The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-18
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Chicago girls kissed Hobson,
And Tolstoi kissed the Car;
And yet from the millennium
We feel that we are far.
Detroit Journa

The alarm from box %, at 3:45 p. m.
yesterday. was for a slight FIRE in some
rubbish in the yard. back of Il. B.Hath-
away & Sons store, at 1l6 South street
Bryne Simmons pleaded not guilty in
the Sixth District Court, today,to the
charge of assaulting his wife, Grace, by
kicking her in the side. He furnished
bail i'm 500 for trial next Tuesday.
John Lally's horse ran away from
Washington. near Clemence street, at
1880 D. m. yesterday and was stopped
on Fountain street One wheel was
smashed and the harness damaged.
Austin Bryan. of No. &c Magill street,
Pawtucket, attempted TO alight from a
Prairie avenue ear when opposite No.
$50 North Main street, at $40 last eve
ming, and sustained cut on the right
side of his face.
Pawtucket car No. 239 caught fire
from a defective electric connection
when on Westminster. neaf Mathewson
street. at 4:55 yesterday afternoon. The
conductor extinguished the flames
with pail of water
Joseph Pelern a middle-aged man
was fined s. and costs in the Sixth Dis
trict Court, today, for maliciously driv-
ing off John Il. Martins horse and
wagon, from Exchange place, yesterday
noon. Pellern was drunk.
Bernard Holland has sued the Provi-
dence Journal Company to recover $4,000
for libel Mr.. Holland claims that the
statement to the effect that he had
been arrested for larceny.
Yesterday afternoon. while intoxica-
ted, boarder at the What Cheer lodg-
ing house on South Main street, set
fire TO clothing and paper I'm his room.
The blaze was extinguished by PATROL
man Bates with the assistance OF q
citizen.
The fourth station officers cleaned out
wilhemina Duvers place on Spruce
street, last night. arresting her and
-fHF9a-AQtllE
guilty to the charge of maintaining a
nuisance, and was held in $1,000 for trial
next Tuesday.
While trying to alight from Taw-
tucket car while 1t was in motion on
North Main street last evening Austin
Bryan was thrown to the ground and
his face badly cut. He returned to his
home at Pawtucket after having his
wound temporarily dressed.
William Saunter escaped from the
state insane asylum at Howard. ht
1920 this morning. lie is 35 years old,
weighs $50 pounds, is feet. 10 inches
in height and wore dark suit and
straw hat. His people reside at the cor
ner of Ssyles and Ocean streets.
Willie Higgins, who resides at so
Vineyard street. was run down at 4
O'clock p. m. yesterday, by two women
buggy He was on his wheel and was
turning into Congress street from Elm
wood avenue. His forehead was bruised
The Village Choir. a local organiza-
tion, which has given several successful
concerts during the season had a bene-
1T in Eagle hall last evening" tII-te
Reuben's Silver Wedding" was the IL
tie OF the entertainment ard IL proved
most enjoyable to the large audience
in attendance.
Professor Lamont has stated that he
has not accepted a call Of any nature
TO Chicago University. For the past few
days Il has been rumored about Brown
University that he will sever his con-
nection with the university. Professor
Hammond Lamont has had charge Of
the rhetoric department OF the univer-
sity during the past three years since
he came from Harvard.
A large audience gathered i'm Grace
church last evening 10 hear the render
ing OF Stainers sacred cantata. "The
Daughter OF Jairus" by the soloists
and chorus composing the church choir
The cantata was given under the dlrec-
tion OF the organist. Mr.. Ralph Kinder
and was exceliently rendered. both
chorus and soloists singing with pre-
cision and effectiveness.
AIRS. Zaidee Sisson and her pupils
gave another Of their spring assemblies
at the Eloise last evening at which
there was large attendance. During
the intermisslon the dancers took the
opportunity OF partaking 81 refresh
ments which were .servcd by Tnllng.
hast in the prettily decorated dining
room. Mrs. Slsson was ably assisted 10y
Thomas Fenner and Gilbert Hayward
who acted as aids.
Providence Typographical rfnion No
80 held an election for delegates 10 tn
International typographical Union
convention 10 be held at Detroit in Au.
gust next. In Journal hall yesterday az
ternoon. The polls were open n IN
until Z O'Clock and the voting was un
der the secret ballot system. After tn,
ballots had been counted IL was an
nounced that Rudolph DE Lecuw ha,
been chosen. There were three Othei