The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11


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Thomas Guiseppi a 12-year-old boy.
living at 81 Tefft street, was knocked
down and slightly injured by a bicycle
yesterday afternoon while at play on
the corner of Atwell's avenue and
vinton street.
About half-past ~ o'clock this morn
Ing George West. who resides at Is ID
street. discovered his bed TO be afire
The blaze was promptly extinguished
by West himself.
Prof. Courtney Langdon OF Brown
University delivered lecture on Ed
mond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac"
at Mathewson street NJ. Il. church at
o'clock this afternoon.
Under the auspices of the local branch
of the Association OF Stationary En-
gineers a lecture will be given in the
Wayland building tonight on Steam
Jet Engineering" by J. A. Mitsch of
Boston.
Alberto ID. Sweet, charged with as
Eault on Harlan a. Page. Jr., was ar
raigned before Judge Sweetland this
morning. Sweet pleaded not guilty and
was ordered held in the sum of 5000 for
trial next Tuesday.
In the district court this morning
John McCaughan was arraigned on the
charge OF stealing from Samuel j. Fos-
ter, Jr., an overcoat valued at 81. Nc
Caughan pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to 60 days in the county Jail.
There was n large gathering of stu
dents and engineers at the Manual
Training High school last evening to
listen TO an instructive lecture on the
use of steam engine indicators, which
was delivered by Edward Il. Miller.
professor of steam engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In the partition suit OF Annie Cough
ct al. VS.. Peter Cough ct al, decree
was entered today i'm the appellate
court, taking the bill i'm equity filed
in the case as confessed against the
respondents, Peter Cough, William III.
Cough, Anna T.. Cough. George +. Nc
Mahon and Ellen Mcmahon.
Yesterday afternoon Rowland j. Hen
bricks was thrown from a wagon on
Richmond street. He was standing in
the vehicle when one OF the wheels
struck the car track and the sudden Jar
caused him to pitch out. one of the
wheels passed over his body. Hendricks
was picked up by William Otis of 1Sl
Eddy street, and the ambulance was
called. The man was taken TO the
Rhode Island hospital. where il was
found that he had suffered several body
bruises, which were not serious.
Witnesses have been summoned i'm the
Palmer murder case to appear before
dhe grand jury next Monday. The gov
ernment will put in it's entire evidence
at that time. and the finding in the case
will be reported. in all probability, on
Thursday. Palmer is still anxious for
freedom, pending his trial, and he
chafes under prison restraint. He says
he does not understand why some effort
is not nrade 10 secure his release on
bail. which he can furnish to an un-
limited amount.
Guardians ad litem were appointed
by Judge Rogers today i'm the case OF
a. II. Aylesworth VS.. George n. Crocker
ct al Charles L. Salisbury was ap-
pointed guardian al litem OF John II.
Phillips, Augusta Aylesworth guardian
ad litem OF Eli Aylesworth. Emma B.
Aylesworth Of Hope and Rachel. Will
lam c. Angel. Jr.. and Benjamin Man
chester; w. A. Morgan OF Aylesworth
Brown and Beatrice Brown. George n.
Crocker. James L. Rothwen. Fred s.
Peck. Frank +. Rich. Henry c. Ayles-
worth, Herbert w. Greene and Mary NJ.
Worch were the other guardians ap-
pointed.
movement is on foot for the organ
ization OF society. the object OF which
will be TO annually observe 81. Pat
rick's Day. On the 18th OF the present
month a meeting OF those interested i'm
the project will be held at the Nara
gansett hotel. and after an organiza-
tion has been effected a banquet will
be enjoyed. Among those who will par
ticipate are William y. Banigan, John
McManus, John w. Hogan. John Nc
Williams, Dennis J. Holland. John r.
Bcagan. John #. Canning, Il. Henry
Quinn. Michael II. Dooley. Stephen J.
Casey. jeremiah J. Murphy. Thomas y.
West, DR. Edward r. Carroll. John f..
Coniey, Mayor william J. Cronin Of
Pawtucket. Mayor George w. Greene
Of woonsocket. Robert Beilew Of Paw
tucket Frank Fitzsimmons Of Central
Falls and others.