The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-16


Martin McMann. Jr., of IA West street
was bitten upon his wrist at p. m.
yesterday by dog owned by Miss Nc
Elroy of 10 Cargill street.
John skifnngton, Of S31 Dexter street,
reports that HIS wheel was stolen from
him, on Elmwood avenue, near Roger
Williams Park. last Saturday evening.
before the Sixth district court today
charged with keeping a grog shop. He
was held in $1,000 for trial next Tues
day
Sarah Rider when arraigned before
Judge Sweetland, today, accused of
keeping a grog shop on Putnam street.
pleaded guilty and was bound over to
the grand jury in $1,000
William Carpenters horse attached 10
a covered wagon, ran away from Cy-
press street. at 4:5O yesterday morning.
and Mr.. Carpenter. in trying 10 stop
the Animal was thrown, injuring one OF
his legs and cutting his face. The run
away was stopped on North Main street
by patrolman.
Henry Dolloff of North Swansea lost
his bicycle on South Main street. yes
terday, a thief took Max Mathewson's
wheel from the corner of Westminster
and Burrll streete. last night. and early
in the evening Carleton Avery's wheel
was stclen from in front OF the Kent
Stanley building.
Herman Gilbert, the man who att
tempted suicide by turning on the gas
In his room at Pawtucket, was sent
10 the state farm for six months yes-
terday as disorderly person. His ex-
cuse for attempting TO take his life was
that he was tired of hard work. late
hours and abuse. He was employed
washing dishes in local restaurant.
Proprietor Boyden OF Crescent Park.
following GU. his generous custom of
past years, has extended an invitation
TO the inmates of the Old Mems and
Old Women's Homes i'm Providence %
be his guests at the park a week from
to-day. August 22. The old people will |
enjoy the sail TO the shore a nice din
ner and the music at the great summer
resort, and II they aren't delighted with
the outing, history will fail TO repeat
itself.
Charles T. Cars and Herbert A.
Thayer. proprietors Of a pharmacy at
2S3 Richmond street were arrested yes
terday for keeping a nuicance and with
keeping aiquor for SALE and James A.
Thayer and Frank NJ. Huff were taken
In for making illegal sales. All were ar
raignei at the Fifth station and gave
bail for trial next Friday. Carls is a
registered pharmacist for the town of
Natick. hence he had no right to run a
drug store here; but beyond that fact
the sales were made on Sunday. so that
there was not a color of legality for
the transactions upon which the war
rants were based =,
Last Sunday the First Ward Social
club held an enjoyable outing at Dex-
ter Grove. Darlington, In which about
90 members participated The party
was transported IN barges and an old
fashioned clambake was served TO
which ample Justice was done. A ball
game was played between mines cap
tas0sd by Joseph Silva and Owen Rey-
nplLs. The Silva team won out after a
hard struggle by the close score of Z
TO g. There was also singing. auoit
pitching and other amusements. The
success of the affair rs largely due to
he labors OF the committee in charge
which was made up OF Metssrs. Har-
'ahan, C.ancey and Heffernan.
"Old Sport Obadiah Pengerman. who
engineered the fake moonlight excur-
'ion which 80 perturbed the colored
ace. last Monday night. was before
Judge Sweetland. today. ana pleaded
lot guilty OF assauting William A.
francis, colcred. with a bllck. When
old Sport" was held in $500 for trial
'ext Tuesday. Francs was filed with
lee. He might have smiled. but IL he !
I'D nobody knew II. for his face was
one up. "old Sport" had smashed il
nth a brick. When Francis was called
n to plead TO an assault upon "old
port with knife he said not gu,lE m
nd was held in $500 for trial on Tuss-
ay These men had running fight ON
outh ~ in erect. on August eth and
hen Fre.',is slashed hole in "old -
ports coat. the latter knocked hin, "a
own and cut him with a brick. Isl
The premium hst OF the eight ANNA, -
.ent county fair under the auspices of ~,
'c Pawtuxet Valley Park Agricultural ~
ssociation is at hand and IL shows a =,
rogram of entertainment and instrpc- -
on larger and more attractive ,ha, ~
yer before. The fair dates are Sent. ., y,
and 70 and the premium list may no q'
ad by all interested by addressing Mr. 20
'hn +. Deerng. secretary Of the asso- ~
alton at Riverpoint or other Of the or m
GERS. Although the youngest OF the ex n,
ostion enterprises that have made sbe OF
hode Island county and state fairs ~. "a
'ous' the Pawtuxet Valley show has
e'eioped at an astonishing rate ana
as come 10 be recoqnized o.. -.