The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-01
NEW SLETS.

oh. dc rain II keeps o-rainn'
An de ice Is on de street,
An dc wind IL keeps compiainin'
Till de misery's complete.
oh, Miss Mayday!
Whah you keep so long?
Is cryin' an'a-sighin' an mos dyin foh
a song.
Wen have some roses later. @
When de springtime IFS de lid
or de big refrigerator
Whah dey keeps de flowers hid.
oh. Miss Mayday!
Hurry home agin,
Case de way wes bein' treated In yoh
absence is a sin.
Washington Star.
William j. Mullen. II years old, has
been missing from Is Cedar street since
Feb. 18th.
Hose six responded 10 still alarm at
129 Angel street at 1O:45 a. m. yesterday.
Chimney fire; no damage.
Eta Gllbride, 10 years old. who had run
away from her home at II Smith street,
was picked up by the police. last night,
and today delivered 10 her parents.
Thomas Clark was fined sl5 and costs
by Judge Sweetland today for stealing
basket of groceries valued at 81 from
1Wm. G. Smiths delivery wagon yester-
day.
John Tobln was fined SIS and costs, by
Judge Sweetland. today. for maliciously
driving off a horse and vehicle belonging
TO Warren Bushnell, yesterday Tobin
was drunk.
Joseph Hawkins, OF 90 Wickenden street
deck hand on the steamer Saxon, fell
and broke his right ankle at Fall River
yesterday. lie was brought here on the
Saxon and sent 10 the Beacon Hill hos
pital
The alarm from box 2S3 at AIS this
morning was pulled In by Patrolman j. A.
Murphy. Victor Gelb's restaurant, 125
Weybosset street, was filled with smoke,
by reason OF a back draft. and Murphy
supposed the building 10 be afire.
Catherine Reynolds of 81 Atwelrs ave-
nue. reports to the police that Thursday a
boy came to her house and told her son
| Francis, 10 years DID, that he had "A
job for him. The boys went away to-
gether, since when she has not seen thems
Daniel McMaugh and John It. Clarke
had quarrel I'm q South Main street
| lodging house, last night. McMaugh used
| "A bottle as club and cut a small cash
on Clarkes head Today Judge Sweet
land held him for the grand jury in 500.
The government steamer A. D. Bache,
formerly OF the coast survey fleet has ar
| rived at Newport from New York in tow
| OF naval tug. The Bache is no longer
| or use TO the government for coast sur
vey or other active service. She is sent
TO Newport to see IL Captain Hunker OF
the training station can make use OF her.
| IL no other purpose can be served by the
boat she will be turned over TO the North
| Atlantic fleet for target practice
John Keegan and William Hines. Il
| years old, were fined 81 each for stealing
| a pair of rubbers each from Clarence A.
| Hayward. as John Vincent, 10, was sent
| to the reform school during his minority
| and Leo Carr, II. was fined 81 each fol
| receiving the rubbers knowing them to be
have been stolen. The boys belong to a
| gang that has made n business of small
| pilferings. They were down town yester-
| day and were seen TO take the rubbers
| Patrolman G. III. Monaghan arrested then
and Judge Sweetland had them before
1 him today.
While assisting in the removal OF =
| heavy piece OF iron at the plant OF the
Nicholson File company in this city yes
| terday afternoon Edward n. Smith me-
| with "A serious accident. The bar slipped
from the grasp of the men and. striking
Mr.. Smith, broke his leg and crushed his
ankle quite badly. After the injuries
received temporary attention Mr.. Smitl
| was removed 10 his home on Middle stree
| I'm Pawtucket. Mr.. Smith is we'll knowr
| as a former assistant postmaster OF Cen
tral Falls and town clerk OF Lincoln
He will be confined TO his home for severa
weeks.
Superintendent Charles A. McAlpine o
the Providence division of the New York
| New Haven and Hartford Railroad wal
In AtteborO Thursday to arrange Will
| Station Agent j. V. Curran TO have ai
express car sidetracked at the station
every night until nearly midnight To- re
| ceive night shipments of the express com
pany and the jewelers.. This was one o
the improvements promised al Christina
time. and IL was so much appreciated
| that the jewelers. wish IL made a perma
nent fixture. and the company has grantee
the request.
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