The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-26


George Fitzhsimmons was fined s5
and costs, in the police court, today for
revelling on Richmond street. last night
This evening the Franklin Society
Will hold melting. during which John
Frctwell will read a paper on France
rs i Have Found 1t Under the Empire
and The Republic
Jacob Goldstein pleaded guilty in the
Sixth district court today to the charge
OF cruelty overdriving and working a
horse that was unfit for any duty. He
was fined SIS and costs.
A horse attached to an express wag-
on, belonging to William l.. Byron, OF
Smith street. collded with George Rob-
insonN and knocked him from his bicy-
Gle, on Exchange street. yesterday al
ternoon. Robinson, who is 20 years old,
was quite severely bruised. He resides
ait No. Wesleyan avenue.
The Twenty meetingof the Con-
vocation of Providence will be held at
St. Andrews church, Phenix, Wednes-
day, tomorrow. The order for the day
is asfollows: a.15 y. m. business session:
$50 p. M. tea viii be served 4; -.00 p. m,
evening service at which addresses are
expected from Rev. Henry Bassett. Prof.
Winslow Upton, Mr. Rathbone Gardner.
Thomas Ney Of McDonough street
was arraigne1 before Judge Sweetland
today for an assault upon his wife
Mary Ney, last night. Ney. who has
the reputation OF using his wife i'm Il
most abusive manner, struck her twice
in the face with his clinched fist He
at first pleaded not guilty and was held
in $500 for trial next Friday; but re-
considering he retracted. pleaded guilty
and was sent to the Providence county
jail for 80 days.
The engagement OF Lieut. Frederick
A. Traut. u. S. ~ TO Miss Cornelia
Stockton, daughter OF Capt. Charles II.
Stockton, 4. S. ~, president of the ma
val war college. was announced at
Newport yesterday. and proved TO be
OF considerable interest among the army
and navy people and in society. No
time has been set for the wedding
Lieut. Traut served IN the late war
with dist.nction, on the New Orleans
He and Miss Stockton are favorites in
society.
John Batchslor. a rather simple yokel
from East Providence was prosecuted
in the Sixth district court today, for
driving and using a horse that was ter
ribly lame and sore. He drove into the
city on Sept. 10th and was overhauled
by one of the anul-crueHy agents. who
found that the horse could not put one
foot 10 the ground. Bachelor promised
10 have the horse killed IN this city.
Instead he drove 10 East Providence.
and then delivered 1t to a man VIII,
drove Il IA miles 10 Brighton and there
the miserable animal was killed Judge
sweetland fined Bachelor s. and costs
The men received by Capt. Gresham
for the United States service yesterday.
at the recruiting office were as follows:
John p. Church. Riverside. served in
Hospital Corps. goes TO Hospital Corps:
James c. O'Brlen. Charlestown. Mass.
for 4Sd Infantry. For 10th Infantry.
South Framngham. Mass.-Michael r.
Hacket. Providence; James B. Taylor,
Lowell; william Smith, Pawtucket;
Joseph Cantone. Lawrence. Mass: Will
lam Simpson. Grafton. Mass; Joseph
Perron. North Grafton. Mass; served
IN Battery r.. Secono Artillery IN Cuba
Joseph o. MCGEE. Marlboro, Mass.
served In United states navy on Piscat-
aqua; Joseph maynard. Grafton, Mass.