The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-06
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quoth he,
''And spigot my maple wine.'
In bucket and pan the sweet Juice ran,
Quoth Schemerbee: "I'll be bound
There's n harvest here and sugar is
dear.
I'll make my penny pound.
More spouts. more sap. I've only to tap
Till gutter the trunk all round
Bright spring once more her green gifts
bore,
And life through the naples spread,
But the girdled on never leafiet bore
Won Schemerbees tree was dead.
1t stands a blight i'm sorrowful sight.
And warns from its ghastly wound:
"Your greedy haste of treasure makes
waste
If you prize the good you have found
And would know the joy OF sweets that
last,
Don't tap your tree al r9und!"
Youths Companion.
AT the Art club tonight w. Staples
browne will read a paper on his trip
through the country towns OF England.
~ Pilgrimage to Jerusalem" viii be
the subject of Miss Ruth A. Haskeirs
paper 10 be read at sthe Bell Street
Chapel this evening.
In ;he District Court this morning
John McManus pleaded not guilty TO
the charge of assaultng Ellen Nc
Manus, and was held in 5000 for trial
next Tuesday.
John Sullivan. whose case for beg
gng was continued from yesterday.
pleaded guilty before Judge Sweetland
this morning. and was given six months
~ at the state farm.
y slight fire in laundry on West
minister street. near Burgess, last even
ing. led 10 the sending out of an alarm
from box 50, but the services Of the
flremen were not required.
Peter Walterson was arraigned in
the District Court this morning for the
larceny Of pair of shoes, valued at
sl.To, from John Trip. and. pleading
guilty was fined SO and costs. The
shoes have been recovered.
Patents have been gtautel es fol-
lows: J. y. Business, Providence,
steam wave ]. Curren, Providence
mounting eye glasses; T.. +. Holly.
Hartford assignor to Holly Steam Co.
Providence, water return sy stem for
steam generators.
Consideration OF Plan sor Laying
ject of an address ry Mr. Alfred Stone
at the monthly meeting of the Rhode
Island Business Mems association. 2ii
Industrial Tius, Comrenv buil.iing, this
evening, January C. at o'clock
Yesterday the joint standing commit
tee on plumbing OF the city council held
a meeting for the purpose Of organiz-
inC. The principal work Of the COM
mittee this year will be the making Of
contracts for the municipal advertising
for the ensuing year At yesterday s
meeting the clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids
Overseer OF the Poor Cummings has
received letter from James Coats.
Scotland enclosing 500 contribution
for the Christmas dinner Of the poor.
George Broadhurst OF 134 Washington
street says that a bundle OF mackin-
toshes valued at $50 was lost or stolen
from his team while going from Prairie
avenue To Washington street yesterday
afternoon
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
Job Steere left his horse and buggy in
front OF the Public Library on Snow
street and went into the library Re-
turning a few minutes later he found
that the outfit had disappeared He
reported the matter % the police. About
O'Clock last evening the team was
found by officer Munroe OF station
on South Main street where IL had beer
left.
The Jury that heard the testimony IN
the case of Alice T.. Murray vs.. Paw
tuxet Valley Electric Street Railway
company yesterday afternoon, brought
in verdict In Judge Wilbur's court foi
the defendant. Mrs. Murray Is dyint
I'm Boston from the effects OF an acct
dent on the defendants railroad las
May The company claimed the acct
dent could not have been prevented bN
any possible foresight on its part
Walter p. Vincent was counsel for th'
defendant company.
The Young Mems Athletic club helt
its semi-annual ele, lion OF officers las
evening M the gymnasium on Charle
street with the following result: Presi
dent. James Mccoy. vice president
Robert Mackie; recording secretary
william Warren financial secretary
James Higgins. treasurer, Georg
seaf1es: manager base ball team sea
son Of 1899. Martin Egan sergenat-at
arms. John Brennan; board Of direc
tors. James Mccoy. Robert Mackie
william Warren. James Higeins.G .Georg
Searies. Timothy Mccarthy. Edwar'