The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-24
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The sky all over his head;
His nest was I'm hollow limb,
And his children snug in bed.
He was doing a problem DER and DER.
Busily thinking was he;
How many nuts for his winters store
Could he hide in the hollow tree?
He sat so still on the swaying bough
You might have thought him asleep
OH no: he was trying TO reckon now
The nuts the babies could eat.
Then suddenly he frisked about,
And down the tree he ran.
"The best way TO do without n doubt,
is TO gather all l can
Normal Instructor.
Charles w. Cornell OF Anthony has
been granted a pension OF $6 a month.
The school committee will hold n
regular meeting at the Classical high
school.
Yesterday the aldermanic committee
on carriages met at the City hall and
considered bids for furnishing car
riages for the current years, Franklin
brothers are awarded the contract.
Miss Helen Kelleher will deliver a
lecture on california" at the Pilgrim
Congregational church this evening.
She will be assisted by Miss Bertha
Mnliken, violinist, and George Gould
ing will give an organ recital at 1880
O'clock.
In Infantry hall this evening j. c.
Hemmet will deliver an illustrated dis
course for the first time in this city on
the Spanish American war. More real
istic information can be obtained of
the battles fought by the boys in blue
from this illustrated discourse than by
years OF hard study.
The social given I'm Hibernian hall
last evening by the Hilton Association
was largely attended. A cake walk
was a feature of the affair. The COM
mittee in charge OF the affair consisted
OF L. f. Hilton, president; Frank Hen
son, treasurer; II. 5. Harris. sergeant
at-arms; A. Gore, secretary; Wii..am
Dutton.
The board OF fire commissioners has
issued an order which will excuse all
fremen on their days off from respond
ing TO first alarm fires in their districts
when there are a sufficient number OF
men on duty TO handle the apparatus
and do efficient service. The order Will
30 into effect Immediately, and is great
ly appreciated by the department.
Mrs. Mary Aldrich. a widow. aged 81
years. was injured by a fall at her
home. % Laurel Hill avenue, yesterday
afternoon. She was attempting TO adj
Just curtain, and slipped from a chair.
For several hours after the accident
she lay on the floor alone In the house,
unattended, and wrthed in pain from
broken leg and other injuries. She
was taken to the hospital.
The Westminster Wheelmen met for
organization at 4S5 Westminster street
last evening. Officers were nominated
and win be voted for at the next meet
ing as follows: President, Howard l..
Perkins; vice president, Percy \. Har-
Den: corresponding secretary, Nelson
II. Gibbs; recording secretary, II. A.
Cobb: treasurer. Howard c. Ripley;
Captain. +. j. Kenyon; house commit
fee, Charles ID. Richmond. DR.. Justin
Boyce and Archie Harden.
George Thurber. aged 40 years. who
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at Hillsgrove. was struck and killed boy
the Colonial express which left Provi-
dence yesterday morning. a short dis
tance beyond Hillsgrove. Just how the
accident occurred is not known very
clearly. but Il Is believed that Thurbei
was walking on the track. and that hC
stepped in front OF tho express to es-
cape freight coming toward this city
John Alison OF Warren was struck by
a train at Ashton yesterday afternoon
he was taken 20 the hospital with ,
broken arm and IL is thought interna
injuries have been received. lie wen
10 Ashton on a visit and was walking
on the track with Thomas Mitchell an,
ELI Atkins when Mitchell managed q
haul Atkins from the track but We.
not quick enough TO get Alsop out O
danger. The mans condition IL regard
ell as serious.
Detective Merrill arrested Mlchae
Joyce and James +. Needham las
night on the charge OF stealing lea
pipe from a house on Park street. Tn
prisoners are boys ana q: r. alloge
that last week they entered the hous
and ripped out a lot OF lead pipe pre-
sumably to convert into money. i
breaking out one section they starte
the water. which flooded tho place an
caused considerable damage. Joyce an
Ncedham were arraigned in the Juver
lie Division Of the District Court tn
morning and pleading guilty were ol
dered held I'm the sums ~ $500 each I,
the grand jury. Truant Oficer Wa
zee won't bail Tor the boys.