The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-15


Intent We wait the bell that rings;
Then clear the fied-for well we know
Her lover comes-when Lydia sings
Detroit Free Press.
The Union Congregational Sunday
school has postponed until next Tues,
day evening the entertainment fixed
for last evening.
A Christian Endeavor rally sched-
uled for last evening at the Calvary
baptist church has been postponed un-
I'll further notice.
The police were not worked very hard
last night, as up 10 o'clock this morn
ing only ten arrests had been made
throughout the city.
Last night John Martin, % years old.
became il at the What Cheer lodging
house on South Main street and was
removed to the Rhode Island Hospital
in an ambulance.
Ernest III. Meyer, charged with en-
dorsing and receiving cash on a check,
without authority, waived examination
in the district court this morning, and
was ordered held in the sum OF 81, 900
for the grand jury.
The case of George Pendleton col
ored. charged with the larceny of si5
i'm cash from Thomas II. Stoddard,
came before Judge Sweetland i'm the
district court this morning. Pendleton
was adiuGged probably guilty and or
dered held in the sum of $500 for the
grand jury.
The threatened oyster famine has
been averted. and the first cargo of
bivalves since the beginning of the
storm came i'm yesterday, on the NJ
Dewing. The boat had gone down the
river Monday, but did not reach Nayatt
until yesterday morning. and succeeded
in securing 1000 bushels of oysters.
Mrs. Parker. wife of DIR. Parker. was
thrown from a sleigh in which she was
driving at the corner of Fountain and
West Exchange streets late yesterday
severe injury. Her horse was stopped
by Patrolman Norton and put up at
FRANKLIN Brothers stable.
The citizens of Providence can feel
settled upon one fact. and that Is that
ice will be cheaper this year than il has
since the Oldest resident can remember.
There are two new and large concerns
In the field. and one of them is going
10 make a big effort TO get a lions
share OF the trade. The ice this year
viii be excellent, and there is a full
supply on hand.
There will be no meeting OF the Pri-
mary Sunday School Union this week
on account of the second annual social
10 be held this evening I'm Y. VI. 9. A.
Lyceum Hall at 7:45. Miss Maggie
Blaikie Of West Medford. Mass, viii
address the union on kindergarten
Work In the Sunday School," illustra-
ted by the teaching of next Sundays
lesson. All primary and junior teachers
are invited.
Owing to the depth of the snow 1t was
mot deemed advisable To inter the re-
mains of Hon. Benjamin VI. Bosworth
after the funeral at Warren. yesterday.
Accordingly. the casket remained Ia
the church. with a guard of honor from
the Warren Artillery Watching over IL,
This detail was commanded by Sergt
White. The burial will be at the con-
venience of the family and will be con.
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity.
There was a slight fire in the Breen
Drug Company's store on Westminster
street late yesterday afternoon. which
was caused by an overheated furnace.
When the firemen got to sle place a
small hole was found in the floor with
a barrel on top OF it. The bottom of
the barrel was quite badly scorched. A
few pals Of water were thrown on thu
fire and very little damage was done.
Patrolman Robinson OF the Central
station found John Harmon on Wash.
ington street, where he had been shov.
cling snow. with his feet so badly fro.
zen that he could not walk. He was
taken into the drug store at the corner
OF Union and Washington streets whers
DR. Allen attended him until the ar.
rival OF an ambulance from the Rhod.
Island Hospital Uannon was removed
to the Hospital. His home is at II
Winslow street.
The funeral OF Representative Ed.
ward Thayer OF Pawtucket. who diet
on Monday night. Will take place from
his late residence, i7o Broadway. Paw
tucket, on Thursday. az I p. m. and q
II expected that there will be a larg,
attendance. Mr.. Thayer was a conrad
and one OF the charter members o
Tower Post. No. IL. c. A. r.. and tn
nag over Grand Army hall. Pawtucket
Is floating at half mast in his honor
For years ne served as quartermaste
general OF the department Of Rhod'
1sisnd q. a. II