The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-14

Franklin Il. wilmarth OF Providence has
been granted an original pension.
James Burke. vagrant was sent 10
the farm for nine months by Judge
sweetland. today.
Philipo Nsste was fined 81 in the Ju-
venile police court. today for selling pap
ers without a newsboys badge.
one OF Carpenter g. Sons ice carts was
backed into and wrecked Ettlingers show
case. on Westminster street, al 6:35 this
morning. Patrick Hand was the driver.
James Kirby OF Linwood avenue. re-
ports that at 100 this morning. a black
horse strayed into his yard and that he
stabbed IL TO await the demand of the
owner.
Luther Hopkins went 10 sleep I'm the
rear Of Hopkins hotel and when he awolSe
missed his pocketbook, and 50. Luther
went back 10 North scituate sadder but
wiser man.
Hose 4 responded 10 a stll alarm for
slight Arc in the rear Of IS ormsbee
street yesterday afternoon. An old mat
tress left in vacant tenement had been
set adre by some unknown person; dam
age slight
Catherine German pleaded guilty before
the Sixth district court today TO
the accusation of being common railer
and brswler and was placed on probation
until Dec 9Th.
The work OF cleaning up lower Pine
street continues. Last night Patrolman
Duffy took in Annie Gleason, as COM
mon night walker. and today she was
held in $500 TOR trial next Friday.
with the quarter beginning Tuesday,
Oct lst, there will be an earlier delivery
of mail from the city postoffice in the
olneyville square district The carrier will
start out mornings a half hour earlier
73O instead of s o'clock.
An awning blaze on Weybosset street
called out tho fire department at 1915
o'clock this morning. The flames, which
were of limited extent and confined TO
the awning i'm front +. T.. Ballous shoe
store. were extinguished before the ar
rival OF the fire department. The damage
was slight and the blaze was probably due
to defective electric light wire.
A collision occurred at the intersection
of South Main and Bridge street at 1925
this morning. The patrol wagon full OF
police officers from the Third station was
returning from the alarm from box 2Ss.
Just behind this wagon was one the Col
lege hill grip cars. The later was running
fast and It struck the wagon a bad blow
The only damage was the breaking of
thin
Frederick Il. Shaw OF this city has been
awarded the contract of building the
foundations for the new power house of
the Rhode Island Suburban Railway COM
pany. The area covered by the contract
for piling and concrete represents dimen-
sions 200x1JO feet and thecost of the sub
structure is about $4,000 Mr.. Shaw is
recognized as one OF the foremost con-
tractors OF New England.
AT the monthly session OF the town
council OF Johnston, yesterday afternoon.
Il was voted TO relay, remark and rebound
Vanner avenue from Atwood avenue in a
southwesterly direction through Sim
mons 10 the painield pike a width Of 40
feet. instead OF 80 feet as at present
Councilmcn Amy Dalton and Adams
were appointed commission TO do the
work. Highway Commissioner Welch was
directed to place street signs in the
streets.
While two new locomotives, that have
iust been completed for the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad were being switched OFF
| the spur track that leads 10 the yards Of
| the International Air Power company,
formerly the Rhode Island Locomotive
works Yesterday. one OF them left the track
and caused two hours OF hard work on
the part OF a wreciing gang before Z
! could be gotten back I'm place again. The
locomotive was not damaged but outward
bound passenger trains for Georgiaville,
| Pascoag and willimantic were delayed an
hour.
An intelligent and appreciative audience
gathered IN the parlors OF Mrs. George A.
| l<iton. 81 Blackstone street, yesterday
afternoon. 10 listen TO a musical lecture
by Miss Lillian Boyle. the we'll known
pianist OF this city Miss Boyle's lecture
was an explanation of the "Chid Gar
den Music Course" a simple method OF
interesting young children in music and
preparing them FOR more serious study.
| She explained how each lesson was Illus
trated by means or special stories and
/ games and this made universally attrac-
tive 20 young children and closed with a.
summary OF the aims OF the course