The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-16

Chicago Tribune.
Sixteen bibulous people paid fines for
drunkenness in the police court, this
monring.
A, 3 o'clock this afternoon Henry B.
Blackwell of Boston made an address
before the r. l. Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation at 254 Washington street.
Pension have been granted as fol-
lows: Original widows, etc, Lucinda NJ
Pierce. Pawtucket. IS; Minor of George
a. Tisdale. Peace Dale. $40; Lydia
Hesse, Newport, IS.
Frank Ftzsimmons. who had been III
at the Rhode Island hospital for sew
eral days. was yesterday afternoon
sent TO the State Insane Asylum. Judge
Sweetland holding court at the hospi-
tai.
officer Goldsmith found a pane OF
glass broken in Arthur Smiths drug
store, at $50 Charles street, at 1850
O'Clock this morning. Smith was noti-
fled and found everything all right.
nothing having been stolen.
Patrick Teeiey was elected from
James Lavelle's liquor saloon, on
Fountain street. last night, and for re-
yenge smashed a pane OF glass. Today
he was fined 50 and costs by Judge
sweetland. for defacing the building.
George w. Dudley. who was accused
last Saturday night OF steering four
drunken young men into a hotel near
Washington street, and OF goingd.roe
Washington street and of going
through their pockets, was arraigned
in the 9Th district court today. charged
with the theft OF s. from John Bishop.
Dudley pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 and costs.
The fifth precinct officers corralled
and ran in the Eddy street cinder kings
last night. They were Philip McManus.
Peter Donahoe and James Stanley. and
their sole occupation was that OF work
Ing the dumps for cinders and selling
them to frugal housewives. With the
proceeds they regularly rushed the
GROWER and as regularly got full and
became common nuisances. Today, on
their pleas of guilty, they were sent to
the state farm for six months each. as
vagrants.
Milk Inspector Perkins had Gren-
vile w. Angell a milk dealer, before
the eth district court today on the
charge OF selling impure milk. to
grocer on Eddy street. Two samples
were taken, which were below grade,
and then Angel was intercepted as he
was leaving two cans, each Of which
analysed at 1884. He admitted suffi-
cient evidence to convict and was fined
$50 and costs.
Joseph Mooney was arrested. yester-
day. by officer Connors on the charge
OF entering John F. Callaghan's gro
Gerry store, on Friendship street. Moon
ey had been i'm the habit OF visiting the
store, and on this occasion pushed open
"A back door and helped himself to
some tobacco. cigars and bottled soda
water. officer Connors caught him in
the act and this morning Mooney
pleaded guilty before Judge sweetland
and was bound over to the grand jury
In 5000
At the southeast corner OF Aliens
avenue and Public street the Provi-
dence Gas Company is about to erect
three story brick structure, l76 feet
long and 40 feet wide. This is 20 be
used partially for ohices,and gas purl-
fiers. Brick and iron will be used In the
construction. ON the opposite side of
the street another building is to be
erected li0 by 65 feet to be used as
retort house and additions are to be
made 10 the gas holder house on Fed
eral street. The permits TO build have
been taken out.
The following officers were elected
last evening by the Providence District
OF Pigeon Flyers: lanes Davis. presi-
dent; s. A. Durfee. secretary. and Mel
son Mcintosh. treasurer. Delegate 10
the National Convention I'm Phladel-
phia. James A. Boutelle. The following
schedule OF races was agreed upon: 100
miles. Milford. Conn. May lS; 200 miles.
HIghtstown. ". j.. May 90: 300 miles.
Hnvre de Grace. Nd. May %: 400 miles,
Calverton. Va. June 3. 500 miles. AM
herst. Va. June IL. These are for old
birds and FOR those handed with Fed
eratIon seamless bands.
Yesterday afternoon telegram
brought to Mr.. and Mrs. James Han
ley the sad intelligence that their
daughter. Ethel Gertrude Hanley. had
Just died at the House OF the Vista
tion, the convent. washlngton.at which
she was pursuing her studies. The
news nearly prostratel the bereaved
parents and came as a shock TO the
large circle OF friends Of Miss Hanley
IN this city. 20 whom she had enleared
herself by the many graces of her
character. She was eighteen years Of
age and her fatal Illness. typhloi
pneumonia, was Of but four days dura-
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