The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-22

At the Athletic club tonight the
Young Mems Democratic club Will
hold its annual banquet.
A large gathering of members OF the
Squantum association. with friends arc
assomb'ed for dinner today at the club
house down the Bay.
Rev. Edward Holyoke will deliver the
first Of series of four illustrated lee
lures in the Calvary Baptist church
this evening.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: James Phettepace, Valley Falls,
Sc; restoration. Francis j. Crawford
Chepachet. IS.
The regular meeting OF the school
committee will be held i'm the school
committee room of the classical High
school building, at o'clock. Friday
evening next.
The Primary Union met as usual this
afternoon at 1870 o'clock In the Lyceum
Hall OF the Y. NJ G. A. building. and
the lesson was taught by Mrs. NJ. S.
Brown OF the Stewart Street Baptist
church.
Conductor Nicholas. who was badly
hurt by being thrown from an electric
car at the corner OF Mathewson and
Westminster streets recently. has re-
covered from his injuries sufficiently to
leave the hospital.
Urban j. Horton was arraigned in the
district court this morning charged
with an assault on George Reader with
a pocketknife. He pleaded not guilty
and was ordered held in the sum of $500
for trial Tuesday next.
District Fire Chief -Griswold sur
prised his friends by appearing out of
doors yesterday. The chief was badly
injured at the Star Theatre fire, but
he is gritty and his getting out of doors
comes trine earlier than most people
expected.
The winter assembly and banquet OF
the New England Manufacturing jew
elers Association will be held at the
Providence Athletic Club next Friday
tNtHiHHs <tHl'hS lilt SBCdhtlS VIII De
Gov. Dyer. Hon. Henry E. Tlepke and
Judge Stephen A. Cooke.
The juy that heard the testimony In
the case OF Helen NJ. Stone VS.. town OF
Westerly brought in a verdict in favor
OF the plaintiff for $4,000 This was an
increase of $1,000 over the former YER
dict. Walter S. Vincent and John w.
Sweeney were attorneys for the plain
tiff.
James F. Moan was arragned before
Judge Sweetland this morning charged
with stealing from David f. Welch a
watch and a ring valued at $50. He
was adjudged probably guilty and was
ordered held in the sum OF $500 for the
common pleas division of the supreme
court
In the district court this morning
Harry Hyde pleaded guilty TO the
charge of common drunkenness and
was sentenced 10 is months i'm the state
worlxhouse. Hugh Malarky pleaded
not guilty to the charge OF sturdy beg
gary and was ordered held i'm the sum
VI VOW iOf bfidl on
Charles r. Green. now a member OF
Battery +, United States Light Artil-
ley. Second Regiment. and who before
the war was well known veterinary
surgeon Of this city, and who enlisted
In Battery A. Rhode Island Volunteer
Artillery, becoming stable and veterln-
ary sergeant. is at present in Provi-
dence on a sick furlough. which does
not expire until March. Sergt. Green.
while In Huntsville Ala. was stricken
with typhoid fever and malaria. AT the
present time he is very weak and much
reduced from his long term OF sickness
He gives a very interesting account OF
the army life as he saw IL in the South.
George f. Daniels has ,Segun a sui,
in trover and conversion against Thos
Bentley Of East Providence. Bentley Is
the man who had considerable OF a
controversy over the removal OF two
houses from mortgage premises IN
East Prov dence n few weeks ago with
George Jepherson. Bentley. Mr.. Dan.
iels claims, got a lot OF furniture OF
Him on a lease last fall and when IN,
provisions OF the lease were broker
and the furniture was wanted bach
Bentley locked the owner out Of IN.
place where the furniture was. Tn,
defendant I'm the present case and MIR
Jepherson have made up their differ.
ences for Mr.. Jepherson this morning
secured Bentley's freedom after Bent
ley had been locked up at the Count,
Court House. John Il. Besgan is coun
81 fof Mr.. Daniels