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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-31
DEMURRER. OVERRULED. i.
II Was Filed BY NorGIOss Bros. In
Hunters Case For $4,000.
Latter Was Injured by Fail From Staging
and Sued fOT Damages.

The demurrer in the case OF Adam
Hunter against Norcross Bros, was
heard by Chief Justice Aiatteson and
Justices Stness and Tnlinghast in the
Appellate Court this morning. Hunter
was injured by falling from staging
on October 81. 1895 lie had both arms
broken. his face badly cut and was
otherwise injured. lie now seeks 10
recover $4,000.
The plaintim in mis- declaration recite5
that while in the employ OF the de-
PENDANTS he was directed by the stage
foreman to go on a stage that Waa
already built and take boards passed
TO him. While taking the boards pass :
ed 10 him, a part OF the already built
stage slipped and he fell TO the ground
a distance OF u feet. 1t Is claimed that
defendants were guilty OF negligence in
not having the stage properly braced
and because the board that slipped was
a short board and was not nailed as IL
should have been.
Defendants demurred 10 the declara-
ton on three grounds. First, because
of any one other than the plaintff was
guilty OF any negligence causing the
accident, such negligence was the negll-
gence of a fellow servant. Second, thar
the defendant had equal opportunity
with the foreman OF fOreseeng any
danger that might result Third. BE-
cause the plaintiff on his own show
ing assumed all risks.
The court overruled the demurrer.
James NJ. Gilraie was attorney for the
plaintiff and Walter B. Vincent coun-
sci for the defendant.
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BY p. THOMAS POTTER. Huetioneer.
SC WEYRoSSeT STREET.
Estate Cor. Stamford and Pilgrim
S1REETS.
MORTGAGES SALE.
STREETS.

VIII be sold at Public Auction on
Saturday, April 22d, 1899. at IL o'clock
M, on the premises described below
by virtue Of the power of sale con-
tanned in "A certain mortgage deed made
and executed by Frederick "A. Ray,
dated April %, 1894, and recorded in the
record Office in the City OF Providence
in mortgage book los. page 3s7, the
conditions Of said mortgage having
been broken.
rhat lot of, land with all the build
ings and improvements thereon situate
on the nOrthwesterly corner of Pill
grim and Stamford streets in said
Providence, bounded and described as
Follows: Beginning at said corner
thence running Westerly bounded,
southerly on said Pilgrim street one
hundred and fifty and 45-100 Q50 40
1000 feet, 10 land OF heirs or divisees
OF Betsey Ward thence northerly
bounded westerly on said Ward land
eighty (S0) feet TO a corner, thence
westerly bounded southerly partly on
said Ward land and partly on land OF
Francis Keegan and wife TO land now
or late of Nancy *. Bishop, thence
northeasterly bounded northwesterly
on said Bishop land to a poin's about
twenty COD feet northerly from the
northeast corner of said Ward lot,
thence easterly bounded northerly
partly on said Bishops land and partly
on land of Michael Rim and partly on
land of Robert Gilmore about one hum
dred and fifty and 45-l0O Q50, 45-lOO)
feet 10 said Stamford street, thence
southerly bounded easterly on said
Stamford street one hundred and 30
100 600. 30) feet to the place of begin
ming. Being the same estate con-
veyed to this grantor by the admins
tratrix of estate of William E. Jones,
recorded in said Providence in deed
book S33. at page 4O1. Said estate is
conveyed subject TO TWO prior mort
gagees TO this grantee.
Also that lot of land with all i'm
provements thereon situate on the
easterly side of Stamford street in said
Providence, bounded and described as
follOws Beginning al the southwest
erly corner of said lot two hundred and
fifty and 75-100 (250, 75-l00) feet north
erly from Bogman street. thence east
erly bounded southerly on dover land
assigned Caroline l.. Jones one hum
dred and 30-1OO 000 30-100) feet TO land
of Clara G.. Ray wife OF this grantor,
thence northerly bounded easterly on
said Clara G. Rays land ninety and
2S-l00 600 2S-100) feet to land OF James
II. Feeney ana wife, thence westerly
bounded northerly on said Feeney's
land one hundred and 30-100 600, 30
1000 feet To said stamford street,
thence southerly bounded westerly on
said Stamford street ninety-three and
4l-100 (93, 4i-100)feet TO the place of be-
ginning. Being the same estate con-
veyed TO this grantor by deed from
Edwin G. Arnold and wife. dated April
o. 1889 recorded in said Providence in
deed book 351. at page SlS.
Notice is hereby given OF the inten-
ton of the mortgage to bid upon the
above described property at the sale
thereof, or any postponement or ad-
iournment Of the same.
BY order Of the Mortgage.
March 81 1899
(Mch. 81, Apr. 7-1i-21st)
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TOOK SMITHS MONEY.
Nellie Moran Held For Grand Jury by
Judge SweeiIand.
Complainant Claimed $3.50 Was Taken
From Him In Clarendon Hotel

