The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-23
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A Yankee man was he.
And he went to gay Paree
TO view the wonders of the exposition;
He had hardly turned around
In the town before he found
His pockets in a very limp condition.
The cabby caught him first
Next he sought TO auench his thirst,
And they gave him something picturesque
and pleasant:
That was all he had chance
To behold or do in France
It's supposed that he is swimming home
at present
Chicago Times Herald.
John Conlon was fined 81 in the Ju-
venile court today for revelling on
Penn street yesterday.
Ethel Farnham Of No. $40 Broadway
had hand crushed and quite badly
burned In a clothes mangle. while at
work this morning. She refused to go
to the r. /. Hospital.
H. c. Burlingames milk wagon was
struck by an electric car on Elmwood
avenue last evening and was smashed.
Mr.. Burlingame. who resides at
Knightsville. was not injured.
John II. Foster pleaded not guilty in
the sixth District court today. when
charged with the larceny OF $25 watch
and a 81 ring from Jane Duntley, and
was held In $500 for trial next Tuesday.
Foster boarded at the same house with
Miss Duntley. at Dyerville. and she
accuses him OF the theft.
Seth Pierce, who keeps a stable on
Daboll street was driving on Plain
street yesterday afternoon, and when
near Haywood park his horse became
frightened by a bicycle and ran away.
Pierce was thrown out and one Of his
ribs was broken The horse was also
thrown and was considerably bruised.
The buggy was wrecked.
The jury in the case OF Susan "A.
Gorton VS.. Anna NJ. Johnson. executrix
OF the last will OF James F. Johnson,
tried in Judge Dubois court .f;s morn
ing. gave plaintiff verdict for $3.50.
the board and $3.50 for the nursing OF
James F.. johnson. F. p. Owen and A.
8. Johnson were counsel for plaintiff.
James Quinn pleaded not guilty 20
the charge of failing to support his
minor children, when arraigned I'm
the Sixth District court today, and was
held in $500 for trial next Tuesday. Ac-
cordIng to Quinn's story he couldn't be
guilty, as he had put all OF his children
10 work save one. and intended to find
fnat one job. From the looks Of his
face and his garb. he has aided many
schooner to cross a bar.
The Loyal Women of American Lib
erty gave an entertainment Tuesday
]. O. Manchester made an address. sub
ject, "The Condition and Status of the
Hawaiian Women" The Misses War
ner gave violin and piano solos. Miss
Pines and Mrs. McCready read several
selections which amused the audience.
Dewitt Nelson. 5 years old. recited
"Shall Ever Be Drunkard?" Miss
Mabel Place furnished 40 punches of
vioiets which were distributed to the
inmates after the exercises.
For apparently matching his horse
against an electric car. Samuel Semler
was before the district court at Central
Falls yesterday. and was fined IS and
costs for fast driving. and $40 and costs
FOR cruelty TO animals the total cost
being s21.40. 1t came out in evidence
that he was driving the horse in the
apparent endeavor to keep up with an
electric car on the road which runs
from Central Falls through the town
OF Cumberland. Mr.. Semler denied
that zhe intended to be cruel to the
horse and said that II al,Nys travelled
fast when going toward home, but he
pleaded guilty to the warrants. never
theless.
There was an entertainment at the
Providence Casino hail. Westminster
street. last evening, for the benefit OF
Col. James Barton Camp. No. 49, Sons
OF Veterans. and for the relief fund and
Memorial Day services. There was a
large attendance and the varied pro-
gram was most heartily enjoyed. Bull
lock and Belmont sang a number OF IL
Illustrated songs. one Of which was "The
Holy City" which met with much ia
vor. Joseph L. Duhaime also sang sew
eral songs. One Of the features was a
series OF spanish-American war pic
tures by the waragraph. and also
series OF colored stereopticon views
were shown by Miss c. I. Belmont. The
scenes depicted were In and about Bos-
ton. Philadelphia and this city.
About Ave years ago. perhaps a little
longer. John Rooney OF Pekin street.
had the misfortune TO draw $4,000 10
the Louisiana lottery. II was a mis-
fortune. for ne gave UP his work, went
into the liquor business in which he got
into various kinds OF trouble. and II
In understood that with the exception
Of a few thousand dollars which he
rave TO his wife and which she invested
IN her own name. the money Is about
used an Last night while drunk he