The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-25
M EW SLETS S.



With a melody wrapped round it.
Through all the years twas waiting so.
To hear the summons OF that min
ute:
j thought loved the pen. but no.
1t was the song within 1t!
Today my lady sang to me
My song in sweetest fashion;
Unwrapped IL from the melody
In the radience of its passion.
AS one might see blossom grow,
Yet never see the sun above IL.
j thought / loved the song; but no.
1t was her singing or 1t!
john Erskne in The Morningside.
Mr.. +. l.. Chase of this city is regis
tered at the Hotel Lafayette, Phila-
delphia
In the district court this morning
John Mcmahon pleaded guilty TO the
charge OF common drunkenness and
was sentenced to 8 months at the
state work house.
Early this morning residents in the
vicinity OF Burgess square were arous-
ed by two loud explosions. The cause
Of the noise was the passing of an cleo
tric car over two railroad torpedoes
which some one had placed on the car
tracks.
Esdras Rlvard, aged II years. was
arraigned before Judge Sweetland this
Ia, fFae fta.a
laundry of Mog Wah, alias John Doe
and taking therefrom $3.50 i'm lawful
money of the United States. lie plead
ed guilty and was ordered held in the
sum OF 500 for the grand jury. Bail
was furnished.
Just before o'clock last evening
Riverside car No. Gle collided on Wick
endcn street with a team driven by
John Berstrom. Berstrom was thrown
10 the ground and slightly injurJ on
the right side. The car was in charge
OF Conductor Cook. and Motorman
Pray. The wagon belonged to Il. Paul
and a spoke in one Of the wheels was
broken.
four boys James Kramer, George Hart
ford, Lawrence McKiernan and George
Fairbrother were arraigned for throw
ing snowballs. The case against Kram-
er was discontinued but the other three
boys were fined s. and costs each:
James Cuddy. John Mehan and Henry
Dugan for revelling on Frank street
were each ordered to pay fine of s.
and costs.
The John n. schott Company has
fled articles of incorporation in the
office of the secretary OF state. The
company is formed for the purpose of
engaging I'm the business of packing
buying and selling pork. pork products
beef. lamb, mutton. veal and all kinds
of provisions. The capital stock Is
$4,000 and the incorporators are Johr
y. Schott, William V. Coughlin and
Carl j. Franz.
Capt. Millett OF Hose sounded ar
alarm from box Sii shortly after
o'clock last evening for "A fire on the
second floor Of the building at No. 2
Fenner street. The fire started il
James j. Moneys shop which wa
gutted before the flames were extin
guishcd. Mr.. Moneys loss was abou
5000 The barber shop OF Frank Ro
heare and harness shop OF Jame
Mechan on the first floor were slight.
damaged by water.
Royal Oak Camp No. /. woodmen O
the World. was organized at the Ho
tel Dorrance last evening. The follow
ing officers were elected: Consul Com
mander. Danforth X. Barrett; ad
wiser lieutenant, Il. s. Birmingham
banker \. Leonard Beeer; clerk. Joh
+. Higgins; escort, George 3. Miller
watchman, Charles Tripp; sentry
Frederick Cabana; physician, g.
Parker: managers, Nelson IA. Gibbs
Charles w. Pierce. Foster ii. Town
send.
Joseph Kost. who was knocked dow
and trampled by the four horse rur
away team yesterday afternoon an
who was at once removed TO th
Rhode Island hospital. is reported
be doing well this morning. IL is no
almost certain that Kost has not su,
tained coneusslon OF the brain. II
received a severe blow on the hea
but he is now conscious and while
suffers a great deal Of pain his cond
ton Is not so serious as the surgeon
feared II might be.
A feature Of the jewelers. banquet
the p. A. A. last evening not down {
the specified order Of events. but moi
the less interesting. was the magni
cent display OF diamonds worn. II
News reporter. seated about midway
one OF the tables. covered within \
range Of vision perhaps twenty me
and he made UP his mind as the resi-
Of a casual inventory that those twen
men represented In the jewels az {
most conservative estimate $4,000.
the tables were assembled probably
manufacturing jewelers.. and IL is "a
20 assume that altogether they rep'
rented a value In the stones Of ia
5000.