The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-21
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John McCuen was sent TO the state
worl1ffouse by Judge Sweetland to-day
for being a common drunkard. He will
tarry there IS months.
The Misses Rose and Bertha Knott,
two very popular residents OF the an
nexed district are spending their vaca-
tion at Pruoence Island
Patrolman Anthony extinguished a
fire on the awning of Christopher
Champlin's cigar store at the corner OF
Westminster and Dorrance streets at
5:35 o'clock last evening.
An alarm was given from box 50 at
1o:So yesterday morning for a fire on
the roof of the house No. 4S9 Eddy
street. Sparks from a chimney did the
mischief Damage comparatively moth
ing.
Edible Dabol. who belongs at the
Bethel on South Main street, was taken
III on one of the steamers coming up
from Crescent Park last night and was
taken TO the Rhode Island hospital in
the ambulance.
Last evening aoout O'Clock wo-
man found Katherine Lane. 12 years of
age on Jackson street. The girl had
run away from the St.Aleyseus Orphan
asylum on Prairie avenue. She was
taken to the Charity building where she
spent the night.
John Ford was to-day sentenced to
Jail Cor 20 days by Judge Sweetland for
assaulting his wife. Mary Ford. and l5
days for assaulting his granddaughter,
Eliza O'Connell. This affair happened
In the sixth district yesterday and was
the result of too much fire water
James Caffery. % years old, residing
at No. II Corliss street, was fighting
drunk on Livingston street Sunday and
kicked Charles MoManus. AS he did so
Caffery fell into the gutter and sus-
tained severe cut on his forehead.
The ambulance was called but he re-
fused to go to the hospital.
An alarm Of fire was sent in from
box 375 1t the corner of Cranston and
Messer streets at 10:30 o'clock this
morning for slight blaze in the shop
at 577 Cranston street, occupied by
Charles Nue Gun as Chinese laundry.
The nre was due TO a defective draft.
Dut no damage to speak of was done.
During the concert at the Newport
Casino last evening the following
named entertained at dinner in the grill
room: Judge ]. c. Gray, Elisha Dyer.
Jr, Mrs. Deforest, w. p Thompson.
Mr.. r. b. Van Cortland. A.rs. Nathaniel
mayer, Mrs. Potter Palmer. Mr.. +. O.
Beach. Mrs. Joseph Hartman and Mrs
c. w. Dolan.
FRANK Mulvey was before the Sixth |
district court to-day for the theft of a |
SUIT OF Clothes from John ]. OConnel |
OF Dexter street. last Saturday. When
Mulvey was arrested in the second dis
trict later in the day. he had ON ,ho
stolen pantaloons and was endoa yor,ns
TO sell the coat and vest 10 a seconS
hand dealer. He was fined 900 ana
costs. anu
At $3.50 p. m. Patrolman Nve d,soo,.
cred fire In Whites paint shop at
No. 81 Randall street and sent word 80
Hose IL, the members OF whose com.
pany extinguished the fire, which or,g,
mated In bundle OF oily clothing no.
longing to one OF the worlmen r..
fire was caused by spontaneous cor,o
bustion and the loss was one pair OF
oyeralls.
Reeves's American band will render
the following program at Roger VIII
liams Park this evening: March
Seventh army Corps" Weldon: over
ture. mariana. Wallace: Ca) march
Mandarin Zune" Reeves: Cb) patrol
'Senegambian." Rosey; solo for cornet.
Mr.. Church; selection. Jolly Muska-
teers." Edwards: ballet music. PRO
phete." Meyerbeen; solo for trombone.
Mr.. spary: "fntermezzo and Danse
Espagnole." Bizet; popular marches.
TheNorth Atlantic squadron will leave
Newport on Thursday next and spend a
week at sea I'm maneuvres OF all kinds
The ships will return on Wednesday.
Aug. 20. 90 recoai and repr0vision. and
on Thursday, Aug. 81. or Fricay. Sept.
1. they will sail for Philadelphia to
take part In the exercises Incident TO
the reunion q the Farragut naval vet
eron association. At Phlladelphia
there VIII De naval review and bat
tenon VIII De landed. The squadron