The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

IT'S then that you'll tell all you know
Chicago Record.
Harding w. Stoddard. of this city. has
been granted an increase Of pension
from IS to $40 month.
The loomixers employed by the Lor-
raine Manufacturers company. Paw
tucket, who recently demanded a.. in
crease in wages, were notified last eve-
ming that their demand had been grant
ed.
w. J. Plumb Of 105 South street and
employed in the Consolidated tower
house, at Promenade street. had his
hand crushed while throwing a switch
lever. at 1890 this morning, and was
sent to the Emergency hospital.
Not a single arraignment was made
in the Sixth district court. today. and
a few drunks only were before the po-
lice court. There hasn't been so marked
a dearth OF business in police circles for
months as that which is now being
recorded.
Cornelius Sullivan, 80 years old. 13s
pounds in weight, having a sandy
moustsche and wearing dark suit,
dark overcoat and a gray cap. has
been missing from 13S Regent avenue,
since Monday. Sullivan was feet, 6
inches in height.
Tomorrow. Washington's Birthday
there will be but one delivery from the
local post office. The registry and
all day and the stamp window and gen.
eral delivery windows will be open all
day. The carrier window will be open
until 10 O'Clock.
AT 2:45 this morning Patrolman Luby
found Maggie Mullen. "a years old. Of
81 Bark street. down on the sidewalk
at Turks Head. She claimed TO have
fallen and TO be unable 10 walk. The
ambulance was called; but the sur
geon in charge couldn't find that she
had sustained any injury
r. II. Law, Phi. D., spoke at the
Church Of the Mediator last evening on
Thirteen Thousand Mile Trip" or
Life in the Arctic Regions" the coun-
tries described being Norway, Lap
land. Iceland and the frozen north. The
lecture was elaborately Illustrated with
some unccmmonly good lantern slides,
and was made particularly interesting
IL. c. Frazer, a brakeman employed
on the Worcester division OF the Con-
solidated Railroad. was thrown from
the end ladder OF a freight car. early
this morning, ard was sent 10 the
Emergency hospital 10 have a cut knee
dressed. The accident was caused by
switching engineer suddenly putting
on his air brake Fraser lives al 2S2
Charles street.
The sub-stations o. the Providence
post office. now known as station \ and
station B. will, beginning on April |.
be called Elmwood station and North
station. respectively. This change viii
be made in accordance with instruc-
tions received yesterday fr IN the post
Office department. Ii has been found
that II Is better 70 give some name
which carries an idea OF locality with
II, than TO depend on letters OF the al
phabet solely.
\ special holiday whist tournament
VIII begin at the p. A. A.. this evening.
IN which members OF the New England
Whist Association Will participate. The
opening match win be at $40 O'Clock
and will be for open pairs. Tomorrow
the events are: At 1915 n. M. omen
pair mach; 2:15 ,, m. match for Bos-
ton Duplicate Whist club trophy. open
10 one pair from each club belonging
10 the n. +. w. c.: 2.15 y. m, omen
pair match; p. IN. and 7:45 p. m, open
pair matches.
A local household was somewhat
amused one morning a few days ago
upon finding a notice left hanging To the
dining room gas fixture by the irate
heal OF the house who had gone down
town hot under the collar because the
other members Of the family had lain
abed instead OF getting down to have
breakfas, with him. The notice read as
follows: "All peoples vot don ged down
stairs before seven o'clock. don ged no
brekfus." Papa's notice has been pre-
served as a literary curiosity and the
early morning maps are still indulged
in.
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a usn
n clear head. an active brain. n strong
vigorous body-makes him ht for the
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