The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-09

John Bell OF Centerdale has been
granted pension of S. a month.
Hugh Donahue. Is years old. has been
missing from his house, No. 173 Julian
street. since yesterday.
The alarm from box IS this morning
was for a chimney fire at No. 10 Davis
street In the house occupied by S. M.
Cohen. No damage.
AT S:55 p. m. yesterday Patrolman
Darcy found an Orient wheel on Broad
street. II was sent to the Seventh sta
ton to await claimant.
Ia the guild rooms of All Saints Me-
mortal church at $50 Westminster street
tomorrow from until o'clock p. m,
reception will be held.
"A Trip Access the Continent by the
Canadian Pacific" will be the subject of
the illustrated lecture before the
Franklin Society tonight by Mr.. Thorn
as j. Battey.
William It. Watkins was bound over
TO the grand jury in $1,000 from the
Sixth district court today on the charge
of maintaining a liquor nuisance on
walling street.
Some time last night horse valued
at 1926. owned and kept at Burlingame
e. whipple's barn, No. 290 Smith street.
got loose and fell down trap door and
was found dead this morning.
CHARLES Winsnr--e employed the
Roger Williams Park menagerie was
wounded severely on the leg yesterday
afternoon by a South American pee
cary. Five stitches were taken In the
wound by Dr. Wood.
A horse belonging to James Mullen
OF East Providence became frightened
on sheldon street by the noise of a
steam road roller yesterday afternoon
and falling over the curb stone, broke
leg. A bullet ended its misery.
Raymond yickery pleaded not guilty
in the Juvenile court today of the
charge of truancy and was held for
trial next Tuesday. Frank Davey. an
other truant was sentenced to the
Sockanosset school for two years.
A pair of horses attached TO a heavy
wagon belonging to A. III. Anderson OF
So Pawtucket avenue. Pawtucket, ran
away on Eddy street at $3.50 p. m. yes
terday and smashed one of the orna-
mented iron lamp posts on the city hall
sidewalk.
Joseph Lahey retracted his former
plea of not guilty when brought before
Judge Sweetand today on the charge
OF assaulting Joseph Lawless, and ad-
mttt.ng his guilt was fined $40 and costs
Lahey and Lawless quarrelled as to the
respective merits OF their mothers and
blows were resorted to.
Theresa Mason pleaded not guilty 20
the charge OF assautlng William Ste
venson with a stone when arraigned
before Judge Sweetland this morning
nni was held in $500 for trial next FRI
day. Mrs. Mason threw the stone at
her husband: but IL went wide OF its
mark and struck Stevenson.
Robert II. Adair. who was arrested
for an indecent assault upon Leonora
Allen, a little girl. pleaded guilty of a
simple assault before Judge Sweetland
this morning, that course being taken
10 avoid the nauseating details being
paraded before a crowd OF idle people.
Adair, who consented to plead guilty.
expected to get off with a fine. but the
court, after a brief inquiry. gave him
a sentence of 30 days in Jail. An ap-
peal was taken.
Under the auspices OF the Universal
Brotherhood a symbolic play THE
Rainbow Fairies" followed by singing,
readings and supper. was given i'm
Sterling Hall last evening. The play
was presented by about 20 children. all
dressed in costume. and representing
the colors of the rainbow. The exer-
cises was intended to teach the process
of nature. Besides the play. the enter
talnment included readings by Miss
Mabel Hough and singing by Miss
Jennie A. Cooke. From to $50 o'clock
bean supper was provided. and after
the entertainment there was dancing
from $3.50 TO IL O'clock.
Jonas +. Taub was tried in Judge
Swectland's cour.ssSiiis morning on the
charge OF stealing a s25 watch from
Ida Bauer. The latter said that Taub
was given the watch for the specific
purpose Of having a slight repair made.
This was Thanksgiving week in 1898.
subsequently the watch was found in
a puwnshop. In the Interim Miss Bau-
er was in the Rhode Island hospital,
where She went TO have an operation
Tor appendicitis performed. but before
she went 20 the hospital she placed her
trunk keys and her handbook I'm Taub's
possession 10 be cared for until she re-
covered. No defense wss offered. other
than thar this was a breach 81 trust.
Tire court bound him over 70 the grand
Jury In $500.