The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-27


Main street last night.
According TO the City Hall records
A. Marnock g. Co, have attached the
property of Margaret l.. Hamili' Tor
$500.
The 2sth annual reunion Of the Firth
Rhode island and Battery f. veteran
association. will be held at Fields
Point tomorrow.
Charles skelly pleaded guilty in the
Sixth district court today and went out
10 the state workhouse for six months
as a common drunkard.
Three boys. Arthur Malley, James !
McGrail and Thomas Mccormick, were
too noisy on South street last night and
Ssrgt. Bennett and Patrolman Blessing
arrested them. This morning they were
fined SO each in the police court on the
charge of revelling.
The proposition of Mayor Baker and
Commissioner of Public Works Smith
TO put the Bajnotti memorial foun-
tain I'm the centre OF Exchange place,
is meeting with pretty general favor,
and that will probably be the location
definitely decided upon.
George Marchant was fined $40 and
costs i'm the Sixth district court today
for an assault on Alton Emery. which
was committed on Union avenue last
night. The boy called Marchant
.fla a, 10
that he slapped the boys face.
Frank Holman, resident OF
Knightsville. was thrown from his
wagon at the corner OF Chestnut and
Friendship streets, at $3.50 last night.
and striking upon his head received
scalp wound and was made uncon-
scious. He was sent to his home for
treatment.
The reception room at City Hall is
being entirely renovated. and when
the work is completed II will be re-
markably handsome apartment. 1t
will probably be used for the first time.
expected visit OF President Diaz of the
Republic of Mexico to this city.
There will be lively race OF 12-
pared cutters OF naval apprentices in
the bay of Newport on Saturday for
a silver cup given by Mrs. O. II. II.
Belmont SO far crews of apprentices of
the New York. Indiana and Brooklyn
have entered. Mrs. Belmont offered the
trophy two years ago to be competed
for periodically. Many society people
will go out TO see the race.
Mayor Baker has notified the COM
peting artists TO whom prizes were
awarded for designs submitted for the
Bajnotti memorial fountain. II. l.. HUI
bert. who receives the first prize of 800
is Providence artist; Oscar l.. Lenz,
second prize of s75. is a graduate of the
Rhode Island School Of Design, and w.
w. Merritt, who obtains the third OF
$50. is also a Providence artist
Edward Bromley, of No. III Pond
street, reported that at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night he saw light in one of
the rooms of DIR. Frank Sprague's
house. No. 27 Stewart street, and that
suddenly the light was extinguished.
The police at once made a search of
the premises. which are unoccupied for
the summer; but every door and win
dow was found securely fastened.
Henry w. Allen was today held in
$500 for trial on August 4tr in Judge
Sweetland's court for non-support. AL
lens wife is a cripple and he practical
~ turned her adrift last winter. so that
the neighbors had to care for the fam
lily. Mrs. Allen. latterly, has been de-
pending upon the SO a week. earned by
her little daughter. who was employed
In a mill until a few days ago, when
from Illness she lost her employment.
The reported assassination of PresI-
dent Heureaux of the Dominican Re-
public recalls the fact that the son OF
the murdered president made a visit OF
several days duration TO Providence
about seven years ago. and met quite
number of people. He was. while
here the guest OF Prof. Giovanni Rab-
bino. well known teacher Of Ian
6tNbe"f "HO - INV u pIleSt or the
Catholic church. being attached to the
archdiocese of Turin. Italy.
A man about 30 years old. feet
inches In height. wearing a shabby
light suit. has been fraudulentIy coll
lccting rs~~y for an advertising sheet.
10 be published by ST. Theresa's par
fish on Labor DAY. Such a sheet is 10
be issued; but the man has no author
ity TO represent Il. Among the victims
of his wiles are William II. Watson. OF
No. 81. and Samuel Dolby. OF No. II
MantoD avenue. who each paid the
fraud 81 for advertising space.
The rainfall during the month OF
July so far. is already far ahead rs
July so FAR. is already far above the
normal for the seventh month OF the
year. and II there should be much more
rain just about now. there will be
sorrow upon the part OF the farmers
and also among the proprietors of sum-
mer hotels and shore resorts. The rec
ord Of 1925 inches last July is the max