The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-31

From our own selves our bliss must flow.
Nathaniel Cotton i'm Success.
Hose II extinguished a brush fire In
Miners woods yesterday afternoon.
George j. Bloomfield. pastor OF the
Weeden street Congregational church,
Pawtucket, has received a call TO the
Congregational church at Machias, Me-,
and has II under consideration.
SuperIntendent OF Health Chaplin re-
ports one new case OF diphtheria on
Plain street. new cases OF scarlet fever
on Academy avenue and on Howard
street. and one new case OF measles.
The bicycle squad of the Court square,
Boston. office OF the Postal Telegraph
company win have their annual century
run to this city anu return tomorrow.
The start will be made from the office
at a. IN. sharp.
The plaintiff I'm the case OF Edward
J. Haberstrop VS.. Gorham Manufacture
ing company was non-suited in Judge
Dubois court yesterday. The suit was
TO recover damage for alleged violation
OF contract for hiring.
Medical Examiner Palmer has COM
pleted his investigation of the cause of
the deaths of Thomas Bocock and his
wife Margaret OF No. 80 Bowen street.
He finds that the old couple came to
their death through exposure and cold.
a charge of professionalism has been
preferred against Coffin of the Brown
University football team. The claim is
ha nj xyfth hn
Athletic association in its football games
the time
Miss Elizabeth Driscoll. 10 years OF
age, a cousin of Vicar General Doran OF
the Providence diocese, and sister of Rev.
Father Driscoll. Colorado priest
dropped dead during the services at St
Mary's Catholic church, at Pawtucket
last night.
In the case of John ]. Babcock ct al.
VS.. William r.. Wells ct al. orders were
entered In the appellate court today ap-
pointing George Farwell commissioner
to take testimony and directing COM
plainants to close their testimony b,
Sept. 10
Bertha Brown. colored, IL years old.
was sent to the Oaklawn school for girls,
during her minority, by Judge Sweetland
today. Bertha persisted in running away
and staying out nights and she was ar
rested on the charge of being an idle
person OF doubtful reputation.
Frederick Boehan. youth from Maine.
wandered into the Arcade yesterday af-
ternoon. and when he went out a roll OF
cloth, belonging to George r. Watson.
and others. went with him. He pleaded
guilty in the Sixth District court today
and was fined $40 and costs.
party Of 100 excursionists bound to
the south arrived in this city from Bos-
tons late yesterday afternoon and were
transferred In special cars from the sta
tion to the wharf OF the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Co. They sailed
on the steamer Chatham.
+. BY degree entered I'm the appellate
court today in the case of the Hartwell
& Richards company VS.. Elodore BIZ
beault ct ux. Emma Bibeault is en-
Joined from making any conveyance of
her property or encumbering the same
until further order Of the court.
Charles ii Gurney was arraigned in the
Sixth District court today on the charge
of evading the payment of a bill for
food and accommodation furnished him
at the Narragansett hotel. this week. He
pleaded not guilty and his trial was set
down for April 10. His surety was fixed
at 500.
Willard l.. Chaffee and Mary ]. Chat
fee have begun suit against Edwin Win
sor of Cranston and Mary A. Bullock OF
Providence to recover $1,000 or such dam
ages IL any as NAV be proved. the action
being one OF trespass and ejectment The
purpose Of the parties is to try the title
TO lot of land In Cranston.
In the United States court this morn
ing. by order OF Judge Brown discharges
from bankruptcy were granted TO H.
Frank Payton of Providence and to VIII
liam J. Horton of Providence, upon their
respective petitions. Under the law, IL
there is no objection made between now
and Monday morning next, the petition
ers will be duly discharged.
Henry Morton was fined $40 and costs
by Judge Sweetland today, for an as
sault upon Mary Donahue. Mr.. Morton
resides on Hayward street and the Dona-
hue woman had engaged board there.
Being temporarily short OF a bed. Mrs.
Morton put her new boarder on lounge.
Morton came In drunk, three nights ago.
saw the woman asleep. knocked her OFF
the lounge and punched her in the face.
The fireh department was called ou:
twice yesterday afternoon between Tho
hours OF and 5. Box 39i was rung for
tie first alarm and called the apparatus
20 chimney fire at IS Corliss street.
The house is owned by John Sias and is
occupied by Elizabeth Grover Box 7
was sounded later and the nremen re-
sponded for a FIRE in Carpenters lumber
yard In the second precinct. The damage
in both cases was slight.
James McDonough was before the Sixth
District court today. charged with an as
sauit upon Patrolman William Bradbury.
and Was held IN 500 for trial on April 6.
McDonough was In Wstcrman's saloon
on Broad street near Trinity square.
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