Michael Smith appeared in the Sixth
district court today as complainant
against Nellie Moran, whom he alleged
robbed him of $3.50 on the night OF the
18th inst.
Smith said that the woman escorted
him and that he went into the Hotel
Clarendon with her. He had that day
drawn $40S from the bank which he
had placed i'm different pockets. After
they had had someAdrinks he was fool
ish enough 10 make a display OF his
money. She sat down beside him and
after a while she excused herself for
few moments; but she never came back,
and becoming suspicious he made an
examination and found that he had
been touched" for the $3.50. Why ne
happened TO draw so much money THAI
day was that he intended To be mar
ried in few days; but not 70 Nellie.
When the bartender, or waiter, want
ed rs cents for two drinks. thinking
that Is cents was enough, Nellie chided
him and intimated that perhaps he
didn't have the price. Michael pro-
tested against this impeachment OF his
financial condition and forthwith pro-
duced the pile. Nellie, he said, became
very much interested i'm him from that
moment, and sat beside him and put
her arm around his waist. II was then,
he said. that he got the grand high
low"
After this he made the complaint and
was sent for 20 look at woman at the
Central station. whom the police had
brought in on suspicion. Michael
promptly declared that she was not the
one whom he suspected. but when he
saw Nellie he said that she was his
companion at the time that he lost his
money.
Detective Cannon said that he arrest
ed Nellie at pawtucket on the 18th. she
said that she had not been in Provi-
cence for four weeks; but when Smith
saN and identified her, she admitted
that she was i'm the Clarendon on the
night and at the time Smith said that
he was robbed, but she said that she
did not take the money. Nellie denied
that she was i'm Providence on the day
after the robbery: but the police had To-
Gated her here, so Mr.. Cannon said In
company with colored man.
Tatrolman Wolf testified that Michael
made the first complaint to him and
declared that the woman who robbed
him was called Nellie"
The respondent testified that she was
with Smith at the Clarendon on the
night OF March rs. She denied hugging
him. or that he showed her any bills.
IL was not true that she took his
money or that she was in this city on
the 18th. Her brother testified in cor
roboration OF the alibi, and the state
called Mrs. Sharp, whom the defend
ant asked today II she (Mrs. Sharp
was going 10 testify that she saw her
In -1his-eity ity-in-eanp nppapy-~ ~+th-Hetiis
Donahue on the morning of Sunday.
March 10. Another witness, Miss
Gray who was I'm Mrs. Sharp's house.
corroborated Mrs. Sharp on the point
that the defendant and Donahue were
passing the house at 1880 a. m. that day.
She was adjudged probably guilty
and was bound over To the grand jury
In $1,000 surety.
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IN FAVOR OF O'BRlEN.
appellate Court Decides That Published Charge
Of lrunksnness Was lbeOus.

The publication In a newspaper that
a man was drunk is libelous without
special damages being shown, accord
ing to decision handed down by the
Appellate Court today. The case be-
fore the court was that OF John j.
O'Brien, a member of the police force
OF Pawtucket against the Times Pub
fishing company. The paper published
by the company accused OBrlen OF
drunkenness and he brought suit 10
recover damages. In the Common
Pleas Division of the court non-sult
was granted on the ground that the
charge was not actionable unless spe-
cial damage was shown.
The opinion of the court is as fol-
lows.
Per Curiam. The Common Pleas Di-
vision erred IN directing nUu=sutt IN
this case. The language COMPLIANCE OF
is libelous per Sc and hence there was
no occasion to allege or prove special
damage MoreveT, the language had
reference TO the plaintiff in his ofilc al
character as a policeman and hence
rendered him specially susceptible &"
injury State VS.. Spear & Corbett, II
II. l., 324. II has been held that, even
when person is slandered i'm 'be way
OF his trade. the fact of his being In
such trade stands in the place of spe-
cial damage. Rolin VS.. Stewart. Ia c.
b. 603. And as said by the court i'm
Harman VS.. Delaney, Str. S9S. IF bare
words are SO. IL will be stronger in the
case OF a public newspaper which ia
so diffusive' See also Townsend Lib.
&Sl.. sections 179-lS2: Starkie on SLAM
der. 16S Am. e. Eng. Ency. L., 299.
Petition for a new trial granted"
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AT THE NORTH END.
Republicans VIII Do Good Work In Coming tlsc-
lion Workshops 10 Shut Down.

