The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-12
NE w SLETS.

A man asked why; the lad
Said il was lack OF food TO eat
That mace him feel so sad.
"Too bad!' the man said 10 the child:
Here. take this cent, my boy!"
The man then hurried on and smiled;
His heart was |ull of JOY.
He stopped ere he had journeyed far.
Still smiling all the time.
And bought and lighted cigar
For which he paid a dime.
New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
william Fl. Gates OF Providence has
been granted an increase Of pension
from sl4 TO s24 a month.
Thomas Flvrr was bound over to the
grand jury ir/7OO, by Judge sweetland.
today. on his plea Of guilty OF exposure
OF person.
Edward Harrington was fined $40 and
costs by Judge Sweetland. today for
an assault upon Fannie Nelson. He
blackened the girls eye.
George w. Russell OF No. i22 Sutton
street. East Providence, fell upon the
sidewalk. on Angel. near Congdon
street. at lis last night. and sustained
severe cut on his nose and lip
Florence Rilev was fined $40 and
costs in the Sixth district court today,
for the ,Aeft OF 95 cents worth of
oranges from Eurico Marcello. yester-
day.
Bridget Conley of No. 25 Kay street,
fell upon the sidewalk at the corner OF
Eddy and Richardson streets. at 10
o'clock, last night, and sustained a
sprain of her left wrist.
Thomas Mutini, accused Of keeping
a liquor nuisance. waived an examina-
tion I'm the Sixth district court. today.
and gave surety in $1,000 for his ap-
pearance before the next grand jury.
George Burgess, Z years old. residing
at No. 6S Burgess street. was, last Sat
tirday. bitten upon the leg by a dog be-
Geneva street. The same dog is report
ed TO have bitten several children.
Joseph Margees pleaded not guilty
in the Sixth district court TODAY, Of
having stolen bed quilt from Rosa A.
Gould. and was held in 5000 for trial
next Friday. Later he retracted and
was fined S7 and costs
The complaint against John Null
vaney. who was arrested last Monday.
charged with delivering pail of beer
to a minor. was to have been heard i'm
the Sixth district court TODAY, but by
agreement Of the police the case went
over until January 23d.
Thomas A. Doyle Conclave. Order OF
Heptasophs will hold an open meeting
this evening in it's hall on Wickenden
street, to which a number of prominent
officials and citizens have been invited.
The committee in charge has been very
active and has arranged a program
that promises to afford great pleasure
to everyone present
The new hockey rink on Lincoln field
Brown University. was in condition for
use for the first time yesterday. and
the hockey team spent an hour in prac-
tice on the'ice. Candidates for the team
include. Cook, Hoyt. Meikleiohn. Bates.
Steere. Phillips. Giles. Walworth. Day.
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Pevear. Gooding. Bartlett. Barstow.
Smith and Brown.
Patrick Durkin was 10 have been
tried in the sixth district court today.
upon the charge OF having felonlously
caused the death Of his wife, Ann, at
Olneyyille. on the evening OF December
Esd. by upsetting an oil stove. which
set her clothes on fire. but as Assistant
Attorney General Stearns was engaged
in common pleas divisional continu-
ance for one week was ordered.
James y. Sterling. employed I'm the
drafting room of the Providence Ma
chine company. died suddenly at his
nome, l0t llppltt street. wednesday
Services were held at that place yes
terday afternoon and at 10 o'clock last
evening the remains were taken tc
Troy. ". ", for burial. His uncle. VIII.
liam $. McQulty and other relatives
accompanied the remains. Mr. Sterling
was a promising young man, and had
recently been made a member Of Mt
Vernon Lodge OF Masons.
A few days ago Nathan Volpe causet
Kelman Gcrtz TO be arrested for as
saulting him. The affair was slight
volpe getting a black eye and severa
fnconsequential bruises. Gertz was {,
have been tried tcday.out voipe did no
show up. sending In lieu OF himself Z
physicians certificate that he was sics
abed. Judge sweetland's inquiry devel
'oped that Volpe had sty on his eye
and as Gertz's counsel intimated tha
Il was a case OF nalingering. the cour
ordered that voll.e should be on han,