The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-31

anu tnls Is the Way the Ddpy Slept
James Whltcomb Riley.
Superintendent OF Health Chapin re-
ports one new case Of scarlet fever on
Joslin street.
EphraIm A. Spitz. of 444 Broadway.
reports that 40 feet of rubber hose. val
ued ait S. was stolen from his yard on
Aug. 20.
Thomas Mccarthy. Of 1874 Prairie ave-
nue.. reports that four chickens of the
aggregate value of 81 were stolen from
his hen coop. Tuesday night.
Mrs. Edward Feeley of 14s Adelaide
avenue reports that on Monday morn
ing a white damask table cloth, valued
at S.. was stolen from her yard.
Mrs. Mary ]. Lonergan. living in the
rear OF 22 Byron street lost her pocket
book. containing s25. in a Weybosset
street restaurant. early Monday morn
ing.
John Reed so years old, residing at
76 codding street. fell down stairs. last
evening, badly spraining his right
shoulder and sustaining a laceration OF
his scalp.
Truman Mason, the 7-year-old son OF
Samuel Mason. of Al A street, died
suddenly at 1920 p. m. yesterday DR..
Palmer was called. Death was from
natural causes.
Yesterday afternoon a woman who
said her name is Annie Stanley was
taken i'll on Weybosset street and was
removed to the Rhode Island Hospital
in an ambulance.
Florence McCusker, a waiter at the
casino. in Roger Williams Park. reports
that at yesterday afternoon she lost
an envelope in the casino, and that
there was in 1t SO in bills.
William II. Hanson, 40 years old. n
s{oom -fixer. has been away from his
family in Whitinsville. several days 1ie |
is supposed TO be at work In a cotton |
mill hereabouts and his people would |
like to locate him.
Giuseppi Frementizzi and Michael |
Pizzulo were fined $40 and costs each in
the police court, today, for revelling on
Cedar street. Sunday night. With 9TH
ers they threw stones at Patrolmen
Johnson and Hopkins.
John Foley. 20 years old, residing at
81 LIST street East Providence, was vis-
iting with Thomas Creehan, at us At
wells avenue. last night, and at 1915
WA xpif he,
lungs and died dn five minutes.
At the Bethany Gospel Mission. "a |
South Main street. this evening the SER |
vice will be conducted by Mr. and Mrs. |
Dunnell and Miss Nellie F. Guild of
North Attleboro, recently returned from |
their missionfield at Basseterie. st. |
Kits. West Indies.
George Brown, an employe of the Dla- |
mond Machine Co., at 623 Atwelrs ave- |
nue., while fooling with John McGarri- |
ty. yesterday, threw a small nut, which |
struck Mccarthy on the chin and cut |
a cash which required four stitches ia |
close. Mccarthy refused to make a |
complaint to the police.
nc JoiHt STANDING commute on H. L
nance OF the city council met I'm the
office of City Treasurer Granger at IL |
O'Clock this morning. and discussed A.
nancial matters generally. There was
some talk about the appropriations for
the coming fiscal year. and the commit
tee took steps to prepare the report
which is TO be submitted TO the city
council next month.
The Pawtucket volunteer FIRE conn
pany will go to Essex, Mass, to COM
pete in the muster to be held there.
and SPECIAL meeting OF the company
VIII be held tonight in order that all
arrangements for the trip may be
made. 1t is believed that about 75
members Of the company will attend
the Essex muster. and they will make
a big fight for first prize.
"Bartlett's Guide and Business Direc-
tory for Providence" will be issued IN
the public tomorrow. II Is handy lit
tie volume that cannot fail 10 prove
TO every citizen, as IL contain.
the time tables OF all the steam and /
n |
list OF fire alarm boxes a map of the
city. and much other information. I'm
compact FORM The guide will be issued !
hereafter.
Manager Wendelschaefer OF the
Opera House Is also the
manager OF the Worcester Theatre at
Worcester, and he Is now engaged in
that place OF amusement,
preparatory 10 rhe opening OF che dra-
matte season. lie is showing the same
regard for the comfort and pleasure OF
the patrons OF the Worcester Theatre
as for those OF MS Providence house.
and the result will be that Worcester
tneatre goers will have one Of the CO.
Eiest and most attractive theatres in
New England. Mr.. Charles G. Collin.
Tor many years the oblIging and efli-
lent treasurer or the Providence Opera
House. Is now the treasurer OF the