The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-29
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Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: John whitman. Escoheag. Sc
Renewal. George ii. Fletcher. Provi-
dence, IS.
John ID. Griffin, the popular Irish
comedian. will be rendered a compli-
mcntary clam bake tomorrow by the
American club at the grounds in War
wick.
Catherine Lane. le years old. has
been missing from the orphan asylum.
on Prairie avenue. since yesterday.
She had recently come TO the asylum
from Taunton.
Sarah Smith. of No 405 Valley
street. reports that at 2So o'clock this
morning two men attempted TO enter
her iouse They had forced a window
when she made a noise, and the in
trrders decamped.
The strike on the Narragansett bay
line is practically at an end. the de-
nands OF the men having been grant
ed In full. The Richard Peck arrived
yesterday at the usual time. with a full
complement of hands and 20 Of the
crew OF the c. II. Norrham.
lir. Percy III. Brundage, OF New Y'pN
is one of the gentlemen engaged in the
oiEaniza tion of the United States Bob
bin and Shuttle company. and not Mr.
Boundage, as appeared through a typ
orraphical error in the report of the
big consolidation printed in the News
yesterday.
A report was lodged at the city hall
yesterday that a man had been seen
lettering about the back entries OF the
premises, Nos. 497 and 500 Washington
street. yesterday morning. The intru-
der was described as about 20 years
old, five feet nine inches in height and
as wearing a light brown suit.
Lizzie Mclaughlin was riding her BIZ
cycle on Broad street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue, at 1895 o'clock. last
night. Samuel Cohen, who was riding
in the opposite direction, ran into her
wheel and caused her to fall. She was
we shaken up. but sustained no ma
terlal injury, and was able go to her
home unassisted.
Benjamin Burton, colored was fined
today for fast driving on Union street
yesterday. The foul language which
Burton used when arrested and which
Chief Baker said was so vile that even
men turned aside in shame. caused
Judge Sweetland TO give Burton the
full benefit of the law.
At 2:20 this morning Patrolman c. H.
Blood discovered water running into
Mark S. Nichols drug store at the cor
ner Of weybosset and Dorrance streets.
The water came from a sink I'm William
II. Draper's office. Mr.. Draper was no.
tified and the water was shut off, but
not before very material damage had
been done to the stock in the phar-
macy.
The schooner Lyra of st. John, N. b..
while attempting to enter Narragan-
sett Pier yesterday struck on the rocks
near the ticket office close to the pier
of the Narragansett navigation COM
pany, and stove a hole in her bottom.
She is now nearly full of water. The
jibboom of the schooner struck the
ticket office of the navigation company
and punched hole through.
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OF small means have received notlfica-
tion that the National Insurance COM
pany, of Hartford, Conn, has gone in
to the hands of receiver, and they
have recommended reinsurance i'm a
Pennsylvania company. The policies
held here are for small, risks. Tho
state Insurance commissioner has been
notified of the suspension of business.
The first of the four tourelles which |
are TO flank the dome Of the new state |
house. is now in process of construc- |
ton. These tourelles will relieve the
present over-tal appearance of the
dome, and were especially designed for
that purpose by the architects. They
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lar to the design of the dome. When |
these tourelles are completed. work will |
be resumed on the dome. First there
will be built OF brick. cone. upon
which the lantern Of the dome will
rest. and then the marble work OF the
superstructure will be completed.
The development OF the National Ru-
reau Of Entertainment. which was or
ganized only one year ago, is shown in
its new catalogue for the season %
1S99-190o. which also illustrates tho
lively Interest taken in the institution
by talent covering a very wide range.
The bureau. as is now pretty well
known. undertakes TO furnish enter
tainment producers either individually
or TO provide ah entire program and n
especially appeals to parties engaged in
the otherwise complicated work OF get
ting up such entertainments. whether
for church or platform. The mission OF
the bureau Is to bring together such
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