The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-18
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A maid is like a gontle breeze
That blows across the hill;
All full OF subtle witcnerics,
And very seldom still
Her signing lover. as they pass
Across the vernal scene,
is like the little blades OF grass
Walked on and soft and green.
Chicago Record-IIerald.
John Conlon. IA years old, is missing
from No IS Tell street.
Frank Devine was fined So and costs
by Judge Sweetland this morning for the
theft of a soc. umbrella from John IL.
Thayer,
Frederick Farnam pleaded not guilty
in the Sixth District court today, TO the
charge OF neglecting TO support his fam
iIy. and was held in $500 for triad, tomor-
row.
William Blackwell a boy. was fined S.
and costs on each Of two complaints by
Judge Sweetland today. for stealin. mold
ers. tools from zochary- -congdon- aud Ar
thur Davis.
Alfred Dawson. Esq, VIII give an H.
lustrated lecture on "A Trip Through
Scotland" at the Calhoun avenue Bap-
tist chapel, Friday evening. at 8 o'clock.
Adults are invited and admission viii be
free.
An alarm from box 1872. at o'clock this
morning, called the department TO the
house situated at 50 Longwood street,
owned and occupied by Charles Decker,
where an incipent blaze was In pro-
press A couple OF pals of water was
sufficient 10 extingulsh the flames which
were caused by lighted gas jet having
been left too near the woodwork. s25
will cover the damages.
A slight fire in the cellar OF James Rob
insons grocery store, 3l4 Prairie avenue,
was discovered by officer Kirby of the
Fifth station at 1905 o'clock this morn
ing The officer rang in an alarm from
box o.. which promptly brought the de-
partment To the place, and the fire was
quickly extinguished with loss of about
500 1t is thought the blaze was started
from a cigar stub carelessly thrown
through an open door.
Friday evening i'm Manning hail. Brown
University, the Providence Society for
Organizing Charity VIII hold confer
ence for the consideration of relief work.
The meeting will he presided over by
President Faunce OF Brown. who IL also
Mill he
reports on the agencies and means of ar
fording relief. "A statement of plans OF
the Womans city Missionary society and
a lecture by W. !. Nichols, secretary OF
the Brooklyn bureau of charities, on In
dustrial Relief
The first grand concert of the inde-
pendent British-Amcrican Wheelmen
was held i'm Freedom hall. corner OF Eddy
and oxford streets, last evening, and
was a huge success in every way. There
was large attendance of members and
friends and they listened to the follow
ing well arranged program with evident
interest: Piano SOLO selected, Mr.. X.
| Worrell; song. selected, Miss q. Bidet;
violin solo. selected. Master John w.
| Grove (accompanist, Miss May Edith
| crowe); song, selected. Miss Mabel Bidet:
| humorist. Mr. +. u. Westland, character
reading, "In Old Played out Songs
magician, Mr.. s. Whyte; reading. select
ed. Mr. II, Mldgley; banjo selection Miss
! NJ Rice: comic song, selected, Mr.. James
| Bounds trio. violin visloncello and piano
! forte. selected, Mr.. Carl Poyton, MIR. j
Bowering, Mrs. Carl Poyton; humorist
Mr. T. y. Wcstland, Irish character
sketch, bradley, a Friend OF Giblln''
bass solo, selected, Mr.. +. Schoneld
character reading, selected. Miss Rice
mandolin duet, selected Messrs. Stctsor
| and O'Donnell