The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-01

ing at $50 Cranston street, mas "0O''
missing since 1880 o'clock, yesterday
afternoon.
Joseph Vaudeville. small boy was
fined IS in the Juvenile court. today ior
driving off Samuel NJ. Nicholson's horse
and carriage from in front of 81 George
street. last night, and $l5 for whipping
ana overdriving the animal.
q Mrs. Addie Warwick who has for
long time been the efficient nurse at
the small pox hospital at fleids 5
Point, has rendered her res gnation ana
Superintendent OF Health Chapin is en-
deavoring 10 fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Sarah McWilliams of Eden
street was seized with an attack Oh
heart disease, on the dock OF the Prov
idence. Fall River and Newport steam
boat company, yesterday morning ana
was sent to the Rhode Island hospital
Last evening Commissioners of Pub
lie Works Smith, City Engineer Clapp
and DR.. Swaits. chairman of the com
mittee on filtration started for Newark,
N. j., where they will inspect the
mechanical filter plant recently In
stalled by the New York Filter Com
pany.
According 20 a statement made by
President Shepard OF the Providence
Athletic association the sum necessary
TO be raised by membs-s OF the asso-
ciation is between $4,000 and $4,000.
This sum will not only clear the club
from outstanding obligations. but also
viii leave a surplus IN the treasury for
future use.
Last evening the pupils of Miss Har-
riot L. Barrows gave a song recital i'm
room 81 in the Conrad building. They
were assisted by Albert T. Foster, vio
linist and Clarence q. Hamilton, pi-
anist The program although very
long one was especially interesting and
each number was rendered i'm a style
that gave pleasure to the large audi
ence present.
Aiss- -MaNR Ryrne-ef- Harrington her
brother. Sidney. and classmate OF
hers at Vassar were sailing in cat
boat at the mouth of the Warren river
yesterday afternoon. when the rudder
head broke and the steering gear be-
came unmanageable. Hon. Samuel l..
Peck OF Warren. who was out In his
yacht Rarus, promptly went to their
assistance and they were soon all safe
ly on shore.
The engagement OF Miss Anrie r..
Barton, daughter OF Nathan Il. Barton,
greasurer of the Ostby a Barton Com
pany, TO Mr.. Frank A. Decker. son of
Rev. r. III. Decker. pastor of the West
crly Congregational church, is an
nounced. Miss Barton. wibh her father
and mother were at the Windsor hotel
on the day of that terrible fire. and
narrowly escaped the awful fate of
scores OF other guests.
Edward vandy was fined 81 and costs
in the police court for drunkenness and
$40 and costs in the Sixth district
court, today, for carrying a concealed
weapcn. He went To draw his pay at
the NJ Y. N. H. and II. station. yes
terday, and as he did not get his money
as quickly as he thought it ought to
be coming to him. he drew a razor and
fourished il and made threats to use IL
on somebody. hence his arrest.
Bernard Fagan was before the Sixth
district court. today. for maintaining
q liquor nuisance on Fillmore street, for
kecrsng liquor for sale contrary to law
and for making two illegal sales He
was held in $1,000 for the grand jury on
the first complaint and was fined $40
and costs and sentenced 10 Jail for 10
days on each of the other three having
admitted sufficient evidence to convict
lie gave surety and was released.
Arthur Turner Samuel Barr and Jo-
seph Reagan pleaded not guilty in the
Sixth district court. today. TO the
charge OF breaking and entering Fred
erick Grants liquor saloon, on West
minister and Perry streets. last night.
and the larceny of y2.5o in cash and
$3.50 worth of liquor. They were held
in $500 each for trial next Friday. A
citizen saw the men in front OF the sa-
loon and notified the police. The trio
were arrested In the central precinct
an hour later and had the liquor with
them.
James Deignan was fined $50 and
costs in the Sixth district court, this
morning for an assault upon vincenzo
Blanca. The latter had piano organ
on Public street yesterday. and Deig-
nan, who was on a moving wagon.
drove too close 20 the organ and was
civilly warned OF the danger OF the in
strument. Being drunk and conceiving
that he had been insulted. he left MS
wagon, seized the Italian by the neck,
tore open his shirt and punched him in
the breast.
Joseph Dolan was fined 50 and costs
In the police court. today. for drunken
ness. and later. in the Sixth district
court. was sentenced 10 Jail for i5 days
for assaulting his wife, Ann. The Do
lans 1--we at i05 crary street. and at
O'Clock this morning. Dolan. whom this