The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-15
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Picnic time in Georgia; all the valleys
bright:
The green land jest a-smilin' with lowell
ness an light:
The birds a-singin' sweeter than they
ever sung before.
An your sweetheart waitin' for you,
bright an rosy at the door!
Picnic time I'm Georgia. under skies o.
blue.
Where the green trees say Good morn
in F." to your sweetheart an to you;
Where the sun OH field an river in all
his glory shines,
An the hummin bird is huntin' fer the
honeysuckle vines.
Picnic time in Georgia. we're happy on
the way;
The whole worlds on a frolic in the rosy
deeps o. May.
There's life an love aboundin'. an no
daisy in the dew.
Nor any violet that blooms but allus
blooms for you
Atlanta Constitution.
The Brown Herald board has elected
for the coming year. William r. Har-
vey. or-in-chief. and Henry c.
Hart of Providence, managing editor.
A decree was entered in the appel
late court today in the case OF Louis
j. Doyle VS.. Mark A. Heath ct ux.
in accordance with the decision of the
court and providing for sale of 1900
shares of American Cotton Bale Com
pany standing in the name of Jane A.
Heath.
The committee on city property OF the
city council met at noon today in the
office of the department of public
buildings. for the purpose of opening
the bids fGf the construction OF the
new schoolhouse on Berkshire street. in
the third ward. The contract was
awarded to Hartwell. Williams &
Kingston.
The alarm from box 217. at $40 this
morning was a needless one. Some of
the people residing in three-tenement
house at No. 39-41 Norwich avenue be-
came frightened at the sudden appear
ance of a cloud OF smoke and crying out
''fire." caused man to pull in the box
The smoke was caused by a back
draft.
Eiswald Mowat. alias Arthur Mon
roe. was arraigned in the Juvenile
court today on the charge OF stealing
bicycle valued at $35 from James Nc
Donald. He pleaded not guilty and was
held for trial on June 5th, and as he
had been a bad boy in other respects
and Mr.. Wallace declined to take
charge of him, Eiswald was committed
TO the Sockanosset school until his
trial could be had.
Mortimer Sullivan and his brother
Daniel Sullivan have filed bill in
equity against their sister. Mrs. Cath
crime A. Dunn, to have deed set
aside. The deed was made by Mrs. Sui
hvan to, her daughter about five years
before her death and undue influence
on the part OF Mrs. Dunn is alleged.
1t is said the value OF the property is
about $1,000. E. w. Blodgett and T. p.
Corcoran are counsel for complain
ants.
At the Y. NJ. c. A. championship
games held in conjunction with the
semi-centenniai celebration at Lynn
yesterday. Dave Hall OF Brown Uni
versity, Jwho holds the inter- collegiate
record for one mile run was beaten by
+. s. Doughty OF the Providence Y. NJ.
C. A. Hall competed for Boston Y. NJ.
&. A. and used very poor judgment
laying back and coaching for the first
half-mile. He mistook his distance
however. and Doughty won out with
plenty TO spare.
William Beehler and William Red
dington were tried in the juvenile
court today for the theft OF bicycle
from Daniel Smith on May I'd. Red
dington was sent to the reform school
during minority, and Beehler was
placed on probation until December 4th.
The boys sold the wheel and with two
others were about TO take train for
Boston when they were arrested on
suspicion OF being runaways and were
locked up. Then the story of the
stolen wheel was told.
Harlan p. Boyce was fined 81 and
costs In the police court today for post
ing bill on structure overhanging
the street line. Boyce advertised a
spring water by placing a placard on
the fence erected at the corner Of
Westminster and Dorrance streets.
That he was transgressing the law he
did not know. and for that reason he
was let of with a light fine. The city
council last night started 10 amend
that particular ordinance. so that the
chief OF police may grant the right to
people to advertise in that way.
The Y. w. c. A. of Pembroke Hall
gave an entertainment and festival in
the hall last night to raise money
10 send number OF the young ladies
as delegates 10 the conference at
Northfeid this summer The enter
tainment consisted OF singing by Miss
Maude Clark and tableaux by Miss
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