The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-09


To fetch up that back work
Chicago Record.
Andrew T. Luther of SO Lipptt
street. misses a post and sign which
were taken from his yard yesterday
Bridget Lynch pleaded not guilty
to the charge of being lewd and wan
ton nd was held in $500 for trial on
Friday.
Archibald Conley and Josephine Hop
kins were fined $40 and costs each In
the Sixth District Court, today, for inn
proper conduct.
An unoccupled house on Emeline
street, was entered on Monday night,
and plumbing stolen. The damage
done will cost $50 to repair
John Brown OF Chatlett street in the
annexed district. lost 81 last night by
the smashing and looting of a candy
slot machine which was in front of his
place.
Eugene Medlco. colored. the II
months old SON of william -edico, died
suddenly at No. A oliver street. at Il
a. m, yesterday. Medical Examiner
Palmer reported that death was from
natural causes.
Yesterday Patrolman A. p. Martin
found Maggie Heddin, "a years old, Ill
on North Court street. She'had no mon
ey and no place of shelter and said
she had just come to the city from
Newark. N. j. She was taken to the
charity building and later ar Wight
man sent her back TO Newa X.
James ii. Penny. driver of hose 8. has
been made hoseman i'm the same COM
pany. William f. Maines has been
transferred from hoseman 10 driver OF
Engine Co. No. IS. John A. Worth has
bsen transferred as driver OF Engine
Co. No. is To driver OF Hose Co. No. 3.
These changes go into effect at 10 a. m. |
tomorrow.
Early last evening a sneak thief paid |
visit to the boarding house of Mrs.
George f. Appley at 722 Westminster
street. A gold watch was taken rom
a vest pocket in Fred Reid's room, and |
William Appley lost a dollar bill. One |
of the other boarders lost so~e jewelry.
Sergt, Mowry of the Sixth station in
vestigated the case.
Henry ID. Smith, who keeps a livery |
stable. reports that at $3.50 yesterday |
morning, a woman hired horse and |
buggy Of him to be returned at p. m. |
At 10 o'clock last night the rig was
found in McNeal lane, where VI had |
been abandoned. The woman claimed
TO reside at eio. 2l9 Carpenter street,
but nobody there knew her.
At IL o'clock last evening Lewis Carl
son driver OF "a tip cart fell asleep on
his cart. His horse left to it's own de
vices banged the cart against Wilbur
Perkins lunch wagon on Washington
street with such force as to overturn |
It, The contents of the lunch wagon |
were dumped into the street end Carl |
son was arrested on the charge of
drunkenness.
Reeves American Band will render |
the following program at Roger Will |
liams Park this evening: March,. over |
ture, "Raymonde," Thomas: (a) Imita- |
tion of Street Organ. Howe: (b) Rag
Patrol Senegambian." Rosey; solo for
cornet, Mr.. Church: call of Young |
Man on His Girl" Reeves; ballet mu-
sic from the "Prophte," Meyerbecr,
duet for trombone and cornet, Church
and Kussie; selection. "Fortune Tel
ler," Herbert; popular marches.
A dispatch from Baltimore says: Mrs.
Isidora Coffin, wife OF Andrew A. Cor
fin, the fineman who, while at work for
telephone company last Friday was
killed and afterwards found to have
been bigamist, arrived at Baltimore
yesterday from Providence, r. l., and
identified the body at the morgue as
that of her husband. She immediately
made arrangements to take charge OF
the body. which will probably be taken
to Providence today for burial.
The pickpockets are still in evidence.
Yesterday there was a Sunday school I
excursion on the King Philip. Mrs.
Gertrude L. Carr OF West Roxbury. one +,
of the participants. lost her purse and r
81, and Ann McNerny OF Alaska street $
was relieved OF her purse and 81. John I
Stewart mourns watch which was >
taken from him on Monday and Ed '
ward w. Everson lost his purse with Q
two checks for $40 and $50 and 81 in
cash st the new station yesterday.
sketch new to the vauacvlne stage
was recently presented with marked
success. IL Is called The Bachelors
Club" and is played by four well
known comic opera artists including
Mr.. Robert Pollard. formerly OF Prpyi-
dence. who was member OF the Bos-
tonians and the DE Wolf Hopper Cos. :
He plays the leading comedy part and ,
renders vocal selections ia hIs wen /,
known style. The sketch will be sen
Al Keith's during the week Of Aug. "a
Charles Mikolajeevski and John
Campbell. alias Harry Smith. were sen
fenced from the juvt nile court to the