The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-15
NEWSLETS.

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We once had a blasphemou. parrot
That swore till we just couldn't bear 1t,
| When we tied up his beak
| lie learned in one week
In the deaf and dumb language TO swear
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Life.
John Hamilton. an idle person. was
placed on probation until Dec. 5th. by
Judge Sweetland, today.
Moses Cross OF 50 Graves Lane reports
that his barn was entered. recently. by
thief who spirited away tools valued at
$3.50.
Mrs. Francis Collins, OF 2s0 Dexter
street reports her daughter, Mabel. IL
years Old missing from home since last
Saturday.
James II. Cannon was fined $50 and
costs. by Judge Sweetland today. for the
larceny OF Sl2 worth OF brass pipe, the
property of the Narragansett Electric
Lighting Co.
AIMED Fayod an Armenian. was picked
up as fugitive from justice by the To-
cal police, last night, and was delivered
10 the Pawtucket police. The Warrant al
legged perjury.
i Harry Ebbitts, the colored bell boy at
The Crown, who stole Robert NJ. McKay's
watch. last Friday, pleaded guilty 10 the
larceny in the 9th district court. today,
and was sentenced TO Jail for 20 days.
Angelo Picchione. a small boy. who
f.w, t.ata
McCann's store and stole 30 cents worth
of chewing gum. was today placed on
probation by Judge Sweetland until next
December.
At the Swedish Methodist conference in
Worcester yesterday, the following
Rhode Island appointments were made:C.
j. Wigren presiding elder. Providence;
Fridalf Soderman, Pontiac; Alfred ost-
lund, Newport.
John Nelson was arrested by Patrol
man +. III. Anthony, yesterday afternoon,
for the larceny Of two iron clamps, val
ued at IS. from the Consolidated railroad
Nelson was fined SIS and costs by Judge
Sweetland, today.
John Meehan, travelling tinker. called
at Ida Roblnson's house, on Ford street.
April 3D.. He secured a job TO mend a
wash boiler valued at $3.50 and decamped
with IL. Today Judge Sweetland held him
in 800 for trial Friday.
Andrew Nelson pleaded not guilty and
was held in $500, by Judge Sweetland, to-
day. for trial on the 25th inst. on the
charge of emptying a cesspool without
having obtaired permission from the
health department 10 do so.
VIM. #. Blschoff, Jr, who on Oct 20,
1900. was arrested for selling impure milk,
was arraigned before Judge Sweetland on
a similar charge today. Waving examin-
alton he was sentenced to pay a fine OF
500 and costs and TO serve 10 days in jail
John s. Weymouth denied In the 9Th
district court, today, that he assaulted
John w. Brown, when they were in the
west freight yard. and that he choked
Brown and rubbed mud in his face. wey-
mouth was held in $500 for trial next FRI
day.
Thomas F. Meehan drove a badly Grip
Piled horse. attached 10 wagon loaded
with furniture. from the Pawtucket
plains to this city. yesterday. He was ar
rested by Agent Smith and today was
fined SIS and costs by Judge Sweetland
for cruelty.
Pensions have been granted Rhode ISL
anders as follows; Increase, restoration.
reissue, Henry r. Wells. Wyoming, $40:
Gilbert A. Kenney, Providence, $l2: orig
inal widows. Harriet A. Pierce. Cromp-
ton. IS. Renewal widows, Sarah A. Phil
lips, Providence, sl2.
William Holland. is years old, was. with
other boys who were stoning n jew in
Har
Polinsky came out of store TO enter
protest and as he did so Holland slapped
his face. Judge Sweetland today imposed
| a fine OF SO and costs for the assault
Peter Simms, colored, OF l23 Cushing
street; waived examination in the 9th
district court, today, and was held for
| the grand jury In $500 with Mr.. Wallace
as surety, on the charge of assaulting his
wife. Lucy Simms, with n carpet stick,
thereby raising big lump on her head.
At the office Of the New York, New
| Haven a Hartford railroad today IL was
| announced that the plan of reducing the
! crews OF freight trains by one brakeman,
| which went into effect on the New York
| division Saturday. will be applied TO all
| other divisions and branches OF the sys-
| tenn The decrease Is made possible by the
use OF air brakes on freight trains.
William r. Stone was under the infu-
| ence OF liquor. on Ormsbee avenue, last
night and offered Patrick Comfy % cents
| to pilot him home. When Stone produced
| his pocketbook containing S275. Comfy
| seized and ran away with IL. Today he
was held for the grand jury In 800. by
/ Judge Sweetland. on the charge OF lar
ceny from the person and possession.
Thomas T.. Butler reported to Liouten-
| ant O'Ncill at tho Central Police station
/ lost evening, that he had been robbed OF
| SO. "A shirt and pint OF liquor As near
| as he can remember he met young wom-
! about O'Clock on North Main street had
two glasses Of beer with her and next he
realized was wandering along Dexter
/ street I'm another end OF the city. lie gave
his address as S75 Richmond street, but
there is little hopc Of recovering his prop
| crty.
At the monthly meeting OF the Newport
school committee, last night, a letter was
| read from Prof. Alexander Agassiz. re-
gardng his cash gift OF 5000 for instru-
| Of faV ha a..