The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-07

Main stfeet yesterday, and now awaits
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Mss Emma = Read NJ the Second
Baptis; church, East Providence. taught
next Sundays lesson before the Pri-
mary Union In Y. NJ. C. A. hail at 4:3o
O'Clock this afternoon.
Past Grand William b. Streeter Of
Park Hill lodge. Auburn. was elected
20 the position of grand warden at the
session OF the grand lodge of Odd Fell
lows yesterday afternoon.
Otto Motifs. a Bohemian. who is
friendless in this country, was today
adjudged TO be insane, and Judge
Sweetland ordered him committed to
the State hospital for the insane.
John Clark pleaded not guilty in the
Sixth district court today of being
common drunkard. and was held in
$500 for trial next Friday. Barney
Hughes got nine-months sentence for
the same breach OF the law.
Patrolman c. II. Bennett discovered
flame OF gas i'm Calders store at No.
374 Westminster street at las this
morning The lava tip had blown out.
and there was danger Of fire being set
to adjoining stock. A door was also
found unlocked and Bennett went In
and shut off the gas.
Mary Donahoe and Sarah A. Hol-
brook, 10 years each. were before the
Juvenile court today upon the charge OF
vagrancy, and pleading guilty. were
placed upon probation until May 1. The
Holbrook girl ran away from Woon-
socket and was living with an unmar-
ried man, who is TO be tried next FRI
day for carnal knowledge.
The frost was so thick upon the as
phalt surface of Market square and
Exchange place, today that II was nee
essary to call ten public work men out
early and strew quite thick layer OF
sand over both thoroughfares to pre-
vent horses from falling. Before tho
sand was applied the equines literally
skated on the fey and tre1cherous sur
face.
Charles T. Copeland. who will give a
Kipling reading this evening at the
Slade Gymnasium, 547 Elmwood ave-
nue., for the benefit of the Wellesley
College Association. is an instructor I'm
English at Harvard University. where
his lectures have long been among the
most popular given. He Is an admlra-
BILE reader, and he has drawn large
auiiences in Boston, Cambridge and
other places.
A very novel and pleasant entertain
ment In the line OF a spelling match
was held last evening in the High street
school. Pawtuxet. The ent ntartalnment
was~rbr the purpose OF raising funds
for a piano for the school and was con-
Quoted bN the principal NJ ~ Hutchins.
A large and attentive audience listened
with sharp ear TO the IA contestants Mrs
IA. Il. Hutchins was the winner and
was presented with a clock.
Frank Beach. an italian. was arrest
ed on Acorn street. fighting drunk. last
night, and Patrolman George Water
man was sent out in the hurry.un
wagon TO bring him 10 the Central sta
ticn. While In the wagon Beach made
many Intellectual attempts TO get at
something In his left breast pocket. and
was prevented by the alertness II the
officer. Al the station Beach was
searched and I'm his inside left breast
pocket was found a big knife. which
had been ground down 10 a double
edged point and made as sharp as a
razor. Today Beach was fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness and $50 and
costs for carrying concealed weapon.
Watermans wafchful care Of his
prisoner probably saved his own life.