The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-20

VIII doiue Dy MS decree.
Whate'er be his aim or quest.
Gladly I'll follow his behest."
Columbus Dispatch.
This evening the Beacon Hill I'm
provement society will hold it's annua
meeting In the Highland chapel OF
Larch street.
Archie Temple and Fred vienwee
were each fined So and costs in the DO.
lice court today for revelling on Bur-
CESS square. last night.
Michael Ralph denies the report re.
Gently made that he attempted to com
init suicide. He says the taking OF
poison was purely accidental.
The appellate court has granted a
new trial In the case OF G. l.. and III. j.
Gross vs.. Julia Kean. A rescr.pt an
nouncing the courts decision was hand
ed down yesterday.
Another batch. and large one, of
continued truant cases. came up in the
Juvenile court today. for final DISPOSE
tion. because OF the new law relative
to probation officers.
Eugene Brennan pleaded not guilty
In the Sixth District Court today 10 the
warrant charging him with stealing a
wash boiler, valued at $3.50, from Ben
1anin Butler. He was held in 500 for
trial Friday
horse attached to buggy. driven by
Augustus Burlingame and owned by f.
T.. Chester g. Co. ran away from Craw-
ford street at $40 a. m. yesterday. and
was caught on Hay street The horse
was slightly injured.
The defendant in the case OF ID. pike
& Son VS.. Eleodore Bibeault. was called
and defaulted in Judge Rogers court
yesterday afternoon and decision given
Tor plaintiff for 81, ,62251 and costs. Job
3. Carpenter Is counsel for the plaintiff
James Riley, who cut his throat with
q )ack-knife. while sitting on a North
Main street curbing, on June 9th. and
who was taken to the Rhode Island
hospital died at that institution at -
p'cleck last night. from blood poisoning
The Phenix w. c. T.. u. will hold a |
parior meeting and lawn party next |
Thursday at p. m. with Mrs. Alfred |
=. Arnold. Anthony. Members and
friends are cordially invited to attend
Ice cream and cake will be served after
the rendering of the program and dur
Ing the early evening.
Max carlin's horse attached to an
express wagon. ran away from in front
u No. III lnez court, at 7:45 a. m, yes
ercay. On Ashburton street the wagon
vas upset. two wheels were broken and
J crate OF strawberries was unset and
piled. The cause OF all this was a
ucaen toot from locomotive whistle.
People in Pawtucket were shocked
yesterday to learn that the body OF a
log had been found in the Abbott rpn
tream at Cumberland mills. This is
he stream which furnishes Pawtuck-
rs water supply and the board of
'ublic works department at once took
teps to have the carcass removed
mere fs a standing reward offered nv
lie city for Information that will lead
0 the detection Of any person pollut-
ng the stream.
The quarterly meeting OF distrIc,
odge No. l. L. o. G. T.. of Rhode Isi-
nd, was held last evening Arthur Il.
warner Of Riverside was elected dis
rict chief templar. and r. S. Robinson
providence was chosen district Sec
etary- Every lodge in the county was
epresented by delegates, and encour- ,
sing reports were received from many. :
ne newly elected chief templar is the
hief templar Of Providence lodge and
entinel OF the grand lodge OF the iurls-
lction OF Rhode Island. ,
Thomas Shea. a fireman. and Michael =
urran, coal-passer. both employed a
the steamer City OF Lowell. got into
alteration In the mess room of that :
essel, at o'clock, last night. They 6
'me to blows. and Shea received four Z
ight stabs on his head. Both mon c
ere arrested by sergt. Rowe and Pa :
olman Feeney. who took them To the n
nird station. There Shea refused 10 II
tier complaint against curran. and =
e latter was discharged. The weapon q
'ed was small pocket-knife. 81
The graduating class OF the Peace "
rect grammar school enjoyed a class y
lpper at Tillinghast-s assembly rooms =
cSides the members OF the class there ..
ere present the principal. George Il. q
hurch, and the teachers OF the eighth o
"a ninth grades. Misses Ida NJ Thorn :,
, Mary E. Sullivan. Charlotte Blum X
~ and Efie y. Northup During the
'pper the Elite orchestra rendered Sc
cfions. Dancing followed. The COM n,
'ftec OF arrangements was composed ol
Corrine Phillips, Alice Schroeder. =,
"a Meyers, Chester Atwell and Mabel hs