The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-21


air
Had brought the cheer that each may
share.
However cold the north wind blows
AT Christmastide.
w. j. HAMPTON i'm Truth.
Clovis Stone of this citv has been
grantei an increase of pension from So
10 50 a month.
A 17-year-old boy. Thomas Whitney.
escaped from the state reform school
last evening and has not yet been re-
captured.
officer l.. j. Monroe early last even
ing. found Columbia bicycle on North
Main,street 1t awaits claimant at the
SecondNstation.
Ernest kalia is reported as missing
from his home 6e9 Union avenue since
December 18th. He is IL years of age
and wore dark clothes,
At Tilinghast's this evening the II. I.
horticultural Society will hold meet
ieresting addresses will be made
Ambrose Either was arraigned i'm the
district court today on charge of hav-
ing committed violent assault on
Hubert Either. He pleaded guilty and
was fined SIS and costs.
An unlucky number of drunksrds
III
morning for arraignment and thirteen
pleas of guilty were followed by thir-
teen fines of 81 and costs.
Box 65 was pulled at f:10 a. m. today
for fire in a woodshed at the rear OF
"a house owned by Paul Taylor at 10i
Spruce street. The cause was probably
hot ashes and the damage was $25.
In the Sixth district court this morn
ing Mary Kane admitted that she had
stolen pair OF fancy garters from the
store of the Calender. McAuslan a.
Troup Co. Valued at $3.50. She was
fined s. and costs.
,Phebe Mclean, IA years of age, an
idle person. was arraigned i'm the ju-
venile section OF the district court to-
day and pleading guilty was sentenced
to the Oaklawn School for Girls during
minority. with an alternative sentence
OF six months at the state workhouse.
While riding on Elmwood avenue last
evening William Thompson of Appo-
naug was thrown from his buggy and
severely shaken up. His horse became
frightened and ran away as far as
Sawyer street. where IL was stopped by
Officer Fay of Station :. a broken trace
was the only damage.
Simon winthrop was before Judge
Sweetland in the district court today
upon charge made against him by the
agent of the anti-cruelty society of
over-worSing. torturing and torment
ing horse. He admitted the truth Of
the complaint and paid fine OF SIS and
costs.
officer McGroaty OF the Sd station
last evening stopped a runaway horse
attached TO a buggy on Hawkins street.
The animal had become frightened on
Charles street. The outfit which was
slightly damaged was later turned over
TO the owner. who would not give his
name.
In the case of Harriet T.. Reed and
others against the East Providence Fire
District the jury after celebrating re-
turned and reported that IL could not
agree. The suit was TO recover $4,000
for damages suffered TO land. barn and
hennery by the collapse OF the stand
pipe near the premises in January.
1894.
In all probability the winter time ta-
bic Of the New York, New Haven g.
Hartford Railroad will go into effect on
Jan. or very soon afterward. The
custom has been TO make these semi
annual changes i'm October, but import
ant alterations In the rules OF the road
and the approaching opening ~of the
new Union station at Boston have
caused the present delay. The detailed
changes will be announced in few
days.
The daylight breaks arc becoming
more and more numerous. and the dar-
ing thieves seem TO be working all over
the city. The latest visit was made be-
tween I and Z O'Clock yesterday after
noon. TO the paint shop OF Elliott Phet-
feplace. 375 Atwell's avenue, the place
being entered by the use Of false keys
I'm the absence OF Mr.. Phetteplsce. The
only thing taken was an old chisel for
there was nothing else 10 take. The po-
lice do not think that the man who took
the chisel was concerned In the recent
DabclI street and Chaplin avenue
bresks