The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20


oh. foolish maid, Imprudent boon!
Too much she gave at first.
lie came not back. Alas. too soon
She auenched his ardent thirst.
TON Mason I'm The Smart Set.
Annie Sullivan denied. In the Sixth
District court today. that she was a
common raiIer and brawler. and was held
In $500 for trial next Friday.
The Band OF Christian Workers of this
city will meet at the Randall square
Gospel Mission. 81 Gladstone avenue,
this evening at 7:i5. Deacon John Ste
vens will lead the meeting. All are in
vited
Thursday morning reports from the
keepers of the life saving stations at
Watch Hill. Quonochontaug, Point Ju-
9th and Narragansett Pier stated that
there was heavy gale fro mthe south
west Wednesday night and caused a chop
sea. Along the coast no sign OF disaster
was discovered There was two-masted
schooner in breakwater.
Record was made yesterday of the sale
of apart OF the Spicer Stove company's
is. another step taken by Trustee ]. r.
Prescott in the settlement of the Spicer
estate. which will be of interest to the
friends of the company. The real es-
tate sold is on Aborn street adjoining
the William Carpenter property. The
stamps on the deed would indicate value
of 5000.
Most OF the fraternities at Brown Uni
versity taye now made their choice of
fraternity rooms for class day. Up to
today, the choice has been made as fol-
lows: Delta Upsilon, 5 University hall;
Phi Delta Theta. 8 University hall; Phi
Kappa. gymnasium; Delta Phi, no choice;
Delta Kappa Epsilon. no choice; Alpha
Tau Omega. second floor Wilson: Chi
Phi, Manning hall; Kappa Sigma. Sears
reading room; Delta -Fau Delta, lower
Wilson.
At present nearly 100 persons are en-
ployed on Washington bridge and good
progress is being made. Yesterday MORN
ing the change OF track reached the
eastern approach. 1t is now stated that
travel will not have to be stopped when
the work of laying another track Is be-
gun on the draw. Wednesday a diver
Ing an examination OF the cylinders
which form the outer shell OF the piers.
So far as examined they appear In per-
feet condition,
About 10 o'clock last night blaze was
discovered In the store Of the Weybos-
set Loan company. corner of Weybosset
and Clemence streets. and an alarm was
sounded from box 246 The fire was be-
hind the counter on the down town side
OF the store and caught probably from
y match thrown, on the floor by man
who lighted the gas and left the place for
the night a few minutes before the
flames were seen. The damage was
slight.
1t II quite evident that the fishermen
do not purpose to be caught mapping
this year as they are preparing their
tackle for a swoop down upon the soup
when they first make their appearance
and when prices are good, for later II Is
often hard TO sell .Je fish at any mate
rial profit The fishermen are looking
with envious eyes at the landing pier
of the Bay line at Saunderstown. too.
for II they can ship their fish from there
they will save materially in freight
rates.
Frank Weeden. the well known Water
bury, Conn.,, hotel man. is visiting his
old friend. w. r. Brown. for few days.
Joseph Carney was tried before Judge
Sweetland today. for assaulting Frank
Bennett The latter, colored lad. was
on the evening of April II. on his way
TO baker shop on North Main street. |
and was accosted by four men. all of
whom struck him In the face and kicked |
hins. Carney was the worst aggressor. |
There was no provocation for the as
raulf The respondent was found guilty |
and was sentenced to jail for 10 days.
The committee on lamps will present n |
report TO the city council. probably al |
the next meeting OF the board OF alder |
men. on tho matter OF a new contract |
for lighting the streets now being light |
ed with gasoline by the Narragansett !
Electric Lighting company under a tenn
porary contract. IL Is understood that |
the report will be in favor Of accepting
the report OF the Narragansett Electric |
company TO furnish a 32-candle |
power incandescent light for s2& This Is |
regarded as being by far the best propo- |
sition the city has received and will no |
doubt receive the approval of the city |
council
Patrick Glynn was tried In the Sixth |
District court today. for an assault on ,
Louis Msrchsnt. last Sunday night Mar
chant was In hard luck that night. He |
ran his wheel into the yard OF his girls |
house IN the rear Of No. ASS Atwell's |
avenue, and was given a drubbins by |
nrycrxl rounr fucu who r,,tatooL ht,,, g. \
another. After they had apoiogized he |
went into the house. and when he came |
out again Glynn went for him with a
club. There had been trouble In Giynn's
house and G1ynns child started to get a |
policeman. Marchant and his sweetheart
came 70 the entry 10 see what was the
cause Of the disturbance and then Glyun
used the weapon Glynn was found
guilty hut because OF his former good
conduct ~ was placed on probation un-
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