The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-22

On Fish. Ice Weter. and Fresh Air.
Avoiding condiments or spice.
For fear his Fur should not be nice.
And fine and smooth and soft and meet
For Broadway or for Regent Street.
And yet somehow often feel
(Though for the kind Fur bearing Sea
l har-bor a Respect Pro-found)
He runs Fur hear-apce ia the ground.
oliver Herford. in the Century.
The Flagstaff at Hoyle square was
given general overhauling today.
The winter castings were removed
from the many small fountains about
town today.
Before the Stationary Engineers AS
sociation this evening Thomas Hawley
Of Boston, state Inspector OF boilers and
engines. will make an address on "The
Engineers State License Law"
A horse owned by Job Dean was
taken sick at Eddy and Ernest streets
yesterday. Ii was seen the animal could
not recover and il was shot and later
removed by horse undertaken.
James Lester was before the Sixth
District Court this morning charged
with being common drunkard. He
pleaded guilty TO the charge and was
sentenced to the state work house for
six months.
This morning Robert Thompson was
arraigned i'm the Sixth District Court
on a charge OF assaulting William Gal
ligan. Thompson pleaded not guilty and
he was held in the sum OF 5000 for a
trial on Tuesday morning next.
Frank Marroni was before Judge
Sweetland in the Sixth District Court
this morning charged with the theft OF
q quantity of lumber. the property OF
Henry Luil. He told the court his story
and he WAS =aajadsed guilty-H -He=was
fined $40 and cost
Judge Sphinx of the Municipal Court
Is confined TO his home by an attack of
his onld enemy, erysipelas. All business
of the court has been continued until
-Ssesday. when. IL is hoped, the judge
will have so far recovered as to be abN
to resume his duties.
There is Just one more week of the
month remaining. and unless dog IL
censcs are renewed before the end of
the month there will be trouble ahead
for some of the delinquent dog fanciers.
Considerably less than 2000 of the 5000
or so dogs In the city have been IL
ccnsed
About 1880 this morning an alarm of
nre was sounded from box S72, West
minister and Perry streets, by Frank
Patt. The cause was a kettle of tar
ablaze at West and Messer streets,
which, 1t was feared, might ignite sur
rounding property. No damage was
done.
A very enjoyable musicale was given
in room 703 Lederer building last eve
ming by the piano pupils of Mrs Emma
Winslow Childs, assisted by Miss Mar
tha Sphinx. violinist. The program was
ar interesting one and the several num-
bers were so well rendered as 10 win
the hearty approval of the large num-
ber present.
The dramatic club OF st. Michaers In
stitute met last evening and elected the
following named officers to serve tenn
porarily: President, Ed Fitzpatrick:
secretary, Philip Moan treasurer.
Charles McCullen, Walter Donnelly.
Eugene Sullivan and John Rielley were
appointed to draw up a constitution.
The dramatic club will endeavor TO pro-
duce play about June.
The boys find that the smoothly as
phalted approaches TO the Union sta
ton are particularly adapted for coast
Ing in toy wagons. and II the practices
becomes general the police will have TO
maintain a guard or occasionally fur
nish an ambulance. A day or two ago
two boys In small wagon had a mar
row escape from being run down by an
electric car. and no end of similar in
cldents have occurred
According to police reports a man is
going about the city seeking entrance
70 houses under pretense OF selling ar
ticles. Mrs. Clara NJ. Boutelle. OF 4s7
Pine street. notified the officers of the
Fifth station that on Thursday a man
Of good appearance. well dressed and
wearing light overcoat. came to her
home and said he was commissioned by
the Rhode Island hospital 10 sell pillow
ventilators. He wanted 10 60 into her
home. She refused TO allow him this
privilege and the man left.
Several days ago Nora Kelley. aged
80, an insane person. escaped from her
home at North Attleboro and came to-
wards this city. She was found in New
London. Conn. and yesterday her hus-
band and Deputy Sheriff Brown Of
North Attleboro went 10 that city and
brought her TO Providence. While
awaiting n train here she escaped from
her captOrs and went 90 the home OF
Bishop Haskins on Fenner street She
refused 10 leave and would not so with
Der husband. Capt. coetine Of the Fifth