The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-18

For L have a fervent Wish'
S'Ffsh amt biting?" What's the diner
ence
To man who wants TO fish?
U Me- indianapolis News.
The Rhode Island Horticultural society
will meet at Tillinghast's tonight.
John Thorpe was sent to the farm for
six months today for being common
drunkard.
The annual meeting Of the corporation
OF the Home for Aged Women is taking
place at the home this afternoon.
Frank Hoyts bath houses and a shed.
located at the water side I'm Edgewood.
were destroyed by fire at $3.50 this morn
Ing. Cause-supposed incendiarism.
Mary Kelly threw tumblcr at Mary
Connors, in a South Main street house.
last night, and cut the Connors womans
head open. This morning she pleaded not
guilty and was held in $500 for trial next
Tuesday.
A little dispute arose In an Atwells
avenue domicile last night, which. ter
minated in fight. Patrick Glynn struck
Louis Marcbant in the face and today
Judge sweetland neld him in $500 for trial
next Friday.
The " p. s. C. +. of Jefferson street
Baptist church will take charge OF the
Gospel service at the Bethany City Mis-
sion, 229 North Main street. this evening
at 7:i5 o'clock. There will be good speak
ing and singing.
Joseph. Keller had a dispute in a
Westminster street secondhand store.
last evening. relative TO a purchase he
had made. and picking up poker he
chased Eugene Champagne, clerk,
about the store and finally struck him.
\ Today Judge Sweetland fined Keller SIS
And costs.
The striking weavers at the Lorraine
mills Pawtucket. continue to leave the
city to take positions elsewhere, and yes
tcrday detachment of Is went away,
part of them going to Lowell and the
rest to Woonsocket. There are no signs
of weakening on the part of the weavers
or the management and the strike
promises to be prolonged.
The Arm of Carter e. Baker of woon-
socket was adjudged bankrupt yesterday
IN the United States District court be-
fore Judge Brown. The adjudication was
on an Involuntary petition filed by a
number OF creditors. represented by At
torney John j.. Heffernan. The firm is
not at present doing business and made
no answer to the petition against 1t.
The adjudication was by default.
John r. McSweeney was sentenced to
Sail for 30 days by Judge Sweetland to-
day. for an assault upon Lawrence Scan
lon. The latter worked for McSweeney.
and asking for his pay. was knocked
down and cut about the face. McSweeney.
who Is contractor was sentenced TO
5sil for is days. one month ago, for as
saulting an Italian who worked for him.
He took an appeal In that instance just
rs he did In this case.
The 18th anniversary of the incorpora-
tion OF the United Train of Artillery will
be observed next Monday, by reception
rendered TO the Worcester ContinentaIs
ct " m Lunch will be served at I p. m.
and at 3 o'clock both organizations will
make parade. Col. Eccleston will be
in command OF the Train and Col. Oscar
Lapham will take command of the vet
eran division. At p. m. dinner will be
served at the Trocadero.
Articles OF incorporation of the John
Burns Granite company have been filed
at the office of the secretary Of state
According to the articles the company
is formed for the purpose of engaging
in the business of buying and selling
ito aoir In, ta1
working granite for decorative purposes
ETC.. The incorporators are John Burns
Ann Burns, John Burns Jr., and James
A. Burns. The amount of capital stock
ts $4,000.
George III. Webb. supervisor for Rhode
Island Of the 18th United States census
in his capacity as chief special agent
for manufactures. has received from tho
census office at Washington schedule No
2. which contains the inquiries to b,
made OF the manufacturers OF the state
There are to be employed 81 specia
agents In collecting the information fol
this division of the census. OF thes,
special agents IA will be employed IN
Providence and IL elsewhere In the
The work will be begun In this city II
May and outside OF the city in June.
Final arrangements for the debate o.
Brown University with the William T.
Russell club OF Boston University hav,
been completed and IL Is decided definite
ly 10 hold the debate in the Isaac Ricf
hall In Boston on Tuesday evening. Apri
"a Mayor Thomas ~. Hart OF Bostor
has been selected TO act az the presiding
officer. There will be three judges. tw,
of whom will be Hon. James L. Carter
who figured so prominently in the Bran
trial. and Judge John r. Dunbar. Tn,
other Judge will be selected by Brow
University at a later date. The Bostoi
University debaters will be ]. Carleton
Hadlock. 1908: Thomas Stanley Aiexan
der 1902; Frederick Lincoln Hewitt. 1906
and Everett Curtis. 1900. who will act a
alternate.