The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-05
NEWSLETS.

Four ghosts there were who played at whist;
Forsooth, they played IL we'll;
And all agreed 10 not desist q.
Until tho matin bell sv.s
Ihoy dealt tho specter cards around
With quivering quail ana quake,
For fear that il they made a sound
The Sleeping world would wake
Then something sharp the silence broke
sswhat's trumpsi" voice did cry
It was lady ghost who spoke
And knocked the game sky high!
Puck.
Harris q. Potter of this cityi has been
granted pension of So month.
Nine persons Iaid g. each In the police
court this morning for being drunk last
evening.
Martin Smith Of 172 Point street. re-
ports that found barrel of fish at the
corner of Point and Hospital streets last
evening.
Many of the clocks on churches and
other exposed places in the city have not
been started since they We're stopped by
The storm OF Monday night.
Edward Stevens was up before the
police court this morning for making too
much noise on South Main street last
evening. lie was tined 81 and costs for
revsling.
Joseph Banigan Is said to have bought
the Atlantio HOUSE, Narragansett Pier,
for $50. 500. II Is believed that IL will be
used as a wing TO the new Mat hewson, In
which Mr.. Banigan is intsIesstd.
Capt. George Carmichael of Shamrock,
ls ut home from his go, ernment post in the
Tar West for few weeks stay. He Is
looking hale and hearty and says that in
the long run there's no state like Little
Rhody.
George Braham was driving over Red
Bridge with q sleigh about . O'Clock yes
tsrday afternoon, when the horse ran
away. breskipg the shafts Of the sleigh.
The animal was stopped on Waterman
street BY Albert Burr.
Mrs. Addie Smith of 81 Carpenter
street. reported to the police that her sis
ter-in-,aw. Annie L. Smith, 80 years of
oge, has been missing since Jan. Is. She
weighs about 100 pounds and was dressed
In dark clothing when last seen.
General Treasurer Clinton ID. Sellew is
still being congratulated upon his unani-
NOUS election tn I'LL the vacancy in the
ONCE 60 long and so honorsbly filled by
the late Samuel Clark of Lincoln. Mr.
Ssllew bears the. onor very modestly.
If the boys and girls on the East Side
want TO enjoy coastipg. why not take tho
bills in the direction OF the Seekonk
rather THAN those leading toward the
Providence river? :There would TO Just
a. much fun and far less danger in IL.
A good.sized dog attached TO a sled.
upon which was seated a bright looking
girl. was one of the sights on Dexter
street yesterday afternoon. There were
no guide lines attached to the dog. but
OF his little charge
Water is beginning to take the place OF
Ice on the sidewalks and In many places
aoth appear together. The combination
Is not an agreeab one, as 10 makes the
ice more slippery anu a fall the more un-
pleasant. How the water would run If .
genuine thaw should come.
Thieves broke into Barnett Abraham g
second hand cloIh n1 store on South Main
street Thursday evening and took away
suits of clothes. overcoats, REFERS and
other articles valued at $40. The police of
the third district rave recovered nearly
all the stolen property. They expect 10
get the thieves also.
Mr.. John T.. Russell, ex-mem ber of
Congress from Massachusetts,, and gen.
orally knewn as 1.-The Shepherd OF
Leicester, is expected to attend the din
ner of the Young Mems Democratic
Club, which occurs In this city on reb.
ruary 22. wssbington's birthday.
It 10 pleasing to see that many ladies
take.sn interest in seeing how the legs.
isfion Of the state is carried on. II is nc
uncommon sight to see two or more lsdIc,
occupying seatsin the House OF Repre-
sentatives. and they follow the work oi
the session with great deal of earnest
nesA
Long icioles are hanging from the saveI
of many buildings and the sharp ends
.pointing directly at the heads ofthe pass
krsby underneath pressnt very threaten
ing sppearsncs. IL woula be very Sc
rious matter to have one OF these slrik'
one on the top Of the head. In some cassi
they have been ordered removed.
Wbils walking may Be considered b.
tbs majority to be better today than q
WA on Tuesday ard Wednesday last th'
fact Il that there is far more danger o
broken limbs now than there was then
slippery sidewalks are the order OF 'b'
day nssrIy all over the city.
A sparrow. which was probably suffer
- e~..... /. combination of hunger and