The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-11

.. Joseph Irving was given six months
sentence IN the Sixth district court, to-
day, for being a common drunkard.
Superintendent Of Health Chaplin re-
ports new cases Of diphtheria on camp
and Van Zandts streets.and on Bel
mont avenue.
John Casey, charged with vagrancy
pleaded not guilty in the Sixth district
court today. and was held in $500 for
trial on Friday
A sneak thief entered John Osborne's s
house at 81 Yorkshire street yesterday
afternoon and stole suit of clothes
and two shirt studs.
Max Meyer. a small boy, was fined
80 and costs, in the police court. today,
for throwing stones while playing ON
Benefit street. yesterday.
jeremiah Gearln fell from a Governor
street car at the corner OF South Main
AMI w llams streets at 11:20 last even
ing. He received slight scalp wound.
OF s6 Hedley street. collapsed when on
East George street. at $3.50 yesterday
morning l.. Roy & Sons men killed
and removed the equine.
Luigi Ferrora and Joseph Blanchard.
alleged 10 have cruelty used animals.
10 wit horses. pleaded not guilty In
Judge Sweetland's court. today, and
were held in $50 each for trial. next
Friday.
Jeremiah Gearln. who resides on
Amey street. fell while ahghting from
a Governor street car. at the corner OF
Williams and South Main streets, last
night, and received slight injuries up
on his head.
Charles McEnernay was found III on
the sidewalk. at the corner of South
Water and Gold streets. at e:15 last
night. Patrolman O'Connor called the
ambulance and McEnernay was sent
to the Rhode Island hospital.
Capt. f. f. olney of Company f, F.
l.. l., invited the other companies of the
regiment TO participate in the moon
light excursion, with supper at Fields
Point, which will be given by his COM
pany on the evening OF July %.
Henry Ferry was arraigned in the
Sixth district court today for the lar
ceny of 93 cents from Charles Carter.
Henry denied the soft Impeachment
and next Friday he will have a chance
TO prove his assertions of innocence.
A slight fire in the Olympic Theatre
building attracted a crowd on West
minister street that was of larger pro-
portions than the fire about IL O'clock
last night The fire caught on the roof
over Massards cifar store, but resulted
in little more than smoke. All damage
Is covered by insurance.
Christine clewes. the 14-year- old girl
who was apprehended for running
away from home and who had been
stopping in South Main street house.
was tried in the Juvenile court. today.
on the charge OF beng an idle person
and being convicted. was sentenced to
the oaklawn school during her minor
ity.
The Hopkins and Providence Trans
fer companies have completed the nee
essary arrangements for consolidation.
and have united to do business under
the name or the Hopkins Transfer
Company. The four heads OF the COM
pany now are Clarence III. Horton and
Frederic Carpenter OF the Providence |
company and Nelson Hopkins and Geo
L. Green of the old Hopkins Company.
AT special meeting OF the Narra-
gansett Electric Light Company called
yesterday for that purpose. the amend
ment to the charterof the corporation
granted by the hast Legislature were
formally accepted. The amendments
authorize the corporation TO acouiro
and control the rights and property Of
other In dividual companies or corno-
rations doing a business similar IN its
own. and relate particularly TO thewar-
ren and Bristol electric lighting plants.
II was reported Sunday that a sleener
and large stone had been placed across
the track OF the Sea View Electric Rail- |
way near the deep cut at WEXFORD |
some time during the storm Saturday |
night, and as the sleeper had been |
dragged across the rails Il was sun |
posed that the obstructions were placed |
There by boys. Upon inquiry at the |
head office of the company at Nara.
gansett Pier. those in charge stated |
that the matter had not been reported
TO them.
An adjourned quarterly meeting OF
tho First Light Infantry was held AT
the regimental armory. Infantry Hall.
last evening. The two days outing trim
20 Hartford. which for some atme past
has been under consideration. was dis
cussed at length and a vote empower
ing the colonel 90 appoint n committee
of three 20 ascertain what the probable
expenses OF the trip would be and hook
up other details was passed II Is
planned to take the trip some time early
ln the fall