The new Republican ward committee
promises to do some effectual work In
Ward on next Wednesday, The effort
will be made 20 secure as large vote as
possible for the candidates ON the state
and city tickets. Mr.. Roberts is popu-
lar man and has been good represen-
tative, and il will be pretty night be-
tween him and his opponent, John j.
Beagan, who is one OF the brightest and
best liked men i'm the ward named The
ward committee of the past couple or
years left things in good shape for It's
successors.
Officer Boss found n CO I fge robe on
Candace street at S:15 oclock yesterday
morning and took ii TO the Second sta-
ton.
The police Of the Second station ar
rested two men for drunkenness last
night.
About every mandatory in this sec
tion will be shut down tomorrow ana
the soldiers from the North End VIII
get a warm reception home.
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ADMINISTRATION NOTICE,

Providence, March 29th, 1899.
The undersigned hereby gives notice
that he has been appointed by the Mu-
nicipal Court of the city Of Providence
Administrators OF the estate of Ann
Maginn, late of said Providence, de d.
ceased. and has given bond according
To law.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pres
ent them TO the undersigned or file the
same i'm the office OF the clerk OF said
court within six months from the date
of the first advertisement hereof.
JAMES +. MAGINN.
WM. Il. BARRY, Attorney,
1912 Banigan Building.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF an execution. Divorce
No. 1924. issued from the Appellate Di-
vision OF the supreme Court holden at
Providence, within and FOR the County
Of Providence, on the 1st day OF De-
cember. \. ID. 1895 and returnable 10
snid Court on the lst day OF June. n.
-. 1899 wherein Annie O'Rourke, peti-
TONER. by an order and deere OF said
Court entered on the oath DAY OF Sep
tcmbcr. A. d. 1898. was granted an al
lowante for maintenance and for coun-
sci fees out OF the estate and property
of Peter O'Bourkc. respondent. Which
said order and decree remains wholly
unsatished. viii be sold at public auc-
uon on saturday. April 22d, 1899. at ~
o'clock noon at the Sherin's Office IN
The Providence County Court House.
corner " College and Benefit streets
An said Providence. An right, title
ana interest that the within named re-
spon icnt Peter O'Bourke has In and 20
t.c following dcs'rihed real estate. to
wit. two certain lots 1f land situate IN
said Providence with all buildings and
improvements thereon being lots num-
b.rs three hundred and seventy-one
81D and three hundred and twenty
two (322) on the Assessors plat No. %
OK said Providence. Lot number three
hun ired and seven ty.one (S51) Is
bounded northerly on the land of Mary
Gormley. wife 0f Patrick Gormley fifty
feet oastcrly on Plain strectffty feet
southsrlv ON land NJ Nancy X. Bishop.
nftv feet md westerly on lot number
three hundred ana twenty-five (S2p
nftv fees Lot number three hundred
and fwenty-two is bounded noriheriy
ou I7ud ~ said Mary G'rmley 0fty feet
casier'y on lot nurher three hundred
ana seventy-one CAD nfiy feet south
eriv on land OF Nancy a. Bishop and
westerly on land W said Bishop nfty
feet said lots each contain twenty
five hundred e250o) square feet OF land
ae appears by said plat
Levied on ;his o0th day OF January.
4. ~. 1899 no O'Clock end 30 minutes
a. M and VIII D. sold To SATISFY said
execution N sufiicrnt
LEVGNG :. ANDr.vS.
Deputy Snerin.
CMch. 81, Apr. 5-ls-SO
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WARREN.

The reception to Col. Abbot and other
Warren members of the First Rhode
Island regiment and Battery Il Will be
held at the town hall Saturday evening.
April ;. The committees of the Warren
artillery and Veteran Association met
last evening and completed the ar
and Chaplain Wolley have accepted in
and Chaplain Worley have accepted I'm
vitations to be present Reeves orches-
ira will furnish music. A banquet will
be served by Tilinghast and dancing
will conclude the evening.
News has been received here Of the
death at Worcester of Miss Eliza Kin
necut, for many years a resident of this
town.
At a meeting OF the official board OF
the Methodist church this week a unan-
imous invitation was extended to the
pastor. Rev. II. w. Brown, To remain
with the church for another year.
The toy< meeting warrants and sam
pie balloJs have been posted by the
town sergeant. Official ballots to the
number OF 1910 have been received at
the town clerks Office.
The old Grout house, so called. which
is one of the landmarks of the town,
Is being removed from It's site at the
corner of Child and Turner streets. To
make way for block. TO contain shops
and residences. The old house was re-
moved from Main street and was built
20 years ago by Ezra O. Child.
While working I'm the basement of
J. #. Wylie's grocery store on North
Main street, Harry Cochr fell into a
well located there. Luckily there was
but little water therein, and he escaped,
receiving only few bruises
Steamer William Marvel left the har-
bor with a cargo OF waste from the
Warren Manufacturing company, con-
signed TO parties i'm Fall River.
Schooner Grace Bailey Is daily ex-
pected with seed oysters for planting.
The Enterprise Whist club met last
evening with Miss Matte Church at her
fathers residence on South Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-31
BY q. THOMAS POTTER, Auetioneer.
&c WEYBossET STREET.
Estate on Plane St.
MORTGAGES SALE.

