The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-03
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m. Y. Journal
Leroio Mancini IA years old has been
mlsssng from No. s2 sutton street. since
July 81.
Some time yesterday morning sneak
thief stole from John Staihls shop. No.
342 Weybosset street, two pieces or
n,orsted cloth, valued at $50.
A musical and literary entertainment
viii be given at the Three Ones fire
station, Exchange place Tomorrow eve-
ming by Elmwood w. c. T. U.
James walch of No. 142 Pine street.
reports that while asleep in Pine
street saloon last evening, watch
valued at $l5 was stolen from his
pocket.
Horace r. Tompkins was fined sl5
and costs IN the Sixth District court to-
day for cruelty to horse. The latter
was under fed. too weak to work, and
CALLED and skinned generally.
A pair OF horses attached to a hack.
the property of Page Bros. of Wells
street. ran away on Dormnce street.
hast ndgs,. colliding with am ice cart.
The hack was badly smashed.
Rose Cooney of No. 900 Eddy street.
reports that an unoccupied room in her
house was recently entered by the use
of false key. and that the thief un-
screwed and carried away the door lock
and knob.
Frank Chase. who was killed Tuesday
by Consolidated train near Dodge
Vile. came here from Boston four
mdnths ago. His body was taken to
Grafton yesterday afternoon by his
wife and mother for interment.
Ellen w. Duvall pleaded guilty OF
being a common drunkard, this morn
tae -a4a Judge Sweetland continued her
case for sentence until September 4; in
the interim she will be in the custody of
Miss Dunnely. the probation officer.
Frank T.. Arnold OF No. 800 Plain
street. reports that while at work in
new house at the corner of Blackstone
and Gay streets. yesterday a nickel
watch. valued at 81. was stolen from
his vest. as the latter was hanging
upon nail.
Lyman Randall was fined 81 and costs
A. - Jlax 20 rid linz n
upon the Gaspee street sidewalk
wheelmen have been very persistent of
late in their endeavors to turn the side
walk into bicycle path. and the police
are quite determined that nothing OF
the kind shall be done.
The Clyde line has commenced the
building of freight house ON its South
Water street wharf. and the structure.
which viii be plain. square building.
'is to be ready In a month. Contractor
DAILY has commenced work on the
Providence nine wharf at Fox Point.
Some time ago one of the Baltimore
boats ran into this wharf and did con-
siderable damage. necessitating the re-
pairs being mace.
A ball complimentary 20 Gov. Dyer
and staff is to be given at the Glad
stone hotel. Narragansett Pier, next
Tuesday night. The governors party
will go to the Pier in one of the reg
ular afternoon trains. and will return
.after midnGgh, on a special. This will
be swell affair. among those invited
being several members of the dlplo-
matte corps from Washington, who are
summering at Narragansett.
John McCaughan. who bears the
reputation of being general sneak
thief. was sentenced to the county Jail
for 30 days by Judge sweerland to-
day. John went into Stafford's phar-
macy on Washington street. last night
and after drinking glass OF soda
water which he was unable TO pay for,
put the metaMic glass holder in his
pocket and walked off with IT, The
charge preferred to-day was larceny OF
the glass holder.
Clarence f. Waterman was fined $40
and costs by Judge Sweetland to-day
for the theft Of a bicycle. valued at SIS,
the property OF william II. Elliott. The
latter. with other young men, rode to
Red bridge last night for swim.
Waterman waited untn they were not
watching and stole the wheel. riding
on into East Providence. Elliott's com
panfons put chase, caught up with the
thief and caused an officer TO arrest
Waterman. and before midnight he was
an unwilling guest OF the Providence
police.
It Is reported that the body OF tn
unknown man that was found foatini
In the river Monday. and which wa
buried by Undertaken Monahan yester
day. was that OF Henry Lfebe who a
one time worked for III. c. Lees. a New
port plumber. II was said at that tim
that Liebe had friends residing o
Indiana avenue. this city. There Is stI
some uncertainty over the identity Z
the body. and. inasmuch as IL has bee
buried IL IN probable that there will a
ways be more or less OF myster
over the affair.