The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-16

The minor children of owen Goodwin
of Pantucket have been granted pen
uon OF sl4 a month.
Benianain whitaker of No.H Broad
way. reports that his horse and car
riage We're stolen from Olney street.
last night.
Frederick A. Shaw was fined $40 ana
costs in the Sixth district court today
for selling impure milk lie appealed
and furnished bonds.
David OsC0nnor, OF No. ~ Wickenden
stret. reports that his barn was en-
nered last night, and that ST. Ber-
nard dog, weighing 40 pounds, was
stolen.
ratrolman McGroarty stopped a
runaway horse. attached to milk
wagon. the property Of f. o. Benja-
min. OF North Providence, on Branch
nvenuey sterday morning.
Prof J. Franklin jameson of the
history department. OF Brown Univer-
s'ty announced this morning the sub
ieet OF the class OF 1878 prize essay.
The subject Is THE History Of the
Tariff of 1864 and 1851 ana of their Ef-
fects."
The alarm from box 235. shortly af-
ter s O'Clock this morning, was for a
slight fire in the Howard Sterling Co.'S
shop. on Eddy street. A belt caught
fire, a boy became alarmed and ran
out crying fire" and an obliging gem
tleman pulled the box.
William Murray pleaded guilty m
the Sixth dis,y3et court today, TO
breaking and entering in the daytime
he shop of Alexander Mcmillan. on
South Main street, yesterday and the
theft Of a coat valued at $40. and was
held for the grand jury in $780,
Mrs. Nj. A. Babcock, president Of the
r. /. w. C. T. u. will give an accouF
of the national convention recently he'd
in Seattle. Wash. at tho meeting of
the Providence w. c. T. L. at the Eli
sha Dyer Ninton home, 81 Sabin street.
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. All
are cordially invited.
Charles Sutton was fined 81 and costs
by Judge Sweetland. today, for steal
ing a 3O-cent pail from in front of Ma
than Rouslin's store No. 27l South
Main street. yesterday. sutton was
drunk. and passing the store, seized
The pail and started TO run away when
he was captured and delivered to the
police.
Frederick Beaudreau pleaded not
guilty. In the Sixth district court, to-
day. when accused of bastardy and
was held in 5000 for trial a week from
next Friday. The complaint was made
town If North providence. and the al
legged victim, Mary G. Monro, is Il
years cli and not a bright girl.
William Ryan was fined $40 anl costs
by Judge Sweetland, today. for steal
ing cress, valued at "a. from Agnes
Evans. Patrolman OToole arrested
Ryan upon suspicion OF larceny. when
rIhe latter was trying to sell the dress
20 a SCUM Ma street second-hand
clothing dealer. Tuseday afternoon
Upon investigation IT was learned that
Ryan called at Miss Evans boarding
house and stole the dress from her
room during her absence
AT 2;i5 yesterday afternoon man
about 30 years Old 6 feet tall and
wearing dark clothes, rang the side
door bell OF James c. COTS house. at
NO. 13 East Manning street. When the
servant opened the door. the man
brushsd by her and said that ne want
ed to look at the telephone The girl
ran out. called at a neighbors house
and from there an alarm vas 'phonod
40 the Third station A patrolnnan was
sent 60 the house in the huTry-up Nag
on. and search made for the man ara
10 discover II anything had been taken
The man had, however, disappeared
Nothing was missed from the dwell
ing.