The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08


very solemn air,
The milk and sugar also. and she too
the greatest care
To count the eggs correctly. and TO adj
little bit
or baking powder, which. you know
beginners oft omit;
Then she stirred IL all together,
And she baked IL for an hour;
But she never quite forgave herself
For leaving out the -four!
Tit Bits.
Patrick Gormley was committed tC
the state hospital for the insane, by
Judge Sweetland. this morning.
Charles T.. Andrews. ~ years old. was
taken suddenly ill on one Of the Grams.
ton street cars, last evening, and was
sent TO the Rhode Island hospital.
Charles Francis Adams, LII. u, will
give lecture at SayIes Memorial Hall
before the Rhode Island Historical So
ciety tonight on Civilian Treatment OF
Military Operations"
About 3;l5 o'clock yesterday after
noon fire started i'm a house owned
and occupied by B. O'ReiIey and family
on Powder Mill street The fire started
in the attic of the house but the
promptness OF the firemen prevented
any material damage.
Alvara II. Robinson pleaded guilty. in
the Sixth district court today. when
charged with attempting 10 have carnal
knowledge OF 10-year-old Cora A. Wait
ney, and was held for the grand iurv
In $4,000. The assault was made last SAT
urday
Under the auspices OF Phi Kappa fra
ternity OF Brown University a lecture
VIII be delivered at Manning nan 10
night, by Hon. James Charles Mona
shan' United States consul to Chem
nitz, Germany. on Technical and In
dustrial Education"
burlng the present week special re.
Vival services will be held at the plv-
mouth Congregational church. beg,r-
ning each evening at las O'clock Raw
silas +. Cook, formerly the late Nv
Moody's pastor, and Mrs.Cook will lead
the services.
Alexander Thayer OF No. 2S Tirst
street. East Providence. fell while
ahghting from a Governor street car
at the corner OF Wickenden and Eas,
streets. at S.l7 this morning. and ouito
badly injured his right ankle. He was
assisted TO an East Providence car. and
thus reached his home.
"A large number OF persons against
whom complaints for selling uouor q.
legally during a period extending rror,
1894 TO the present time, appeared ,r
Judge Wilbur's court room todav ana
pleaded nolo contendere. Sentence was
deferred on payment OF costs and
promises not to violate the laws in fu-
ture.
This evening a regular monthly
meeting OF the Unitarian club will no
held at the Tillinghast assembly rooms
Rev. Thomas Van Ness OF Boston win
speak on lover the Caucasus from the
Black Sea 10 the Caspian" and Rev.
Alfred Hussey OF Taunton will sneak
on us Chair OF Tent-Making Neces-
sarv?"
There are quite a number OF candi-
dates for the vacancy I'm the police de-
partment caused by the death OF Cant
Stevens. and among these candidates
are Lieutenant Horton OF the Central.
Lieut.. Murray OF the Third station.
Detective Merrill and Lieut.. Rankin ~
the Fourth station. There is n great
deal Of interest over the question OF
the new lieutenant and the new ser
geant, and considerable guessing i-
being done.
ID. W. Reeves. the well known local
composer and popular band master. is
ill at his residence on Doyle avenue. |
and has been seriously indisposed near |
ly a week. although the fact was known |
TO few. He was taken IN i'm Fall River |
and was found TO be suffering from |
stagnation of the blood. Up TO last |
night his friends had reason 10 feel |
alarmed. but nc had quite a comfort
able night and today was reported as |
very much improved.
Alonzo Mcpherson. coiored and a |
descendant Of one Of the Narragansett |
Indians, pleaded guilty in the Sixth /
district court, today. Of making an as
sault with a razor upon Charles Rutler /
and Harriet F. Savage AT "a stampers
erect. yesterday. McPherson's wife had |
left him and was stopping at the
Stampers street house and when ne
went there and was ordered out ne
drew razor and cut the two persons
named innicting slight wounds on the
arms and hsnds Of each. Mcpherson
vas held for the grand jury In sl4OO.