The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-27

| heal the brown earth'S biFthlng-paln,
I bring the swallow-worts again.
And swallows.
philadelphia Press
\ Horace T. Barker OF Providence, has
| been granted a pension OF sl2 month.
John r. Connors lost si4 overcoat
| from his room at NO. S5 Richmond street.
| yesterday
Lead pipe. valued at So, was stolen from
Sarah j. Hosans house, Ne. 10 Salasses
street, yesterday.
Two hens. valued at IS. were stolen
from William H. Ives coop. at 165 South
Angel street Monday night
Margaret Burns. common night walk
er. was placed on probation until June
eth. by Judge sweetland, today
Ten quarts OF milk were stolen from
in front of Henry Heaps grocery store,
No. 295 Richmond street. early this morn
ing.
ports a watch valued az 81 was taken
from his pocket in a Pine street saloon,
yesterday.
In the 9Th district court today May Rus
sell was sent TO the farm for years and
Lizzie McMullen for six months for being
common drunkards.
During the severe rain fall OF last
night. a hole 50 feet long. feet wide and
3 feet deep. was washed in Grand View.
near No. Main street.
Caroline Anthony 81 years old, colored
and slightly demented. was picked up by
sergt. Potter. on Potter's avenue. last
night and sent 10 the Charity building.
riage standing on Marvin street, yester-
day and when he- returned a whip worth
81. sugar 25 cents and bread worth so
cents. had vanished.
The alarm from box 167, at 4:25 this
morning, was for "a fire in "A freight bug
gy in the Charles street yard OF the Con-
soldated railroad. The fire. caused by a
locomotive spark, netted loss OF about
$500
Henry J. Clark was sent to jail for As
days by Judge Sweetland, today. for as
ssulting his wife. Catherine. Clark draws
pension. gets drunk and abuses his wife
and two years ago got Jail sentence for
doing so.
Fred G.. Lawton. superintendent OF the
Gorham Mfg. Co.'S works, will give an
illustrated lecture on Paris at the Cal
houn avenue Baptist chapel Friday even
ing at s o'clock. Adults invited and ad-
mission free.
Charles ". Baker pleaded not guilty In
the 9Th district court, today. TO the
charge Of puroining s5i worth of furni-
ture. from John l.. Stanton. a Steeple
street tailor. and was held in $500 for trial
next FRIDAY.
Henry Ransom left his vest in pocket
OF which was SO watch, in closet in
the Bristol station, yesterday. John Win
field. colored, saw the vest ana took the
watch and today Judge Sweetland fined
Winfield $50 and costs
Arthur G. Corbett will be tried before
Judge sweetand. next Friday, for steal
ing $50 watch from William A. rrlpp
whom he met i'm hotel on Orang street
last night Corbett pleaded not guilty to-
day and was placed under $3.50 bonds.
The defendants demurrer to the plain
tiffs replication In the case OF Patrick
Flynn VS. Michael German et al. has
been overruled by the appellate division
of the supreme court Plaintiff is seek
ing 10 recover a years rent of a saloon.
Abraham Gold was held In 5000 for trial
Friday, on the charge of neglectng TO
send his daughter, Ida. 20 school lie
pleaded not guilty, averring that the
child was under doctors care and was
by the physicians orders, kept out OF
school.
Last evening John Ogden and suite OF
the grand lodge. Kcf T.. made an official
visit 20 America lodge. They were ac-
companied by Garfield company OF the
uniform rank. and were 20 have made a
parade which was omitted on account of
the rain.
In tho case of George G. Carr We. Geo
A. Carpenter. Jr.. today, Judge Doug
las handed down the opinion or the ap-
pellatc division Of the supreme court
The court sustains the right OF the own
ers of land adjacent TO the sea to take
the scaweed that Is thrown upon his
land and denies the right OF the general
public thereto.