VIII be sold at Public Auction on Sat-
urday, April 22d, 1899, at 1880 O'Clock
p. m.., on the premises described be-
low by virtue OF the power or sale
contained in "A certain mortgage deed
made and executed by Frederick A.
Ray and Clara 9. Ray. dated February
q, 1893, ana recorded i'm the record Of
fee In the City of Providence in mort
gage book 162, at page 1llI. The con-
ditions OF said mortgage having been
broken.
That parcel OF land with all build
ings and improvements thereon situate
on the westerly side OF Plane street in
said Providence, bounded easterly on
said Plane street whereon IL bounds
about one hundred and eighty-two and
52-lO0 QS2, 52-10O) feet, southerly on
land OF Carrie a. Flanders whereon IL
measures about one hundred and
twenty-seven and 65-l00, Q2l, 65-lOO)
feet, westerly partly on land OF Fred
erick A. Ray and partly on land or
James III. Feeney. whereon it measures
about one hunderd and fiifty-eight and
63-100 Q5S, $4,000 feet. and westerly
on land formerly OF Phebe r. Jones,
whereon ii measures about one hum
dred and thirty-two and 61-lOO 132,
Gl-1o0) feet, and comprises share No. 2,
containing lots numbered 2, and 4, on
that plat entitled Map Of Real Estate
OF the late William E Jones, made
April 1887, by G r. Paine" which said
plat is recorded in said Providence in
plat book II, at page "a, and on plat
card 5S2. and is that portion Of the es-
tate Of said William L.. Jones. assigned
to this grantor Clara c. Ray in the
partition thereof.
Notice is hereby given OF the inten-
ton of the MORTGAGE TO bid upon the
above described property at the sale
thereof,or any postponement or ad-
journment Of the same.
BY order Of the Mortgage.
March 81, 1899.
lMah knr
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MADAME HIllMAN, ,
ciaIrvoyant, Is Foster Street.
1ai0.1y
SHERIFFS SALE

BY virtue OF an execution. No. ~ 653.
issued from the District Court OF the
Sixth judicial District, holden at Prov
idence i'm said County. on the Sth day OF
December. 1898, and returnable 20 said
Court on the Sth day OF March. 1899,
wherein Patrick j. Tierney. doing bust
ness under the name of T.. & j. Tierney,
OF Providence. Is the plaintiff. and Lau-
ra Wheeler OF said Providence. as exc
cutrix OF the last will and testament
OF Jonathan NJ. Wheeler. late OF said
Cranston. I'm said County, deceased. is
the defendant. Will be sold at Pub
lie Auction on Saturday, April lst. 1899
at l2 o'clock noon at the Sherin's Office
in the Court House on College street
i'm the city OF Providence. all the right
title and interest that the within named
defendant has I'm and tn the following
described real estate. viz:
Those three certain lots Of land situ-
ated i'm the Town OF Cranston and num-
bered 4O6. 4O7 and 462 on the Bay View
Plat surveyed, drawn and plated by
Charles T.. Paine. 1859. and recorded i'm
the office Of the Town Clerk Of said
Cranston on Plat book No. 1, at page
Sc. and on Plat card so.
Levied on this 22d day of December.
1898. at O'Clock and 20 minutes r. m.
and will be sold 20 satisfy said execu-
tion II sufficient.
SAMUEL l.. GARDINER.
Deputy Sheriff.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of an Execution No 1928 is
sued from the Common Pleas Division
of the Supreme Court holden al Provi-
dence within and for our County of
Providence on the 9th day of Novem-
ber, 1898, and returnable TO said divi-
sion of said Court on the 9th day OF
May. 1S9o. wherein Eliza p. Hall of the
City and County of Providence and
State of Rhode Island is the plaintiff
and Honora Connors OF said CITY of
Providence is the defendant VIII be
sold at Public Auction on Saturday,
April Sth, 1S99 at IL O'Clock noon at the
Sheriff's office in the Court House on
College street in the City of Prov-
dence all the right, title and interest
that the said defendant had on the 10th
day of June. 1898 at 3 o'clock and 81
minutes p NJ, the time OF the attach
ment on the original writ in the suit
in which the above described execution
was obtained in and to the following
described real estate, viz: Those two
lots OF land with all the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in the
City of Providence in the County OF
Providence and State of Rhode Island
together bounded Westerly 40 feet on
Valley street and holding that width
extends back Eastery 100 fet to. and
bounds Easterly on Tuxedo avenue and
being the two lots designated as lots
Nos 13 and IS on the Woonasquatucke
Meadow, Plat card $50. Said lots were
conveyed TO said Honora Connors by
deeds recorded in said City in Deed
Book 351 page 221, ana Deed Book ISL,
page 102.
Levied on the 9Th day Of December.
1898, at 1915 o'clock A. NJ. and will be
sold 10 satisfy said Execution If suff-
cient. SAMUEL T.. GARDINER,
ml7-2i-31. az Deputy Sheriff.
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Necessary KuIsances.

