The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-26
NE WSLETS.

The man OF an inventive mind
His tireless brain will rack,
A covering for ships TO find
Impervious to attack.
And when success seems just in view,
Some other genius. great.
Produces projectile new
To smash his armor plate.
Washington Star.
William Wiley OF Greene has been
granted pension of $40 month.
George Goodwin. of No. 2S Willis
street, reports his skiff stolen from the
foot OF James street. yesterday.
setrek A. Samoores bicycle repair
shop on Candace street was entered
night before last and sl.75 in small
change was stolen.
John r.. Place, of HiIlsgrove. reports
that when on Sherwood avenue near
Depew street. yesterday. he was bitten
upon the leg by bulldog.
Elmwood Loyal Temperance Legion
will take its fifth annual outing at Rcg-
er williams Park through the courtesy
of Manager Potter OF the Union r.. r..
today.
Charles Norton, OF No. 80 Norwich av-
enue. reports that at 10 o'clock last
night he found a man prowltig about
his back door. The fellow ran away
when spoken TO.
Margaret McCabe. 40 years old is re-
ported as missing from Georgiaville.
since p. IN. yesterday. She had an 8
year old girl with her and was last
seen on Fletcher street. this city. at 9
p. m
The Band of Christian Workers of
this city will meet at the Hebrew
Sunday afternoon at $3.50. President
Maurice f. Hughes will have charge of
the meeting. All are invited.
Patroman Kirby found a window
IN Charles Riley's house, at No. ~ Ed
dy street. open at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The marauder had failed to get in.
presumably being frightened away by
the movements Of the approaching off,
Ger.
A moral wave appears - have struck
Providence. There were no arraign-
ments in the Sixth District court today.
and but six arrests were made from 8
a. m. yesterday to a. m. today. These
were simple drunks and but were In
the central precinct. Stations and
had each and Station 6 had 2.
JENNIE +. Chapman OF No. 433 Friend
ship street. while riding her wheel on
Somerset street. undertook to cross
Pine street. at 6:25 last evening. Mar
tin McDermott was riding down Pine
street and ran his front wheel into
Miss Chapmans rear wheel. Both BIZ
cyclists were thrown but not injured
The young lady's wheel was damaged
10 the extent Of s4.
Willie Greene. 1s years old. colored
and residing with his uncle. Benjamin
Greene. of No. s Stampers street, is re-
ported as missing. Willie attends the
Benefit Street school. and yesterday,
having on n previous day run away,
was sent home to inform his friends Of
that fact. Willie perhaps feared to i'm
part that Information and presumably
"bunked OUT" hence the report that he
is among the missing.
Joel B. Wolf. uncle Of Miss Edith
Clapp, one Of the bellies OF the past and
present Newport season. positively de-
nies the report that his niece is en-
gagged TO either "a titled foreigner" who
summered at Newport last summer. or
10 any one else Miss Clapp's mother,
who owns fine estate on Bellevue av-
enue. and her sister, Mrs. Wolf, also
denied the story. Mrs. Clapp and her
daughter are temporarily stopping with
Mrs. Wolfe at the Osgood cottage.
Bellevue avenue.
Mrs. Edward Hirsch OF No.1e0 Chalk
stone avenue. arose at las this morn
ing TO get drink OF water for her lit
tie girl and entering the pantry found
a man standing III the sink. who was
aiding another to get through the win
dow. She called to her husband and
both men jumped TO the ground and
ran away. Lieut.. O'Neil, Sergt. Clark
and Patrolmen Godfrey and Burlin-
game responded 10 the cry for help.
They found man hiding IN lane
near by. whom Mrs. Hirsch could not
identify: but Mrs. Moore and her
daughter said that they had seen him
IN the yard last night and he was held
as a suspicious person.
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