The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

All, well I love these books OF mine
That stand so trimly on their shelves
With here and there broken iine
(Fat "quartos" jostling modes'
'twelves.')
A curious company own
The poorest ranking with their oet-
ters,
In brief a thing almost unknown.
"A pure Democracy of Letters
John G. Sake.
The Christian Workers Of this city
win meet al the Randall Square Gospel
Mission. No. 81 Gladstone avenue THIS
evening at 7:45 o'clock.
fire in the tenement on Little
street occupied by John Dil!heeney was
extlnguished yesterday afternoon oy
Hose company II. in response to stlil
alarm.
The Defender is at her old anchorage
back of the torpedo station. newport.
she is all ready for the trial races OF
next month with the Columbia, except
her new mainsail. which will be sent on
in a few days. owing 10 bad weather
nothing was done on the Defender to-
day.
This evening Division Commander f.
Il. Carpenter assisted by the ofhcers
will muster i'm camp OF Sons OF Vet
erans auxiliary to Ives Post, No. l3, @.
A. r.. m Slocum Post hall, Market
square. Members of Ives Post and
other conra -es have received invita-
tions 10 be present.
The annual field day Of the Knights
OF Malta from several sections OF New
England will take place at Rocky Point
tomorrow. and very large Attendance
OF the members of the order and their
friends is booked for. Special arrange
ngsnts have been made with Manager
Harrington for the entertainment of the
visitors.
Yesterday afternoon the committee
on police gave a hearing on charges of
leaving his beat ana conduct unbecom-
ing an officer made against Patrolman
Lewis III. Bartlett At the conclusion
of the hearing the committee recon-
mended that Bartlett be dismissed from
the force. He has been a member of the
police r-ti~rartment about ten years.
The historic stable OF the Highland
farm, Attleboro. was totally destroyed
by fire last evening. The structure con-
tanned several valuable carriages and
al l.xf
ence l.. Watson. When flames were first
seen the structure was doomed. Tramps
were about the place earlier in the day
and IL is thought the fire was incend-
iary. The loss is about $500.
The police OF Pawtucket yesterday af-
ternoon arrested Maurice Libby and
Eliza Gagnon, on the complaint OF the
husband of the woman. and they were
arraigned in the district court for adul-
terry. Both pleaded guilty and were held
for the grand jury in bonds of $500 each.
Gagnon is resident OF Fall River. and
he says that Libby. who is barber.
has wife living in that city.
A petition has been presented TO the
Union Railroad company asking that
the Dyer avenue cars be run to the end
of Butler avenue. opposite the boule-
ward instead OF 10 Red bridge, those de-
string the change, claiming that addi-
.ional facilities were needed. General
Manager Potter has looked into the
matter very carefully and he has ar
rived at the conclusion that the travel
was not enough to warrant another line
OF cars, at least for the present.
Charles Hitchcock. Jr., defeated his
brother Howard Hitchcock, in the finals
FOR the presidents cup at the Point Ju-
dlth country club yesterday by a score
of up. The game was i'm doubt up b
the very last. for Charles Hitchcock did
net gain the lead until the 3ith hole.
The next hole was halved in 4. but at
the 36th Charles made a fine drive. and
following II up with a beautiful ap-
proach ran down his ball for in good
style, Howard Hitchcock taking more.
The anniversary OF the battle OF
Rhode Island. in IT'S. in which the Am
erican forces, under Gen. John Sull-
van, won, viii be celebrated by the |
council OF the American-Irish Historl- |
cal Society at Newport on Aug. 20. A
business session will open at Il. NJ. in
the Aquidneck. and after that n visit
will be paid to the battle ground. In
the evening there will be banquet
and speeches by prominent members Of
the society and by invited guests OF
The members OF woonasquetucket
/. O. o. f.. hal heir goth
annual outing at the Warwick club
grounds yesterday. about go members
in the festivities. The
party left Providence ar 1920 O'Clock.
and during the afternoon there was a
series OF games. including base bali.
running. jumping. bowling match and
A pool match. At . o'clock the bake.
which was excellent, was served. The
in charge OF the outing was |
,om mposed of william English Edward /