The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-17
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ABOUT l-iteS crowded thOrOughtare-
But coldly. seeing we were men.
And looks arc slight, and hands are
slow,
And words so hard TO say. and weak
Even the best the poets know
Mean more than even they can speak
Then Death struck lightning through
the air:
A rock was rent, set free n heart:
And two old friends communion share
When one lies speechless and apart.
III. G. Beeching In Spectator.
Washington, the Man and the city,
will be the subject of Rev. Edward
Eoiyoke's illustrated lecture at the
Stewart Street Bapt st church this eve
ming.
Miss Mary G. Wheeler will lecture
upon "Glimpses OF French Art" at Bell
Street chapel this evening, at o'clock,
in the series upon Home Travel in
Foreign Lands
Joseph La Saute was fined s. and
costs in the police court this morning
for throwing water on "A sidewalk, in
violation of city ordinance He was
washing the windows OF a Westminster
street store.
Bishop Harkins has transferred Rev,
James Masterson OF Somerset Mass. TO
the ST. Vincent de Paul Infants home
in this city. Rev David +. Sheedy, Gu
rate at st. Mary F'ati River. wifi suc-
ceed Father Masterson at Somerset.
4 general conference OF the Church
Of Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints Of
the New England states at No. 7G7
Westminster street. Saturday and Sun
day, March is and 10. at and 1880
o'clock p. m. President w. ii. Smart
will be In attendance.
At $50 o'clock last evening William
Wood sent out an alarm from box 245
at the corner of Dorrance and Pine
streets for fire in works of the Allen
Fire Department Supply company. The
blaze was caused by an overheated
mould and was extinguished before any
material damage had been done.
Olof Swanson pays dearly for an un-
provoked assault. I~st evening as Al
fred A. Saunders was walking up West
minister street Swanson stepped ,ip to
him and struck him I'm the mouth and
knocked out two of Saunders teeth
This morning Judge Reuckert SEN
fenced him to the Providence county
Jail for thirty days.
The last game of the polo season in
this city will be played at Infantry hall
tomorrow evening, when the Providence
Grays will meet the Waterbury Rough
Riders. The home team Is still in the
lead and will make a determined effort
10 clinch it's grip on the championship,
so il is needless TO say tomorrow ghts
contest promises to be the liveliest ever
played on the local surface.
In the Sixth district court today the
payment OF costs: Waldo Graves, for
failure 10 place his name upon milk
wagon, and John Brennan, who was
charged with being a common drunk
ard. The case against Thomas Early,
for neglecting 10 connect certain prem
ises with a sewer. was continued for
one week. Mr.. Early is now at work
on the connection.
Thomas keenan,. thirteen years old.
was employed yesterday 90 do an err
Benefit street. ard when her back was
turned he stole pocketbook containing
s225 from a table. Later. when the
purse was missing. complaint was made
at the Third station and officer Briggs
arrested the boy, recovering 81. Today.
upon his plea OF guilty, Judge Reuckert
continued the case until June 6. and
Keenan, was allowed to go on probation.
James o'Brien. who Is employed at
Otis Bros refinery. on Blackstone
street. reported yesterday that a piece
of lead pipe. valued at % cents. had
been stolen from that place. Subsc-
quently officer Griffin recovered the
property from Abraham Bazar's junk
shop at No. $50 willard avenue where
the thief had sold IL. The most remark
able feature OF this commonplace theft
in that the junk man pad the thief
sl.os for the pipe.
Daniel Donovan was tried I'm the
Sixth district court today for an as
sault upon his wife. Mary. az the lat
ter's mothers house. In the rear OF
West Park street. The Donovans had
not been on amicable terms for some
time. and Daniel had been I'm Boston.
returning eight days before Feb. 2S. tho
day OF the assault. Trouble was pre-
cipitated through letters written by the
wife 90 the landlord. which 80 enraged
him that he slapped her face and chok-
ed her Donovan set up an alibi. but :.
did not avail and Judge Reuckert SEN
fenced him TO serve thirty days in the
county jail