TSatrical property men are the sub
jects of many amusing stories. IL is
related that In st. Paul only a few
days ago, the property man of a travl-
ling company. with an eye to business
put an item on his property bin which
read as follows: For DC. worth of alco-
hol, 1Oc."
Richard Golden, who will be seen at
the Providence opera House next week
i'm the very successful opera, THE F'or-
tune Teller" presented by the Alice
Nelson Opera company, thinks prop
Srty men are among the necessary
nuisances of theatrical life. They are
continually making stage waits, caus-
ing annoying incidents and creating, as
the property man did i'm ST. Paul,
alarming expense bills. Once when
Mr.. Golden was singing that erstwhile
popular song, boy Wanted he used
a verse descriptive of the small boy
and the Fourth OF July pistol. AT the
proper place the property man was TO
discharge a revolver, and so signify the
explosion OF the didn't-know- it-was-
loaded gun. Then the chorus came,
boy wanted, etc" But the property
man forgot TO shoot and an embarras-
sing walt occurred until at last Mr..
Golden looked i'm the direction from
whence the sound should have come
and plaintively sang property man
wanted"
More recently while appearing in
THE Isle OF Champagne" the property
man got his revenge on MIR. Golden.
The property plot called for two bottles
OF sarsparilla. Ten cents ought to have
been their total cost, but the fiendish
property man saw his chgAce. He
charged s. and when Mr. Golden OBJ
jected TO the robbery. he said that he
had bought Hoods sarsaparillal
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ARLINGTON.

The death Of Mrs. TIarrahan. over SO
wears OF arc. took place at the home 90
her daughter Mrs Daily ON Cranston
street. ~ 2 O'clock yesterday morning.
The runers. viii be- held on Saturday.
and the iutermtnt will be az SO. Fran
els cemetery.
Mr. Phillip Morwick viii occupy his
new quarters in the car barn on Mon
duv of next week
The surveyors OF the New York. New
Haven a. Hartford railroad spent yes
terday on The Arlington bridge Al
thouch nothing definite has been an
nounced 70 is believed that the work of
constructing a new bridge viii cow-
WeuCo ln "a Few days. In the meantime
the residents OF Arlington are Twins in
hopes.
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0LkEYVILlE.
Business In The Square IS ReVylrg Mills 10 Re-
main lIOsed Tomorrow.

Olneyville square begins TO assume It's
old time appearance, for many OF the
vacant stores have been remsdelled,
and are being occupied by wide-awake
young men who believe that the square
is now the place TO do business IN. To-
morrow morning there Will be at least
three very pretty stores opened ana
there are more 10 follow.
Tomorrow will be the last day that
the committee will make an effort TO
solicit funds for the returning soldiers
but IL there are any who have been for
gotten they can call upon John O'Con-
nell and contribute.
Fhe mills Will shut down this even
ing and will not open until Monday
morning on account OF the soldiers
home coming.
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Removing Grease Spots from Plush
Spirits OF turpentine should be fire.
quently applied 10 the grease spot on
the plush until IL is sOftened. then
rubbed off with a cloth wet In turpen-
tine. 1t may need several applications
before the spot Is entirely removed.
Expose TO the air. and the oior will dis
appear. then dampen on the wrong side
and hold over a hot fatiron 90 raise
the nap. Benzine is also effectual I'm
removing grease stains from the fab
RIGS, but must be used with care.