The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-02

Brooklyn Life.
In the District Court this morning,
Mary Thompson, charged with common
drunkenness, was sentenced to six
months at the q tie workhouse.
In the District Court this morning,
Daniel Donovan pleaded not guilty to
the charge OF assault on Mary Dono-
van and was ordered held in the sum
OF $500 for trial on March 10.
Before Judge Sweetland this morn
ing. Concetta Tella. alias Jane Doe,
pleaded not guilty to the charge of as
saulting officer King and was ordered
held in the sum of $4,000 for trial on
Friday.
William Green was arraigned before
Judge Sweetland this morning on two
charges Of entering by night, first the
stable OF Elisha III. Steere and taking
therefrom horse. and secondly the
stable of William III. Small and carry
ing away a wrench valued at 80 cents.
Green was adjudged probably guilty on
both counts and was ordered held in
the sums OF $500 on each for the grand
jury.
In the customs department of the
postofiice building examinations for
Inspector Of engineering materials are
in progress. The candidates are being
examined in letter writing. mathemat-
les, mechanical engineering. sketching,
working. drawing education and ex-
perience, and If successful, they Will
be assigned TO duty at the Construction
Bureau of the Navy Department at
Washington.
Eugenio Santiago, the small pox pa
tient at the Fields Point hospital is re-
ported as being i'm favorable condition.
There have as yet been no indications
of an outbreak of the disease among
those who came i'm contact with Santa
go before his isolation. III there are no
signs upon any OF them by the end of
the present week DR.. Chaplin says it
will be fair to assume that they all es-
capped the contagion.
The social and dancing party of the
Ladies' Progressive Aid Society in Co.
lumbia hall last evening were well at
tended. Supper was served from To
s O'Clock. Then the dancing began and
IL was enjoyed by a good number of
young people until after midnight
Whilst tables were provided for those
who did not care to dance. The music
was by Green's orchestra. The COM
mlttee In charge consisted OF Mrs.
Sarah III. Humes, Mary A. Con- and
Mrs. Benjamin Prouty.
The Philip C. Burr Ice Company has
filed articles of Incorporation at the Of
flee of the Secretary OF State. The in
corporators are Philip G. Burr. Lewis
l.. Burr and Lyman N. Burr. The cap
ital stock is Sc, 900, 10 be divided into
shares OF $50 each. The company will
be located In East Providence, and is
formed for the purpose OF buying and
selling ice and for the transaction OF
such business as may arise in con-
nection Herewith or is incidental
thereto.
At the Elolse last night Mrs. Zaidee
sission gave one OF her enjoyable as
semblies at which there was a large
attendance OF her pupils and friends,
Longstaff's orchestra furnished music.
Mrs. Slsson was presented with large
bouquet OF Jack roses from the pupils
in her Junior class. The final reception
will take place April az the same hall.
The aids were Roger Hathaway, Frank
Woods Ernest Shurtleff and Gilbert +.
Hayward. l.. A. Tillinghast furnished
refreshments.
Last evening the Christian Endeavor
societies OF the Calvary Baptist church
observed Christian Endeavor Day. The
services were opened with a praise SER
vice by the choir, ana sunday school
chorus led by Ellsworth Slsson. After
short addresses OF welcome had been
delivered by the presidents OF the three
Endeavor societies Of the church. Rev.
II. J. White. pastor OF the Bethany
church. Boston. delivered an address
on the subject Of Work" The exer-
cises were concluded with a Few re-
marks by Rev. Edward Holyoke. pas
tor Of the Calvary Baptist church.