The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-21

Through photographic cylinders!
You kiss her picture, cold and fair
The kodak has you, then and there!"
"Oh. yes" the pouting maid replied,
"That things are changed can't be de-
MED.
Science is grand, but must say.
j like the good old fashioned way"
He took the hint and took a chair
He "snuggled" up beside her there,
And poured into her pretty ear
The words a maiden loves TO hear.
New York Herald.
Andrew ]. Elmer's horse. attached to
buggy ran away on Broadway at
1l.S0 last night. and was caught by
4. J.. Slocum.
Hook and Ladder No. 6 put out
small blaze in an Italian bakery, No.
II Spruce street, last night. The fire,
which caught from the oven. did no
material damage.
Dominica Mastaugelo pleaded not
guilty in the Sixth district court today
10 the charge Of maintaining a liquor
Friday in $1,000 surety.
Fred G.. Graves. a bicycle dealer on
Mathewson street. reports that Wav-
erly, No. 12,767, valued at $40, was
stolen from his place of business some
-tisne- between Saturday night and Mon
day morning.
AT S:45 p. m. Monday a Riverpoint
and q Broadway car collided at the cor
ner OF Washington and Dorrance street.
and three windows OF the Riverpont
car were demolished. None OF the pas
sengers were injured.
Late yesterday afternoon Thomas
Mcclure, a wholesale liquor dealer in
the town OF Warwick filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the United States dis
-trict court Liabilities placed at
s36. .2s9 and assets at $li.S00
Medical Examiner William II. Palm
err reports that sometime between Sat-
urday night and Monday morning two
ladders. 16 and % feet long, respective
ly, were stolen from shed upon his
premises at the corner OF Rugby street
and Baker avenue.
Under the auspices of the Girls Club.
Mrs. John A. Bellows of Boston gave
readings from Cyrano de Bergerac I'm
the chapel of the First Congregational
church yesterday afternoon. The read
ings proved very enjoyable to the large
audience in attendance.
Isaac Howland, of No. 50 Alverson
avenue reports that some time Monday
afternoon some person broke into his
barn, through a cellar window, and
threw a quantity of vegetables into tho
yard. probably TO carry away, but be-
coming frightened, left them.
Efiie NJ. Pruserford, who rooms at
No. 32s Washington street, reports the
loss of black pocketbook, in which
were four 81 bills and some small
change which property was taken from
between the mattresses of her bad seffae-
time between and o'clock last even
ing.
just before o'clock last night there
was collision between a Phlllpsdale
ana Natick car at the corner OF West
minister and Dorrance streets But few
passengers were aboard either car and
each wss moving slowly around the
corner which is the starting point for
the Natick car and nobody was in
jured In the big car three windows
were shattered, however.
William Gibbs. who yesterday plead
ed guilty i'm the Sixth district court 20
the charge OF assaulting William G.
Gardiner in an Elmwood barn. last
Sunday, and was given sentence OF
60 days In Jail. today. by advice of his
counsel retractcd, pleaded not guilty
and was required to give $500 bail for
appearance for trial next Friday. Gibbs
now says that be was struck first.
A strong effort is being made 20
have the public schools close on Good
Friday and II is understood there is a
strong probability that the movement
Will be successful. Certainly no very
strong argument can be made against
such a proposition. while in it's favor
there are many which will readily pre-
sent themselves 10 the school commit
tee as well as to all thinking citizens.
Torrance Byrus pleaded not guilty
before Judge sweetland today 10 the
warrant charging him with assault up
on Benjamin Wolfenden. The two had
an alteration on AtwelFs avenue Sat-
urday night. relative TO a game of
chance. and In the mix-up Wolfenden
got black eye and was knocked down.
He was held In 500 for trial on Fri
day. Subsequently he retracted.