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

A minstrel program will be rendered
at tonight's meeting Of the Providence
Art Club.
Pelton Caswell pleaded guilty before
Judge Sweetland when arraigned this
morning for the larceny of a coat from
Walter A. Griffith. He was fined $40
and costs.
In the district court today. Tomasso
Jacobucci was charged with maintain
ing common liquor -nuisance-He
pleaded not guilty and was held for
trial November Is.
The finance committee of the House
of Representatives met at the state
house yesterday to examine a number
of bills for advertising the proposed
state constitution.
John Hennessey waived examination
upon the charge OF throwing glass in
South Main street. in the district court
today, and being adjudged guilty was
fined S. and costs.
Father T. A. McGrath. who has for
some time been assistant pastor at st.
James church. Arctic Centre. has been
appointed assistant pastor at st. Pat
rick's church. Valley Falls.
Yesterday i'm station No. l OF the
Woonsocket Electric Power Co. the fly
wheel of $50 horse power Corlss en-
gine the wheel being 81 inches wide,
broke. causing a general breaking of
the engine. including the pillar box.
Social Purity" will be the subject of
an address To be given this evening by
Bishop Coadjutor Mcvickar in the Bell
street chapel. Remarks on the same
subject will be made by Mrs. Leslie $.
Hill and Rev. j. Reynolds Mackay
The Providence Y. w. c. T. L. held
it's annual meeting in the tea room OF
the Mathewson street NJ. E. church. At
the evening meeting which will be held
at the Trocadero an address will be
made by Mrs. Deborah Knox Living
stone.
Rhode Islanders have been granted
pensions as follows: Original. George
and reissue Warren +. Thompson (de-
ceased). East Greenwich, $50: original.
widows. etc! Lucretia \. Thompson.
East Greenwich. Sl2.
John Meady. who few days since,
pleaded not guilty to a charge OF steal
ing harness from Charles a. Robin
son. this morning was brought into the
district court and retractng his
former plea. was bound over TO the
grand jury in $500 bonds
lecture on General Grant will be
delivered at Mathewson st. NJ. F..
church this evening The lecturer.
Bishop G. II. Fowler. l.. l.. H.. is a
mastery speaker. thoroughly conver-
SAINT with tho subject. International re-
lations and military activity render the
subject specially timely.
The alarm from box l22 sent out early
last evening By Benjamin Franklin
was for slight fire in packing boxes
in the basement OF the building on Pine
street occupied by the Hartwell e.
richards Company. The blaze was ex-
tinguished before any material damage
was done.
A gray horse attached TO an old phae-
ton buggy belonging TO w. w. Peirce
OF Pawtuxet Valley. strayed away
from the corner OF Plain and Bogman
streets In this city last night and was
found by OFFICER Kearns on Stanley
street. about z o'clock this morning. II
was put up at weaver's stable TO await
the call Of the owner.
A horse attached TO an express wagon
owned by Andrews a Sons was fright
ened by the passage OF hose cart
through Hay street, early last evening
and ran away. The horse ran up Pine
street to the corner of Orange street.
where II coll.ed with an electric light
pole. One OF the forward wheels Of the
wagon was smashed and the horse was
okrXred.