find ample time TO clear up all the
business which has accumulated on the
files. and after election both branches can
start out for action with clear decks.
A state official. who follows the delib-
erations of the General Assemly with
more than usual attention, remarked this
morning that il was very evident that
some Of tho members of the House were
laying in stock OF what they believed
would be good campaign arguments. to
be used next month.
. 1t is probable that the first nesting of
the state .ar association which w. A.
Morgan. Esq, and others are interested
in foi ming, will be held at the county
court house on Saturday, March 5. About
10 members of the bar. including some of
the Oldest and most prominent have
signed the membership roll.
Z he crowded condition of the county
court house was we'll emphasized yes
tsrday when Judge Stiness had to hold
court in the grand jury room. Judge
stiness has charge of the jury trial
waived casa as Judge Rogers is engaged
with the chief justice ana Judge Tilling-
hast in hearing the rubber controversies.
The first quarterly meeting of the Proyi.
dence Epworth League Circuit will te
held this evening at the Trinity NJ. T..
Church The exercises a. arranged will
be OF an Interesting nature and will in
cIrde addresses by Row. James NJ. Taher.
.Ir.. Rev. J. .. Randall, Rev. W. 5.
McIntire, aud Rev NJ. e kaufman.
A prominent military man said in the
course of a conyersation this morning.
taat even II war WAS declared, which he
rather doubted, he expected no call for
tho Rhode Island militis to take the field.
10 the sense OF service outside the state.
lie believed. however, that the state troops
would be sent TO Fort Adams and other
points on the coast.
The effect Of the fine weather Is very
perceptible in the Westminster street and
other leading thorougbfare stores. for the
female shopping contingent Ia brought
out in fell force: "a little sunshine is q
good thing at this time Of the year foi
everybody" said a business man this
morning. and this slntiment appears .,
prsrsil
Philip and Hyman Lewinson Of Chsrle
street were arrested last night by United
States Marshal McCaDe. lie hal war
rants chara na them with viclsting th,
internal revenue laws concerning Ga,
packing and sale OF cigars in boxts
When hrraignei tsfor- Commissions
Mumford the men pleaded not guilty aut
wsre ordered TO furnish bonds.