The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-11

John A. Hillery has been appointed
commissioner of deeds for Rhode Island
at New York for term of five years.
A water pipe burst in the Warwick
building at PAS weybosset street at $3.50
O'clock last evening. The pipe yard was
notified. and the water was shut off.
There was a sale of home made cakes.
pies and candles and fancy articles at
the residence of Mrs. George X. Allen.
II South Angel street. this afternoon.
AT 4;30 yesterday afternoon Hose IL.
In response TO a still alarm, extinguish-
ed a chimney fire in a house at pa
Elmwood avenue occupied by Freder-
ick E. Field.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Original. Manuel Pranda, Ions
dale S6. Additional. Lawrence Rhodes.
East Provi lence So TO s.. Increase.
Hugh Daiken, WEXFORD Sc to sS
Nicholas Badessa was arraigned be-
fore Judge Sweetland this morning
charged with assault on Joseph Holmes
He pleaded guilty and was ordered to
pay a fine OF $40 and costs.
Hose responded no a still alarm
sent In by Frank Dickhart at SIS last
evening for a chimney fire in the
Brownell < Field building,7 Pine street.
No damage was reported
officer William III. Briggs Of Station
3 Is confined TO his home on Ives street,
with badly sprained ankle. The Of
ficer received the injury while on duty
at 1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon. but
continued on duty until $3.50 o'clock
when he had to give up.
AT s:15 o'clock this morning an alarm
Of fire was sent in from Box 435 for "A
blaze In the roof OF Edward Rickert's
residenceat 367 Blackstone avenue
The blaze was due 10 a defective crm-
ney and was confined to the roof OF the
structure. The damage was about $500.
An exhibition OF work OF the alumni
of the Rhode Island School OF Design
will open this evening, at which time
there will also be a reunion of all past
win be held on the first floor OF the
School OF Design building for one week.
beginning on Monday.
B. Halls team was defeated by
Hchultz's team in Music Hall Duck
Pin League game last evening by
score OF 1901 against 1890 pins. The
score by strings was Schultz 39S,4l9,
ana 800 pins. Hall 420, 1873 and 377 pins.
Austin of the victorious team was high
man with a score of 265 pins.
At the Casino in Roger Williams
Park last evening the What Cheer
Whist Club gave a whist party for
which twenty tables were set for play
ers. The winners were: Ladies, Mrs. j.
u. Fits. 1st; Mrs. Anthony. ID; gentle
men, Charles Pye. 1st; +. II. Lincoln,
I'd. Consolation, Mrs. Henry Carr.
John Mcvey pleaded guilty of the lar
ceny OF a carriage robe from Dewitt c.
Packard and was sentenced to 20 days
In the county Jail: James Moore plead
ed guilty TO the larceny Of two cakes
from Victor Gelb, and was ordered 10
pay fine Of $40 and costs; Patrick
Kelley, alias Kenney was ordered To
pay fine OF $50 and costs for carrying
concealed weapon.
George Bowden. 9-year-old boy,
living at 10 Tallman street. was riding
on a sleigh loaded with iron, about
o'clock yesterday afternoon when sud-
denly he fell over the front OF the We
hlcle and was run over. Both legs wero
broken, the left above. an the right
below the knee. The injured boy was at
once taken TO the Rhode Island Hospi-
tai. This morning the boy was feeling
as well as could be expected. His faith
er has been to see him.
The weavers OF the National Mill de-
feated the weavers In the Delaine Mil
at olneyville last evening at big pins
by score of 1864 sgsinst 1si3 plns-a
margin Of 121 pins. The score by strings
was National 477,493. and 49i pins,
Delaine 400 4Sl. anl 512 pins. Both teams
rolled a strong game and the indivld-
ual scoring was uncommonly high con-
steering the unpracticed hands that
sent the iignum-vitae down the alleys.
Brown Of the victors rolled high string
with a score Of 5is pins.
Mr.. J. W. Henley of the firm Of Hen.
ley & Sullivan shoe dealers at 10 West.
minister street had occasion 10 return
20 the store last evening after Il had
been closed for the night BY the
merest chance Mr.. Henley noticed wa
ter dripping down from the ceiling. and
In making an investigation 10 learn
the cause. found the broken pipe in the
haiiv sy on the second floor. and shut
on the water II Mr. Henley had not
fcun the leak as he did. a great
amount OF damage 20 his store and its
eontents would undoubtedly have re-
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