The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-24
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For the u should be, every one
knows.
In neighbour and labour' and words
like those;
And our friends must learn and never
forget
The accurate use of the alphabet"
So the ship arrived with its precious
freight
To bring orthography up TO date;
And the Yankees slowed the letters
away
For possible use on a future day;
And lest the ship should a cargo lack
Filled her with "hs" and sent her back.
Boston Transcript.
There were eight drunks in the police
court this morning.
Albert w. Smith and j. d. Lloyd of
this city are registered at the Hotel
Lafayette. Philadelphia.
Last evening Hose l3 extingulshed a
chimney fire in the house at SO Winter
street. owned by Mrs. Raymond
Place.
From until Q o'clock p. m. today an
Easter sale will be held al the Young
Women's tea rooms, 112 Mathewson
street, for the benefit of the Rest Cot
tage fund.
The Hon. Amos Perry will speak at
Bell Street Chapel this evening upon
"A Trip TO Europe Fifty Years Ago"
Mrs. Edgar Pratt will give plano solos
and Mr.. Frank Pratt violin solos.
Prof. Courtney Lanydon delivered
lecture on an American Interpretation
OF "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the Froe-
bel School. corner of Angel and Brown
streets. at o'clock this afternoon.
Dominica Mantangelo was before
Judge SweetlaDd today, and being ad-
judged probably guilty of maintaining
a liquor nuisance i'm the Fourth police
district, was held in $1,000 for the ac-
lion of the grand jury.
David Dfummond was arraigned i'm
the Sixth district court today, charged
with stealing a wise valued at 81 from
the Rhode Island Tool company. He
pleaded not guilty and was held in 5000
for trial next Tuesday.
Quite an exciting game was played
in the +. A. A. bowling tournament.
last night. Capt. Cooks team winning
out by SO points. The totals were first
string, Cooks team, iO1; Mahler's. 3S3.
Second string. Cooks. 427; Mahler's,
3ss. Third string. Cooks. 4Oi: Mahler's,
4es: totals Cook. 1882; Mahler's, i179.
James Horan, who was n few days
ago arraigned i'm the Sixth district
court. on the charge Of carnally know
ing a girl under the age OF Is years. was
brought into court again today. and by
consent OF Agent Thurber, of the Anti
Cruelty society, his bail was reduced
TO $500. and he was under that surety
released for trial until April Z.
Bids were opened last night for the
building of new city hall at Newport
AMI the commission decided to recon-
mend TO the City Council the accept
ance of the lowest bid 10 build a gran
ate structure at cost Of $50, 93i. 1t is
probable that the Council at a special
meeting to be held Tuesday next will
award the contracts i'm accordance with
this recommendation thus insuring the
early beginning Of the work on city
building.
The dropping OF the motor on Elm
wood trolley car No. 81. about o'clock
last evening just as the car was pass
ing the Round Top church. resulted i'm
quite a blockade. and before the Grip
pied car could be moved from the
track. a long string OF Friendship
street. Prairie avenue. Broad street,
Elmwood avenue. Cranston street and
Olneyville cars were held up. and Il
was quite a long time before traffic was
resumed.
In Infantry Hall last evening Henry
II. Clifford. who represents an Arizona
Investment Company, delivered an In.
teresting lecture on the copper mines
and mining Industries OF that state. lie
gave a history OF the dev elopment Of
mining, ana showed why he considered
the chances OF the miner oG today to be
greater than those OF the miner OF
few years ago. Stereoptlcon views OF
the mining districts and Of typical min
Ing scenes were shown.
According TO the statement Of Presl-
dent Colwell OF the Bar Association. u
is probas~-. the organization Win hold
meeting ami enjoy a banquet during
the coming month. Arrangements for
such an affair are being talked over
and n is proposed that the banquet
shall be held 81 the Casino az Roger
Williams Park. n is not likely that
speakers from outside the city will be
secured az az the former banquet, but
. general good time IL anticipated.