The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
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The white flecks frightened him away
winters cold shock who first endure
Think him unllind and premature;
Complain tho summer was too brief,
And moralize DER each dead leaf.
But as he grips with firmer hold
We grow more careless of the cold,
JOY In the sparkle OF his snow,
And nestle by his fireslde glow.
Dismayed. we note the first gray hair
Soon others come-we cease 10 care;
Then gray outnumbering the brown.
And soon white Winter settles down.
And when from youth we've passed tc
age
We've learned our lesson page by page
TO take what comes for veal or woe
And never fret about the snow.
st. James Gazette.
The 18th annual meeting OF the Rhode
Island Historical Society will be held
tonight
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Hose IS extinguished a grass fire near
track OF the Consolidated railroad in
the rear Of EDDY street.
The case OF John Brown for assault
on Annie Brown came Up before Judge
Sweetland this morning and was con-
tnued until next Tuesday.
While the horses of Hook and Lad
der were being exercised on Laurel
avenue yesterday the King pin of the
Wagon broke and let the wagon down.
No damage was done
Prof. Munro OF Brown will deliver a
lecture on English Cathedrals" to-
night in wayland Chapel. for the bene-
lit of Calvary church. The lecture will
be illustrated by lantern slides.
Rev. Dr. FislSe. rector of ST. stephens
church. has not yet decided whether or
not he will accept the call extended
him TO become the rector Of the Church
of Mary, the Virgin. New York city.
In the district court this morning
Oakland Brown. colored, was fined $40
and costs for assault on George l..
Gardner. The assault was committed
yesterday in a building on Weybosset.
Harry Whitehead. aged years. iiv-
ting at 26 Edna street, was run over by
a low gear i'm the Hartford avenue
freight yard yesterday afternoon. His
injuries were dressed by DIR. Longfel-
low.
William Brindle. aged 81 years, has
been missing from his home 3s River
street since December 26 William was
6 feet G inches tall. was of dark COM
plexion with dark mustache and thick |
set. When he went away he wore a !
black overcoat and a brown derby hat. |
Shortly after nine o'clock this morn !
ing horse attached TO milk cart. !
owned BY y. T. Card. boltcd from i'm |
front of Wise Brothers cigar store on |
Union street and ran through Union !
street toward Washington. He was |
brought TO a halt i'm front OF the tele- |
phone building and later turned over
to his owner.
James w. Allen was arraigned i'm the
district court this morning on a charge
or non support Of family. He pleaded
not guilty stating that he could get no
work. But agent Thurber a. the Society
i. 9. to g. testified that the man did not
care. for his family as well as he was
able. He has an income from England.
but as fast as he receives a remittance
he squanders IL i'm liquor and then
hangs about bar rooms Judge Sweet
land sentenced him TO nine months in
the workhouse.
Oscar T.. Darling, baggage master on
the Worcester division OF the Conson-
dated railroad. who lives with his fam
lily at 107 Penn street In this city was
brought into the Emergency Hospital
about o'clock this morning suffering
from steam scalding. His injuries were
dressed by DR. Eccleston and he il now
AZ the Emergency Hospital where his
wife is by him. Darling was on his trim
In from Worcester this morning when
at the pawtucket station steam
coupling in his car sprung aleak. He
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the escaping vapor badly scalded him
about the groins and right limb.
A girl giving her name as Rose Clark.
Of John and Mary Clark Of 7o7
Broadway. New York city, and her age
as is years, came to Providence about
Two weeks ago. ostensibiy I'm search OF
work. She said she was also looking for
IN uncle In this city by the name of
roole. The case was called 20 the nt-
ention Of Agent Thurbcr OF the Society
P c. TO C., who looked up all the famI-
les In the city bearing that name. lie
ound nobody who knows Rose. subse-
uent Investigation proves that the girl
, Rose Moore OF Kilburn street. Fail
liver. she is Of good family and her
,other has been notified and viii come
ftsr her today.