The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05


A lecture on Cuba will be delivered in
the Bell Street chapel tonight by Mrs.
Emma Shaw Colcleugh.
Culough was taken Ill on Canal street
and was removed to the Rhode Island
Hospital i'm an ambulance.
"The Evolution Of the Book" will be
the subject of "A talk before the Art
Club this evening by Librarian Koop-
man OF Brown University.
found astray on Back street, at IL a. m
yesterday and was sent TO her home
No. 81 West River street.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held
at the home OF Mr.. Joseph Carriers, rear
OF 80 Olney street. at 7:45 o'clock this
evening. which will be led by MIR.
George Johnson.
The city council committee on educa-
ton held meeting at the city hall yes
terday afternoon at which the resolu-
tion making an appropriation for a
school site in the third ward was con-
sidered.
John Riley was fined $40 and costs
and sentenced TO Jail for ten days in
the Sixth district court today on three
complaints, two for selling and one for
keeping liquor for sale illegally. He
appealed.
A painter at work at the ninth floor
OF the Industrial Trust Building yester-
day afternoon accidentally Knocked a
paint pot from the staging. In falling,
the pot struck William Gaden, of 100
waverly street, on the hand and made
a severe cut.
The complaint against Mary Hackett
for failure TO comply with a board of
aldermen order TO connect her premises,
No. 8 Shove street, with a sewer. was
10 day discontinued I'm the Sixth dis
trict court, upon payment OF costs. the
required work having been done.
At half-past IL O'clock last night
bicyclist collided with trolley car at
the corner OF Eddy and Westminster
streets. He was knocked one way while
his wheel went in another direction.
The wheelman regained his feet picked
up his wheel and refusing to answer an
inquiry as TO whether or not he was
hurt, rode off.
John --hatterton, about II years old,
who had previously pleaded not guilty
OF assaulting Mrs. Tobie Feinberg, re-
tracted that plea in the Sixth district
court today and was fined SIS and
costs, There had been a sculle and
Chatterton was hold ng Mrs. Feinbergs
boy. she went to her sons rescue and
Chatterton struck her i'm the face, cut
ting her lip.
A very interesting plano recital was
given i'm the Trocadero last evening by
Mrs. Anne Gilbreth Cross assisted by
Misses Lillian Durrah. Alice Dexter.
Gertrude Belcher Gertrude Lawson.
Marjorie Richardson, Alice NJ. Boltlng.
Jessie ii. Hunt and Mr.. Howard Moore.
The program was excellent both as to
selections and arrangements and was
finely rendered throughout.
Ellen Hennessy was tried in the Sixth
district court this morning for ma m
tanning a house OF IN repute. on Globe
street. The testimony OF the police was
10 the effect that none but drunkards,
ex-convicts and bad women were IN
ho Aftsc amn HA1
much amusement by her wild charges
against the police on that beat. She
was adjudged guilty and was bound
over to the grand jury i'm $1,000.
Yesterday afternoon the Curry &
Richards property at the corner OF
Westminster and Dorrance streets was
transferred 10 the City Realty Compa-
ny, which is made up OF the directors
OF the Union Trust Company. The con-
sideration was s275.0OO. This is the
building which the Union Trust Compa-
ny is to remodel and 1T up as one OF the
most modernly equipped and convenient
banking and safe deposit establish
ments i'm the city. and was formerly oc-
cupied by the Jerome Kennedy Co.
The third annual dancing reception
given by Miss NJ. A. Donovan in the
Eloise last evening was a brilliant and
enjoyable affair at which over two hun
dred persons were present. Those who
assisted in making the affair success
were: General Floor Director Arthur
A. Mcdonald; assistant floor director.
Philip A. Ryan; aids. Thomas w. Prior.
James A. Shields. Thomas r. Bowen,
John p. Walsh. Morgan E. Murphy.
Frederick j. Bigbee. George l. Ben
nett. Harry ID. Whitman. John Il. CAL
iagher J. A. e'Brien; reception -rurrs
mittee. Robert Riordan. Hugh Smith.
Eugene Murphy, Bart Sullivan. John
McNamee. NJ. r. Hennessey. J. r.
Roach: ushers. J. Edgar MorraIley.
chief usher; Joseph +. Donahue, Fred
l.. Hunt James J. Quaine, Charles
Lawson. Jr.