The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-07
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Come. merry nursing OF the sun.
Where is my chipmunk? Where the furry
ball
Curled on the warmest hsrdhead in the
wall?
TIL. you appear the seasons not begun.
The glum brook waits to see you peep
and run.
The young leaves walt those eyes. so
bright and small
You pierce with through the shadow, rain
and all.
And jump at once into the summer fun,
Arbutus, bloodroot. spotty addertongue.
Brigh, moss. and wintergreen with ber-
ries red.
Not one has played the laggard. all are
Spring. snifHing. walks the sauirrelcups
among;
Out with it. shaw that little saucy head
Frisk, chipmunk, start the frolic of the
year.
John Vance Cheney In Independent
Lizzie Drury. common drunkard,
was placed on probation until Sept. 7th,
by Judge Sweetland, today.
William Foley. IA years DID, has been
missing from his home. at No. 81 Tell
street, since a. m. Saturday.
The joint standing committee On har.
bors of the city council will meet in the
Office OF Council Clerk Hayden at 1880
o'clock this evening.
Henry u. Lewis was arraigned in
the Sixth district court. today, on the
charge of non-support. and pleading
mot guilty. was held in $500 for trial
next Friday.
Herbert Mitchell 6 years old. was
struck and Knocked down. on Benefit
near Wickenden street. at $3.50. last ev-
ening. by a boy who was running. Her
bert sustained slight cut and bruise
over his left eye.
United States Senator Nelson w. Al
drich is in town, having arrived here
on Saturday to attend the funeral of
John Nicholas Brown. Senator Aldrich
will attend to several matters In rela-
ton to the Union and Suburban Rail-
way companies before his return TO
Washington.
Edward Kennedy, alias Doe" Ken
nedy. fell and struck his head against
the edge of stove in the lodging
house at Steeple street. this morning.
An artery was cut, and Dr. Abe
Shabagian failing to check the hemor-
rhage, caused Kennedy TO be sent to the
Rhode Island Hospital. Kennedy is Il
years old.
Manuel Aruda was before Judge
Sweetland, today. on the charge of as
saulting Frank Martin, and was re-
quired to furnish $500 surety for trial,
next Friday. These men attended a
christening. on Sept. 18th. last and
Aruda, quarrelling with Martin, struck
him on the head and cut him quite Sc
verely. Since then. and until last night.
Aruda successfully avoided arrest by
absenting himself from his usual
haunts.
Col. s. S. Atwell the genial and
popular proprietor OF Fields Point. had
another proof yesterday that his shore
dinners can draw the people. even il
the weather is trife chilly and over
cast. 1t was the opening bake of the
season at Fields Point. and over 500
people enjoyed a bake that was fully up
to the standard established by Col At
well so many years ago. These bakes
will be continued every Sunday until
the regular daily season opens, and
then the favorite o'clock bake will
again be established.
Judge Tillinghast has denied COM
plainants request i'm the case OF Han
nah 8. Seymour. et al VS. Frederick c.
Sayles. ct al. to submit issues OF fact
to jury. The rescript In the case Is
as follows: 1T is evident from the
pleadings in this case that the ques.
tions raised are largely and mainly
questions OF mixed law and fact, and
hence. can better be determined by the
court than by a jury. The motion tc
Aioabt tcctto W u july 10 Qc'
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The sealed proposals for construction
Of sewers in Alger and Pacific avenues
Dudley street, Ralph street. Waterman
street. Cemetery and Forest streets
Admiral and Berkshire streets, and IN
Webster avenue, were opened in the
Office OF the commissioner OF public
works on Saturday. and this morning
81 was awarded to Fred Z. Shaw. he
being the lowest bidder, and In a few
days the necessary contracts will be-
signed. This afternoon Commissioner
Smith will open the bids for sewer con.
struction materials.
Col. William T.. Clarke. the city oierl
who has been on trip TO Florida. 4,
still absent from the city. but IS ex
pected 10 return at any day now.
The latest Information from Mayor
Baker. who Is still in the south. is I,
the effect that his condition Is great,
improved. A letter received by secre
tary J. A. George few days ago stated
that the mayor had left Jacksonville
FLA. for Charlestown. s. c.. and he vii